World Spider Catalog

Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859

Family | ACCEPTED

N.B.: for comments on relationships, see Michalik & Hormiga, 2010: 7; re-synonymization of Pimoidae (Murphy & Roberts, 2015: ix) not sufficiently justified and is not accepted here; Sinopimoidae Li & Wunderlich, 2008 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spiderfam:0112] synonymyized with Linyphiidae by Dimitrov et al., 2017: 245; resurrection of Sinopimoidae by Wunderlich, 2020b: 20 is not accepted here, because Dimitrov et al., 2017 was not taken into account; re-elevation of Sinopimoidae to family level by Eskov & Marusik, 2023: 343 not accepted here (by majority vote of the WSC boards); the current status of Sinopimoidae is also maintained for reasons of stability and we wait for a probable confirmation or rejection of this resurrection; Tian et al., 2022 show five subfamilies: Linyphiinae (incl. Mynogleninae Lehtinen, 1967: 250 and Dubiaraneinae Millidge, 1993c: 145), Erigoninae Emerton, 1882: 7, Micronetinae Hull, 1920a: 8, Ipainae Saaristo, 2007b: 34 and Stemonyphantinae Wunderlich, 1986: 120; da Silva-Moreira, Kulkarni & Hormiga, 2025: 60-62 list resp. newly circumscribe six subfamilies: Erigoninae, Lepthyphantinae Simon, 1929: 562, Linyphiinae (syn. nov.: Dubiaraneinae), Mynogleninae, Pocobletinae Silva-Moreira & Hormiga, 2025: 61 (new subfamily) and Stemonyphantinae, state Ipainae and Micronetinae to be polyphyletic, leave several linyphiid clades unranked and also several genera as incertae sedis.

In synonymy:

Acanthophyma Locket, Millidge & Merrett, 1974 = Baryphyma Simon, 1884 (Millidge, 1977: 19)

Minyrioloides Schenkel, 1930 = Baryphyma Simon, 1884 (Millidge, 1977: 19)

Porrhothrix Denis, 1945 = Baryphyma Simon, 1884 (Denis, 1947b: 103, sub Minyrioloides)

Gen. Baryphyma Simon, 1884 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:00856

type Walckenaera pratensis Blackwall, 1861; gender neuter

N.B.: considered a senior synonym of Minyrioloides Schenkel, 1930b: 10 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:03837] (type M. affinis Schenkel, 1930 = Baryphyma trifrons (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1863)) and of Acanthophyma Locket, Millidge & Merrett, 1974: 79 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:03659] (type Lasiargus gowerensis Locket, 1965) by Millidge, 1977: 19; Minyrioloides considered a senior synonym of Porrhothrix Denis, 1945c: 207 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:03635] (type Walckenaera trifrons O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1863) by Denis, 1947b: 103; not a senior synonym of Praestigia Millidge, 1954 (Marusik, Gnelitsa & Koponen, 2008: 213, contra Millidge, 1977: 19).

Transferred to other genera:

Baryphyma duffeyi (Millidge, 1954) -- see Praestigia

Baryphyma groenlandicum (Holm, 1967) -- see Praestigia

Baryphyma kulczynskii (Eskov, 1979) -- see Praestigia

Baryphyma longitarsum (Emerton, 1882) -- see Micrargus

Baryphyma pini (Holm, 1950) -- see Praestigia

In synonymy:

Baryphyma aquatile (Crosby & Bishop, 1933) = Baryphyma trifrons (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1863) (Holm, 1945b: 31, sub Minyrioloides trifrons affinis)

Baryphyma ekblomi (Schenkel, 1931, T from Pocadicnemis) = Baryphyma trifrons (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1863) (Holm, 1945b: 31, sub Minyrioloides)

Baryphyma galeritum (Simon, 1884) = Baryphyma trifrons (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1863) (Simon, 1926: 512, sub Entelecara)

Baryphyma meadei (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871, T from Tapinocyba) = Baryphyma pratense (Blackwall, 1861) (Simon, 1926: 494)

Baryphyma milleri Wunderlich, 1971 = Baryphyma pratense (Blackwall, 1861) (Růžička & Bryja, 2000: 136)

