Taxa included

Levi, H. W. (1985a). The spiny orb-weaver genera Micrathena and Chaetacis (Araneae: Araneidae). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 150: 429-618.

Taxon
Micrathena beta Caporiacco, 1947 (Araneidae) 446, (to Linyphiidae insertae sedis), Micrathena beta
Wagneriana undecimtuberculata (Keyserling, 1865) (Araneidae) 446, (S of Araneus tumidus sensu Taczanowski, 1879 [and automatically of its replacement name Araneus timidus]), Wagneriana undecimtuberculata
Micrathena bisicata (Walckenaer, 1841) (Araneidae) 446, (doubtful name = nomen dubium), Plectana bisicata
Micrathena guerini (Keyserling, 1864) (Araneidae) 449, f. 10-17 (Dm, f, S of Micrathena brunnea), Micrathena guerini
Micrathena pilaton Levi, 1985 (Araneidae) 450, f. 18-25 (Dmf), Micrathena pilaton Original description
Micrathena atuncela Levi, 1985 (Araneidae) 451, f. 31-39 (Dmf), Micrathena atuncela Original description
Micrathena kochalkai Levi, 1985 (Araneidae) 452, f. 26-30 (Df), Micrathena kochalkai Original description
Micrathena bifida (Taczanowski, 1879) (Araneidae) 454, f. 40-47 (f, Dm), Micrathena bifida
Micrathena rubicundula (Keyserling, 1864) (Araneidae) 454, f. 48-52 (f, S of Micrathena lordotica), Micrathena rubicundula
Micrathena nigrichelis Strand, 1908 (Araneidae) 455, f. 1-2, 6, 53-60 (mf, elevated from subspecies, S of Micrathena henseli), Micrathena nigrichelis
Micrathena teresopolis Levi, 1985 (Araneidae) 456, f. 61-65 (Df), Micrathena teresopolis Original description
Micrathena reali Levi, 1985 (Araneidae) 458, f. 66-73 (Dmf), Micrathena reali Original description
Micrathena shealsi Chickering, 1960 (Araneidae) 458, f. 74-78 (f), Micrathena shealsi
Micrathena bogota Levi, 1985 (Araneidae) 459, f. 84-88 (Df), Micrathena bogota Original description
Micrathena elongata (Keyserling, 1864) (Araneidae) 459, f. 89-93 (f), Micrathena elongata
Micrathena gurupi Levi, 1985 (Araneidae) 459, f. 79-83 (Df), Micrathena gurupi Original description
Micrathena agriliformis (Taczanowski, 1879) (Araneidae) 469, f. 94-101 (mf, T from Araneus, removed from nomen dubium), Micrathena agriliformis
Micrathena pupa Simon, 1897 (Araneidae) 470, f. 102-109 (mf), Micrathena pupa
Micrathena zilchi Kraus, 1955 (Araneidae) 472, f. 110-114 (f), Micrathena zilchi
Micrathena crassa (Keyserling, 1864) (Araneidae) 474, f. 115-121, (Dm, f, S of Micrathena aciculata, M. tovarensis and M. xanthopyga), Micrathena crassa
Micrathena digitata (C. L. Koch, 1839) (Araneidae) 475, f. 122-128, (Dm, f, S of Micrathena asciata, M. bullata and M. hyatti), Micrathena digitata
Micrathena furva (Keyserling, 1892) (Araneidae) 476, f. 129-135 (mf, S of Micrathena pfannli and M. tucumana), Micrathena furva
Micrathena fidelis (Banks, 1909) (Araneidae) 477, f. 136-143 (Dm, f, S of Micrathena cala, removed from S of Micrathena elongata, rejecting Mello-Leitão, 1941b: 266), Micrathena fidelis
Micrathena fissispina (C. L. Koch, 1836) (Araneidae) 478, f. 149-155 (Dm, f, S of Micrathena tigris), Micrathena fissispina
Micrathena gaujoni Simon, 1897 (Araneidae) 478, f. 144-148 (f), Micrathena gaujoni
