Masikia

Masikia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Linyphiidae
Genus:	Masikia ; Millidge, 1984
Type species
	M. indistincta ; (Kulczyński, 1908)
Species
	4, see text

Last updated November 12, 2025

Masikia is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Alfred Frank Millidge in 1984.^[2]

Species

As of May 2019^[update] it contains four species, found in Canada, Russia, and the United States:^[1]

Masikia bizini Nekhaeva, Marusik & Buckle, 2019 – Russia (north-east Siberia)
Masikia caliginosa Millidge, 1984 – Russia (Europe to Far North-East, Kurile Is.), USA (Alaska)
Masikia indistincta (Kulczyński, 1908) (type) – Russia (Europe to Far North-East), Canada
Masikia relicta (Chamberlin, 1949) – USA

References

1 2 "Gen. Masikia Millidge, 1984". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2019-06-15.
↑ Millidge, A. F. (1984). "The erigonine spiders of North America. Part 7. Miscellaneous genera". Journal of Arachnology. 12: 121–169.

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[NMBE-1] 1 2 "Gen. Masikia Millidge, 1984". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2019-06-15.

[Mill1984-2] Millidge, A. F. (1984). "The erigonine spiders of North America. Part 7. Miscellaneous genera". Journal of Arachnology. 12: 121–169.

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