Family: Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spiderfam:0103] Detail
In synonymy:
Aitutakia Marples, 1960 = Mermessus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1899 (Beatty, Berry & Millidge, 1991: 272, sub Eperigone)
Anerigone Berland, 1932 = Mermessus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1899 (Jocqué, 1984b: 124, sub Eperigone)
Eperigone Crosby & Bishop, 1928 = Mermessus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1899 (Miller, 2007a: 122)
Parerigone Berland, 1932 = Mermessus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1899 (Berland, 1932a: 119, sub Anerigone)
Sinoria Bishop & Crosby, 1938 = Mermessus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1899 (Miller, 2007a: 122)
Gen. Mermessus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1899 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:01088] Detail
type Mermessus dentiger O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1899; gender masculine
N.B.: considered a senior synonym of Eperigone Crosby & Bishop, 1928a: 46 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:00953] (type Tmeticus trilobatus Emerton, 1882) and of Sinoria Bishop & Crosby, 1938: 73 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:01261] (type S. rapidula Bishop & Crosby, 1938) by Miller, 2007a: 122; Eperigone considered a senior synonym of Anerigone Berland, 1932a: 119 (type Erigone brevidentata Emerton, 1909) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:04897] by Jocqué, 1984b: 124 and of Aitutakia Marples, 1960: 386 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:04896] (type A. armata Marples, 1960) by Beatty, Berry & Millidge, 1991: 272; Anerigone is a replacement name for Parerigone Berland, 1932a: 76 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:04900] (type P. fradeorum Berland, 1932), preoccupied in Diptera by Brauer, 1898 and by Crosby & Bishop in Crosby, 1926: 4 (see Collinsia).
Transferred to other genera:
Mermessus rectangulatus (Emerton, 1915) -- see Diplocentria
In synonymy:
Mermessus antillanus (Bryant, 1948) = Mermessus dentiger O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1899 (Millidge, 1987: 18, sub Eperigone serrata).
Mermessus armatus (Marples, 1960) = Mermessus fradeorum (Berland, 1932) (Beatty, Berry & Millidge, 1991: 272, sub Eperigone).
Mermessus auritus (Fage, 1938, T from Tmeticus) = Mermessus rapidulus (Bishop & Crosby, 1938) (Miller, 2007a: 126).
Mermessus banksi (Ivie & Barrows, 1935) = Mermessus fradeorum (Berland, 1932) (Millidge, 1987: 36, sub Eperigone).
Mermessus credulus (Gertsch & Davis, 1936) = Mermessus bryantae (Ivie & Barrows, 1935) (Millidge, 1987: 17, sub Eperigone).
Mermessus edax (Keyserling, 1886, T from Ceratinopsis) = Mermessus dentimandibulatus (Keyserling, 1886) (Millidge, 1991: 141, sub Eperigone).
Mermessus eschatologicus (Crosby, 1924) = Mermessus denticulatus (Banks, 1898) (Miller, 2007a: 132).
Mermessus ibericus (Barrientos, 2019, T from Tmeticus) = Mermessus denticulatus (Banks, 1898) (Barrientos, 2020: 237).
Mermessus lyrus (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1939) = Mermessus bryantae (Ivie & Barrows, 1935) (Millidge, 1987: 17, sub Eperigone).
Mermessus portoricensis (Petrunkevitch, 1930) = Mermessus tridentatus (Emerton, 1882) (van Helsdingen, 1981a: 232, sub Eperigone).
Mermessus serratus (Ivie & Barrows, 1935) = Mermessus dentiger O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1899 (Miller, 2007a: 124).
Mermessus simplicius (Roewer, 1942) = Mermessus bryantae (Ivie & Barrows, 1935) (Millidge, 1987: 17, sub Eperigone).
Mermessus tristis (Banks, 1892, T from Bathyphantes) = Mermessus trilobatus (Emerton, 1882) (Ivie, 1967: 127, sub Eperigone).
Mermessus venustus (Banks, 1892, T from Grammonota) = Mermessus tridentatus (Emerton, 1882) (Bishop & Crosby, 1933: 393, sub Eperigone, S omitted by Roewer).
Mermessus agressus (Gertsch & Davis, 1937) | m f | USA, Mexico     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010293]
Eperigone agressa Gertsch & Davis, 1937: 26, f. 32-33, 41 (Dmf).
