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; other subfamilies are Erigoninae Emerton, 1882: 7 and Mynogleninae Lehtinen, 1967: 250.

In synonymy:

Auletta O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 = Macrargus Dahl, 1886 (Wunderlich, 1974b: 160)

Aulettobia Strand, 1929 = Macrargus Dahl, 1886 (Wunderlich, 1974b: 160)

Gen. Macrargus Dahl, 1886 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:01069

N.B.: considered a synonym of Auletta O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882b: 258 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05427] (type A. excavata O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 = Macrargus carpenteri (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1895)) and of Auletobia Strand, 1929: 14 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05428] (replacement name for Auletta, preoccupied in Porifera by Schmidt, 1870) by Wunderlich, 1974b: 160.

Transferred to other genera:

Macrargus alpinus Li & Zhu, 1993 -- see Nippononeta

Macrargus camtschadalicus (Kulczyński, 1885) -- see Perro

Macrargus coreanus Paik, 1991 -- see Nippononeta

Macrargus indistinctus Kulczyński, 1908 -- see Masikia

Macrargus pacificus Berland, 1924 -- see Laminacauda

Macrargus solitarius Dahl, 1928 -- see Erigone

Macrargus strandi (Schenkel, 1934) -- see Scotargus

In synonymy:

Macrargus excavatus (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882) = Macrargus carpenteri O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1895 (Thaler, 1983a: 144)

Macrargus granulosus (L. Koch, 1879, T from Centromerus) = Macrargus multesimus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1875 (Holm, 1945b: 44)

Macrargus macrochelis (Emerton, 1917, T from Porrhomma) = Macrargus multesimus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1875 (Buckle et al., 2001: 130)

Macrargus mordax (L. Koch, 1879, T from Linyphia) = Macrargus multesimus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1875 (Holm, 1945b: 44)

Macrargus rabeleri Schenkel, 1936 = Macrargus carpenteri O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1895 (Wiehle, 1956: 91, sub M. rufus carpenteri)

Macrargus rufus minutus Holm, 1939 = Macrargus carpenteri O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1895 (Locket & Millidge, 1953: 363, sub M. rufus carpenteri)

Nomen dubium:

Macrargus australis Berland, 1924b: 428, f. 14-18 (mf, Juan Fernandez Is.) -- Miller, 2007a: 6

Macrargus boreus Holm, 1968 | | Norway, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Russia (Europe) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:011484

Macrargus boreus Holm, 1968a: 194, f. 17-19 (Dm) Original description

Macrargus boreus Palmgren, 1975: 19, f. 4.5-6 (mf)

Macrargus boreus Gnelitsa & Koponen, 2010: 226, f. 1e-f, 2e-f, 3e-f, 4g-i (mf)

Macrargus carpenteri (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1895) | | Europe urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:011485

Auletta excavata O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882b: 258, pl. 13, f. 1 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:011486]

Tmeticus carpenteri O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1895b: 108, f. 2 (Dm, not f) Original description

Centromerus carpenteri Reimoser, 1919: 79

Aulettobia excavata Strand, 1929: 14 (generic replacement name)

Macrargus rabeleri Schenkel, 1936a: 323, f. 6 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:011489]

Macrargus rufus minutus Holm, 1939b: 19, f. 9a, c (Dm) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:011470]

Macrargus rufus carpenteri Locket & Millidge, 1953: 363, f. 217B-D (mf, S of Macrargus rufus minutus)

Macrargus rufus carpenteri Wiehle, 1956: 90, f. 148-151 (mf, S of Macrargus rabeleri)

Macrargus carpenteri Locket, 1964: 275 (elevated to species)

Macrargus carpenteri Miller, 1971: 250, pl. L, f. 15-16 (mf)

Macrargus carpenteri Locket, Millidge & Merrett, 1974: 115, f. 73C (m)

Macrargus excavatus Wunderlich, 1974b: 159 (S of Macrargus carpenteri; see also Thaler, 1983a: 143)

Macrargus carpenteri Palmgren, 1975: 19, f. 4.1-2 (mf)

Macrargus carpenteri Pichka, 1983: 4, f. 5.102 (mf)

Macrargus carpenteri Thaler, 1983a: 143, f. 68 (m) [N.B.: accepted the younger name as the valid one]

Macrargus carpenteri Roberts, 1987: 136, f. 69b, d (mf)

Macrargus carpenteri Tanasevitch, 1990: 86, f. 13.28, 14.13-14 (mf)

Macrargus carpenteri Heimer & Nentwig, 1991: 204, f. 552 (mf)

Macrargus multesimus (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1875) | | North America, Europe, Russia (Europe to Far East), Mongolia, China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:011487

Erigone multesima O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1875c: 402, pl. 46, f. 9 (Df) Original description

Linyphia mordax L. Koch, 1879c: 13, pl. 1, f. 3 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:037372]

Erigone granulosa L. Koch, 1879c: 43, pl. 2, f. 1 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:037371]

Microneta discolor Emerton, 1882: 75, pl. 24, f. 1 (Dmf)

Tmeticus granulosus Simon, 1884a: 420

Tmeticus granulosus Grese, 1909: 327, pl. 7, f. 5 (m)

Gongylidium macrochelis Emerton, 1917: 263, f. 15 (Dm) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:012414]

