Dicymbium Explained

Dicymbium is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Anton Menge in 1868.^[1]

The etymology of the genus is based on the appearance of the male palp. The palpal tibia bears an elongated, broad, cup-shaped projection that surrounds the cymbium proper dorsally. Hence, Menge chose to name the genus Dicymbium, literally meaning two cymbia/a double cymbium.^[2]

Species

it contains eight species and one subspecies:^[3]

• Dicymbium elongatum (Emerton, 1882) – USA, Canada
• Dicymbium facetum (L. Koch, 1879) – Russia (Urals to Far East), Mongolia
• Dicymbium libidinosum (Kulczyński, 1926) – Russia (Middle Siberia to Far East), China
• Dicymbium nigrum (Blackwall, 1834) (type) – Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to South Siberia), Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, China
  • Dicymbium n. brevisetosum Locket, 1962 – Europe
• Dicymbium salaputium Saito, 1986 – Japan
• Dicymbium sinofacetum Tanasevitch, 2006 – China
• Dicymbium tibiale (Blackwall, 1836) – Europe
• Dicymbium yaginumai Eskov & Marusik, 1994 – Russia (Far East), Japan

See also

• List of Linyphiidae species

Notes and References

1. Menge. A.. 1868. Preussische Spinnen. II. Abtheilung.. Schriften der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Danzig. 153–218. 2. Anton_Menge.
2. Book: Spiders of North America : an identification manual. 2017. American Arachnological Society. Ubick, Darrell,, Paquin, Pierre, 1965-, Cushing, Paula Elizabeth, 1964-, Roth, Vincent D.,, Dupérré, N. (Nadine),, American Arachnological Society.. 978-0-9980146-0-9. Second. Keene, New Hampshire. 992979274.
3. Gen. Dicymbium Menge, 1868. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-06-13. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.