Micrathena raimondi (Taczanowski, 1879) (Araneidae) 480, f. 156-163 (f, Dm), Micrathena raimondi
Micrathena miles Simon, 1895 (Araneidae) 482, f. 164-168 (f, S of Micrathena cuminamensis and M. miles nigra), Micrathena miles
Micrathena furcula (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1890) (Araneidae) 483, f. 169-175 (mf, S of Micrathena pubescens), Micrathena furcula
Micrathena bimucronata (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1899) (Araneidae) 484, f. 176-182 (f, Dm), Micrathena bimucronata
Micrathena mitrata (Hentz, 1850) (Araneidae) 486, f. 188, 192-198, pl. 3 (mf, S of Micrathena patruelis luteomaculata, M. patruelis mediovittata and M. peruana), Micrathena mitrata
Micrathena rufopunctata (Butler, 1873) (Araneidae) 486, f. 183-187 (f, S of Micrathena rubrocincta), Micrathena rufopunctata
Micrathena patruelis (C. L. Koch, 1839) (Araneidae) 489, f. 199-206 (mf), Micrathena patruelis
Micrathena saccata (C. L. Koch, 1836) (Araneidae) 490, f. 189-191, 207-217, (mf, S of Micrathena imbellis, M. retracta [removed from S of Micrathena patruelis, rejecting  Chickering, 1961a: 445] and M. timida), Micrathena saccata
Micrathena cubana (Banks, 1909) (Araneidae) 491, f. 218-224, (mf, S of Micrathena patruelis alba and M. patruelis rufa), Micrathena cubana
Micrathena coroico Levi, 1985 (Araneidae) 494, f. 230-234 (Df), Micrathena coroico Original description
Micrathena crassispina (C. L. Koch, 1836) (Araneidae) 494, f. 235-241 (Dm, f, S of Micrathena bergi), Micrathena crassispina
Micrathena similis Bryant, 1945 (Araneidae) 494, f. 225-229 (f), Micrathena similis
Micrathena lucasi (Keyserling, 1864) (Araneidae) 496, f. 242-251 (Dm, f, S of Micrathena acutospina, M. inaequalis, M. joinvillicola, M. occidentalis and M. trapa), Micrathena lucasi
Micrathena macfarlanei Chickering, 1961 (Araneidae) 498, f. 252-260, (Dm, f, S of Micrathena melloleitaoi), Micrathena macfarlanei
Micrathena armigera (C. L. Koch, 1837) (Araneidae) 499, f. 261-265 (f), Micrathena armigera
Micrathena kirbyi (Perty, 1833) (Araneidae) 500, f. 266-270 (f), Micrathena kirbyi
Micrathena lindenbergi Mello-Leitão, 1940 (Araneidae) 502, f. 271-275, (f, S of Micrathena sanctispiritus, revalidated by Levi & Santos, 2013: 225), Micrathena lindenbergi
Micrathena stuebeli (Karsch, 1887) (Araneidae) 504, f. 276-282 (f, Dm), Micrathena stuebeli
Micrathena duodecimspinosa (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1890) (Araneidae) 505, f. 290-303 (mf, S of Micrathena disjuncta, M. macilenta and M. subspinosa), Micrathena duodecimspinosa
Micrathena sanctispiritus Brignoli, 1983 (Araneidae) 505, f. 283-289 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:016576], Micrathena guanabara
Micrathena parallela (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1890) (Araneidae) 508, f. 304-310 (mf, S of Micrathena serrata), Micrathena parallela
Micrathena plana (C. L. Koch, 1836) (Araneidae) 509, f. 311-325 (mf, S of Micrathena alata, M. maronica and M. nitida), Micrathena plana
Micrathena triangularis (C. L. Koch, 1836) (Araneidae) 512, f. 326-336, (mf, S of Micrathena gertschi, M. pilosa, M. ruschii [revalidated by Magalhaes & Santos, 2011b: 46] and M. sordida), Micrathena triangularis