Eperigone agressa Millidge, 1987: 26, f. 86-91 (mf).
Eperigone agressa Millidge, 1988c: 258, f. 23 (m).
Mermessus albulus (Zorsch & Crosby, 1934) | m f | USA     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010294]
Eperigone albula Zorsch & Crosby, 1934: 245, f. 1 (Dmf; N.B.: misplaced in this genus, per Millidge, 1987: 2).
Eperigone albula Cokendolpher & Buckle, 2004: 71, f. 1 (f; N.B.: probably related to M. entomologicus and M. index, but all three species might belong in Erigone).
Mermessus annamae (Gertsch & Davis, 1937) | m | Mexico     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010295]
Eperigone annamae Gertsch & Davis, 1937: 27, f. 34-35 (Dm).
Eperigone annamae Millidge, 1987: 63, f. 257-259 (m).
Mermessus antraeus (Crosby, 1926) | m f | USA, Mexico     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010296]
Parerigone antraea Crosby, 1926: 4, pl. 1, f. 4-6 (Dmf).
Eperigone antraea Crosby & Bishop, 1928a: 47, f. 102-104 (mf).
Eperigone antrea Millidge, 1987: 26, f. 73-79 (mf).
Mermessus augustae (Crosby & Bishop, 1933) | m | USA     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010297]
Eperigone augustae Crosby & Bishop, 1933a: 227, pl. 7, f. 1-4 (Dm).
Eperigone augustae Millidge, 1987: 42, f. 162-164 (m).
Mermessus augustalis (Crosby & Bishop, 1933) | m f | Canada, USA     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010298]
Eperigone augustalis Crosby & Bishop, 1933a: 228, pl. 7, f. 5-7 (Dmf).
Eperigone augustalis Millidge, 1987: 44, f. 157-161 (mf).
Eperigone augustalis Paquin & Dupérré, 2003: 99, f. 930-932 (mf).
Mermessus avius (Millidge, 1987) | f | Mexico     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010299]
Eperigone avia Millidge, 1987: 50, f. 194-196 (Df).
Mermessus brevidentatus (Emerton, 1909) | m f | USA     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010300]
Erigone brevidentatus Emerton, 1909: 194, pl. 2, f. 10 (Dmf).
Gongylidium atramontensis Banks, 1911: 447, pl. 34, f. 5, 8 (Dm).
Tmeticus multidentatus Emerton, 1913a: 216, pl. 2, f. 1 (Dm).
Erigone brevidentata Crosby & Bishop, 1928a: 24, f. 32-36 (Dm).
Parerigone brevidentata Berland, 1932a: 79 (generic name preoccupied).
Anerigone brevidentata Berland, 1932a: 119 (generic replacement name).
Erigone brevidentata Kaston, 1948: 192, f. 628, 662-663 (m).
Erigone brevidentata Buckle et al., 2001: 116 (rather to Eperigone).
Erigone brevidentata Paquin & Dupérré, 2003: 103, f. 994-998 (mf).
Mermessus bryantae (Ivie & Barrows, 1935) | m f | North America, Cuba, Venezuela. Introduced to Azores     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010301]
Bathyphantes floridanus Banks, 1896e: 68 (f only, per Ivie, 1969: 6; not m, =Meioneta floridana).
Tmeticus simplex Emerton, 1913a: 216, pl. 2, f. 3 (Dm; preoccupied by O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1892, see Lessertia dentichelis).
Parerigone simplex Crosby, 1926: 4.
Eperigone simplex Crosby & Bishop, 1928a: 58, f. 136-138 (m).
Eperigone bryanti Ivie & Barrows, 1935: 12, pl. 4, f. 28-30 (Dmf; N.B.: not mentioned if patronym for Elisabeth or Owen Bryant).
Eperigone credula Gertsch & Davis, 1936: 2, f. 3-4 (Dm).
Eperigone lyra Chamberlin & Ivie, 1939a: 59, f. 7 (Df).
Eperigone simplicia Roewer, 1942a: 718 (replacement name for M. simplex).
Eperigone bryantae Bonnet, 1956: 1707 (emendation from bryanti: "L'espèce étant dediée a Miss Bryant doit se nommer bryantae").
Eperigone bryantae Millidge, 1987: 17, f. 29-35 (mf, S).
