Masikia Explained

Masikia is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Alfred Frank Millidge in 1984.^[1]

Species

it contains four species, found in Canada, Russia, and the United States:^[2]

• Masikia bizini Nekhaeva, Marusik & Buckle, 2019 – Russia (north-east Siberia)
• Masikia caliginosa Millidge, 1984 – Russia (Europe to Far North-East, Kurile Is.), USA (Alaska)
• Masikia indistincta (Kulczyński, 1908) (type) – Russia (Europe to Far North-East), Canada
• Masikia relicta (Chamberlin, 1949) – USA

See also

• List of Linyphiidae species (I–P)

Notes and References

1. Millidge. A. F.. 1984. The erigonine spiders of North America. Part 7. Miscellaneous genera. Journal of Arachnology. 121–169. 12. A._F._Millidge.
2. Gen. Masikia Millidge, 1984. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-06-15. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.