''Microstigmata'' is a

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spider Spiders (order (biology), order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight limbs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject venom, and spinnerets that extrude spider silk, silk. They are the largest order of arachnids and ran ...

s in the family

Microstigmatidae Microstigmatidae is a small family of spiders with about 38 described species in eleven genera. They are small ground-dwelling and free-living spiders that make little use of silk. The family was removed from the family Dipluridae in 1981. The s ...

. All species are from South Africa.

Species

, the

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accepted the following species: *''

Microstigmata amatola ''Microstigmata'' is a genus of spiders in the family Microstigmatidae. All species are from South Africa. Species , the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species: *'' Microstigmata amatola'' Griswold, 1985 – South Africa *''Microsti ...

'' Griswold, 1985 – South Africa *''

Microstigmata geophila ''Microstigmata'' is a genus of spiders in the family Microstigmatidae. All species are from South Africa. Species , the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species: *'' Microstigmata amatola'' Griswold, 1985 – South Africa *'' Microst ...

'' (Hewitt, 1916) (

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) – South Africa *'' Microstigmata lawrencei'' Griswold, 1985 – South Africa *'' Microstigmata longipes'' (Lawrence, 1938) – South Africa *'' Microstigmata ukhahlamba'' Griswold, 1985 – South Africa *'' Microstigmata zuluensis'' (Lawrence, 1938) – South Africa

References

Mygalomorphae genera Microstigmatidae Spiders of South Africa {{Microstigmatidae-stub