Eperigone bryantae Wunderlich, 1992a: 24, f. 449 (f).
Mermessus caelebs (Millidge, 1987) | f | Panama, Venezuela     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010302]
Eperigone caelebs Millidge, 1987: 71, f. 299-300 (Df).
Mermessus coahuilanus (Gertsch & Davis, 1940) | m f | USA, Mexico     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010303]
Eperigone coahuilana Gertsch & Davis, 1940a: 1, f. 1-2 (Dm).
Eperigone coahuilana Millidge, 1987: 58, f. 236-241 (m, Df).
Mermessus cognatus (Millidge, 1987) | m f | Mexico to Costa Rica     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010304]
Eperigone cognata Millidge, 1987: 72, f. 303-307 (Dmf).
Mermessus colimus (Millidge, 1987) | f | Mexico     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010305]
Eperigone colima Millidge, 1987: 48, f. 188-190 (Df).
Mermessus comes (Millidge, 1987) | m | Mexico     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010306]
Eperigone comes Millidge, 1987: 67, f. 276-278 (Dm).
Mermessus conexus (Millidge, 1987) | f | Mexico     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010307]
Eperigone conexa Millidge, 1987: 56, f. 234-235 (Df).
Mermessus conjunctus (Millidge, 1991) | f | Brazil     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010308]
Eperigone conjuncta Millidge, 1991: 141, f. 573-575 (Df).
Mermessus contortus (Emerton, 1882) | m f | USA     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010309]
Tmeticus contortus Emerton, 1882: 54, pl. 15, f. 5 (Dm).
Gongylidium contortum Simon, 1884a: 500.
Erigone contortus Marx, 1890a: 533.
Oedothorax contortus Crosby, 1905a: 311.
Eperigone contorta Crosby & Bishop, 1928a: 48, f. 105, 107-108 (m, Df).
Eperigone contorta Kaston, 1948: 195, f. 650-651 (m).
Eperigone contorta Millidge, 1987: 11, f. 9-14 (m, Df).
Eperigone contorta Edwards, 1993a: 253, f. 13-15 (f).
Mermessus datangensis Irfan, Zhang & Peng, 2022 | m f | China     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:057085]
Mermessus datangensis Irfan, Zhang & Peng, 2022: 166, f. 190A-D, 191A-C, 192A-F (Dmf).
Mermessus denticulatus (Banks, 1898) | m f | Canada to Peru, Caribbean. Introduced to Europe, North Africa, Turkey     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:009730]
Tmeticus denticulatus Banks, 1898b: 243, pl. 14, f. 29 (Df; N.B.: primary junior homonym of T. d. Hull, 1896).
Erigone eschatologica Crosby, in Chamberlin, 1924b: 643, f. 85-88 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010314].
Eperigone eschatologica Crosby & Bishop, 1928a: 51, f. 113-116 (mf).
Centromerus denticulatus Roewer, 1942a: 532.
Eperigone eschatologica Millidge, 1987: 37, f. 132-136 (mf; Crosby's f=M. perplexus).
Eperigone eschatologica Breene et al., 1993: 109, f. 175A-D (mf).
Eperigone eschatologica Klein, Stock & Wunderlich, 1995: 302, f. 4-7 (mf).
Eperigone eschatologica Prinsen, 1996b: 1, f. 1-7 (mf).
Eperigone eschatologica Bosmans, 2007: 124, f. 25-31 (mf).
Mermessus denticulatus Miller, 2007a: 132, f. 92G-H (mf, T from Centromerus, S of Erigone eschatologica).
Mermessus denticulatus van Helsdingen, 2009c: 618, f. 1-10 (mf).
Mermessus denticulatus El-Hennawy, 2012: 189, f. 1-5 (m).
Mermessus denticulatus Oger & Picard, 2014: 2, f. 1-3(right), 5-6 (mf).
Mermessus denticulatus Reiser & Neumann, 2015: 125, f. 1-2 (f).
Paratmeticus sp. Barrientos et al., 2016: 93, f. 2-6 (m).
Mermessus denticulatus El-Hennawy, 2017b: 205, f. 55a-c, 56a (m).
Mermessus denticulatus Danışman & Coşar, 2019a: 80, f. 1A-B, 2, 3 (m).
