''Asemostera'' is a

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of dwarf spiders that was first described by

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, it was moved to the family Linyphiidae in 1965.

Species

it contains nine species: *'' Asemostera arcana'' ( Millidge, 1991) – Costa Rica to Venezuela *'' Asemostera daedalus'' Miller, 2007 – Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia *'' Asemostera dianae'' Rodrigues & Brescovit, 2012 – Peru *'' Asemostera enkidu'' Miller, 2007 – Colombia, Venezuela *'' Asemostera involuta'' (Millidge, 1991) – Ecuador *'' Asemostera janetae'' Miller, 2007 – Peru, Bolivia, Argentina *'' Asemostera latithorax'' (Keyserling, 1886) (

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) – Brazil *''

Asemostera pallida ''Asemostera'' is a genus of Linyphiidae, dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Simon, Eugène Louis Simon in 1898. Originally placed with the family Agelenidae, it was moved to the family Linyphiidae in 1965. Species it contains ni ...

'' (Millidge, 1991) – Peru *'' Asemostera tacuapi'' Rodrigues, 2007 – Brazil

References

Linyphiidae genera Spiders of Central America Spiders of South America {{Linyphiidae-stub

Species

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