Micrargpelecopsis

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Micrargpelecopsis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Linyphiidae
Subfamily: Erigoninae
Genus: Micrargpelecopsis
Wunderlich, 2025 [1]
Type species
M. ascutata
Wunderlich, 2025
Species

2, see text

Micrargpelecopsis is a genus of spiders in the family Linyphiidae. [2]

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Distribution

Both species in Micrargpelecopsis are endemic to the Southeastern Algarve of Portugal. [2] [1]

Description

In both described species, both sexes have a body length of about 1.5 mm. [1]

Etymology

The genus name is a combination of Linyphiid genera Micrargus and Pelecopsis , referring to the similarity to both. [1]

Species

As of January 2026, this genus includes two species: [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Wunderlich, J. (2025). "New and rare spiders (Araneae) from the Algarve, Portugal". Beiträge zur Araneologie. 18: 4–36, 162.
  2. 1 2 3 "Gen. Micrargpelecopsis Wunderlich, 2025". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2026-01-19.


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