Tmeticus ibericus Barrientos, in Barrientos et al., 2019a: 43, f. 2-10 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:051269].
Mermessus denticulatus Barrientos, 2020: 237 (S of Tmeticus ibericus).
Mermessus denticulatus Lecigne, 2021a: 21, f. 17 (m).
Mermessus denticulatus Rehfeldt & Cassar, 2024: 28, f. 19a-d (f).
Mermessus dentiger O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1899 * | m f | USA to Guatemala, Caribbean     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:011735]
Mermessus dentiger O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1899a: 292, pl. 39, f. 5 (Dm).
Eperigone serrata Ivie & Barrows, 1935: 10, pl. 3, f. 25, pl. 4, f. 26-27 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010356].
Eperigone antillana Bryant, 1948b: 388, f. 69, 72, 74 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:036949].
Eperigone serrata Millidge, 1987: 18, f. 43-48 (mf, S of Eperigone antillana).
Mermessus dentiger Miller & Hormiga, 2004: 413, f. 18D, F, 20J (mf).
Mermessus dentiger Miller, 2007a: 124, f. 71I, 91A-G, 93A-F, 94A-F, 95A-C (mf, S of Eperigone serrata).
Mermessus dentimandibulatus (Keyserling, 1886) | m f | Colombia, Peru     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010310]
Erigone dentimandibulata Keyserling, 1886b: 163, pl. 16, f. 226 (Dm).
Erigone edax Keyserling, 1886b: 175, pl. 17, f. 235 (Df).
Ceratinopsis edax Mello-Leitão, 1941b: 251 (Tf from Erigone).
Eperigone dentimandibulata Millidge, 1991: 141, f. 576-570 (Tm from Erigone, Sf).
Eperigone dentimandibulata Prinsen, 1996b: 2, f. 9 (m).
Mermessus dominicus (Millidge, 1987) | m f | Dominican Rep.     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010311]
Eperigone dominica Millidge, 1987: 50, f. 197-201 (Dmf).
Mermessus dopainus (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1936) | f | Mexico     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010312]
Eperigone dopainum Chamberlin & Ivie, 1936a: 42, pl. 11, f. 99-101 (Df).
Eperigone dopaina Roewer, 1942a: 716.
Mermessus entomologicus (Emerton, 1911) | m f | Canada, USA     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010313]
Tmeticus entomologicus Emerton, 1911: 395, pl. 3, f. 3 (Dm).
Parerigone entomologica Crosby, 1926: 4.
Eperigone entomologica Crosby & Bishop, 1928a: 50, f. 109-112 (m, Df).
Eperigone entomologica Millidge, 1987: 40, f. 141-146, 166 (mf).
Eperigone entomologica Paquin & Dupérré, 2003: 100, f. 933-935 (mf).
Mermessus estrellae (Millidge, 1987) | m f | Mexico     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010315]
Eperigone estrellae Millidge, 1987: 46, f. 179-184 (Dmf).
Mermessus facetus (Millidge, 1987) | m | Costa Rica     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010316]
Eperigone faceta Millidge, 1987: 54, f. 213-215 (Dm).
Mermessus floridus (Millidge, 1987) | m | USA     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010317]
Eperigone florida Millidge, 1987: 33, f. 92-94 (Dm).
Mermessus formosus (Millidge, 1987) | m f | Mexico     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010318]
Eperigone formosa Millidge, 1987: 46, f. 174-178 (Dmf).
Mermessus fractus (Millidge, 1987) | m | Costa Rica     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010319]
Eperigone fracta Millidge, 1987: 54, f. 216-218 (Dm).
Mermessus fradeorum (Berland, 1932) | m f | North America. Introduced to Azores, Cyprus, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, China, New Zealand     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010320]
Parerigone fradeorum Berland, 1932a: 76, f. 3-11 (Dmf).
Anerigone fradeorum Berland, 1932a: 119 (generic replacement name).
Eperigone banksi Ivie & Barrows, 1935: 8, pl. 3, f. 20-24 (Dmf).
Aitutakia armata Marples, 1960: 386, f. 2a-c (Dm).
Anerigone fradeorum Denis, 1964a: 80, f. 3-4 (f).
Eperigone fradeorum Jocqué, 1984b: 124, f. 3-5 (m).
