| Moebelia | |
|---|---|
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| M. penicillata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Linyphiidae |
| Genus: | Moebelia Dahl, 1886 [1] |
| Type species | |
| M. penicillata (Westring, 1851) | |
| Species | |
3, see text | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Moebelia is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Friedrich Dahl in 1886. [3]
As of May 2019 [update] it contains three species: [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.
Megalepthyphantes is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by J. Wunderlich in 1994.
Trematocephalus is a genus of sheet weavers first described by Friedrich Dahl in 1886.
Canariellanum is a genus of European dwarf spiders that was first described by J. Wunderlich in 1987.
Centromerus is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by David B. Hirst in 1886.
Cinetata is a monotypic genus of dwarf spiders containing the single species, Cinetata gradata. It was first described by J. Wunderlich in 1995, and has only been found in and Georgia.
Erigonoplus is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1884.
Frontiphantes is a monotypic genus of European dwarf spiders containing the single species, Frontiphantes fulgurenotatus. It was first described by J. Wunderlich in 1987, and has only been found in Portugal.
Hypomma is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by David B. Hirst in 1886.
Macrargus is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Friedrich Dahl in 1886.
Maculoncus is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by J. Wunderlich in 1995. As of May 2019 it contains only three species, found in Georgia, Greece, Israel, Russia, and Taiwan: M. obscurus, M. orientalis, and M. parvipalpus.
Micrargus is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Friedrich Dahl in 1886.
Microctenonyx is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Friedrich Dahl in 1886.
Moebelotinus is a monotypic genus of Asian dwarf spiders containing the single species, Moebelotinus transbaikalicus. It was first described by J. Wunderlich in 1995, and has only been found in Mongolia and Russia.
Nasoona is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by G. H. Locket in 1982.
Notiomaso is a genus of South American dwarf spiders that was first described by Nathan Banks in 1914.
Scandichrestus is a monotypic genus of sheet weavers containing the single species, Scandichrestus tenuis. It was first described by J. Wunderlich in 1995, and has only been found in Russia, Finland, and Sweden.
Trichobactrus is a monotypic genus of Mongolian sheet weavers containing the single species, Trichobactrus brevispinosus. It was first described by J. Wunderlich in 1995, and is only found in Mongolia.
Walckenaerianus is a genus of sheet weavers that was first described by J. Wunderlich in 1995. As of June 2019, this spider genus contains only two species, found only in Asia, Siberia, and Bulgaria: W. aimakensis and W. esyunini.
Exalbidion is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by J. Wunderlich in 1995.