''Hylyphantes'' is a

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of dwarf spiders that was first described by

Eugène Louis Simon Eugene is a common male given name that comes from the Greek εὐγενής (''eugenēs''), "noble", literally "well-born", from εὖ (''eu''), "well" and γένος (''genos''), "race, stock, kin".embolus An embolus (; : emboli; from the Greek ἔμβολος "wedge", "plug") is an unattached mass that travels through the circulatory system, bloodstream and is capable of creating blockages. When an embolus Vascular occlusion, occludes a blood vess ...

in the male. Both sexes are similar in appearance; the male has no modifications.

Species

it contains five species, found in

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, and

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Hylyphantes geniculatus ''Hylyphantes'' is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1884. It is distinct from related genera by a pair of spiral copulatory ducts in the female, which are matched by a turbinated embolus in the male. Bo ...

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Hylyphantes graminicola ''Hylyphantes graminicola'' is a small linyphiid spider with palaearctic distribution. It is one of the most important natural enemies of different pests in farmland and forests in Asia. In cotton fields, it was found to build a small web betwee ...

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Hylyphantes nigritus ''Hylyphantes'' is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1884. It is distinct from related genera by a pair of spiral copulatory ducts in the female, which are matched by a turbinated embolus in the male. Bo ...

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) – Europe, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to Far East), China *''

Hylyphantes spirellus ''Hylyphantes'' is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1884. It is distinct from related genera by a pair of spiral copulatory ducts in the female, which are matched by a turbinated embolus in the male. Bo ...

'' Tu & Li, 2005 – China *''

Hylyphantes tanikawai ''Hylyphantes'' is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1884. It is distinct from related genera by a pair of spiral copulatory ducts in the female, which are matched by a turbinated embolus in the male. Bo ...

'' Ono & Saito, 2001 – Japan (Ryukyu Is.)

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q951485 Araneomorphae genera Linyphiidae Palearctic spiders Spiders of Asia

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