Eperigone fradeorum Millidge, 1987: 35, f. 124-131 (mf, S).
Eperigone fradeorum Millidge, 1988a: 67, f. 302-303, 333-339 (mf).
Eperigone fradeorum Beatty, Berry & Millidge, 1991: 272 (S).
Eperigone fradeorum Gao, Ren & Zhu, 1994: 52, f. 1-6 (mf).
Eperigone fradeorum Prinsen, 1996b: 2, f. 8 (m).
Eperigone fradeorum Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 167, f. 93D-E, H-I (mf).
Mermessus fradeorum Tanasevitch, 2010a: 16, f. 12-19 (mf).
Mermessus fradeorum El-Hennawy et al., 2015: 119, f. 1-11 (mf).
Mermessus fuscus (Millidge, 1987) | f | Mexico     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010321]
Eperigone fusca Millidge, 1987: 65, f. 270-272 (Df).
Mermessus hebes (Millidge, 1991) | m | Venezuela     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010322]
Eperigone hebes Millidge, 1991: 138, f. 561-563 (Dm).
Mermessus holdus (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1939) | f | Canada, USA     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010323]
Eperigone holda Chamberlin & Ivie, 1939a: 59, f. 8-9 (Df).
Eperigone holda Millidge, 1987: 13, f. 21-24 (f).
Mermessus hospita (Millidge, 1987) | f | Mexico     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010324]
Eperigone hospita Millidge, 1987: 70, f. 295-298 (Df).
Mermessus ignobilis (Millidge, 1987) | m | Mexico     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010325]
Eperigone ignobilis Millidge, 1987: 52, f. 210-212 (Dm).
Mermessus imago (Millidge, 1987) | m | Mexico     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010326]
Eperigone imago Millidge, 1987: 68, f. 288-290 (Dm).
Mermessus index (Emerton, 1914) | m f | Canada, USA     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010327]
Tmeticus index Emerton, 1914: 263, pl. 8, f. 6 (Dm).
Parerigone index Crosby, 1926: 4.
Eperigone index Crosby & Bishop, 1928a: 52, f. 117-120 (m, Df).
Eperigone index Millidge, 1987: 42, f. 147-151 (mf).
Eperigone index Paquin & Dupérré, 2003: 100, f. 936-938 (mf).
Mermessus indicabilis (Crosby & Bishop, 1928) | m f | USA     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010328]
Eperigone indicabilis Crosby & Bishop, 1928a: 53, f. 121-126 (Dmf).
Eperigone indicabilis Millidge, 1987: 42, f. 152-156 (mf).
Mermessus inornatus (Ivie & Barrows, 1935) | m f | USA     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010329]
Eperigone inornata Ivie & Barrows, 1935: 10, pl. 4, f. 31-32 (Dm).
Eperigone inornata Millidge, 1987: 18, f. 36-42 (m, Df).
Mermessus insulsus (Millidge, 1991) | f | Peru     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010330]
Eperigone insulsa Millidge, 1991: 141, f. 571-572 (Df).
Mermessus jona (Bishop & Crosby, 1938) | m f | Canada, USA     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:012601]
Scyletria jona Bishop & Crosby, 1938: 90, pl. 7, f. 75-76 (Dm).
Mermessus jona Patrick, Dupérré & Dondale, 2008: 35, f. 5-12 (Tm from Scyletria, Df).
Mermessus leoninus (Millidge, 1987) | m f | Mexico     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010331]
Eperigone leonina Millidge, 1987: 65, f. 265-269 (Dmf).
Mermessus libanus (Millidge, 1987) | f | Mexico     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010332]
Eperigone libana Millidge, 1987: 71, f. 301-302 (Df).
Mermessus lindrothi (Holm, 1960) | m f | USA (Alaska)     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010333]
Eperigone lindrothi Holm, 1960b: 113, f. 16-18 (Dmf).
Eperigone lindrothi Millidge, 1987: 24, f. 64-68 (mf).
Mermessus maculatus (Banks, 1892) | m f | Russia (Commander Is.), Canada to Guatemala     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010334]
Tmeticus probatus Emerton, 1882: 52, pl. 15, f. 1 (mf; misidentified per Crosby & Bishop, 1928a: 54).
Erigone probata Keyserling, 1886b: 166, pl. 17, f. 228 (m; misidentified per Crosby & Bishop, 1928a: 54).
