| Plesiophantes | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Linyphiidae |
| Genus: | Plesiophantes Heimer, 1981 [1] |
| Type species | |
| P. joosti Heimer, 1981 | |
| Species | |
3, see text | |
Plesiophantes is a genus of sheet weavers that was first described by S. Heimer in 1981. [2]
As of May 2019 [update] it contains three species: [1]
Linyphiidae, spiders commonly known as sheet weavers, or money spiders is a family of very small spiders comprising 4706 described species in 620 genera worldwide. This makes Linyphiidae the second largest family of spiders after the Salticidae. The family is poorly understood due to their small body size and wide distribution; 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. Since it is so difficult to identify such tiny spiders, there are regular changes in taxonomy as species are combined or divided.
Semljicola is a genus of sheet weavers that was first described by Embrik Strand in 1906.
Scotinotylus is a genus of sheet weavers that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1884.
Atypena is a genus of Asian dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1894.
Carpathonesticus is a genus of spiders in the family Nesticidae. It was first described in 1980 by Lehtinen & Saaristo. As of December 2019, it contains 21 species.
Caucasopisthes is a monotypic genus of Asian dwarf spiders containing the single species, Caucasopisthes procurvus. It was first described by A. V. Tanasevitch in 1990, and has only been found in Georgia and Russia.
Dactylopisthes is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1884.
Erigonella is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by David B. Hirst in 1901.
Grammonota is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by James Henry Emerton in 1882.
Incestophantes is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by A. V. Tanasevitch in 1992.
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.
Mansuphantes is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Michael I. Saaristo & A. V. Tanasevitch in 1996.
Mecynargus is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by C. Chyzer & Władysław Kulczyński in 1894.
Oreonetides is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Embrik Strand in 1901.
Pelecopsis is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1864.
Peponocranium is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1884.
Satilatlas is a genus of sheet weavers that was first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1886.
Silometopoides is a genus of sheet weavers that was first described by K. Y. Eskov in 1990.
Uusitaloia is a genus of Russian sheet weavers that was first described by Y. M. Marusik, S. Koponen & S. N. Danilov in 2001.
Wubanoides is a genus of sheet weavers that was first described by K. Y. Eskov in 1986.