Microbathyphantes Explained

Microbathyphantes is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by P. J. van Helsdingen in 1985.

Species

it contains five species:

• Microbathyphantes aokii (Saito, 1982) – China, Vietnam, Japan
• Microbathyphantes celebes Tanasevitch, 2012 – Indonesia (Sulawesi)
• Microbathyphantes palmarius (Marples, 1955) (type) – Sri Lanka, India, Seychelles, Myanmar, Thailand, Polynesia
• Microbathyphantes spedani (Locket, 1968) – Cameroon, Nigeria, Angola
• Microbathyphantes tateyamaensis (Oi, 1960) – Japan

References

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Notes and References

1. Gen. Microbathyphantes van Helsdingen, 1985. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-06-16. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.
2. Helsdingen. P. J. van. 1985. Araneae: Linyphiidae of Sri Lanka, with a note on Erigonidae. Entomologica Scandinavica. 13–30. 30.
3. Saaristo. M. I.. 1995. Linyphiid spiders of the granitic islands of Seychelles (Araneae, Linyphiidae). Phelsuma. 3. 43.