Micrathena exlinae Levi, 1985 (Araneidae) 514, f. 342-346 (Df), Micrathena exlinae Original description
Micrathena huanuco Levi, 1985 (Araneidae) 514, f. 337-341 (Df), Micrathena huanuco Original description
Micrathena excavata (C. L. Koch, 1836) (Araneidae) 516, f. 347-353 (mf, S of Micrathena mirifica and M. subflava), Micrathena excavata
Micrathena alvarengai Levi, 1985 (Araneidae) 517, f. 364-368 (Df), Micrathena alvarengai Original description
Micrathena bananal Levi, 1985 (Araneidae) 517, f. 359-363 (Df), Micrathena bananal Original description
Micrathena marta Levi, 1985 (Araneidae) 517, f. 354-358 (Df), Micrathena marta Original description
Micrathena quadriserrata F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1904 (Araneidae) 518, f. 369-375 (mf, S of Chaetacis rouxi, Micrathena modica and M. uncata), Micrathena quadriserrata
Micrathena triserrata F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1904 (Araneidae) 520, f. 376-385 (f, Dm), Micrathena triserrata
Micrathena brevispina (Keyserling, 1864) (Araneidae) 522, f. 386-393, (mf, S of Micrathena bifissa, M. mansueta and M. rubrospinosa), Micrathena brevispina
Micrathena molesta Chickering, 1961 (Araneidae) 523, f. 393-404 (f, Dm), Micrathena molesta
Micrathena lenca Levi, 1985 (Araneidae) 524, f. 405-409 (Df), Micrathena lenca Original description
Micrathena clypeata (Walckenaer, 1805) (Araneidae) 526, f. 418-425 (mf), Micrathena clypeata
Micrathena tziscao Levi, 1985 (Araneidae) 526, f. 410-417 (Dmf), Micrathena tziscao Original description
Micrathena peregrinatorum (Holmberg, 1883) (Araneidae) 530, f. 426-431 (f), Micrathena peregrinatora
Micrathena annulata Reimoser, 1917 (Araneidae) 532, f. 440-447 (f, Dm), Micrathena annulata
Micrathena jundiai Levi, 1985 (Araneidae) 532, f. 432-439 (Dmf), Micrathena jundiai Original description
Micrathena bicolor (Keyserling, 1864) (Araneidae) 534, f. 448-452, (f, S of Micrathena caucaensis, m f. 453-455 see Micrathena yanomami), Micrathena bicolor
Micrathena yanomami Magalhaes & Santos, 2011 (Araneidae) 534, f. 453-455, (m; misidentified per Magalhaes et al., 2017: 26), Micrathena bicolor
Micrathena evansi Chickering, 1960 (Araneidae) 536, f. 7, 456-470 (mf, S of Micrathena insolita, M. lepida and M. levii), Micrathena evansi
Micrathena beta Caporiacco, 1947 (Araneidae) 537, f. 472, (f; misidentified per Magalhaes et al., 2017: 21), Micrathena triangularispinosa
Micrathena triangularispinosa (De Geer, 1778) (Araneidae) 537, f. 471, 473-479, (mf, removed from S of Micrathena spinosa, rejecting Petrunkevitch, 1911: 379, S of M. acutoides, M. dahli, M. mathani, M. munsonae and M. rufa [removed from S of M. spinosa, rejecting Reimoser, 1917: 148]; f f. 472 see Micrathena beta), Micrathena triangularispinosa
Micrathena schenkeli Mello-Leitão, 1939 (Araneidae) 539, f. 480-489 (mf, S of Micrathena browningi, M. gamma, M. gentilicia and M. praeterita), Micrathena schenkeli
Micrathena ucayali Levi, 1985 (Araneidae) 540, f. 490-497 (Dmf), Micrathena ucayali Original description
