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Genus: Linyphia Latreille, 1804 | Family: Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859

Linyphia maura Thorell, 1875

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LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:011409

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Described:

Distribution: Portugal, Spain, France, Italy (Sardinia), Morocco, Algeria, Greece, Cyprus

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Syntype: Museum and Institute of Zoology (MIZ), Polish Academy of Science (PAN), Warsaw, Poland 2f (QR-ARA025426-025427) of Linyphia lusitanica - (Wawer, 2021)

Taxonomic References

Linyphia maura Thorell, 1875c: 18 (Dj) Original description

Linyphia triangularis maura Simon, 1884a: 231 (Df)

Linyphia lusitanica Kulczyński, 1911a: 57, pl. 2, f. 73 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:062093]

Linyphia triangularis maura Simon, 1929: 633, 743 (Dm, S of Linyphia lusitanica)

Linyphia maura van Helsdingen, 1969: 41, f. 31-39 (mf, elevated from subspecies of Linyphia triangularis)

Linyphia maura Bosmans, 2006a: 136, f. 33-36 (mf)

Linyphia maura Martín et al., 2025: 145, f. 4A-B (m)

References

Bosmans, R. (2006a). Contribution to the knowledge of the Linyphiidae of the Maghreb. Part XI. Miscellaneous linyphiid genera and additions (Araneae: Linyphiidae: Linyphiinae). Bulletin & Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 141: 125-161. -- Show included taxa

Helsdingen, P. J. van (1969). A reclassification of the species of Linyphia Latreille based on the functioning of the genitalia (Araneida, Linyphiidae), I. Zoologische Verhandelingen 105: 3-302, pl. 1-2. -- Show included taxa

Kulczyński, W. (1911a). Fragmenta Arachnologica. XVI, XVII. Bulletin International de l'Academie des Sciences de Cracovie 1911: 12-75. -- Show included taxa

Martín, D. F., Adame, F. R., Melendo, M. M. & Castilla, G. R. (2025). Nuevas adiciones a la fauna araneológica de Andalucía. I. Revista Ibérica de Aracnología 47: 143-150. -- Show included taxa

Simon, E. (1884a). Les arachnides de France. Tome cinquième, deuxième et troisième partie. Roret, Paris, pp. 180-885, pl. 26-27. -- Show included taxa

Simon, E. (1929). Les arachnides de France. Synopsis générale et catalogue des espèces françaises de l'ordre des Araneae. Tome VI. 3e partie. Roret, Paris, 533-772. -- Show included taxa

Thorell, T. (1875c). Descriptions of several European and North African spiders. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar 13(5): 1-204. -- Show included taxa

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Nentwig, W., Blick, T., Bosmans, R., Kropf, C., Stäubli, A.: Spiders of Europe. www.araneae.nmbe.ch. Version 01.2026. doi: 10.24436/1

GBIF.org (2026). GBIF Home Page (via GBIF API). Available from: https://www.gbif.org [8 January 2026]

Edit History

Date	Type	Reference	Old value	Comment
2026-01-09	New taxonomic reference entry	Martín et al., 2025
2024-10-21	Species distribution update		Old value