| Megalepthyphantes | |
|---|---|
 | |
| M. nebulosus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Linyphiidae |
| Genus: | Megalepthyphantes Wunderlich, 1994 [1] |
| Type species | |
| M. nebulosus (Sundevall, 1830) | |
| Species | |
17, see text | |
Megalepthyphantes is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by J. Wunderlich in 1994. [2]
As of May 2019 [update] it contains seventeen species: [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.
Lepthyphantes is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Anton Menge in 1866.
Tenuiphantes is a genus of sheet weavers that was first described by Michael I. Saaristo & A. V. Tanasevitch in 1996.
Agyneta is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by J. E. Hull in 1911.
Acartauchenius is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1884.
Micaria is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by Niklas Westring in 1851. They are 1.3 to 6.5 millimetres long.
Araeoncus is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1884. They closely resemble members of Diplocephalus; both genera have a uniquely shaped of the cephalothorax and a species-specific modification of the tibial apophysis of the pedipalp.
Canariphantes is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by J. Wunderlich in 1992. It might be a junior synonym of Lepthyphantes.
Centromerus is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by David B. Hirst in 1886.
Erigonoplus 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.
Oedothorax is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by A. Förster & Philipp Bertkau in 1883.
Palliduphantes is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Michael I. Saaristo & A. V. Tanasevitch in 2001.
Pelecopsis is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1864.
Sintula is a genus of sheet weavers that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1884.
Stemonyphantes is a genus of sheet weavers that was first described by Anton Menge in 1866.
Typhochrestus is a genus of sheet weavers that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1884.