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:

Conigerella Holm, 1967 = Mecynargus Kulczyński, 1894 (Eskov, 1988d: 1832)

Rhaebothorax Simon, 1926 = Mecynargus Kulczyński, 1894 (Millidge, 1977: 17)

Gen. Mecynargus Kulczyński, 1894 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:01083
N.B.: considered a senior synonym of Conigerella Holm, 1967: 19 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05251] (type Typhochrestus borealis Jackson, 1930) and (following Millidge, 1977) Rhaebothorax Simon, 1926: 454, 523 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05252] (type Erigone paetula O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1875) by Eskov, 1988d: 1832 and Tanasevitch, 1989a: 140; the synonymy of Latithorax Holm, 1943 suggested by Wunderlich, 1995e: 501 is not followed here.

Transferred to other genera:

Mecynargus alticola (Holm, 1950) -- see Semljicola

Mecynargus assimilis (Holm, 1945) -- see Semljicola

Mecynargus elgonensis (Fage, 1936) -- see Oreocyba

Mecynargus faustus (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1900) -- see Semljicola

Mecynargus foveatus (Dahl, 1912) -- see Erigonoplus

Mecynargus hadzji (Caporiacco, 1949) -- see Callitrichia

Mecynargus lapponicus (Holm, 1939) -- see Semljicola

Mecynargus latus (Holm, 1939) -- see Semljicola

Mecynargus pallidus (Holm, 1939) -- see Scandichrestus

Mecynargus piscator (Simon, 1884) -- see Trichoncoides

Mecynargus subarcticus (Tanasevitch, 1984) -- see Tubercithorax

In synonymy:

Mecynargus borealis thori (Jackson, 1934, T from Rhaebothorax=Mecynargus) = Mecynargus borealis Jackson, 1930 (Holm, 1958b: 40, sub Rhaebothorax)

Mecynargus jamalensis (Eskov, 1981) = Mecynargus sphagnicola Holm, 1939 (Eskov & Marusik, 1994: 67)

Mecynargus tener (Schenkel, 1927, T from Gongylidiellum) = Mecynargus brocchus L. Koch, 1872 (Thaler, 1969: 213, sub Rhaebothorax)

Mecynargus asiaticus Tanasevitch, 1989 | | Kyrgyzstan urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:011557
Mecynargus asiaticus Tanasevitch, 1989a: 140, f. 156-159 (Dmf) Original description
Mecynargus borealis (Jackson, 1930) | | Canada, Greenland, Northern Europe, Russia (Europe to Middle Siberia) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:011558
Typhochrestus borealis Jackson, 1930: 642, 649, pl. 17, f. 8, 11-14 (Dm) Original description
Typhochrestus borealis Jackson, 1934b: 339, f. 1-2, 7 (mf)
Typhochraestus borealis thori Jackson, 1934b: 339, f. 3, 6, 8 (Dmf)
Rhaebothorax borealis thori Holm, 1939b: 32, f. 14b (f)
Rhaebothorax borealis thori Holm, 1943: 17, f. 5a-e, pl. 2, f. 13-15 (mf, T from Typhochrestus)
Typhochraestus borealis Brændegaard, 1946: 52, f. 30-32 (mf)
Rhaebothorax borealis Holm, 1958b: 40, f. 2 (m, T from Typhochrestus, S of Rhaebothorax borealis thori)
Rhaebothorax borealis thori Kleemola, 1961: 133, f. 7 (f)
Conigerella borealis Holm, 1967: 19, f. 16-18 (mf, T from Rhaebothorax = Mecynargus)
Rhaebothorax borealis thori Palmgren, 1976: 94, f. 25.1-4 (mf)
Conigerella borealis Millidge, 1977: 17, f. 51 (m)
Mecynargus borealis Agnarsson, 1996: 101, f. A-D (mf)
Mecynargus borealis Paquin & Dupérré, 2003: 114, f. 1173-1175 (mf)
Mecynargus borealis Marusik, 2015: 689, f. 11I-J (f)
Mecynargus brocchus (L. Koch, 1872) | | Alps (France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:011559
Erigone broccha L. Koch, 1872b: 266 (Dmf) Original description
Styloctetor broccha Simon, 1884a: 739, f. 626-627 (mf)
Entelecara broccha Lessert, 1905b: 630, f. 1-2 (f)
Styloctetor brocchus Lessert, 1910b: 166, f. 101-102 (mf)
Rhaebothorax broccha Simon, 1926: 455, 524
Gongylidiellum tenerum Schenkel, 1927b: 246, f. 10 (Df)
Rhaebothorax brocchus Thaler, 1969: 213, f. 45-53 (mf, S)
Mecynargus brocchus Millidge, 1977: 17, f. 48 (m)
Rhaebothorax brocchus Thaler, 1980a: 581, f. 58 (f)
Raebothorax brocchus Heimer & Nentwig, 1991: 240, f. 647 (mf)
Mecynargus hypnicola Eskov, 1988 | | Russia (Middle Siberia to Far North East) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:011561
Mecynargus hypnicola Eskov, 1988d: 1823, f. 1.1-5 (Dmf) Original description
Mecynargus longus (Kulczyński, 1882) | | Poland, Slovakia, Serbia, Montenegro urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:011562
Erigone longa Kulczyński, 1882b: 19, pl. 2, f. 12 (Dmf) Original description
Acartauchenius longus Simon, 1884a: 744
Mecynargus longus Chyzer & Kulczyński, 1894: 121, pl. 4, f. 44 (mf)
Mecynargus longus Miller, 1971: 264, pl. LV, f. 20-22 (mf)
Mecynargus longus Millidge, 1977: 15, f. 47 (Tmf from Acartauchenius)
Mecynargus minutipalpis Gnelitsa, 2011 | | Ukraine, Russia (Europe), Kazakhstan urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:044630
Mecynargus minutipalpis Gnelitsa, 2011: 62, f. 1-11 (Dmf) Original description
Mecynargus minutipalpis Esyunin & Kabdrakhimov, 2023: 22, f. 2B (f)
Mecynargus minutus Tanasevitch, 2013 | | Russia (South Siberia) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:046230
Mecynargus minutus Tanasevitch, 2013c: 287, f. 90-97 (Dm) Original description
Mecynargus monticola (Holm, 1943) | | Sweden, Finland, Russia (Europe to Far East), Mongolia, Canada urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:011563
Rhaebothorax monticola Holm, 1943: 13, f. 3a-e, pl. I, f. 7-9 (Dmf) Original description
Rhaebothorax monticola Palmgren, 1976: 95, f. 24.16-17 (mf)
Mecynargus monticola Brignoli, 1983c: 345
Rhaebothorax monticola Tanasevitch, 1984a: 385, pl. 3, f. 11-12 (f)
Mecynargus morulus (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1873) | | Greenland, Europe urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:011564
Neriene morula O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1873c: 545, pl. 46, f. 16a-d (Dm, f see Agyneta gulosa) Original description
Gongylidium morula Simon, 1884a: 499
Styloctetor broccha Carpenter, 1898: 165, f. 1-4 (m, misidentified)
Styloctetor broccha Smith, 1901a: 304, p. 334: f. 1l-m (m; misidentified)
Styloctetor uncinus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1906a: 65, pl. A, f. 22-25 (Dm)
