Microbathyphantes Explained

Microbathyphantes is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by P. J. van Helsdingen in 1985.^[1]

Species

it contains five species:^[2]

• 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

See also

• List of Linyphiidae species (I–P)

Notes and References

1. Helsdingen. P. J. van. 1985. Araneae: Linyphiidae of Sri Lanka, with a note on Erigonidae. Entomologica Scandinavica. 13–30. 30.
2. Gen. Microbathyphantes van Helsdingen, 1985. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-06-16. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.