Baryphyma schlicki Simon, 1884 = Baryphyma pratense (Blackwall, 1861) (Simon, 1926: 494)

Baryphyma trifrons affine (Schenkel, 1930) = Baryphyma trifrons (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1863) (Tanasevitch, 2011c: 138, sub Minyrioloides)

Baryphyma gowerense (Locket, 1965) | | North America, Ireland, Britain, Scandinavia, Estonia, Poland, Russia (Europe to Middle Siberia) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:009535

Lasiargus gowerensis Locket, 1965: 48, f. 1-5 (Df) Original description

Lasiargus gowerensis Locket, 1967b: 2, f. 4 (f)

Lasiargus gowerensis Cooke, Duffey & Merrett, 1968: 166, f. 1-8, pl. 1 (f, Dm)

Acanthophyma gowerensis Locket, Millidge & Merrett, 1974: 79, f. 47A-D, 48A-C (mf, T from Lasiargus)

Baryphyma gowerense Millidge, 1977: 18, f. 59 (m, T from Acanthophyma)

Acanthophyma gowerense Kronestedt, 1979: 398, f. 1-13 (mf)

Baryphyma gowerense Roberts, 1987: 48, f. 15c, 17g (mf)

Baryphyma gowerense Heimer & Nentwig, 1991: 116, f. 334 (mf)

Baryphyma gowerense Paquin & Dupérré, 2003: 89, f. 776-779 (mf)

Baryphyma insigne (Palmgren, 1976) | | Finland, Russia (Europe) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:009537

Minyrioloides insignis Palmgren, 1976: 83, f. 6.20-23 (Df) Original description

Baryphyma insignis Brignoli, 1983c: 328

Baryphyma maritimum (Crocker & Parker, 1970) | | Western and Central Europe, Kyrgyzstan urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:009540

Minyrioloides maritimus Crocker & Parker, 1970: 81, f. 1-3, 5, 7, 9 (Dmf) Original description

Minyrioloides maritimus Locket, Millidge & Merrett, 1974: 82, f. 50A, C-D, G-H (mf)

Baryphyma maritima Brignoli, 1983c: 328

Baryphyma maritimum Roberts, 1987: 48, f. 15e, 17i (mf)

Baryphyma maritimum Heimer & Nentwig, 1991: 118, f. 335 (mf)

Baryphyma maritimum Lecigne, 2020: 57, pl. 3M (f)

Baryphyma pratense (Blackwall, 1861) | | Europe urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:009542 TYPE SPECIES

Walckenaera pratensis Blackwall, 1861b: 445 (Dmf) Original description

Walckenaera pratensis Blackwall, 1864a: 306, pl. 21, f. 222 (mf)

Walckenaera meadii O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871a: 450, pl. 57, f. 36 (Dm, patronym for Meade) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:062817]

Erigone pratensis Thorell, 1873: 489

Baryphyma schlicki Simon, 1884a: 695, f. 551-553 (Dm) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:062818]

Tapinocyba meadi Simon, 1884a: 787 (lapsus)

Baryphyma pratense Strand, 1907e: 221

Baryphyma pratensis Simon, 1926: 374, 494, f. 666 (f, S of Baryphyma schlicki and Tapinocyba meadei)

Baryphyma pratensis Locket & Millidge, 1953: 229, f. 139E-G (mf)

Baryphyma pratense Wiehle, 1960a: 231, f. 415-422 (mf)

Baryphyma pratense Casemir, 1962: 22, pl. II, f. 3 (f)

Baryphyma pratense Merrett, 1963b: 421, f. 100A-C (m)

Baryphyma pratense Miller, 1971: 292, pl. 51, f. 18 (f)

Baryphyma milleri Wunderlich in Miller, 1971: 254, pl. 51, f. 17 (Dm, fig. named B. pratense) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:062814]

Baryphyma pratense Millidge, 1977: 19, f. 57 (m)

Baryphyma pratense Roberts, 1987: 48, f. 15a, 17e (mf)

Baryphyma pratense Heimer & Nentwig, 1991: 118, f. 337 (mf)

Baryphyma pratense Růžička & Bryja, 2000: 136 (S of Baryphyma milleri, rejecting Brignoli, 1983c: 323)

