The World Spider Catalog, Version 2.0
by Norman I. Platnick
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FAM. MICROPHOLCOMMATIDAE Hickman, 1943

Last updated Apr. 26, 2001

N.B.: removed from the synonymy of Symphytognathidae by Forster & Platnick, 1977: 2, contra Forster, 1959: 271; considered a senior synonym of Textricellidae by Platnick & Forster, 1986: 7 and Wunderlich, 1986: 95.

In synonymy:
Microlinypheus Butler, 1932 = Micropholcomma Crosby & Bishop, 1927 (Hickman, 1943: 186).
Plectochetos Butler, 1932 = Micropholcomma Crosby & Bishop, 1927 (Forster, 1959: 297).

Homonym replaced:
Tricella Forster & Platnick, 1981 -- see Tricellina.

Gen. Eterosonycha Butler, 1932

N.B.: transferred from Zodariidae to Textricellidae by Davies, 1985: 113.

mf alpina Butler, 1932 *....................Victoria
E. a. Butler, 1932: 115, pl. 2, f. 7-13 (Dmf).

Gen. Micropholcomma Crosby & Bishop, 1927

N.B.: considered a senior synonym of Microlinypheus Butler, 1932 by Hickman, 1943: 186 and of Plectochetos Butler, 1932 by Forster, 1959: 297.

mf bryophilum (Butler, 1932)....................Queensland to Tasmania
Microlinypheus bryophilus Butler, 1932: 104, pl. 1, f. 1-7 (Dmf).
M. bryophila Hickman, 1943: 186, f. 11-14 (mf).

mf caeligenum Crosby & Bishop, 1927 *....................Victoria
M. caeligenus Crosby & Bishop, 1927: 152, pl. 16, f. 19 (Dm).
M. caeligenus Hickman, 1943: 183, f. 8-10 (Df).
M. caeligenus Forster, 1959: 328, f. 135.

mf longissimum (Butler, 1932)....................Queensland to Tasmania
Plectochetos longissimus Butler, 1932: 107, pl. 1, f. 15-20 (Dmf).
M. longissima Forster, 1959: 298, f. 64-69, 137 (mf).
M. longissima Forster & Platnick, 1984: 92, f. 360-361, 369-370, 375-376 (m).

mf mirum Hickman, 1943....................Tasmania
M. mira Hickman, 1943: 191, f. 23-31 (Dmf).
M. m. Brignoli, 1983c: 374.

mf parmatum Hickman, 1943....................Tasmania
M. parmata Hickman, 1943: 188, f. 15-22 (Dmf).
M. parmata Forster, 1959: 328, f. 136.
M. p. Brignoli, 1983c: 374.

mf turbans Hickman, 1981....................Tasmania
M. t. Hickman, 1981: 65, f. 29-33 (Dmf).

Gen. Olgania Hickman, 1979

O. Hickman, 1979: 71, type O. excavata Hickman, 1979; N.B.: described in the Anapidae, transferred here by Platnick & Forster, 1989: 76.

mf excavata Hickman, 1979 *....................Tasmania
O. e. Hickman, 1979: 73, f. 34-38 (Dmf).

Gen. Parapua Forster, 1959

P. Forster, 1959: 301, type P. punctata Forster, 1959; transferred here from the Symphytognathidae by Forster & Platnick, 1977: 2.

mf punctata Forster, 1959 *....................New Zealand
P. p. Forster, 1959: 301, f. 78-81, 141 (Dmf).

Gen. Pua Forster, 1959

P. Forster, 1959: 299, type P. novaezealandiae Forster, 1959; transferred here from the Symphytognathidae by Forster & Platnick, 1977: 2.

mf novaezealandiae Forster, 1959 *....................New Zealand
P. n. Forster, 1959: 299, f. 70-77, 138 (Dmf).

Gen. Teutoniella Brignoli, 1981

T. Brignoli, 1981b: 119, type T. plaumanni Brignoli, 1981; transferred here from the Anapidae by Platnick & Forster, 1986: 7.

mf cekalovici Platnick & Forster, 1986....................Chile
T. c. Platnick & Forster, 1986: 8, f. 5-23 (Dmf).

mf plaumanni Brignoli, 1981 *....................Brazil
T. p. Brignoli, 1981b: 130, f. 32-35 (Dmf).

