| Paratapinocyba | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Linyphiidae |
| Genus: | Paratapinocyba Saito, 1986 [1] |
| Type species | |
| P. kumadai Saito, 1986 | |
| Species | |
2, see text | |
Paratapinocyba is a genus of Asian dwarf spiders that was first described by H. Saito in 1986. [2]
As of May 2019 [update] it contains two species: [1]
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Pimoidae is a small family of araneomorph spiders first described by J. Wunderlich in 1986. It contains 37 species in four genera and is monophyletic. It is closely related to the Linyphiidae, and is sometimes treated as synonymous with that family.
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Macrothele is a genus of mygalomorph spiders in the family Macrothelidae, and was first described by A. Ausserer in 1871. It is the only genus in the family Macrothelidae, and most species occur in Asia, from India to Japan, and Java, with four found in Africa, and two in Europe. The name is derived from Ancient Greek μακρός ("makro-"), meaning "big", and θηλή ("thele"), referring to the spinnerets.
Hylyphantes is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1884. It is distinct from related genera by a pair of spiral copulatory ducts in the female, which are matched by a turbinated embolus in the male. Both sexes are similar in appearance; the male has no modifications.
Savignia is a genus of sheet weavers that was first described by John Blackwall in 1833. The name honors the French naturalist Marie Jules César Savigny.
Tibioploides is a genus of sheet weavers that was first described by K. Y. Eskov & Y. M. Marusik in 1991.
Arcuphantes is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Ralph Vary Chamberlin & Vaine Wilton Ivie in 1943.
Dicymbium is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Anton Menge in 1868.
Fusciphantes is a genus of Asian dwarf spiders that was first described by R. Oi in 1960.
Gongylidioides is a genus of Asian dwarf spiders that was first described by R. Oi in 1960.
Hypselistes is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1894.
Nipponotusukuru is a genus of Asian dwarf spiders that was first described by H. Saito & H. Ono in 2001.
Oilinyphia is a genus of Asian dwarf spiders that was first described by H. Ono & H. Saito in 1989.
Ryojius is a genus of Asian sheet weaver spiders that was first described by H. Saito & H. Ono in 2001. As of May 2019 it contains only three species, found in China, Japan, and Korea: R. japonicus, R. nanyuensis, and R. occidentalis.
Saaristoa is a genus of sheet weavers that was first described by Alfred Frank Millidge in 1978.
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Strandella is a genus of Asian sheet weavers that was first described by R. Oi in 1960.
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