Micrathena acuta (Walckenaer, 1841) (Araneidae) 542, f. 498-507, (mf, S of Ildibaha inermis and Micrathena alpha), Micrathena acuta
Pronous nigripes Caporiacco, 1947 (Araneidae) 542, (designated f lectotype; m=Micrathena acuta), Pronous nigripes
Micrathena flaveola (Perty, 1839) (Araneidae) 544, f. 8, 508-520, (mf, S of Ildibaha albomaculata, I. fericula and Micrathena vitiosa, S of M. gladiola [= M. kochi] confirmed), Micrathena flaveola
Micrathena plana (C. L. Koch, 1836) (Araneidae) 546, f. 521-524 (f), Micrathena ornata
Micrathena lepidoptera Mello-Leitão, 1941 (Araneidae) 548, f. 525-533 (f, Dm), Micrathena lepidoptera
Micrathena decorata Chickering, 1960 (Araneidae) 549, f. 534-542 (f, Dm), Micrathena decorata
Micrathena spitzi Mello-Leitão, 1932 (Araneidae) 550, f. 543-550, (Dm, f, S of Ildibaha acanthomasta and I. misionesica), Micrathena spitzi
Micrathena balzapamba Levi, 1985 (Araneidae) 552, f. 556-563 (Dmf), Micrathena balzapamba Original description
Micrathena embira Levi, 1985 (Araneidae) 552, f. 551-555 (Df), Micrathena embira Original description
Micrathena schreibersi (Perty, 1833) (Araneidae) 554, f. 9, 564-572 (mf, S of Ildibaha myrmeciaeformis, I. subtilis, Micrathena duplicata, M. lesserti, M. tenuis and M. vespoides), Micrathena schreibersi
Micrathena vigorsi (Perty, 1833) (Araneidae) 557, f. 573-581 (mf, S of Ildibaha mutilloides and Micrathena defensa), Micrathena vigorsi
Micrathena sagittata (Walckenaer, 1841) (Araneidae) 559, f. 582-588 (mf), Micrathena sagittata
Micrathena banksi Levi, 1985 (Araneidae) 562, f. 589-596 (Dmf), Micrathena banksi Original description
Micrathena militaris (Fabricius, 1775) (Araneidae) 563, f. 597-607 (mf), Micrathena militaris
Micrathena lata Chickering, 1960 (Araneidae) 565, f. 608-612 (f, m f. 613-615 see Micrathena perfida), Micrathena lata
Micrathena reimoseri Mello-Leitão, 1935 (Araneidae) 565, f. 616-619 (f), Micrathena reimoseri
Micrathena perfida Magalhaes, Martins, Nogueira & Santos, 2017 (Araneidae) 565, f. 613-615, (m; misidentified per Magalhaes et al., 2017: 16), Micrathena lata
Micrathena cyanospina (Lucas, 1835) (Araneidae) 566, f. 620-624 (f), Micrathena cyanospina
Micrathena furcata (Hahn, 1822) (Araneidae) 568, f. 625-632, (mf, removed from S of Micrathena sexspinosa, rejecting Petrunkevitch, 1911: 378, S of Micrathena amplexa, M. bifurcata, M. difissa and M. flabellata), Micrathena furcata
Micrathena hamifera Simon, 1897 (Araneidae) 570, f. 633-637 (f), Micrathena hamifera
Micrathena swainsoni (Perty, 1833) (Araneidae) 571, f. 638-645 (mf), Micrathena swainsoni
Micrathena anchicaya Levi, 1985 (Araneidae) 575, f. 654-661 (Dmf), Micrathena anchicaya Original description
Micrathena guayas Levi, 1985 (Araneidae) 575, f. 646-653 (Dmf), Micrathena guayas Original description
Micrathena petrunkevitchi Levi, 1985 (Araneidae) 576, f. 662-666 (Df), Micrathena petrunkevitchi Original description
Micrathena brevipes (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1890) (Araneidae) 578, f. 675-682, 723 (m, Df, S of Micrathena sedes), Micrathena brevipes