Centromerus granulosus Reimoser, 1919: 80

Microneta multesima Crosby & Bishop, 1928b: 1049

Macrargus multesimus Holm, 1945b: 44 (T from Microneta, S of Centromerus granulosus and Linyphia mordax)

Porrhomma macrochelis Chamberlin & Ivie, 1947b: 61 (T from Gongylidium, recorded f)

Macrargus multesimus Kaston, 1948: 133, f. 322-324 (mf)

Macrargus multesimus Kleemola, 1961: 133, f. 9a-b (f)

Macrargus multesimus Hauge, 1969: 3, f. 6-9 (mf)

Macrargus multesimus Palmgren, 1975: 19, f. 4.3-4 (mf)

Macrargus multesimus Pakhorukov & Utochkin, 1977b: 910, f. 19-20 (f)

Macrargus multesimus Pakhorukov, 1981: 79, f. 23-24 (m)

Macrargus multesimus Li, Song & Zhu, 1994: 81, f. 39-40 (f)

Macrargus multesimus Tao, Li & Zhu, 1995: 250, f. 151-154 (f)

Macrargus multesimus Wunderlich, 1995e: 489, f. 40-41 (f)

Macrargus multesimus Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 186, f. 104H-I (f)

Macrargus multesimus Buckle et al., 2001: 130 (S of Porrhomma macrochelis)

Macrargus multesimus Paquin & Dupérré, 2003: 142, f. 1571-1573 (mf)

Macrargus multesimus Gnelitsa & Koponen, 2010: 222, f. 1a-b, 2a-b, 3a-b, 4a-c (mf)

Macrargus multesimus Růžička, 2018: 66 (S of Porrhomma macrochelis confirmed)

Macrargus multesimus Zhang, Peng & Zhang, 2022: 66, f. 42A-G (mf)

Macrargus rufus (Wider, 1834) | | Europe, Russia (Europe to South Siberia) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:011490

Theridion rufum Wider, 1834: 218, pl. 15, f. 3 (Dmf) Original description

Theridion parvipalpe Wider, 1834: 221, pl. 15, f. 6 (Dm)

Neriene rubripes Blackwall, 1836: 485 (Dmf)

Micryphantes erythrocephalus C. L. Koch, 1836a: 85, pl. 110, f. 234 (Df; N.B.: not f. 233, there sub M. sylvarum)

Argus parvipalpus Walckenaer, 1841: 349

Theridion erythrocephalus Walckenaer, 1841: 505

Micryphantes erythrocephalus C. L. Koch, 1841a: 98, f. 667-668 (f, Dm)

Micryphantes aequalis C. L. Koch, 1841a: 101, f. 669-670 (Dmf)

Erigone erythrocephala Westring, 1861: 271

Neriene rubripes Blackwall, 1864a: 287, pl. 19, f. 201 (mf)

Bathyphantes pallescens Menge, 1866: 120, pl. 22, f. 45 (mf, misidentified)

Bathyphantes brevipalpus Menge, 1866: 122, pl. 22, f. 47 (f, misidentified)

Micryphantes ruficephalus Ohlert, 1867: 79 (Dmf)

Erigone rufa Thorell, 1871a: 132

Bathyphantes inermis Lebert, 1877: 160 (D, based on name from legend of Menge, 1866: pl. 22, f. 45)

Neriene rufa O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1879d: 123

Tmeticus rufus Simon, 1884a: 388, f. 163-166 (mf)

Macrargus rufus Dahl, 1886: 76

Macrargus rufus Chyzer & Kulczyński, 1894: 78, pl. 3, f. 18 (mf)

Tmeticus rufus Becker, 1896: 62, pl. 8, f. 4 (mf)

Tmeticus rufus Smith, 1901b: 138, p. 76: f. u-v (mf)

Macrargus rufus Bösenberg, 1902: 190, pl. 17, f. 262 (mf)

Macrargus rufus Holm, 1939b: 20, f. 9b (m)

Macrargus rufus Locket & Millidge, 1953: 363, f. 217A, E-F (mf)

Macrargus rufus Wiehle, 1956: 88, f. 144-147 (mf)

Macrargus rufus Merrett, 1963b: 371, f. 27A-F (m)

Macrargus rufus Miller, 1971: 250, pl. L, f. 13-14 (mf)

Macrargus rufus Palmgren, 1975: 17, f. 3.20-24 (mf)

Macrargus rufus Millidge, 1977: 45, f. 177 (m)

Macrargus rufus Pichka, 1983: 5, f. 4 (m)

Macrargus rufus Millidge, 1984b: 248, f. 89 (f)

Macrargus rufus Roberts, 1987: 136, f. 69a, c (mf)

Macrargus rufus Heimer & Nentwig, 1991: 204, f. 551 (mf)

Macrargus rufus Saaristo in Marusik & Koponen, 2008a: 8, pl. 1 (m)

Macrargus rufus Dupérré, 2013: 7, f. 52 (m)

Macrargus sumyensis Gnelitsa & Koponen, 2010 | | Ukraine, Belarus urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:043756

Macrargus sumyensis Gnelitsa & Koponen, 2010: 224, f. 1c-d, 2c-d, 3c-d, 4d-f (Dmf) Original description