Molestia Explained

Molestia is a genus of East Asian dwarf spiders that was first described by L. H. Tu, Michael I. Saaristo & S. Q. Li in 2006.^[1]

Species

it contains five species, found in China and France:^[2]

• Molestia ancoraria Irfan, Zhang & Peng, 2022 – China
• Molestia caudata Irfan, Zhang & Peng, 2022 – China
• Molestia hamifera (Simon, 1884) – France, China
• Molestia molesta (Tao, Li & Zhu, 1995) (type) – China
• Molestia yaojiapingensis Irfan, Zhang & Peng, 2022 – China

See also

• List of Linyphiidae species (I–P)

Notes and References

1. Tu . L. H. . Saaristo . M. I. . Michael_Saaristo . Li . S. Q. . Shuqiang Li . 2006 . A review of Chinese micronetine species (Araneae: Linyphiidae). Part II: seven species of ex-Lepthyphantes . Animal Biology . 56 . 3 . 403–421 . 10.1163/157075606778441877.
2. 2023 . Gen. Molestia Tu, Saaristo & Li, 2006 . Natural History Museum Bern . 10.24436/2 . 15 January 2023 . World Spider Catalog Version 23.5.