Micrathena pichincha Levi, 1985 (Araneidae) 578, f. 667-674, 722 (Dmf), Micrathena pichincha Original description
Micrathena donaldi Chickering, 1961 (Araneidae) 580, f. 683-690, 727 (m, Df), Micrathena donaldi
Micrathena soaresi Levi, 1985 (Araneidae) 581, f. 691-695, 724 (Df), Micrathena soaresi Original description
Micrathena spinosa (Linnaeus, 1758) (Araneidae) 581, f. 696-703, 720, 728 (mf, S of Micrathena aculeata, M. hamata and M. perlata, S of M. elongatospinosa confirmed), Micrathena spinosa
Micrathena coca Levi, 1985 (Araneidae) 584, f. 704-711, 725, 729 (Dmf), Micrathena coca Original description
Micrathena sexspinosa (Hahn, 1822) (Araneidae) 584, f. 712-719, 721, 726, 730-731, (mf, S of Micrathena petersi), Micrathena sexspinosa
Micrathena funebris (Marx, 1898) (Araneidae) 586, f. 732-740 (mf, S of Micrathena catenulata), Micrathena funebris
Micrathena striata F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1904 (Araneidae) 591, f. 741-745 (f), Micrathena striata
Micrathena margerita Levi, 1985 (Araneidae) 592, f. 746-750 (Df), Micrathena margerita Original description
Micrathena spinulata F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1904 (Araneidae) 592, f. 751-755 (f), Micrathena spinulata
Micrathena forcipata (Thorell, 1859) (Araneidae) 594, f. 761-769 (mf, S of Micrathena bryantae), Micrathena forcipata
Micrathena glyptogonoides Levi, 1985 (Araneidae) 594, f. 756-760 (Df), Micrathena glyptogonoides Original description
Micrathena gracilis (Walckenaer, 1805) (Araneidae) 595, f. 770-773 (mf), Micrathena gracilis
Micrathena horrida (Taczanowski, 1873) (Araneidae) 596, f. 774-783 (mf, S of Micrathena multituberculata, M. racemina and M. simoni), Micrathena horrida
Micrathena pungens (Walckenaer, 1841) (Araneidae) 598, f. 784-791 (Dm, f, S of Micrathena carvalhoi), Micrathena pungens
Micrathena carimagua (Levi, 1985) (Araneidae) 603, f. 798-802 (Df), Chaetacis carimagua Original description
Micrathena osa (Levi, 1985) (Araneidae) 603, f. 792-797 (Df), Chaetacis osa Original description
Micrathena cornuta (Taczanowski, 1873) (Araneidae) 604, f. 803-808 (f; m f. 809-811 see Micrathena woytkowskii), Chaetacis cornuta
Micrathena woytkowskii (Levi, 1985) (Araneidae) 604, f. 809-811, (m; misidentified per Magalhaes et al., 2017: 32), Chaetacis cornuta
Micrathena cucharas (Levi, 1985) (Araneidae) 606, f. 812-820 (Dmf), Chaetacis cucharas Original description
Micrathena abrahami (Mello-Leitão, 1948) (Araneidae) 608, f. 827-832 (f, S of Chaetacis minima and C. tuberculata), Chaetacis abrahami
Micrathena woytkowskii (Levi, 1985) (Araneidae) 608, f. 821-826 (Df), Chaetacis woytkowskii Original description
Micrathena picta (C. L. Koch, 1836) (Araneidae) 609, f. 833-843 (mf, S of Chaetacis evansi, C. rugosa and Micrathena conspicua), Chaetacis picta
Micrathena aureola (C. L. Koch, 1836) (Araneidae) 610, f. 844-852, pl. 3 (mf, S of Chaetacis aculeata, C. affinis, C. dentata and C. hirsuta), Chaetacis aureola
Micrathena necopinata Chickering, 1960 (Araneidae) 612, f. 853-861 (m, Df, T from Micrathena), Chaetacis necopinata

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