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:

Centromeria Strand, 1901 = Centromerita Dahl, 1912 (Dahl, 1912b: 616, preoccupied, replacement name)

Centromerides Strand, 1928 = Centromerita Dahl, 1912 (Dahl, 1912b: 616, superfluous replacement name)

Centromerinus Simon, 1929 = Centromerita Dahl, 1912 (Dahl, 1912b: 616, superfluous replacement name)

Homonym replaced:

Centromeria Strand, 1901 -- see Centromerita Dahl, 1912 - in Dahl, 1912b

Gen. Centromerita Dahl, 1912 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:00886

N.B.: replacement name for Centromeria Strand, 1901b: 32 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05366], preoccupied in Hemiptera by Stål, 1870; Centromerides Strand, 1928b: 43 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05367] and Centromerinus Simon, 1929: 546, 720 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05368] are superfluous replacement names; the synonymy of Centromerita with Centromerus Dahl, 1886 suggested by Saaristo & Tanasevitch, 1996b: 175 was not accompanied by a justification, and is therefore not followed here; as well the same synonymy, proposed by Breitling, 2019b: 29 and Breitling, 2021: 21, is not accepted here as it is based mainly on COI (see FAQ 7) and a further splitting of the polyphyletic genus Centromerus is expected.

In synonymy:

Centromerita comata (Wider, 1834) = Centromerita bicolor Blackwall, 1833 (Thorell, 1870a: 64, sub Linyphia)

Centromerita margerisoni (Falconer, 1919, T from Troglohyphantes) = Centromerita concinna Thorell, 1875 (Millidge & Locket, 1952: 71, sub Centromerus bicolor concinnus)

Centromerita bicolor (Blackwall, 1833) | | Europe. Introduced to Canada, USA urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:009707

Neriene bicolor Blackwall, 1833: 344 (Dmf) Original description

Theridion comatum Wider, 1834: 225, pl. 15, f. 4 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:054406]

Argus comatus Walckenaer, 1841: 353

Linyphia comata Westring, 1851: 38

Neriene bicolor Blackwall, 1864a: 250, pl. 17, f. 168 (mf)

Bathyphantes comatus Menge, 1866: 118, pl. 21, f. 43 (mf)

Linyphia bicolor Thorell, 1870a: 64 (S of Linyphia comata)

Bathyphantes bicolor Bertkau, 1880b: 308

Tmeticus bicolor Simon, 1884a: 401, f. 182 (mf)

Tmeticus bicolor F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1891: 87, pl. 2, f. 5 (m)

Centromerus bicolor Chyzer & Kulczyński, 1894: 81, pl. 3, f. 21 (mf)

Tmeticus bicolor Simon, 1894a: 684, f. 767 (m)

Tmeticus bicolor Becker, 1896: 64, pl. 8, f. 5 (mf)

Centromeria bicolor Strand, 1901b: 32 (generic name preoccupied)

Tmeticus bicolor Smith, 1901b: 139, p. 76: f. q (m)

Centromerus bicolor Bösenberg, 1902: 132, pl. 11, f. 170 (mf)

Centromerita bicolor Dahl, 1912b: 616

Centromerides bicolor Strand, 1928b: 43 (generic replacement name)

Centromerinus bicolor Simon, 1929: 546, 720 (generic replacement name)

Centromerita bicolor Locket & Millidge, 1953: 357, f. 214A, D (mf)

Centromerita bicolor Wiehle, 1956: 76, f. 121-128 (mf)

Centromerita bicolor Locket & Merrett, 1965: 3, f. 3A (f)

Centromerita bicolor Tystshenko, 1971: 216, f. 720 (m)

Centromerita bicolor Miller, 1971: 236, pl. XLVI, f. 14-15 (mf)

Centromerita bicolor Locket, Millidge & Merrett, 1974: 114, f. 73A (f)

Centromerita bicolor Palmgren, 1975: 16, f. 3.7-10 (mf)

Centromerita bicolor Roberts, 1987: 132, f. 67b (mf)

Centromerita bicolor Heimer & Nentwig, 1991: 126, f. 355 (mf)

Centromerita bicolor Agnarsson, 1996: 139, f. 153A-B (mf)

Centromerita bicolor Paquin & Dupérré, 2003: 136, f. 1496-1498 (mf)

Centromerita bicolor Saaristo in Marusik & Koponen, 2008a: 11, pl. 4 (m)

Centromerita bicolor Gallon, 2012: 26, f. 1, 3, 6 (mf)

Centromerita concinna (Thorell, 1875) | | Europe, Caucasus (Russia, Georgia) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:009708

Linyphia concinna Thorell, 1875a: 86 (Dmf) Original description

Linyphia concinna Thorell, 1875c: 29 (Dmf)

Tmeticus concinnus Simon, 1884a: 402

Tmeticus concinnus F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1891: 87, pl. 2, f. 6

Centromerus concinnus Bösenberg, 1902: 136, pl. 12, f. 178 (mf)

Centromeria bicolor concinna Smith, 1908b: 325

Troglohyphantes margerisoni Falconer, 1919: 297, f. 1-2 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:054405]

Centromerinus bicolor concinnus Simon, 1929: 546, 720

Centromerus bicolor concinnus Millidge & Locket, 1952: 71 (S of Troglohyphantes margerisoni)

Centromerita concinna Locket & Millidge, 1953: 358, f. 214B-C (mf, elevated from subspecies)

Centromerita concinna Wiehle, 1956: 80, f. 129-133 (mf)

Centromerita concinna Merrett, 1963b: 370, f. 26A-D (m)

Centromerita concinna Locket & Merrett, 1965: 3, f. 3B (f)

Centromerita concinna Miller, 1971: 236, pl. XLVI, f. 16 (f)

Centromerita concinna Locket, Millidge & Merrett, 1974: 115, f. 73B (f)

Centromerita concinna Palmgren, 1975: 16, f. 3.11-13 (mf)

Centromerita concinna Roberts, 1987: 132, f. 67c (mf)

Centromerita concinna Izmailova, 1989: 69, f. 48 (f)

Centromerita concinna Tanasevitch, 1990: 86, f. 13.23, 14.11 (mf)

Centromerita concinna Heimer & Nentwig, 1991: 126, f. 356 (mf)

Centromerita concinna Gallon, 2012: 26, f. 2, 4, 6 (mf)