Frontinellina

Frontinellina
F. frutetorum
F. frutetorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Linyphiidae
Genus:	Frontinellina van Helsdingen, 1969 [1]
Type species
F. frutetorum (C. L. Koch, 1835)
Species
see text

Frontinellina is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by P. J. van Helsdingen in 1969. ^[2]

Its four described species are found in Europe, Asia and Africa. ^[1]

Species

As of October 2025 ^[update] , this genus includes four species: ^[1]

• Frontinellina dearmata (Kulczyński, 1899) – Madeira
• Frontinellina frutetorum (C. L. Koch, 1835) – Europe, North Africa, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to South Siberia), Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Central Asia (type species)
• Frontinellina gemalakaensis Irfan, Zhang & Peng, 2022 – China
• Frontinellina locketi van Helsdingen, 1970 – South Africa

See also

• List of Linyphiidae species (A–H)

References

1. "Gen. Frontinellina van Helsdingen, 1969". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2025-10-18.
2. Helsdingen, P. J. van (1969). "A reclassification of the species of Linyphia Latreille based on the functioning of the genitalia (Araneida, Linyphiidae), I.". Zoologische Verhandelingen. 105: 1–303.

External links

• Citizen science observations for Frontinellina at iNaturalist