| Silometopoides | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Linyphiidae |
| Genus: | Silometopoides Eskov, 1990 [1] |
| Type species | |
| S. pampia (Chamberlin, 1949) | |
| Species | |
9, see text | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Silometopoides is a genus of sheet weavers that was first described by K. Y. Eskov in 1990. [3]
As of May 2019 [update] it contains nine species, found in Europe, Asia, the United States, Canada, and Greenland: [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.
Tibioploides is a genus of sheet weavers that was first described by K. Y. Eskov & Y. M. Marusik in 1991.
Scotinotylus is a genus of sheet weavers that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1884.
Arcterigone is a monotypic genus of dwarf spiders containing the single species, Arcterigone pilifrons. It was first described by K. Y. Eskov & Y. M. Marusik in 1994, and has only been found in Canada, and in Russia.
Caviphantes is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by R. Oi in 1960.
Centromerus is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by David B. Hirst in 1886.
Hilaira is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1884.
Incestophantes is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by A. V. Tanasevitch in 1992.
Ivielum is a monotypic genus of dwarf spiders containing the single species Ivielum sibiricum. It was first described by K. Y. Eskov in 1988, and has only been found in Canada, Mongolia, and Russia.
Mecynargus is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by C. Chyzer & Władysław Kulczyński in 1894.
Pacifiphantes is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by K. Y. Eskov & Y. M. Marusik in 1994.
Parawubanoides is a monotypic genus of Asian dwarf spiders containing the single species, Parawubanoides unicornis. It was first described by K. Y. Eskov & Y. M. Marusik in 1992, and has only been found in Russia and Mongolia.
Perlongipalpus is a genus of Asian dwarf spiders that was first described by K. Y. Eskov & Y. M. Marusik in 1991.
Procerocymbium is a genus of sheet weavers that was first described by K. Y. Eskov in 1989.
Pseudowubana is a monotypic genus of Asian sheet weavers containing the single species, Pseudowubana wagae. It was first described by K. Y. Eskov & Y. M. Marusik in 1992, and has only been found in Mongolia and Russia.
Sibirocyba is a monotypic genus of Asian sheet weavers containing the single species, Sibirocyba incerta. It was first described by K. Y. Eskov & Y. M. Marusik in 1994, and has only been found in Russia and Siberia.
Styloctetor is a genus of sheet weavers that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1884.
Zerogone is a monotypic genus of Russian sheet weavers containing the single species, Zerogone submissella. It was first described by K. Y. Eskov & Y. M. Marusik in 1994, and is only found in Russia.
Spiracme is a genus of crab spiders erected by Anton Menge in 1876 to contain S. striata, transferred from Xysticus. The exact relationship of these spiders and their closest relatives has been long debated, and many included species have been transferred to and from similar genera, namely Xysticus and Ozyptila. Most recently, Rainer Breitling conducted a DNA barcoding study in 2019 and grouped similar species based on the results: