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:

Priscipalpus Millidge, 1991 = Microbathyphantes van Helsdingen, 1985 (Saaristo, 1995a: 43)

Gen. Microbathyphantes van Helsdingen, 1985 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:01096

N.B.: considered a senior synonym of Priscipalpus Millidge, in Beatty, Berry & Millidge, 1991: 271 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:04833] (type Linyphia palmaria Marples, 1955) by Saaristo, 1995a: 43.

In synonymy:

Microbathyphantes asiaticus van Helsdingen, 1985 = Microbathyphantes palmarius Marples, 1955 (Saaristo, 1995a: 42)

Microbathyphantes dipetalus (Chen & Yin, 2000, T from Bathyphantes) = Microbathyphantes aokii Saito, 1982 (Tu & Li, 2006a: 104)

Microbathyphantes kisoensis (Oi, 1960, T from Porrhomma) = Microbathyphantes tateyamaensis Oi, 1960 (Yaginuma, 1986a: 74, sub Bathyphantes)

Microbathyphantes aokii (Saito, 1982) | | China, Vietnam, Japan urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:009551

Bathyphantes aokii Saito, 1982d: 34, f. 3-5, 10 (Dmf) Original description

Bathyphantes dipetalus Chen & Yin, 2000: 89, f. 21-27 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:058713]

Microbathyphantes aokii Tu & Li, 2006a: 104, f. 2A-G (mf, T from Bathyphantes, S of Bathyphantes dipetalus)

Microbathyphantes aokii Ono, Matsuda & Saito, 2009: 334, f. 1135-1137 (mf)

Microbathyphantes aokii Yin et al., 2012: 511, f. 239a-f (mf)

Microbathyphantes celebes Tanasevitch, 2012 | | Indonesia (Sulawesi) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045002

Microbathyphantes celebes Tanasevitch in Tanasevitch & Stenchly, 2012: 175, f. 18-27 (Dmf) Original description

Microbathyphantes minimus (Locket, 1982) | | Malaysia (peninsula), Indonesia (Bali) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010956

Kaestneria minima Locket, 1982: 378, f. 90-95 (Dmf) Original description

Microbathyphantes minimus Tanasevitch, 2022d: 204 (T from Kaestneria)

Microbathyphantes palmarius (Marples, 1955) | | Sri Lanka, India, Seychelles, Myanmar, Thailand, Polynesia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:011791

Linyphia palmaria Marples, 1955a: 492, pl. 58, f. 21-24 (Dmf) Original description

Microbathyphantes asiaticus van Helsdingen, 1985b: 22, f. 11-15 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:058712]

Priscipalpus palmarius Millidge in Beatty, Berry & Millidge, 1991: 272, f. 33-36 (mf, T from Linyphia)

Microbathyphantes palmarius Saaristo, 1995a: 43, f. 1A-G (mf, T from Priscipalpus, S of Microbathyphantes asiaticus)

Microbathyphantes palmarius Saaristo, 2010: 80, f. 13.6-10 (mf)

Microbathyphantes spedani (Locket, 1968) | | Cameroon, Nigeria, Angola urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:011792

Bathyphantes spedani Locket, 1968: 120, f. 42A-F (Dmf) Original description

Microbathyphantes spedani van Helsdingen, 1985b: 22, f. 16-17 (m, T from Bathyphantes)

Microbathyphantes tateyamaensis (Oi, 1960) | | Japan urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:009600

Porrhomma kisoensis Oi, 1960a: 190, f. 211-213 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:058714]

Porrhomma tateyamaensis Oi, 1960a: 191, f. 214-216 (Dmf) Original description

Bathyphantes tateyamaensis Saito, 1982d: 34 (T from Porrhomma)

Porrhomma kisoense Brignoli, 1983c: 310

Porrhomma tateyamaense Brignoli, 1983c: 311

Bathyphantes tateyamensis Yaginuma, 1986a: 74 (S of Porrhomma kisoense)

Microbathyphantes tateyamaensis Ono, Matsuda & Saito, 2009: 334, f. 1138-1141 (mf, T from Bathyphantes)