Styloctetor morula O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1912c: 77, pl. A, f. 23-29 (m; S of Styloctetor uncinus)
Rhaebothorax morulus Holm, 1939b: 34, f. 15b (f)
Rhaebothorax morulus Holm, 1943: 14, f. 4a-d, pl. II, f. 10-12 (mf)
Rhaebothorax morulus Brændegaard, 1946: 42, f. 26 (f)
Rhaebothorax morulus Locket & Millidge, 1953: 315, f. 191A-B, 192A, C (mf)
Rhaebothorax morulus Brændegaard, 1958: 67, f. 61A-B (m)
Rhaebothorax morulus Kleemola, 1961: 133, f. 8 (f)
Rhaebothorax morulus Merrett, 1963b: 404, f. 72A-C (m)
Rhaebothorax morulus Parker, 1965: 3, f. 3-4 (mf)
Rhaebothorax morulus Wiehle, 1965a: 20, f. 17-27 (mf)
Rhaebothorax morulus Miller, 1971: 270, pl. LVI, f. 12-14 (mf)
Rhaebothorax morulus Palmgren, 1976: 95, f. 24.10-12 (mf)
Rhaebothorax morulus Thaler, 1980a: 581, f. 53-57 (mf)
Rhaebothorax morulus Roberts, 1987: 102, f. 49a (mf)
Raebothorax morulus Heimer & Nentwig, 1991: 240, f. 645 (mf)
Mecynargus morulus Agnarsson, 1996: 102, f. 103A-C (mf)
Mecynargus morulus Marusik, 2015: 689, f. 13L-M (f)
Mecynargus paetulus (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1875) | | USA (Alaska), Canada, Europe, Russia (Europe to Far East) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:011565
Erigone paetula O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1875b: 333, pl. 44, f. 8 (Dmf) Original description
Typhochraestus paetulus Simon, 1884a: 587, f. 406-407 (mf)
Gongylidium lapidicola Sørensen, 1898: 204 (m; misidentified per Holm, 1950: 133)
Typhochraestus paetulus Lessert, 1910b: 184
Rhaebothorax paetulus Simon, 1926: 455, 523, f. 786 (mf)
Rhaebothorax paetulus Holm, 1939b: 34, f. 15c (f)
Rhaebothorax paetulus Holm, 1943: 8, f. 1a-g, pl. I, f. 1-3 (mf)
Coryphaeolana lapidicola Chamberlin & Ivie, 1947b: 34, f. 45-49 (mf; misidentified per Holm, 1950: 134)
Rhaebothorax paetulus Wiehle, 1960a: 467, f. 861-869 (mf)
Rhaebothorax paetulus Cooke, 1967a: 138, f. 2A, C-D (mf)
Rhaebothorax paetulus Tystshenko, 1971: 260, f. 819, 821 (mf)
Rhaebothorax paetulus Locket, Millidge & Merrett, 1974: 103, f. 65A-E (mf)
Rhaebothorax paetulus Palmgren, 1976: 96, f. 24.7-9 (mf)
Rhaebothorax paetulus Deltshev, 1985a: 365, f. 28-33 (mf)
Rhaebothorax paetulus Roberts, 1987: 102, f. 49b (mf)
Raebothorax paetulus Heimer & Nentwig, 1991: 240, f. 644 (mf)
Mecynargus paetulus Paquin & Dupérré, 2003: 114, f. 1176-1178 (mf)
Mecynargus paetulus Marusik, 2015: 689, f. 11K-L (f)
Mecynargus pinipumilis Eskov, 1988 | | Russia (north-eastern Siberia, Far East) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:011566
Mecynargus pinipumilis Eskov, 1988d: 1823, f. 2.1-5 (Dmf) Original description
Mecynargus pyrenaeus (Denis, 1950) | | France urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:011567
Rhaebothorax pyrenaeus Denis, 1950b: 94, f. 24-25 (Df) Original description
Mecynargus pyrenaeus Brignoli, 1983c: 345
Mecynargus sphagnicola (Holm, 1939) | | Greenland, Scandinavia, Russia (Europe to Far East), Mongolia, Canada urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:011568
Rhaebothorax sphagnicola Holm, 1939b: 32, f. 15a (Df) Original description
Rhaebothorax sphagnicola Holm, 1943: 10, f. 2a-e, pl. I, f. 4-6 (f, Dm)
Rhaebothorax sphagnicola Holm, 1967: 52, f. 68-69 (mf)
Rhaebothorax sphagnicola Palmgren, 1976: 96, f. 24.13-15 (mf)
Mecynargus sphagnicola Millidge, 1977: 17, f. 50 (m)
Rhaebothorax jamalensis Eskov, 1981a: 500, pl. 2, f. 5-6; pl. 3, f. 1-4 (Dmf)
Mecynargus sphagnicola Eskov & Marusik, 1994: 67 (S)
Mecynargus sphagnicola Marusik, 2015: 689, f. 13J-K (mf)
Mecynargus tundricola Eskov, 1988 | | Russia (northern Europe to Far North East) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:011569
Mecynargus tundricola Eskov, 1988d: 1825, f. 3.1-5 (Dmf) Original description
Mecynargus tungusicus (Eskov, 1981) | | Russia (Europe to Kamchatka), Kyrgyzstan, China, Canada urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:011570
Rhaebothorax tungusicus Eskov, 1981a: 502, pl. 2, f. 7-8; pl. 3, f. 5-8 (Dmf) Original description
Mecynargus tungusicus Fei, Zhu & Gao, 1994: 49, f. 9-11 (f)
Mecynargus tungusicus Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 186, f. 104O-P (f)

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