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.

Gen. Erigonella Dahl, 1901 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:00961

type Walckenaera hiemalis Blackwall, 1841; gender feminine

N.B.: removed from the synonymy of Troxochrus Simon, 1884; considered a senior synonym of Scleroschema Hull, 1911 by Denis, 1948a: 24, but the type species of that genus was placed by Denis, 1942a: 84 in Silometopus; the synonymy of this genus with Diplocephalus Bertkau, 1883 by Wunderlich, 1970: 407 has not been accepted by later authors; a generic re-organisation of the Savignia group (incl. Araeoncus, Dicymbium, Diplocephalus, Erigonella, Glyphesis) is pending (Frick, Nentwig & Kropf, 2010); the proposed synonymy with Savignia Blackwall, 1833 by Breitling, 2021: 22 is not followed here as it is based mainly on COI (see FAQ 7).

Transferred to other genera:

Erigonella reginaldi (Hull, 1911) -- see Silometopus

In synonymy:

Erigonella coriacea (Westring, 1851) = Erigonella hiemalis (Blackwall, 1841) (Thorell, 1871a: 122, sub Erigone)

Erigonella parvula (Menge, 1868, T from Lophocarenum) = Erigonella hiemalis (Blackwall, 1841) (Thorell, 1871a: 122, sub Erigone)

Erigonella similis (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1873, T from Erigone) = Erigonella hiemalis (Blackwall, 1841) (Simon, 1884a: 761, sub Troxochrus)

Erigonella speciosa (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1895, T from Entelecara) = Erigonella hiemalis (Blackwall, 1841) (Bristowe, 1941: 528, sub Araeoncus)

Nomen dubium:

Erigonella groenlandica Strand, 1905: 26 (j, Canada) -- Thaler, 1971: 312

Erigonella hiemalis (Blackwall, 1841) | | Europe urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010538 TYPE SPECIES

Walckenaera hiemalis Blackwall, 1841a: 632 (Dmf) Original description

Erigone coriacea Westring, 1851: 59 (Dm) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:067013]

Erigone coriacea Westring, 1861: 243 (Df)

Walckenaera hiemalis Blackwall, 1864a: 302, pl. 21, f. 217 (mf)

Lophocarenum parvulum Menge, 1868: 202, pl. 39, f. 99 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:067014]

Erigone coriacea Thorell, 1871a: 122 (S of Erigone coriacea and Lophocarenum parvulum)

Erigone similis O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1873a: 761, pl. 46, f. 18 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:067015]

Erigone hiemalis Dahl, 1883: 48

Troxochrus hiemalis Simon, 1884a: 649, f. 485-487 (mf, S of Erigone similis)

Lophocarenum hiemale Dahl, 1886: 84

Troxochrus hiemalis Simon, 1894a: 610, f. 630-631, 640 (m)

Plaesiocraerus speciosus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1896b: 109, pl. B, f. 8 (Dm) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:057688]

Diplocephalus speciosus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1900a: 8, pl. A, f. 4

Troxochrus hiemalis Smith, 1901a: 334, f. 2l (m)

Erigonella hiemalis Dahl, 1901c: 262

Troxochrus hiemalis Bösenberg, 1902: 202, pl. 18, f. 282 (mf)

Scleroschema hiemale Hull, 1911b: 56, f. 2 (f)

Troxochrus hiemalis Simon, 1926: 370, 492, f. 656 (mf)

Entelecara speciosa Simon, 1926: 513

Araeoncus hiemalis Bristowe, 1941: 528 (T from Troxochrus, S of Entelecara speciosa)

Araeoncus hiemalis Denis, 1942a: 83, f. 2 (mf)

Troxochrus hiemalis Miller, 1947: 29, pl. VII, f. 10 (f)

Erigonella hiemalis Denis, 1948a: 23, f. 9-10 (Tmf from Araeoncus)

Troxochrus hiemalis Hackman, 1952b: 77, f. 8a-b, 18 (mf)

Erigonella hiemalis Locket & Millidge, 1953: 288, f. 174A, 175A-B, F (mf)

Erigonella hiemalis Tullgren, 1955: 316, f. 19a-d (mf)

Erigonella hiemalis Wiehle, 1960a: 550, f. 1023-1030 (mf)

