| Microlinyphia | |
|---|---|
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| M. pusilla | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Linyphiidae |
| Genus: | Microlinyphia Gerhardt, 1928 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Linyphia pusilla Sundevall, 1830 | |
| Species | |
11, see text | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Microlinyphia is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by U. Gerhardt in 1928. [4]
As of May 2021 [update] it contains eleven species and one subspecies: [1]
Linyphiidae is a family of very small spiders comprising 4694 described species in 623 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 Himalafurca from Nepal, formally described in April 2021 by Tanasevitch. Because of the difficulty in identifying such tiny spiders, there are regular changes in taxonomy as species are combined or divided.
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Neriene is a genus of sheet weavers that was first described by John Blackwall in 1833.
Ceratinella is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by James Henry Emerton in 1882. They are very similar to both Ceraticelus and Idionella, and the taxonomy of these spiders may change.
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.
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.
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.
Linyphia is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Pierre André Latreille in 1804. The name is Greek, and means "thread-weaver" or "linen maker".
Dactylopisthes is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1884.
Helophora is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Anton Menge in 1866.
Hypomma is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by David B. Hirst in 1886.
Incestophantes is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by A. V. Tanasevitch in 1992.
Microneta is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Anton Menge in 1869.
Oreonetides is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Embrik Strand in 1901.
Poeciloneta is a genus of sheet weavers that was first described by C. Chyzer & Władysław Kulczyński in 1894.
Collinsia is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1913.