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.

Nomina dubia

Micryphantes C. L. Koch, 1833, type M. ovatus C. L. Koch, 1833 -- Mikhailov, 1996: 94

Gen. Micryphantes C. L. Koch, 1833 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:04408

type Micryphantes ovatus C. L. Koch, 1833; gender masculine

Nomina dubia:

Micryphantes albertinae (Walckenaer, 1841: 349, France, originally in Argus) -- Roewer, 1955c: 1589

Micryphantes alutacius (C. L. Koch, 1837b: 12, Germany, originally in Dictyna) -- Roewer, 1955c: 1461, 1589

Micryphantes bicolor (Hahn, 1833a: 91, f. 69, mf, Germany, originally in Theridion) -- Roewer, 1955c: 1589, 1680

Micryphantes bicuspidatus C. L. Koch, 1838: 138, f. 138-139 (mf, Germany) -- Roewer, 1955c: 1589

Micryphantes bipunctatus Simon, 1864: 194 (Belgium) -- Roewer, 1955c: 1589

Micryphantes ceciliae (Walckenaer, 1841: 360, f, France, originally in Argus) -- Roewer, 1955c: 1412

Micryphantes columella Grube, 1859: 468 (m, Latvia) -- Roewer, 1955c: 1589

Micryphantes crassipes Menge, 1869: 239 (m, Poland) -- Prószyński & Staręga, 1971: 131

Micryphantes flavipes C. L. Koch, 1835: 129, pl. 18-19 (mf, Germany) -- Roewer, 1955c: omitted, taken as nomen dubium by Platnick

Micryphantes galeatus C. L. Koch, 1833: 121, pl. 23 (mf, Germany) -- Roewer, 1955c: omitted, taken as nomen dubium by Platnick

Micryphantes hiemalis C. L. Koch, 1837b: 11 (Germany) -- Roewer, 1955c: 1589

Micryphantes lividus Menge, 1869: 236, f. 135 (mf, Poland) -- Prószyński & Staręga, 1971: 131

Micryphantes longipes C. L. Koch, 1833: 121, pl. 22 (mf, Germany) -- Roewer, 1955c: omitted, taken as nomen dubium by Platnick

Micryphantes lugens C. L. Koch, 1837b: 11 (Germany) -- Roewer, 1955c: 1590

Micryphantes mathildae (Walckenaer, 1841: 359, f, France, originally in Argus) -- Roewer, 1955c: 1413, 1590

Micryphantes miniatus Grube, 1861: 167 (f, Russia/Siberia) -- Breitling, 2015b: 480

Micryphantes olivaceus C. L. Koch, 1836b: 137, pl. 5-6 (mf, Germany) -- Roewer, 1955c: 1590

Micryphantes ovatus C. L. Koch, 1833: 121, pl. 19 (mf, Germany) -- Mikhailov, 1996: 96

Micryphantes punctulatus C. L. Koch, 1836a: 12, f. 170 (f, Germany) -- Roewer, 1955c: 1590

Micryphantes rufipalpus C. L. Koch, 1836a: 66, f. 218-219 (mf, Germany) -- Roewer, 1955c: 1590

Micryphantes sulcicollis Grube, 1859: 467 (m, Estonia) -- Roewer, 1955c: 1590

Micryphantes sulculus C. L. Koch, 1837b: 12 (Germany) -- Roewer, 1955c: 1590

Micryphantes terrestris (Wider, 1834: 239, pl. 16, f. 5a-b, mf, Germany, originally in Theridion) -- Roewer, 1955c: 1590

Micryphantes tesselatus C. L. Koch, 1836a: 86, pl. 110, f. 233 (m, Germany) -- Roewer, 1955c: 1590

Micryphantes villosus C. L. Koch, 1845: 156, f. 1075 (f, Germany) -- Roewer, 1955c: 1590

Micryphantes albertinae (Walckenaer, 1841) | | France urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:052166

Argus albertinae Walckenaer, 1841: 349 (D) Original description

Micryphantes albertinae Roewer, 1955c: 1589 (nicht zu deuten = nomen dubium)

Micryphantes alutacius (C. L. Koch, 1837) | | Germany urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:052167

