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. Gongylidioides Oi, 1960 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:00995

type Gongylidioides cucullatus Oi, 1960; gender masculine

Transferred to other genera:

Gongylidioides griseolineatus (Schenkel, 1936) -- see Shaanxinus

In synonymy:

Gongylidioides kouqianensis Tu & Li, 2006 = Gongylidioides insulanus (Paik, 1980) (Lin, Lopardo & Uhl, 2022: 535)

Gongylidioides longistriatus (Fei & Zhu, 1992, T from Oedothorax) = Gongylidioides ussuricus Eskov, 1992 (Eskov & Marusik, 1994: 67)

Gongylidioides quadrialatus (Gao, Xing & Zhu, 1996, T from Aprifrontalia) = Gongylidioides onoi Tazoe, 1994 (Tu & Li, 2004a: 426)

Gongylidioides acmodontus Tu & Li, 2006 | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:039898

Gongylidioides acmodontus Tu & Li, 2006b: 53, f. 1A-J (Dmf) Original description

Gongylidioides acuminatus Irfan, Zhang & Peng, 2025 | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:063562

Gongylidioides acuminatus Irfan, Zhang & Peng in Irfan et al., 2025a: 64, f. 84A-D, 85A-C, 86A-D, 87A-F (Dmf) Original description

Gongylidioides angustus Tu & Li, 2006 | | Taiwan (Orchid Is./Lanyu) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:039899

Gongylidioides angustus Tu & Li, 2006b: 55, f. 2A-J (Dmf) Original description

Gongylidioides angustus Ballarin, Yamasaki & Su, 2021: 207, f. 6A-G (mf)

Gongylidioides communis Saito & Ono, 2001 | | Japan urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:037569

Gongylidioides communis Saito & Ono, 2001: 19, f. 40-43 (Dmf) Original description

Gongylidioides communis Ono, Matsuda & Saito, 2009: 296, f. 516-519 (mf)

Gongylidioides communis Okumura, 2023b: 63, f. 2 (f)

Gongylidioides communis Iwanaga & Hirotsu, 2024: 113, f. 2M-N (f)

Gongylidioides cucullatus Oi, 1960 | | Japan urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010699 TYPE SPECIES

Gongylidioides cucullatus Oi, 1960a: 172, f. 137-142 (Dmf) Original description

Gongylidioides cuculatus Yaginuma, 1986a: 83, f. 45.2 (mf)

Gongylidioides cucullatus Chikuni, 1989b: 55, f. 42 (mf)

Gongylidioides cucullatus Ono, Matsuda & Saito, 2009: 296, f. 529-534 (mf)

Gongylidioides diellipticus Song & Li, 2008 | | Taiwan urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:042085

Gongylidioides diellipticus Song & Li, 2008c: 92, f. 14-18 (Df) Original description

Gongylidioides ensis Irfan, Zhang & Peng, 2025 | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:063563

Gongylidioides ensis Irfan, Zhang & Peng in Irfan et al., 2025a: 67, f. 88A-D, 89A-C, 90A-D (Dmf) Original description

Gongylidioides foratus (Ma & Zhu, 1990) | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010700

Oedothorax foratus Ma & Zhu, 1990: 433, f. 8-15 (Dmf) Original description

Gongylidioides foratus Eskov, 1992b: 159 (T from Oedothorax)

Gongylidioides foratus Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 170, f. 97D-E, M (mf)

Gongylidioides foratus Tu & Li, 2006b: 56, f. 1K, 3A-J (mf)

Gongylidioides galeritus Saito & Ono, 2001 | | Japan urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:037570

Gongylidioides galeritus Saito & Ono, 2001: 15, f. 32-35 (Dmf) Original description

Gongylidioides galeritus Ono, Matsuda & Saito, 2009: 296, f. 535-538 (mf)

Gongylidioides heimifengensis Yan, Wu, Zhou & Peng, 2025 | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:066072

Gongylidioides heimifengensis Yan et al., 2025a: 244, f. 1A-F, 2A-D, 3A-C, 4A-B (Dmf) Original description

Gongylidioides insulanus (Paik, 1980) | | Russia (Far East), China, Korea urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:012099

Oedothorax insulanus Paik, 1980: 162, f. 9-21 (Df) Original description

Oedothorax insulanus Namkung, 2002: 205, f. 17.57a-b (f)

Oedothorax insulanus Namkung, 2003: 207, f. 17.57a-b (f)

Gongylidioides kouqianensis Tu & Li, 2006b: 59, f. 5A-G (Dm) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:039900]

Oedothorax insulanus Seo, 2011c: 37, f. 11-16 (f, Dm)

