Microctenonyx Explained

Microctenonyx is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Friedrich Dahl in 1886.^[1]

Species

it contains four species:^[2]

• Microctenonyx apuliae (Caporiacco, 1951) – Italy
• Microctenonyx cavifrons (Caporiacco, 1935) – Karakorum
• Microctenonyx evansae (Locket & Russell-Smith, 1980) – Nigeria
• Microctenonyx subitaneus (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1875) (type) – Europe, Macaronesia, North Africa to Kyrgyzstan. Introduced to USA, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand

See also

• List of Linyphiidae species (I–P)

Notes and References

1. Dahl. F.. 1886. Monographie der Erigone-Arten im Thorell' schen. Sinne, nebst anderen Beiträgen zur Spinnenfauna SchleswigHolsteins. Schriften des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins für Schleswig-Holstein. 65–102. 6. Friedrich_Dahl.
2. Gen. Microctenonyx Dahl, 1886. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-06-16. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.