Diplothyron Explained

Diplothyron is a genus of South American dwarf spiders. It was first described by Alfred Frank Millidge in 1991.^[1]

Species

, it contains twelve species:^[2]

• Diplothyron ballesterosi Silva-Moreira & Hormiga, 2022 — Mexico
• Diplothyron chiapasius (Gertsch & Davis, 1946) — Mexico, Honduras
• Diplothyron dianae Silva-Moreira & Hormiga, 2022 — Costa Rica, Panama
• Diplothyron fuscus Millidge, 1991 (type) — Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela
• Diplothyron linguatulus (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902) — Mexico, Guatemala
• Diplothyron monteverde Silva-Moreira & Hormiga, 2022 — Costa Rica
• Diplothyron nigritus (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902) — Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama
• Diplothyron nubilosus Silva-Moreira & Hormiga, 2022 — Costa Rica, Panama
• Diplothyron sandrae Silva-Moreira & Hormiga, 2022 — Costa Rica
• Diplothyron simplicata (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902) — Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama
• Diplothyron solitarius Silva-Moreira & Hormiga, 2022 — Guatemala
• Diplothyron trifalcatus (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902) — Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama

See also

• List of Linyphiidae species (A–H)

Notes and References

1. Millidge. A. F.. 1991. Further linyphiid spiders (Araneae) from South America.. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 1–199. 205. A._F._Millidge.
2. Web site: Gen. Diplothyron Millidge, 1991 . 13 February 2023 . World Spider Catalog . Natural History Museum Bern.