''Microneta'' is a

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of dwarf spiders that was first described by

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in 1869.

Species

it contains eleven species: *'' Microneta caestata'' ( Thorell, 1875) – Sweden *'' Microneta disceptra'' Crosby & Bishop, 1929 – Peru *'' Microneta flaveola''

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, 1892 – USA *'' Microneta formicaria'' Balogh, 1938 – New Guinea *'' Microneta inops'' (Thorell, 1875) – Sweden *'' Microneta orines''

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& Ivie, 1933 – USA *'' Microneta semiatra'' (

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, 1886) – Brazil *'' Microneta sima'' Chamberlin & Ivie, 1936 – Mexico *'' Microneta varia''

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, 1898 – St. Vincent *'' Microneta viaria'' (Blackwall, 1841) (

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) – North America, Europe, Turkey, North Africa, Caucasus, Russia (European to Far East), China, Mongolia, Korea, Japan *'' Microneta watona'' Chamberlin & Ivie, 1936 – Mexico

References

Araneomorphae genera Linyphiidae Spiders of Asia Spiders of North America Spiders of South America {{Linyphiidae-stub

Species

See also

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