The World Spider Catalog, Version 4.5
by Norman I. Platnick
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Title Page Introduction Families Counts Bibliography Generic List


FAM. MICROSTIGMATIDAE Roewer, 1942

Last updated Apr. 26, 2001

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

Gen. Micromygale Platnick & Forster, 1982

M. Platnick & Forster, 1982: 11, type M. diblemma Platnick & Forster, 1982.

mf diblemma Platnick & Forster, 1982 *....................Panama
M. d. Platnick & Forster, 1982: 11, f. 2-15, 17-18, 23-28 (Dmf).

Gen. Microstigmata Strand, 1932

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

mf amatola Griswold, 1985....................South Africa
M. a. Griswold, 1985a: 30, f. 4, 10, 15, 44, 54-59 (Dmf).

mf geophila (Hewitt, 1916) *....................South Africa
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).

f lawrencei Griswold, 1985....................South Africa
M. l. Griswold, 1985a: 29, f. 29, 46 (Df).

mf longipes (Lawrence, 1938)....................South Africa
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).

mf ukhahlamba Griswold, 1985....................South Africa
M. u. Griswold, 1985a: 25, f. 44, 47-53 (Dmf).

mf zuluensis (Lawrence, 1938)....................South Africa
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).

Gen. Ministigmata Raven & Platnick, 1981

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

mf minuta Raven & Platnick, 1981 *....................Brazil
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

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
P. k. Raven & Platnick, 1981: 18, f. 6, 14, 16, 28, 32, 36, 40, 46-48, 54 (Dmf).

mf parva Caporiacco, 1955 *....................Venezuela
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

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
S. a. Gertsch, 1982a: 85, f. 8-9 (Df).

Gen. Xenonemesia Goloboff, 1989

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

mf platensis Goloboff, 1989 *....................Argentina, Uruguay
X. platense Goloboff, 1989a: 358, f. 1-14 (Dmf).