The World Spider Catalog, Version 13.5
by Norman I. Platnick

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FAM. MICROSTIGMATIDAE Roewer, 1942a: 194 [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spiderfam:0008]

Last updated Nov. 19, 2011

N.B.: elevated to family status by Raven & Platnick, 1981: 14.

Gen. Envia Ott & Höfer, 2003 [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidergen:03549]

E. Ott & Höfer, 2003: 374, type Envia garciai Ott & Höfer, 2003.

mf garciai Ott & Höfer, 2003 *....................Brazil [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:038366]
E. g. Ott & Höfer, 2003: 374, f. 1-21 (Dmf).

mf moleque Miglio & Bonaldo, 2011....................Brazil [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:044255]
E. m. Miglio & Bonaldo, 2011: 35, f. 1-12, 15-26 (Dmf).

Gen. Micromygale Platnick & Forster, 1982 [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidergen:00142]

M. Platnick & Forster, 1982: 11, type M. diblemma Platnick & Forster, 1982; N.B.: placed in monogeneric family by Wunderlich, 2004a: 619.

mf diblemma Platnick & Forster, 1982 *....................Panama [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:001343]
M. d. Platnick & Forster, 1982: 11, f. 2-15, 17-18, 23-28 (Dmf).

Gen. Microstigmata Strand, 1932 [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidergen:00143]

N.B.: transferred here from the Dipluridae by Raven & Platnick, 1981: 15.

mf amatola Griswold, 1985....................South Africa [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:001344]
M. a. Griswold, 1985a: 30, f. 4, 10, 15, 44, 54-59 (Dmf).
M. a. Dippenaar-Schoeman, 2002: 79, f. 49d, i (mf).

mf geophila (Hewitt, 1916) *....................South Africa [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:001345]
Microstigma geophilum Hewitt, 1916b: 206, f. 8 (Df).
Microstigma geophilum Hewitt, 1925: 286, f. II, 2-3 (Dm).
M. geophilum Strand, 1932: 142.
M. geophilum Griswold, 1985a: 33, f. 1-2, 11, 16, 18, 42, 60-65 (mf).
M. g. Dippenaar-Schoeman, 2002: 79, f. 49c, h (mf).

f lawrencei Griswold, 1985....................South Africa [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:001346]
M. l. Griswold, 1985a: 29, f. 29, 46 (Df).
M. l. Dippenaar-Schoeman, 2002: 79, f. 49g (f).

mf longipes (Lawrence, 1938)....................South Africa [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:001347]
Microstigma l. Lawrence, 1938a: 463, f. 4a-b, d (Dmf).
M. l. Griswold, 1985a: 17, f. 3, 5-6, 9, 13, 17, 20-28, 30-35 (mf).
M. l. Dippenaar-Schoeman, 2002: 80, f. 49e (m).

mf ukhahlamba Griswold, 1985....................South Africa [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:001348]
M. u. Griswold, 1985a: 25, f. 44, 47-53 (Dmf).

mf zuluensis (Lawrence, 1938)....................South Africa [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:001349]
Microstigma zuluense Lawrence, 1938a: 461, f. 3a-b, 4c (Dmf).
M. zuluense Griswold, 1985a: 22, f. 7-8, 12, 14, 36-41, 43, 45 (mf).
M. zuluense Dippenaar-Schoeman, 2002: 80, f. 49f (m).

Gen. Ministigmata Raven & Platnick, 1981 [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidergen:00144]

M. Raven & Platnick, 1981: 15, type M. minuta Raven & Platnick, 1981.

mf minuta Raven & Platnick, 1981 *....................Brazil [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:001350]
M. m. Raven & Platnick, 1981: 15, f. 7-8, 12, 15, 23-24, 26, 30, 34, 38, 41-44, 53 (Dmf).
M. m. Platnick & Forster, 1982: 10, f. 21.

Gen. Pseudonemesia Caporiacco, 1955 [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidergen:00145]

P. Caporiacco, 1955: 266, type P. parva Caporiacco, 1955; transferred here from the Ctenizidae by Raven & Platnick, 1981: 17.

mf kochalkai Raven & Platnick, 1981....................Colombia [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:001351]
P. k. Raven & Platnick, 1981: 18, f. 6, 14, 16, 28, 32, 36, 40, 46-48, 54 (Dmf).

mf parva Caporiacco, 1955 *....................Venezuela [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:001352]
P. p. Caporiacco, 1955: 266 (Df).
P. p. Raven & Platnick, 1981: 17, f. 5, 13, 27, 31, 35, 45, 49-52 (f, Dm).

Gen. Spelocteniza Gertsch, 1982 [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidergen:00146]

S. Gertsch, 1982a: 84, type S. ashmolei Gertsch, 1982; transferred from the Ctenizidae to the Nemesiidae by Raven, 1985a: 110, here by Goloboff, 1995: 5.

f ashmolei Gertsch, 1982 *....................Ecuador [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:001353]
S. a. Gertsch, 1982a: 85, f. 8-9 (Df).

Gen. Xenonemesia Goloboff, 1989 [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidergen:00147]

X. Goloboff, 1989a: 358, type X. platense Goloboff, 1989; N.B.: gender is feminine; transferred here from the Nemesiidae by Goloboff, 1995: 5.

mf araucaria Indicatti et al., 2008....................Brazil [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:042100]
X. a. Indicatti et al., 2008b: 531, f. 1-14, 30-34 (Dmf).

mf otti Indicatti, Lucas & Brescovit, 2007....................Brazil [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:039485]
X. o. Indicatti, Lucas & Brescovit, 2007: 44, f. 5-8, 18-28 (Dmf).

mf platensis Goloboff, 1989 *....................Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:001354]
X. platense Goloboff, 1989a: 358, f. 1-14 (Dmf).
X. p. Indicatti, Lucas & Brescovit, 2007: 44, f. 1-4, 9-17 (mf).
X. p. Ferretti et al., 2010: 21, f. 32-33 (m).