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:

Anglia Smith, 1905 = Tmeticus Menge, 1868 (Bishop & Crosby, 1935c: 226)

Gen. Tmeticus Menge, 1868 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:01312
N.B.: considered a senior synonym of Anglia Smith, 1905b: 247 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05991] (type A. hancocki Smith, 1905 = Tmeticus affinis (Blackwall, 1855)) by Bishop & Crosby, 1935c: 226; removed from the synonymy of Micryphantes C. L. Koch, 1833 by Locket & Millidge, 1953: 219, after Bishop & Crosby, 1935c: 226 (confirming Simon, 1894a: 702).

Transferred to other genera:

Tmeticus adeptus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1907 -- see Hylyphantes

Tmeticus aestivalis Emerton, 1911 -- see Collinsia

Tmeticus auritus Fage, 1938 -- see Mermessus

Tmeticus bipunctis (Bösenberg & Strand, 1906) -- see Paratmeticus

Tmeticus commodus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1906 -- see Centromerus

Tmeticus contritus (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1873) -- see Poeciloneta

Tmeticus delphinensis Simon, 1884 -- see Centromerus

Tmeticus denticulatus Hull, 1896 -- see Halorates

Tmeticus dentifer (Westring, 1861) -- see Hylyphantes

Tmeticus dentisetis (Grube, 1861) -- see Allomengea

Tmeticus finitimus (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871) -- see Poeciloneta

Tmeticus hipponensis Simon, 1926 -- see Gongylidiellum

Tmeticus humilis Banks, 1892 -- see Collinsia

Tmeticus ibericus Barrientos, 2019 -- see Mermessus

Tmeticus illibatus Simon, 1884 -- see Agyneta

Tmeticus japonicus Oi, 1960 -- see Paratmeticus

Tmeticus obscurus Banks, 1892 -- see Collinsia

Tmeticus pectinatus Emerton, 1894 -- see Collinsia

Tmeticus probosus Simon, 1884 -- see Centromerus

Tmeticus provocans (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1877) -- see Collinsia

Tmeticus rubripes (Hahn, 1833) -- see Hylyphantes

Tmeticus spinipalpis Menge, 1868 -- see Walckenaeria

Tmeticus yunnanensis Schenkel, 1963 -- see Hylyphantes

In synonymy:

Tmeticus difficilis Kulczyński, 1926 = Tmeticus tolli Kulczyński, 1908 (Marusik & Koponen, 2010: 20)

Tmeticus dubius Kulczyński, 1926 = Tmeticus tolli Kulczyński, 1908 (Marusik & Koponen, 2010: 20)

Tmeticus hancocki (Smith, 1905, T from Anglia) = Tmeticus affinis Blackwall, 1855 (Reimoser, 1919: 79, sub Centromerus)

Tmeticus leptocaulis Menge, 1868 = Tmeticus affinis Blackwall, 1855 (Thorell, 1873: 444, sub Neriene)

Tmeticus vilis (Kulczyński, 1885, T from Oedothorax) = Tmeticus tolli Kulczyński, 1908 (Marusik & Koponen, 2010: 20, N.B.: older name suppressed for lack of usage)

