| Minicia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Linyphiidae |
| Genus: | Minicia Thorell, 1875 [1] |
| Type species | |
| M. marginella (Wider, 1834) | |
| Species | |
12, see text | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
Minicia is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1875. [3]
As of May 2019 [update] it contains twelve species and one subspecies: [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.
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.
Mansuphantes is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Michael I. Saaristo & A. V. Tanasevitch in 1996.
Mughiphantes is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Michael I. Saaristo & A. V. Tanasevitch in 1999.
Oreonetides is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Embrik Strand in 1901.
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.
Silometopus is a genus of sheet weavers that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1926.
Sintula is a genus of sheet weavers that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1884.
Typhochrestus is a genus of sheet weavers that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1884.