Tmeticus maculatus Banks, 1892a: 41, pl. 4, f. 23 (Df).
Oedothorax maculatus Crosby, 1905a: 311, 335.
Parerigone maculata Crosby, 1926: 4.
Eperigone maculata Crosby & Bishop, 1928a: 54, f. 127-131 (mf).
Eperigone maculata Kaston, 1948: 194, f. 647-649, 664 (mf).
Eperigone maculata Millidge, 1987: 30, f. 106-111 (mf).
Eperigone maculata Paquin & Dupérré, 2003: 100, f. 939-941 (mf).
Mermessus maderus (Millidge, 1987) | m f | USA     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010335]
Eperigone madera Millidge, 1987: 30, f. 95-100 (Dmf).
Mermessus major (Millidge, 1987) | m f | USA     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010336]
Eperigone major Millidge, 1987: 30, f. 101-105 (Dmf).
Mermessus mediocris (Millidge, 1987) | m f | Canada, USA     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010338]
Eperigone mediocris Millidge, 1987: 23, f. 59-63 (Dmf).
Mermessus medius (Millidge, 1987) | m | Mexico     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010337]
Eperigone media Millidge, 1987: 52, f. 207-209 (Dm).
Mermessus merus (Millidge, 1987) | m f | Mexico     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010339]
Eperigone mera Millidge, 1987: 60, f. 242-246 (Dmf).
Mermessus mniarus (Crosby & Bishop, 1928) | m f | USA     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010340]
Eperigone mniara Crosby & Bishop, 1928a: 57, f. 132-135 (Dmf).
Eperigone mniara Millidge, 1987: 35, f. 112-117 (mf).
Mermessus modicus (Millidge, 1987) | m f | USA     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010341]
Eperigone modica Millidge, 1987: 38, f. 139-140 (Df).
Eperigone modica Edwards, 1993b: 258, f. 1-12 (f, Dm).
Mermessus montanus (Millidge, 1987) | m f | Mexico     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010342]
Eperigone montana Millidge, 1987: 60, f. 247-251 (Dmf).
Mermessus monticola (Millidge, 1987) | m f | Mexico     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010343]
Eperigone monticola Millidge, 1987: 61, f. 252-256 (Dmf).
Mermessus moratus (Millidge, 1987) | f | Mexico     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010344]
Eperigone morata Millidge, 1987: 48, f. 185-187 (Df).
Mermessus naniwaensis (Oi, 1960) | m f | China, Korea, Japan     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010345]
Erigonidium naniwaensis Oi, 1960a: 145, f. 26-30 (Dmf).
Eperigone naniwaensis Oi, 1964: 23 (Tmf from Erigonidium=Hylyphantes).
Erigonidium naniwaense Brignoli, 1983c: 337.
Erigonidium naniwaense Chikuni, 1989b: 56, f. 47 (mf).
Eperigone naniwaensis Zhu & Sha, 1992: 43, f. 9-14 (mf).
Eperigone naniwaensis Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 167, f. 93F-G, J-K (mf).
Mermessus naniwaensis Ono, Matsuda & Saito, 2009: 290, f. 465-469 (mf).
Mermessus naniwaensis Kim, Lee & Yoo, 2016: 202, f. 2A-G (m).
Mermessus naniwaensis Ohchi, 2022a: 174, f. 9-10 (m).
Mermessus niger (Millidge, 1991) | f | Colombia     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010346]
Eperigone nigra Millidge, 1991: 141, f. 569-570 (Df).
Mermessus obscurus (Millidge, 1991) | m f | Colombia     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010347]
Eperigone obscura Millidge, 1991: 139, f. 564-568 (Dmf).
Mermessus orbus (Millidge, 1987) | f | Mexico     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010348]
Eperigone orba Millidge, 1987: 69, f. 282-284 (Df).
Mermessus ornatus (Millidge, 1987) | m f | Mexico     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010349]
Eperigone ornata Millidge, 1987: 61, f. 260-264 (Dmf).
Mermessus paludosus (Millidge, 1987) | f | Canada     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010350]
Eperigone paludosa Millidge, 1987: 24, f. 71-72 (Df).
Mermessus paulus (Millidge, 1987) | f | USA     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010351]
Eperigone paula Millidge, 1987: 38, f. 137-138 (Df).