Gen. Textricella Hickman, 1945

T. Hickman, 1945: 136, type T. parva Hickman, 1945.

mf antipoda Forster, 1959....................New Zealand
T. a. Forster, 1959: 288, f. 33-34 (Dmf).

m aucklandica Forster, 1955....................Auckland Is.
T. a. Forster, 1955c: 200, f. 56-60 (Dm).

mf complexa Forster, 1959....................New South Wales
T. c. Forster, 1959: 277, f. 4-9 (Dmf).

mf fulva Hickman, 1945....................Tasmania
T. f. Hickman, 1945: 140, f. 6-10 (Dmf).
T. f. Forster, 1959: 275, f. 2 (f).

mf hickmani Forster, 1959....................Tasmania
T. h. Forster, 1959: 280, f. 14-19 (Dmf).

m insula Forster, 1959....................New Zealand
T. i. Forster, 1959: 283, f. 23 (Dm).

mf lamingtonensis Forster, 1959....................Queensland
T. l. Forster, 1959: 281, f. 20-22 (Dmf).

mf luteola Hickman, 1945....................Tasmania
T. l. Hickman, 1945: 144, f. 11-15 (Dmf).
T. l. Forster, 1959: 275, f. 3 (f).
T. l. Forster & Platnick, 1981: 266, f. 11-12, 25-26 (m).
T. l. Forster & Platnick, 1984: 92, f. 356, 368 (m).

mf mcfarlanei Forster, 1959....................New Zealand
T. m. Forster, 1959: 289, f. 35-36 (Dmf).

mf nigra Forster, 1959....................New Zealand
T. n. Forster, 1959: 279, f. 10-13 (Dmf).

mf parva Hickman, 1945 *....................Tasmania
T. p. Hickman, 1945: 137, f. 1-5, 16 (Dmf).
T. p. Forster, 1959: 275, f. 1 (f).
T. p. Forster & Platnick, 1981: 266, f. 16-17, 23-24 (m).

f plebeia Forster, 1959....................New Zealand
T. p. Forster, 1959: 290, f. 37 (Df).

mf propinqua Forster, 1959....................New Zealand
T. p. Forster, 1959: 285, f. 26-27 (Dmf).

mf pusilla Forster, 1959....................New Zealand
T. p. Forster, 1959: 294, f. 51-57, 140 (Dmf).

mf salmoni Forster, 1959....................New Zealand
T. s. Forster, 1959: 290, f. 38-45 (Dmf).

mf scuta Forster, 1959....................New Zealand
T. s. Forster, 1959: 293, f. 46-50 (Dmf).

mf signata Forster, 1959....................New Zealand
T. s. Forster, 1959: 283, f. 24-25 (Dmf).

mf tropica Forster, 1959....................New Guinea
T. t. Forster, 1959: 295, f. 58-63, 139 (Dmf).
T. t. Forster & Platnick, 1981: 266, f. 13 (m).

mf vulgaris Forster, 1959....................New Zealand
T. v. Forster, 1959: 286, f. 28-32 (Dmf).
T. v. Forster & Platnick, 1981: 264, f. 3, 18-19, 27 (mf).
T. v. Forster & Platnick, 1984: 92, f. 357-359, 362-367, 371-374 (mf).

mf wisei Forster, 1964....................Campbell Is.
T. w. Forster, 1964b: 95, f. 118-121 (Dmf).

Gen. Tricellina Forster & Platnick, 1989

N.B.: replacement name for Tricella Forster & Platnick, 1981, type T. gertschi Forster & Platnick, 1981, preoccupied, by Forster & Platnick, in Platnick, 1989b: 166.

mf gertschi (Forster & Platnick, 1981) *....................Chile
Tricella g. Forster & Platnick, 1981: 266, f. 1-2, 4-10, 14-15, 20-22 (Dmf).