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:

Microcentria Schenkel, 1925 = Diplocentria Hull, 1911 (Wunderlich, 1970: 407)

Scotoussa Bishop & Crosby, 1938 = Diplocentria Hull, 1911 (Holm, 1945b: 19)

Smodigoides Crosby & Bishop, 1936 = Diplocentria Hull, 1911 (Holm, 1945b: 20, sub Microcentria)

Gen. Diplocentria Hull, 1911 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:00929

type Tmeticus rivalis O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1906; gender feminine; syn. of Diplocentria bidentata (Emerton, 1882)

N.B.: considered a senior synonym of Scotoussa Bishop & Crosby, 1938: 87 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05275] (type Tmeticus bidentatus Emerton, 1882) by Holm, 1945b: 19 and Chamberlin & Ivie, 1945b: 10, and of Microcentria Schenkel, 1925a: 297 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05276] (type M. pusilla Schenkel, 1925 = Diplocentria rectangulata (Emerton, 1915)) by Wunderlich, 1970: 407; Microcentria considered a senior synonym of Smodigoides Crosby & Bishop, 1936a: 52 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05277] (type Tmeticus rectangulatus Emerton, 1915) by Holm, 1945b: 20; Millidge's (1977: 40) placement of Microcentria as a junior synonym of Asthenargus Simon & Fage, 1922 instead has not been accepted by later authors, including Millidge, 1984a; not a senior synonym of Mioxena Simon, 1926 (Denis, 1947c: 82).

Transferred to other genera:

Diplocentria acoreensis Wunderlich, 1992 -- see Acorigone

Diplocentria blanda (Simon, 1884) -- see Mioxena

Diplocentria corynetes Chamberlin & Ivie, 1945 -- see Oreonetides

Diplocentria replicata Holm, 1950 -- see Wabasso

Diplocentria saxetorum Hull, 1916 -- see Caviphantes

Diplocentria thoracica (Emerton, 1913) -- see Vermontia

In synonymy:

Diplocentria harmsi (Wunderlich, 1972, T from Collinsia) = Diplocentria mediocris (Simon, 1884) (Millidge, 1977: 55, sub Gongylidiellum)

Diplocentria pusilla (Schenkel, 1925) = Diplocentria rectangulata (Emerton, 1915) (Holm, 1945b: 19, sub Microcentria)

Diplocentria rivalis (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1905) = Diplocentria bidentata (Emerton, 1882) (Holm, 1945b: 19)

Diplocentria tigana (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1933, T from Eulaira) = Diplocentria bidentata (Emerton, 1882) (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1945b: 11)

Diplocentria bidentata (Emerton, 1882) | | North America, Europe, Russia (Europe to Far East), China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010029 TYPE SPECIES

Tmeticus bidentatus Emerton, 1882: 56, pl. 17, f. 2 (Dm) Original description

Gongylidium bidentatum Simon, 1884a: 500

Erigone bidentata Marx, 1890a: 533

Oedothorax bidentatus Crosby, 1905a: 310

Tmeticus rivalis O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1906a: 61, pl. A, f. 14-18 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:064101]

Centromerus subalpinus Lessert, 1907: 114, f. 14-15, 17 (m; misidentified per Lessert, in Schenkel, 1923: 97)

Centromerus rivalis O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1910: 104

Centromerus subalpinus Lessert, 1910b: 222, f. 125-126, 128 (m; misidentified per Lessert, in Schenkel, 1923: 97)

Diplocentria rivalis Hull, 1911a: 581

Diplocentria rivalis Schenkel, 1925d: 300, f. 9 (f)

Eulaira tigana Chamberlin & Ivie, 1933a: 15, pl. 1, f. 6, pl. 10, f. 85 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:064102]

Scotoussa bidentata Bishop & Crosby, 1938: 87, pl. 6, f. 69-71 (m, Df)

Diplocentria rivalis Holm, 1939b: 23, f. 10c (f)

Diplocentria bidentata Holm, 1945b: 19 (S of Diplocentria rivalis)

Diplocentria bidentata Chamberlin & Ivie, 1945b: 11, f. 21-26 (mf, S of Eulaira tigana, S of Diplocentria rivalis confirmed)

Diplocentria bidentata Denis, 1947c: 80, f. 1 (m)

Scotoussa bidentata Kaston, 1948: 212, f. 658 (m)

Diplocentria bidentata Locket & Millidge, 1953: 307, f. 186D-F (mf)

Diplocentria bidentata Tullgren, 1955: 332, f. 35a-c (m)

Diplocentria bidentata Brændegaard, 1958: 58, f. 54A-C (m)

Diplocentria bidentata Wiehle, 1960a: 428, f. 785-790 (mf)

Diplocentria bidentata Merrett, 1963b: 406, f. 76A-B (m)

Diplocentria bidentata Palmgren, 1976: 52, f. 13.7-9 (mf)