Mermessus perplexus (Millidge, 1987) | m f | Mexico     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010352]
Eperigone perplexa Millidge, 1987: 44, f. 169-173 (Dmf).
Mermessus persimilis (Millidge, 1987) | f | Mexico     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010353]
Eperigone persimilis Millidge, 1987: 70, f. 291-294 (Df).
Mermessus pinicola (Millidge, 1987) | m | Mexico     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010354]
Eperigone pinicola Millidge, 1987: 67, f. 273-275 (Dm).
Mermessus probus (Millidge, 1987) | m f | Mexico     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010355]
Eperigone proba Millidge, 1987: 56, f. 227-233 (Dmf).
Mermessus proximus (Keyserling, 1886) | f | Peru     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010492]
Erigone proxima Keyserling, 1886b: 174, f. 234 (Df).
Erigone proxima Roewer, 1955c: 1501 (nicht zu deuten = nomen dubium).
Mermessus proximus Miller, 2007a: 130, f. 92E-F (Tf from Erigone).
Mermessus rapidulus (Bishop & Crosby, 1938) | m f | Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:012640]
Sinoria rapidula Bishop & Crosby, 1938: 73, pl. 4, f. 38-39 (Dm).
Tmeticus auritus Fage, 1938a: 374, f. 4 (Df).
Mermessus rapidulus Miller, 2007a: 126, f. 92A-D, 95D, 96A-F, 97A-E, 102A (m, Sf).
Mermessus singularis (Millidge, 1987) | m | Mexico     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010357]
Eperigone singularis Millidge, 1987: 67, f. 279-281 (Dm).
Mermessus socius (Chamberlin, 1949) | m f | USA     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010358]
Eperigone socius Chamberlin, 1949: 528, f. 159 (Df).
Eperigone socia Brignoli, 1983c: 336.
Eperigone socius Millidge, 1987: 35, f. 118-123 (f, Dm).
Mermessus sodalis (Millidge, 1987) | f | USA     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010359]
Eperigone sodalis Millidge, 1987: 24, f. 69-70 (Df).
Mermessus solitus (Millidge, 1987) | f | USA     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010361]
Eperigone solita Millidge, 1987: 15, f. 25-28 (Df).
Mermessus solus (Millidge, 1987) | f | Mexico     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010360]
Eperigone sola Millidge, 1987: 50, f. 191-193 (Df).
Mermessus subantillanus (Millidge, 1987) | m f | Guadeloupe     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010362]
Eperigone subantillana Millidge, 1987: 52, f. 202-206 (Dmf).
Mermessus taibo (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1933) | m f | Canada, USA     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010363]
Eperigone taibo Chamberlin & Ivie, 1933a: 12, pl. 3, f. 26-27, pl. 4, f. 28-31 (Dmf).
Eperigone taibo Millidge, 1987: 26, f. 80-85 (mf).
Mermessus tenuipalpis (Emerton, 1911) | m f | USA     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010364]
Tmeticus tenuipalpis Emerton, 1911: 395, pl. 3, f. 4 (Dmf).
Erigone tenuipalpis Crosby & Bishop, 1928a: 41, f. 71-74 (mf).
Eperigone tenuipalpis Edwards, 1993a: 249, f. 1-12, 22-27 (Tmf from Erigone).
Mermessus tepejicanus (Gertsch & Davis, 1937) | m | Mexico     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010365]
Eperigone tepejicana Gertsch & Davis, 1937: 27, f. 36-38 (Dm).
Eperigone tepejicana Millidge, 1987: 67, f. 285-287 (m).
Mermessus tibialis (Millidge, 1987) | m f | USA     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010366]
Eperigone tibialis Millidge, 1987: 21, f. 49-52 (Dmf).
Mermessus tlaxcalanus (Gertsch & Davis, 1937) | m f | Mexico     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010367]
Eperigone tlaxcalana Gertsch & Davis, 1937: 25, f. 39-40 (Df).
Eperigone tlaxcalana Millidge, 1987: 55, f. 219-226 (f, Dm).
Mermessus tridentatus (Emerton, 1882) | m f | Canada, USA, Puerto Rico     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010368]
Tmeticus tridentatus Emerton, 1882: 53, pl. 15, f. 2 (Dmf).