Dictyna alutacia C. L. Koch, 1837b: 12 (D) Original description

Micryphantes alutacius Roewer, 1955c: 1461, 1589 (nicht zu deuten = nomen dubiuim)

Micryphantes bicolor (Hahn, 1833) | | Germany urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:052141

Theridion bicolor Hahn, 1833a: 91, f. 69 (Dmf) Original description

Micryphantes bicolor C. L. Koch, 1837b: 11

Theridion bicolor Roewer, 1955c: 1680 (nicht zu deuten = nomen dubium)

Micryphantes bicolor Roewer, 1955c: 1589 (nicht zu deuten = nomen dubium)

Micryphantes bicuspidatus C. L. Koch, 1838 | | Germany urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:052168

Micryphantes bicuspidatus C. L. Koch, 1838a: 138, f. 338-339 (Dmf) Original description

Micryphantes bicuspidatus Roewer, 1955c: 1589 (nicht zu deuten = nomen dubium)

Micryphantes bicuspidatus Bonnet, 1958: 4052 ('sp. dubit.', probable senior S of Silometopus reussi)

Micryphantes bipunctatus Simon, 1864 | | Belgium urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:052169

Micryphantes bipunctatus Simon, 1864: 194 (D) Original description

Micryphantes bipunctatus Roewer, 1955c: 1589 (nicht zu deuten = nomen dubium)

Micryphantes ceciliae (Walckenaer, 1841) | | France urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:052171

Argus ceciliae Walckenaer, 1841: 360 (D) Original description

Micryphantes ceciliae Simon, 1864: 475

Argus ceciliae Roewer, 1955c: 1412 (nicht zu deuten = nomen dubium)

Micryphantes columella Grube, 1859 | | Latvia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:051112

Micryphantes columella Grube, 1859: 468 (Dm) Original description

Micryphantes columella Roewer, 1955c: 1589 (nicht zu deuten = nomen dubium)

Micryphantes crassipes Menge, 1869 | | Poland urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:052170

Micryphantes crassipes Menge, 1869: 239, pl. 138 (Dm) Original description

Micryphantes crassipes Roewer, 1955c: 1589 (nicht zu deuten = nomen dubium)

Micryphantes crassipes Prószyński & Staręga, 1971: 131 (nomen dubium)

Micryphantes flavipes C. L. Koch, 1835 | | Germany urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:052172

Micryphantes flavipes C. L. Koch, 1835: 129, pl. 18-19 (Dmf) Original description

Micryphantes flavipes Roewer, 1955c: omitted, taken as nomen dubium by Platnick

Micryphantes galeatus C. L. Koch, 1833 | | Germany urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:052173

Micryphantes galeatus C. L. Koch, 1833: 121, pl. 23 (Dmf; N.B.: is probably Entelecara acuminata) Original description

Micryphantes galeatus Roewer, 1955c: omitted, taken as nomen dubium by Platnick

Micryphantes hiemalis C. L. Koch, 1837 | | Germany urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:052174

Micryphantes hiemalis C. L. Koch, 1837b: 11 (D) Original description

Micryphantes hiemalis Roewer, 1955c: 1589 (nicht zu deuten = nomen dubium)

Micryphantes lividus Menge, 1869 | | Poland urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:052175

Micryphantes lividus Menge, 1869: 236, f. 135 (Dmf) Original description

Micryphantes lividus Roewer, 1955c: 1590 (nicht zu deuten = nomen dubium)

Micryphantes lividus Prószyński & Staręga, 1971: 131 (nomen dubium)

Micryphantes longipes C. L. Koch, 1833 | | Germany urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:052177

Micryphantes longipes C. L. Koch, 1833: 121, pl. 22 (Dmf) Original description

Micryphantes longipes Roewer, 1955c: omitted, taken as nomen dubium by Platnick

Micryphantes lugens C. L. Koch, 1837 | | Germany urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:052178

Micryphantes lugens C. L. Koch, 1837b: 11 (D) Original description

Micryphantes lugens Roewer, 1955c: 1590 (nicht zu deuten = nomen dubium)

