World Spider Catalog

Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859

Family | ACCEPTED

Gen. Afrophantes Tanasevitch, 2025 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:06293

type Lepthyphantes bituberculatus Bosmans, 1978; gender masculine

In synonymy:

Afrophantes salti (Denis, 1950) = Afrophantes biseriatus (Simon & Fage, 1922) (Bosmans, 1978: 265, sub Lepthyphantes)

Afrophantes acuminifrons (Bosmans, 1978) | | Ethiopia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:011067

Lepthyphantes acuminifrons Bosmans, 1978: 261, f. 14-29, 73 (Dmf) Original description

Afrophantes acuminifrons Tanasevitch, 2025d: 364 (T from Lepthyphantes)

Afrophantes biseriatus (Simon & Fage, 1922) | | Kenya urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:011109

Lepthyphantes biseriatus Simon & Fage, 1922: 547, f. 9.5-7, 10.1 (Dmf) Original description

Lepthyphantes salti Denis, 1950c: 498, f. 4-5 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:056273]

Lepthyphantes biseriatus Bosmans, 1978: 265, f. 37-48, 74 (mf, S of Lepthyphantes salti)

Lepthyphantes biseriatus Millidge, 1984b: 248, f. 99 (f)

Afrophantes biseriatus Tanasevitch, 2025d: 363, f. 2A, E (mf, T from Lepthyphantes)

Afrophantes biseriatus infans (Simon & Fage, 1922) | | Kenya urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:011110

Lepthyphantes biseriatus infans Simon & Fage, 1922: 548, f. 9.8, 10.2 (Dmf) Original description

Afrophantes biseriatus infans Tanasevitch, 2025d: 364 (T from Lepthyphantes)

Afrophantes bituberculatus (Bosmans, 1978) | | Ethiopia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:011111 TYPE SPECIES

Lepthyphantes bituberculatus Bosmans, 1978: 264, f. 30-36 (Dm) Original description

Lepthyphantes bituberculatus Tanasevitch, 2025a: 262, f. 3A-K, 4A-L (m, Df)

Afrophantes bituberculatus Tanasevitch, 2025d: 361, f. 1A-G (mf, T from Lepthyphantes)

Afrophantes bryocola (Tanasevitch, 2025) | | Ethiopia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:064133

Lepthyphantes bryocola Tanasevitch, 2025a: 269, f. 7A-D (Df) Original description

Afrophantes bryocola Tanasevitch, 2025d: 364 (T from Lepthyphantes)

Afrophantes chilalo (Tanasevitch, 2025) | | Ethiopia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:064132

Lepthyphantes chilalo Tanasevitch, 2025a: 266, f. 5A-G, 5A-M (Dmf) Original description

Afrophantes chilalo Tanasevitch, 2025d: 364 (T from Lepthyphantes)

Afrophantes coomansi (Bosmans, 1979) | | Kenya urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:011134

Lepthyphantes coomansi Bosmans, 1979: 67, f. 4a-k (Dmf) Original description

Afrophantes coomansi Tanasevitch, 2025d: 363, f. 2B, F (mf, T from Lepthyphantes)

Afrophantes kekenboschi (Bosmans, 1979) | | Kenya urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:011196

Lepthyphantes kekenboschi Bosmans, 1979: 70, f. 5a-j (Dmf) Original description

Afrophantes kekenboschi Tanasevitch, 2025d: 363, f. 2C, G (mf, T from Lepthyphantes)

Afrophantes kenyensis (Bosmans, 1979) | | Kenya urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:011197

Lepthyphantes kenyensis Bosmans, 1979: 74, f. 6a-i (Dmf) Original description

Afrophantes kenyensis Tanasevitch, 2025d: 364, f. 3A, D (mf, T from Lepthyphantes)

Afrophantes legatus (Tanasevitch, 2025) | | Ethiopia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:064134

Lepthyphantes legatus Tanasevitch, 2025a: 270, f. 8A-G, 9A-K (Dmf) Original description

Afrophantes legatus Tanasevitch, 2025d: 364 (T from Lepthyphantes)

Afrophantes maesi (Bosmans, 1986) | | Cameroon urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:011228

Lepthyphantes maesi Bosmans, 1986a: 189, f. 8e-h (Df) Original description

Afrophantes maesi Tanasevitch, 2025d: 364 (T from Lepthyphantes)

Afrophantes obtusicornis (Bosmans, 1979) | | Kenya urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:011260

Lepthyphantes obtusicornis Bosmans, 1979: 81, f. 8a-i, 12b (Dmf) Original description

Afrophantes obtusicornis Tanasevitch, 2025d: 363, f. 2D, H (mf, T from Lepthyphantes)

Afrophantes tropicalis (Tullgren, 1910) | | Tanzania urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:011326

Lepthyphantes tropicalis Tullgren, 1910: 144, pl. 3, f. 63 (Dmf) Original description

Lepthyphantes tropicalis Bosmans, 1978: 268, f. 49-59, 74 (mf)

Afrophantes tropicalis Tanasevitch, 2025d: 364, f. 3B, E (mf, T from Lepthyphantes)

Afrophantes tullgreni (Bosmans, 1978) | | Tanzania urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:011327

Lepthyphantes tullgreni Bosmans, 1978: 270, f. 60-69, 72 (Dmf) Original description

Afrophantes tullgreni Tanasevitch, 2025d: 364, f. 3C, F (mf, T from Lepthyphantes)