Erigonella hiemalis Merrett, 1963b: 399, f. 64A-C (m)

Erigonella hiemalis Miller, 1971: 281, pl. LX, f. 22-23 (mf)

Erigonella hiemalis Palmgren, 1976: 67, f. 15.14-17 (mf)

Erigonella hiemalis Roberts, 1987: 84, f. 36a, 39d (mf)

Erigonella hiemalis Heimer & Nentwig, 1991: 158, f. 431 (mf)

Erigonella hiemalis Tutelaers, 2001: 8, f. 1-2 (m)

Erigonella hiemalis Frick, Nentwig & Kropf, 2010: 309, Suppl. pl. 10A-O (mf)

Erigonella ignobilis (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871) | | Europe, Russia (Europe to South Siberia) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010539

Erigone ignobilis O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871a: 457, pl. 57, f. 42 (Dm) Original description

Walckenaera ignobilis O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1879d: 155

Troxochrus ignobilis Simon, 1884a: 651, f. 488-490 (m, Df)

Troxochrus ignobilis Simon, 1894a: 610, f. 635-636 (m)

Troxochrus ignobilis Smith, 1901a: 334, f. f1k, 2k (m)

Erigonella ignobilis Dahl, 1901c: 262

Troxochrus ignobilis Bösenberg, 1902: 203, pl. 18, f. 283 (mf)

Scleroschema ignobile Hull, 1911b: 56, f. 3 (f)

Troxochrus ignobilis Simon, 1926: 370, 493, f. 654-655 (mf)

Erigonella ignobilis Denis, 1949a: 138 (Tmf from Troxochrus)

Troxochrus ignobilis Hackman, 1952b: 77, f. 16 (f)

Erigonella ignobilis Locket & Millidge, 1953: 289, f. 174B, 175C-E, G (mf)

Erigonella ignobilis Tullgren, 1955: 317, f. 20a-d (mf)

Erigonella ignobilis Wiehle, 1960a: 554, f. 1031-1038 (mf)

Erigonella ignobilis Miller, 1971: 273, pl. LVII, f. 26-28 (mf)

Erigonella ignobilis Thaler, 1971: 310, f. 8 (m)

Erigonella ignobilis Waaler, 1971a: 21, f. 9 (m)

Erigonella ignobilis Palmgren, 1976: 68, f. 15.18-20 (mf)

Erigonella ignobilis Roberts, 1987: 84, f. 36b, 39e (mf)

Erigonella ignobilis Heimer & Nentwig, 1991: 158, f. 432 (mf)

Erigonella ignobilis Frick, Nentwig & Kropf, 2010: 309, Suppl. pl. 11A-O (mf)

Erigonella stubbei Heimer, 1987 | | Mongolia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010540

Erigonella stubbei Heimer, 1987a: 149, f. 28-29 (Df) Original description

Erigonella subelevata (L. Koch, 1869) | | Alps (France, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, Austria, Slovenia), North Carpathians (Poland, Slovakia), Bulgaria urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010541

Erigone subelevata L. Koch, 1869: 190 (Dm) Original description

Plaesiocraerus subelevatus Simon, 1884a: 759

Diplocephalus subelevatus Chyzer & Kulczyński, 1894: 111 (Df)

Erigonella subelevata Dahl, 1901c: 262

Entelecara subelevata Simon, 1926: 513

Erigonella subelevata Denis, 1963b: 259, f. 5-8 (mf, T from Entelecara)

Diplocephalus subelevatus Miller, 1971: 282, pl. LX, f. 21 (f)

Erigonella subelevata Thaler, 1971: 310, f. 1-7 (mf)

Erigonella subelevata Millidge, 1977: 34, f. 137 (m)

Erigonella subelevata Pesarini, 1996: 422, f. 32-33 (m)

Erigonella subelevata subelevata Montardi et al., 2023: 7, f. 2A (m)

Erigonella subelevata pyrenaea Denis, 1965 | | France (Pyrenees) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010542

Erigonella subelevata pyrenaea Denis, 1965g: 675, f. 1-3 (Dm) Original description

Erigonella subelevata pyrenaea Montardi et al., 2023: 8, f. 2B (m)

Erigonella subelevata pyrenaea Frétey, 2023: 124 (year of description corrected)