Baryphyma pratense Lecigne, 2020: 57, pl. 4A-B (mf)

Baryphyma proclive (Simon, 1884) | | Italy, Georgia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:009543

Exechophysis proclivis Simon, 1884a: 693 (Dm) Original description

Minyrioloides proclive Denis, 1968c: 320, f. 6A-D (m, T from Exechophysis = Pelecopsis)

Baryphyma proclive Seropian et al., 2023: 247, f. 34-37 (m)

Baryphyma trifrons (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1863) | | North America, Europe, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to Far East), Kazakhstan urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:009544

Walckenaera trifrons O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1863: 8589 (Dmf) Original description

Walckenaera trifrons O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1873b: 453, pl. 35, f. 32 (m)

Walckenaera trifrons O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1879d: 166, pl. 4, f. 3 (m)

Entelecara trifrons Simon, 1884a: 628, f. 451-453 (m, Df)

Entelecara galerita Simon, 1884a: 630, f. 454 (Dm) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:062819]

Entelecara trifrons Becker, 1896: (3): 124, pl. 11, f. 11 (mf)

Entelecara trifrons Smith, 1901a: 359, f. 1k, 2e (m)

Entelecara trifrons Smith, 1908b: 333, pl. 25, f. 14 (f)

Entelecara trifrons Simon, 1926: 424, 512, f. 754 (f, S of Entelecara galerita)

Minyrioloides affinis Schenkel, 1930b: 10, f. 4a-e (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:009545]

Pocadicnemis ekblomi Schenkel, 1931: 958, f. 3 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:062813]

Minyriolus aquatilis Crosby & Bishop, 1933b: 135, pl. 5, f. 104-109 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:062812]

Minyrioloides affinis Sytshevskaja, 1935: 92, f. 7 (mf)

Minyrioloides trifrons Holm, 1945b: 31, f. 8a-g (mf, T from Entelecara, S of Pocadicnemis ekblomi)

Minyrioloides trifrons affinis Holm, 1945b: 31, f. 8h-i (m, reduced to subspecies, S of Minyriolus aquatilis)

Porrhothrix trifrons Denis, 1945c: 207, f. 7 (m, T from Entelecara)

Minyrioloides trifrons Locket & Millidge, 1953: 231, f. 141A-D (mf)

Minyrioloides trifrons Wiehle, 1960a: 380, f. 692-700 (mf)

Minyrioloides trifrons Merrett, 1963b: 438, f. 120A-C (m)

Minyrioloides trifrons Crocker & Parker, 1970: 81, f. 4, 6, 8, 10 (mf)

Minyrioloides trifrons Tystshenko, 1971: 252, f. 877 (f)

Minyrioloides trifrons Locket, Millidge & Merrett, 1974: 82, f. 50B, E-F (m)

Minyrioloides trifrons Palmgren, 1976: 83, f. 6.16-19 (mf)

Minyrioloides trifrons Martin, 1977: 263, f. 1 (f)

Baryphyma trifrons Millidge, 1977: 19, f. 60 (m)

Baryphyma trifrons Roberts, 1987: 48, f. 15d, 17h (mf)

Minyrioloides trifrons Tanasevitch, 1990: 102, f. 21.23, 22.41, 24.58 (mf)

Baryphyma trifrons Heimer & Nentwig, 1991: 118, f. 336 (mf)

Baryphyma trifrons affine Paquin & Dupérré, 2003: 90, f. 788-791 (mf)

Minyrioloides trifrons Tanasevitch, 2011c: 138 (S of Minyrioloides trifrons affinis)

Baryphyma trifrons Blagoev et al., 2013: 9, f. 9B, D (f)

Baryphyma trifrons affine Blagoev et al., 2013: 9, f. 9A, C (f)

Baryphyma trifrons Lissner et al., 2016: 210, f. 3a (f)

Baryphyma xiaoxiense Irfan, Zhang & Peng, 2025 | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:063546

Baryphyma xiaoxiense Irfan, Zhang & Peng in Irfan et al., 2025a: 14, f. 11A-D, 12A-B, 13A-C (Dm) Original description