Diplocentria bidentata Millidge, 1977: 6, f. 2 (m)

Diplocentria bidentata Millidge, 1984a: 157, f. 131-132, 135, 141, 146, 148-149, 156, 160 (mf)

Diplocentria bidentata Roberts, 1987: 94, f. 42d (mf)

Diplocentria bidentata Heimer & Nentwig, 1991: 140, f. 392 (mf)

Diplocentria bidentata Fei, Zhu & Gao, 1994: 48, f. 3-8 (mf)

Diplocentria bidentata Agnarsson, 1996: 106, f. 109A-B (mf)

Diplocentria bidentata Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 167, f. 91O-R (mf)

Diplocentria bidentata Hormiga, 2000: 32, f. 5A-H, pl. 18A-F, 77A (mf)

Diplocentria bidentata Paquin & Dupérré, 2003: 97, f. 898-900 (mf)

Diplocentria bidentata Merrett & Dawson, 2005: 119, f. 19-20 (f)

Diplocentria changajensis Wunderlich, 1995 | | Mongolia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010030

Diplocentria changajensis Wunderlich, 1995e: 495, f. 69-72 (Dm) Original description

Diplocentria forsslundi Holm, 1939 | | Sweden urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010031

Diplocentria forsslundi Holm, 1939b: 21, f. 10a-b (Df) Original description

Diplocentria hiberna (Barrows, 1945) | | USA urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:009694

Sisicottus hibernus Barrows, 1945: 74, pl. II, f. 1-2 (Dm) Original description

Carorita hiberna Zujko-Miller, 1999: 50, f. 1-7 (m, from Sisicottus)

Diplocentria hiberna Tanasevitch, 2007a: 147 (T from Carorita)

Diplocentria mediocris (Simon, 1884) | | France, Italy, Central Europe urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010032

Gongylidiellum mediocre Simon, 1884a: 607, f. 425-426 (Dm) Original description

Collinsia harmsi Wunderlich, 1972b: 304, f. 29-32 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:064100]

"Gongylidiellum" mediocre Millidge, 1977: 6, 55, f. 6 (m, S of Collinsia harmsi)

Diplocentria (?) mediocris Thaler, 1986a: 487, f. 12-15 (m, T from Gongylidiellum)

Gongylidiellum mediocre Heimer & Nentwig, 1991: 164, f. 446 (mf)

Diplocentria perplexa (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1939) | | Canada, USA urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010033

Maso perplexa Chamberlin & Ivie, 1939a: 64, f. 48-49 (Dm) Original description

Diplocentria perplexa Chamberlin & Ivie, 1945b: 11, f. 28 (m, T from Maso)

Diplocentria perplexa Millidge, 1984a: 158, f. 133-134, 136, 142, 145, 147, 150-151, 157, 161 (m, Df)

Diplocentria perplexa Paquin & Dupérré, 2003: 97, f. 901-903 (mf)

Diplocentria rectangulata (Emerton, 1915) | | North America, Central Europe, Scandinavia, Russia (Europe to Far East) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010034

Tmeticus rectangulatus Emerton, 1915a: 137, pl. 1, f. 4 (Dm) Original description

Microcentria pusilla Schenkel, 1925d: 297, f. 8 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:059492]

Parerigone rectangulatus Crosby, 1926: 4

Microcentria pusilla Holm, 1939b: 23, f. 10d (f)

Eperigone rectangulata Roewer, 1942a: 718

Microcentria rectangulata Holm, 1945b: 19 (T from Eperigone, S of Microcentria pusilla)

Microcentria pusilla Wiehle, 1960a: 547, f. 1017-1022 (mf)

Microcentria pusilla Hauge, 1969: 6, f. 13-14 (mf)

Microcentria pusilla Miller, 1971: 277, pl. LIX, f. 1-2 (mf)

Microcentria pusilla Palmgren, 1976: 82, f. 10.22-24 (mf)

Microcentria rectangulata Millidge, 1977: 40, f. 160 (m)

Microcentria rectangulata Thaler, 1980a: 586, f. 22, 27-29 (mf)

Diplocentria rectangulata Millidge, 1984a: 158, f. 137-138, 143, 152-153, 159, 162 (mf)

Microcentria rectangulata Heimer & Nentwig, 1991: 216, f. 582 (mf)

Diplocentria rectangulata Paquin & Dupérré, 2003: 98, f. 904-906 (mf)

Diplocentria rectangulata Marusik, 2015: 686, f. 14S-T (mf)

Diplocentria retinax (Crosby & Bishop, 1936) | | Canada, USA urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010035

Smodigoides retinax Crosby & Bishop, 1936b: 53, pl. 4, f. 4 (Dm) Original description

Diplocentria retinax Millidge, 1984a: 159, f. 139-140, 144, 154-155, 158 (m, Df)

Diplocentria retinax Paquin & Dupérré, 2003: 98, f. 907-909 (mf)