Tmeticus affinis (Blackwall, 1855) | | Europe, Russia (Europe to Far East), Mongolia, Canada urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:012934
Neriene affinis Blackwall, 1855: 121 (Dm) Original description
Neriene affinis Blackwall, 1864a: 259, pl. 18, f. 175 (m)
Tmeticus leptocaulis Menge, 1868: 185, pl. 35, f. 85 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:058152]
Neriene affinis Thorell, 1873: 444 (S of Tmeticus leptocaulis)
Erigone affinis Dahl, 1883: 48 (f)
Tmeticus affinis Simon, 1894a: 702, f. 608 (m)
Tmeticus affinis Bösenberg, 1902: 165, pl. 14, f. 223 (mf)
Anglia hancockii Smith, 1905b: 249, pl. 16, f. 1-6 (Dm) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:058151]
Tmeticus affinis Kulczyński, 1916: 9, pl. 1, f. 13-14 (m; N.B.: cited as hyperboreus in legend)
Centromerus affinis Reimoser, 1919: 79 (S of Anglia hancocki)
Tmeticus affinis Bishop & Crosby, 1935c: 226, pl. 18, f. 19-21 (m)
Micryphantes affinis Roewer, 1942a: 637
Tmeticus affinis Locket & Millidge, 1953: 219, f. 135A-B, D (mf)
Micryphantes affinis Wiehle, 1956: 14, f. 14-19 (mf)
Tmeticus affinis Wiehle, 1960a: 411, f. 751-756 (mf)
Tmeticus affinis Casemir, 1962: 21, pl. II, f. 2 (f)
Tmeticus affinis Merrett, 1963b: 410, f. 83A-C (m)
Tmeticus affinis Tystshenko, 1971: 248, f. 812, 815 (mf)
Tmeticus affinis Palmgren, 1976: 105, f. 6.12-15 (mf)
Tmeticus affinis Millidge, 1977: 37, f. 150 (m)
Tmeticus affinis Roberts, 1987: 44, f. 12e (mf)
Tmeticus affinis Heimer & Nentwig, 1991: 258, f. 686 (mf)
Tmeticus affinis Millidge, 1993c: 147, f. 32 (f)
Tmeticus affinis Marusik, Gnelitsa & Koponen, 2007: 169, f. 56 (m)
Tmeticus affinis Marusik & Koponen, 2010: 19, f. 1-11, 19, 49, 61 (mf)
Tmeticus brevipalpus Banks, 1901 | | USA urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:012077
Tmeticus brevipalpus Banks, 1901b: 580, pl. 33, f. 14 (Dm) Original description
Gongylidium brevipalpus Banks, 1910: 29
Oedothorax brevipalpus Petrunkevitch, 1911: 261
Oedothorax brevipalpatus Roewer, 1942a: 645 (unnecessary replacement name; see discussion in Buckle et al., 2001: 134)
Tmeticus brevipalpus Lin, Lopardo & Uhl, 2022: 536 (T from Oedothorax, taxonomic position within Erigoninae unclear)
Tmeticus maximus Emerton, 1882 | | USA urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:012109
Tmeticus maximus Emerton, 1882: 55, pl. 16, f. 5 (Dm) Original description
Gongylidium maximum Simon, 1884a: 500
Erigone maxima Marx, 1890a: 534
Oedothorax maximus Crosby, 1905a: 311
Tmeticus maximus Lin, Lopardo & Uhl, 2022: 537 (T from Oedothorax, taxonomic position within Erigoninae unclear)
Tmeticus neserigonoides Saito & Ono, 2001 | | Japan urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:040955
Tmeticus neserigonoides Saito & Ono, 2001: 9, f. 15-20 (Dmf) Original description
Tmeticus neserigonoides Ono, Matsuda & Saito, 2009: 304, f. 638-642 (mf)
Tmeticus neserigonoides Ohchi, 2022a: 174, f. 17-18 (m)
Tmeticus nigerrimus Saito & Ono, 2001 | | Japan urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:040956
Tmeticus nigerrimus Saito & Ono, 2001: 13, f. 26-31 (Dmf; N.B.: misplaced, per Marusik & Koponen, 2010: 33) Original description
Tmeticus nigerrimus Ono, Matsuda & Saito, 2009: 304, f. 643-647 (mf)
Tmeticus nigriceps (Kulczyński, 1916) | | Russia (Urals to Far East) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:012938
Gongylidium nigriceps Kulczyński, 1916: 8, pl. 1, f. 10 (Df) Original description
Tmeticus nigriceps Holm, 1973: 89 (Tf from Gongylidium)
Tmeticus nigriceps Marusik & Koponen, 2010: 25, f. 18, 23-24, 35-44, 52, 55 (f, Dm)
Tmeticus ornatus (Emerton, 1914) | | Canada, USA urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:012939
Gongylidium ornatus Emerton, 1914: 263, pl. 8, f. 3 (Dm) Original description
Oedothorax ornatus Crosby & Bishop, 1928b: 1050
Tmeticus ornatus Bishop & Crosby, 1935c: 227, pl. 18, f. 22-26 (m, Df)
Tmeticus ornatus Paquin & Dupérré, 2003: 122, f. 1284-1286 (mf)
Tmeticus ornatus Marusik & Koponen, 2010: 29, f. 17, 21-22, 45-48, 51, 54 (mf)
Tmeticus tolli Kulczyński, 1908 | | Russia (Middle Siberia to Far East), Mongolia, China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:012940
Gongylidium vile Kulczyński, 1885: 37, pl. 10, f. 16 (Df; N.B.: suppressed for lack of usage) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:012136]
Oedothorax vilus Strand, 1906a: 445
Tmeticus tollii Kulczyński, 1908b: 15, pl. 1, f. 3, 7-8, 22-23 (Dmf) Original description
Tmeticus dubius Kulczyński, 1926: 49 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:009735]
Tmeticus difficilis Kulczyński, 1926: 50 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:009733]
Centromerus difficilis Charitonov, 1932: 89
Centromerus dubius Charitonov, 1932: 89
Centromerus tolli Sytshevskaja, 1935: 90
Tmeticus tolli Holm, 1973: 89 (T from Centromerus)
Tmeticus tolli Hormiga, 2000: 56, f. 29A-I, pl. 67A-F, 68A-F (mf)
Tmeticus tolli Marusik & Koponen, 2010: 20, f. 15-16, 20, 25-34, 50, 56 (mf, S of Centromerus difficilis, C. dubius and Oedothorax vilis)
Tmeticus tolli Lin, Lopardo & Uhl, 2022: 559, f. 7N, 67O, 68O, 83A-E, 5SH (mf)
Tmeticus vulcanicus Saito & Ono, 2001 | | Korea, Japan urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:037636
Tmeticus vulcanicus Saito & Ono, 2001: 11, f. 21-25 (Dmf; N.B.: misplaced, per Marusik & Koponen, 2010: 33) Original description
Tmeticus vulcanicus Ono, Matsuda & Saito, 2009: 304, f. 648-652 (mf)
Tmeticus vulcanicus Seo, 2013c: 177, f. 24-31 (mf)

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