Gongylidium tridentatum Simon, 1884a: 500.
Erigone tridentata Marx, 1890a: 536.
Grammonota venusta Banks, 1892a: 34, pl. 5, f. 64 (Df).
Erigone clarcksvillense Petrunkevitch, 1925c: 172, pl. 8, f. 3-4 (Df).
Eperigone tridentata Crosby & Bishop, 1928a: 59, f. 139-142 (mf).
Oreonetides portoricensis Petrunkevitch, 1930a: 218, f. 65-66 (Df).
Eperigone tridentata Kaston, 1948: 194, f. 629-635 (mf).
Eperigone portoricensis Saaristo, 1972: 70 (Tf from Oreonetides).
Eperigone tridentata Millidge, 1980a: 99, f. 1-2 (m).
Eperigone tridentata van Helsdingen, 1981a: 232 (S).
Eperigone tridentata Millidge, 1987: 21, f. 53-58 (mf).
Eperigone tridentata Edwards, 1993a: 256, f. 16-18, 28-30 (f).
Eperigone tridentata Paquin & Dupérré, 2003: 100, f. 942-946 (mf).
Mermessus trilobatus (Emerton, 1882) | m f | North America. Introduced to Azores, Europe     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010369]
Tmeticus trilobatus Emerton, 1882: 53, pl. 15, f. 4 (Dmf).
Gongylidium trilobatum Simon, 1884a: 500.
Erigone trilobata Marx, 1890a: 536.
Tmeticus moestus Banks, 1892a: 40, pl. 4, f. 19 (Dm).
Tmeticus palustris Banks, 1892a: 40, pl. 4, f. 21 (Dmf).
Tmeticus gnavus Banks, 1892a: 41, pl. 5, f. 44 (Dm).
Bathyphantes tristis Banks, 1892a: 46, pl. 2, f. 45 (Df).
Oedothorax trilobatus Crosby, 1905a: 313, 337.
Tmeticus gnavus Banks, 1916: 75, pl. 10, f. 7 (m).
Bathyphantes tristis Banks, 1916: 77, pl. 11, f. 17 (f).
Parerigone trilobata Crosby, 1926: 4.
Eperigone trilobata Crosby & Bishop, 1928a: 61, f. 143-146 (mf).
Eperigone trilobata Kaston, 1948: 195, f. 641-646 (mf).
Eperigone trilobata Hackman, 1954: 20, f. 60-62 (f).
Eperigone trilobata Ivie, 1967: 127 (S).
Eperigone trilobata van Helsdingen, 1982a: 393, f. 1-13 (mf).
Eperigone trilobata Millidge, 1987: 8, f. 1-8, 165, 167-168 (mf).
Eperigone trilobata Edwards, 1993a: 256, f. 19-21 (f).
Eperigone trilobata Paquin & Dupérré, 2003: 101, f. 947-950 (mf).
Mermessus trilobatus van Helsdingen & IJland, 2007: 27, f. 1-3 (mf).
Mermessus trilobatus Rozwałka, 2010b: 163, f. 1 (f).
Mermessus trilobatus Ibarra-Núñez, Maya-Morales & Chamé-Vázquez, 2011: 1186, f. 6h (m).
Mermessus trilobatus Oger & Picard, 2014: 2, f. 3(left), 4 (mf).
Mermessus trilobatus Šestáková et al., 2017: 20, f. 2a-b, 3a-d (mf).
Mermessus trilobatus Hirna, 2017: 41, f. 2 (m).
Mermessus trilobatus Biteniekytė, Valiulis & Skujienė, 2021: 115, f. 1A-C (m).
Mermessus trilobatus Sammet et al., 2023: 1034, f. 5A (m).
Mermessus undulatus (Emerton, 1914) | m f | Canada, USA     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010370]
Gongylidium undulatus Emerton, 1914: 263, pl. 8, f. 4 (Dm).
Parerigone undulata Crosby, 1926: 4.
Eperigone contorta undulata Crosby & Bishop, 1928a: 49, f. 106 (m).
Oedothorax undulatus Crosby & Bishop, 1928b: 1050.
Eperigone undulata Millidge, 1987: 11, f. 15-20 (mf, removed from S of M. contortus).
Eperigone undulata Paquin & Dupérré, 2003: 101, f. 951-954 (mf).
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