''Microdipoena'' is a cosmopolitan
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of dwarf cobweb weaver
spider
Spiders ( order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject venom, and spinnerets that extrude silk. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species ...
s in the family
Mysmenidae
Mysmenidae is a spider family with about 135 described species in thirteen genera. The family is one of the least well known of the orb-weaving spiders because of their small size () and cryptic behaviour. These spiders are found in humid habitats ...
, containing sixteen species.
Four new species were discovered from 2003 and 2013.
Species
* ''
Microdipoena comorensis''
(Baert, 1986) — Comoro Is
* ''
Microdipoena elsae
''Microdipoena'' is a cosmopolitan genus of dwarf cobweb weaver spiders in the family Mysmenidae
Mysmenidae is a spider family with about 135 described species in thirteen genera. The family is one of the least well known of the orb-weaving spi ...
''
Saaristo, 1978 — Seychelles, DR Congo, Comoro Is.
* ''
Microdipoena gongi''
(Yin, Peng & Bao, 2004) — China
* ''
Microdipoena guttata''
Banks, 1895 — USA to Paraguay
* ''
Microdipoena illectrix''
(Simon, 1895) — Philippines
* ''
Microdipoena jobi''
(Kraus, 1967) — Palearctic
* ''
Microdipoena menglunensis''
(Lin & Li, 2008) — China
* ''
Microdipoena mihindi''
(Baert, 1989) — Rwanda
* ''
Microdipoena nyungwe''
Baert, 1989 — Rwanda
* ''
Microdipoena ogatai''
(Ono, 2007) — Japan
* ''
Microdipoena papuana''
(Baert, 1984) — New Guinea
* ''
Microdipoena pseudojobi''
(Lin & Li, 2008) — China, Japan
* ''
Microdipoena saltuensis''
(Simon, 1895) — Sri Lanka
* ''
Microdipoena samoensis''
(Marples, 1955) — Samoa, Hawaii
* ''
Microdipoena vanstallei''
Baert, 1985 — Cameroon
* ''
Microdipoena yinae''
(Lin & Li, 2013) — China
References
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Mysmenidae
Araneomorphae genera
Cosmopolitan spiders