Micryphantes mathildae (Walckenaer, 1841) | | France urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:052179

Argus mathildae Walckenaer, 1841: 359 (Df) Original description

Micryphantes mathildae Simon, 1864: 475

Argus mathildae Roewer, 1955c: 1413 (nicht zu deuten = nomen dubium)

Micryphantes mathildae Roewer, 1955c: 1590 (nicht zu deuten = nomen dubium)

Micryphantes miniatus Grube, 1861 | | Russia (Far East) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:052180

Micryphantes miniatus Grube, 1861: 167 (Df)

Micryphantes miniatus Roewer, 1955c: 1590 (nicht zu deuten = nomen dubium)

Micryphantes miniatus Marusik et al., 1993b: 84 (nomen dubium)

Micryphantes miniatus Breitling, 2015b: 480 (nomen dubium, confirming Roewer, 1955c: 1590 and Marusik et al., 1993b: 84; removed from S of Hypomma bituberculatum, rejecting Marusik, Mikhailov & Omelko, 2015: 119)

Micryphantes olivaceus C. L. Koch, 1836 | | Germany urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:052181

Micryphantes olivaceus C. L. Koch, 1836b: 137, pl. 5-6 (Dmf) Original description

Micryphantes olivaceus Roewer, 1955c: 1590 (nicht zu deuten = nomen dubium)

Micryphantes ovatus C. L. Koch, 1833 | | Germany urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:052155 TYPE SPECIES

Micryphantes ovatus C. L. Koch, 1833: 121, pl. 19 (Dmf) Original description

Micryphantes ovatus C. L. Koch, 1841a: 96, f. 665-666 (mf)

Micryphantes ovatus Mikhailov, 1996: 94 (nomen dubium)

Micryphantes punctulatus C. L. Koch, 1836 | | Germany urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:052182

Micryphantes punctulatus C. L. Koch, 1836a: 12, f. 170 (Df) Original description

Micryphantes punctulatus Roewer, 1955c: 1590 (nicht zu deuten = nomen dubium)

Micryphantes rufipalpus C. L. Koch, 1836 | | Germany urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:052183

Micryphantes rufipalpus C. L. Koch, 1836a: 66, f. 218-219 (Dmf) Original description

Erigone rufipalpis Canestrini & Pavesi, 1868: 783

Micryphantes rufipalpus Roewer, 1955c: 1590 (nicht zu deuten = nomen dubium)

Micryphantes sulcicollis Grube, 1859 | | Estonia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:051136

Micryphantes sulcicollis Grube, 1859: 467 (Dm) Original description

Micryphantes sulcicollis Roewer, 1955c: 1590 (nicht zu deuten = nomen dubium)

Micryphantes sulculus C. L. Koch, 1837 | | Germany urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:052184

Micryphantes sulculus C. L. Koch, 1837b: 12 (D) Original description

Micryphantes sulculus Roewer, 1955c: 1590 (nicht zu deuten = nomen dubium)

Micryphantes terrestris (Wider, 1834) | | Germany urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:052185

Theridion terrestre Wider, 1834: 239, pl. 16, f. 5 (Dmf) Original description

Micryphantes terrestris Roewer, 1955c: 1590 (nicht zu deuten = nomen dubium)

Micryphantes tesselatus C. L. Koch, 1836 | | Germany urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:054323

Micryphantes tessellatus C. L. Koch, 1836a: 86, pl. 110, f. 233 [not 234] (Dm; f. sub M. sylvarum)

Micryphantes tesselatus Thorell, 1870a: 74 (does not belong to Tapinopa)

Micryphantes tesselatus Roewer, 1955c: 1590 (nicht zu deuten = nomen dubium)

Micryphantes tesselatus Bonnet, 1959: 4245 (listed as S of Tapinopa longidens, but without giving a reference for the S)

Micryphantes villosus C. L. Koch, 1845 | | Germany urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:052186

Micryphantes villosus C. L. Koch, 1845: 156, f. 1075 (Df) Original description

Micryphantes villosus Roewer, 1955c: 1590 (nicht zu deuten = nomen dubium)