Molestia

Molestia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Linyphiidae
Genus:	Molestia ; Tu, Saaristo & Li, 2006
Type species
	Molestia molesta ; (Tao, Li & Zhu, 1995)
Species
	5, see text

Last updated January 25, 2026

Molestia is a genus of East Asian dwarf spiders that was first described by L. H. Tu, Michael I. Saaristo & S. Q. Li in 2006.^[1]

Species

As of January 2023^[update] it contains five species, found in China and France:^[2]

Molestia ancoraria Irfan, Zhang & Peng, 2022 – China
Molestia caudata Irfan, Zhang & Peng, 2022 – China
Molestia hamifera (Simon, 1884) – France, China
Molestia molesta (Tao, Li & Zhu, 1995) (type) – China
Molestia yaojiapingensis Irfan, Zhang & Peng, 2022 – China

References

↑ Tu, L. H.; Saaristo, M. I.; Li, S. Q. (2006). "A review of Chinese micronetine species (Araneae: Linyphiidae). Part II: seven species of ex-Lepthyphantes". Animal Biology. 56 (3): 403–421. doi:10.1163/157075606778441877.
↑ "Gen. Molestia Tu, Saaristo & Li, 2006". World Spider Catalog Version 23.5. Natural History Museum Bern. 2023. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 15 January 2023.

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[Tu2006-1] Tu, L. H.; Saaristo, M. I.; Li, S. Q. (2006). "A review of Chinese micronetine species (Araneae: Linyphiidae). Part II: seven species of ex-Lepthyphantes". Animal Biology. 56 (3): 403–421. doi:10.1163/157075606778441877.

[wsc-2] "Gen. Molestia Tu, Saaristo & Li, 2006". World Spider Catalog Version 23.5. Natural History Museum Bern. 2023. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 15 January 2023.

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