| Incestophantes | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Linyphiidae |
| Genus: | Incestophantes Tanasevitch, 1992 [1] |
| Type species | |
| I. incestus (L. Koch, 1879) | |
| Species | |
24, see text | |
Incestophantes is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by A. V. Tanasevitch in 1992. [2]
As of May 2019 [update] it contains twenty-four species, found in Canada, China, Finland, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Norway, Russia, Sweden, Ukraine, and the United States: [1]
Linyphiidae is a family of very small spiders comprising 4667 described species in 618 genera worldwide. This makes Linyphiidae the second largest family of spiders after the Salticidae. The family is poorly known; new genera and species are still being discovered throughout the world. The newest such genus is Yuelushannus from China, formally described in May 2020. Because of the difficulty in identifying such tiny spiders, there are regular changes in taxonomy as species are combined or divided.
Walckenaeria is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by John Blackwall in 1833. It is a senior synonym of Paragonatium, as well as Wideria, Cornicularia, Prosopotheca, Tigellinus, and Trachynella.
Erigone is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Jean Victoire Audouin in 1826. They are carnivorous, preying on small insects such as psylla and flies. One of the distinctive characters for this genus is the presence of teeth bordering the carapace.
Gnaphosa is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by Pierre André Latreille in 1804. They all have a serrated keel on the retromargin of each chelicera.
Lepthyphantes is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Anton Menge in 1866.
Bathyphantes is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Anton Menge in 1866.
Agyneta is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by J. E. Hull in 1911.
Scotinotylus is a genus of sheet weavers that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1884.
Anguliphantes is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Michael I. Saaristo & A. V. Tanasevitch in 1996.
Centromerus is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by David B. Hirst in 1886.
Dactylopisthes is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1884.
Dicymbium is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Anton Menge in 1868.
Gnathonarium is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Ferdinand Anton Franz Karsch in 1881.
Hilaira is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1884.
Improphantes is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Michael I. Saaristo & A. V. Tanasevitch in 1996.
Mecynargus is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by C. Chyzer & Władysław Kulczyński in 1894.
Oreoneta is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by C. Chyzer & Władysław Kulczyński in 1894.