Microbathyphantes

Microbathyphantes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Linyphiidae
Genus:	Microbathyphantes van Helsdingen, 1985 [1]
Type species
M. palmarius (Marples, 1955)
Species
5, see text
Synonyms [1]
Priscipalpus Millidge, 1991 [2]

Microbathyphantes is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by P. J. van Helsdingen in 1985. ^[3]

Species

As of May 2019 ^[update] it contains five species: ^[1]

• Microbathyphantes aokii (Saito, 1982) – China, Vietnam, Japan
• Microbathyphantes celebes Tanasevitch, 2012 – Indonesia (Sulawesi)
• Microbathyphantes palmarius (Marples, 1955) (type) – Sri Lanka, India, Seychelles, Myanmar, Thailand, Polynesia
• Microbathyphantes spedani (Locket, 1968) – Cameroon, Nigeria, Angola
• Microbathyphantes tateyamaensis (Oi, 1960) – Japan

See also

• List of Linyphiidae species (I–P)

References

1. "Gen. Microbathyphantes van Helsdingen, 1985". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2019-06-16.
2. Saaristo, M. I. (1995). "Linyphiid spiders of the granitic islands of Seychelles (Araneae, Linyphiidae)". Phelsuma. 3: 43.
3. Helsdingen, P. J. van (1985). "Araneae: Linyphiidae of Sri Lanka, with a note on Erigonidae". Entomologica Scandinavica. 30: 13–30.