Gongylidioides insulanus Lin, Lopardo & Uhl, 2022: 535 (T from Oedothorax, S of Gongylidioides kouqianensis)

Gongylidioides insulanus Prokopenko, Ponomarev & Sergeev, 2024: 913, f. 1a-d (m; in f. as 2a-d)

Gongylidioides kaihotsui Saito & Ono, 2001 | | Japan, Korea urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:037571

Gongylidioides kaihotsui Saito & Ono, 2001: 22, f. 44-47 (Dmf) Original description

Gongylidioides kaihotsui Ono, Matsuda & Saito, 2009: 296, f. 520-523 (mf)

Gongylidioides kaihotsui Kim, Lee & Yoo, 2016: 202, f. 1A-E (m)

Gongylidioides keralaensis Tanasevitch, 2011 | | India urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:044349

Gongylidioides keralaensis Tanasevitch, 2011d: 570, f. 32-38, 114 (Dmf) Original description

Gongylidioides lagenoscapis Yin, 2012 | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:046195

Gongylidioides lagenoscapis Yin in Yin et al., 2012: 494, f. 228a-c (f) Original description

Gongylidioides laqueus Irfan, Zhang & Peng, 2022 | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:057062

Gongylidioides laqueus Irfan, Zhang & Peng, 2022: 90, f. 109A-C, 110A-B (Df) Original description

Gongylidioides lingulatus Irfan, Zhang & Peng, 2022 | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:057063

Gongylidioides lingulatus Irfan, Zhang & Peng, 2022: 91, f. 111A-C, 112A-B (Df) Original description

Gongylidioides microdontus Irfan, Zhang & Peng, 2025 | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:063564

Gongylidioides microdontus Irfan, Zhang & Peng in Irfan et al., 2025a: 70, f. 91A-D, 92A-D, 93A-D (Dmf) Original description

Gongylidioides monocornis Saito & Ono, 2001 | | Japan urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:037572

Gongylidioides monocornis Saito & Ono, 2001: 17, f. 36-39 (Dmf) Original description

Gongylidioides monocornis Ono, Matsuda & Saito, 2009: 296, f. 539-542 (mf)

Gongylidioides onoi Tazoe, 1994 | | Japan, China, Vietnam urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010702

Gongylidioides onoi Tazoe, 1994: 131, f. 1-7 (Dmf) Original description

Aprifrontalia quadrialata Gao, Xing & Zhu, 1996: 293, f. 2A-E (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:009416]

Aprifrontalia quadrialata Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 156, f. 85N-Q (mf)

Gongylidioides onoi Tu & Li, 2004a: 426, f. 5A-I (mf, S of Aprifrontalia quadrialata)

Gongylidioides onoi Ono, Matsuda & Saito, 2009: 296, f. 524-528 (mf)

Gongylidioides onoi Kamura, 2022c: 26, f. 1B-F (m)

Gongylidioides pectinatus Tanasevitch, 2011 | | India, Malaysia (peninsula) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:044350

Gongylidioides pectinatus Tanasevitch, 2011d: 573, f. 39-46 (Dm) Original description

Gongylidioides protegulus Tanasevitch & Marusik, 2019 | | Taiwan urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:051041

Gongylidioides protegulus Tanasevitch & Marusik, 2019: 153, f. 1-17 (Dmf) Original description

Gongylidioides rimatus (Ma & Zhu, 1990) | | Russia (Far East), China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010703

Oedothorax rimatus Ma & Zhu, 1990: 431, f. 1-7 (Dmf) Original description

Gongylidioides rimatus Eskov, 1992b: 159 (T from Oedothorax)

Gongylidioides rimatus Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 170, f. 97F-G, N (mf)

Gongylidioides rimatus Tu & Li, 2006b: 62, f. 6A-H (mf)

Gongylidioides rimatus Tanasevitch, 2006b: 303, f. 78-83 (mf)

Gongylidioides rimatus Yin et al., 2012: 495, f. 229a-c (f)

Gongylidioides ussuricus Eskov, 1992 | | Russia (Far East), China, Korea urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010704

Oedothorax longistriatus Fei & Zhu, 1992: 536, f. A-G (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:062362]

Gongylidioides ussuricus Eskov, 1992b: 159, f. 21-26 (Dmf) Original description

Gongylidioides ussuricus Eskov & Marusik, 1994: 67 (S of Oedothorax longistriatus)

Gongylidioides ussuricus Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 170, f. 97H, J-L (mf)

Gongylidioides ussuricus Marusik, Omelko & Koponen, 2016b: 4, f. 4-9 (m)

Gongylidioides ussuricus Ye, Kim & Kim, 2017: 2, f. A-D (m)