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Genus: Micrargus Dahl, 1886 | Family: Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859

Micrargus cavernicola Wunderlich, 1995

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LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:011779

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Described:

Distribution: Japan

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Type Repository Provide information

Holotype: H. Saito Private Collection, Tochigi, Japan m - (Wunderlich, 1995f)
Paratype: H. Saito Private Collection, Tochigi, Japan 4f - (Wunderlich, 1995f)

Taxonomic References

Micrargus cavernicolus Wunderlich, 1995f: 532, f. 5-10 (Dmf; for the ending of the adjectival specific epithet see FAQ 6) Original description

Micrargus cavernicola Ono, Matsuda & Saito, 2009: 290, f. 440-443 (mf)

Micrargus cavernicolus Ballarin et al., 2026c: 412, f. 3A-F, 4B-H (mf)

References

Ballarin, F., Nagai, T., Yamasaki, T. & Eguchi, K. (2026c). New species and new records of cave-dwelling money spiders from Japan with remarks on the genera Anguliphantes, Arcuphantes, Nihonella, Micrargus, and Porrhomma (Araneae, Linyphiidae). Zootaxa 5828(3): 401-449. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5828.3.1 [[Zoobank: 754F4AB9-A158-4DF6-AA3F-A578CC1BE27B]] -- Show included taxa

Ono, H., Matsuda, M. & Saito, H. (2009). Linyphiidae, Pimoidae. In: Ono, H. (ed.) The spiders of Japan with keys to the families and genera and illustrations of the species. Tokai University Press, Kanagawa, pp. 253-344. -- Show included taxa

Wunderlich, J. (1995f). Zwei bisher unbekannte Spinnen-Arten der Gattung Micrargus Dahl 1886 aus Japan (Arachnida: Araneae: Linyphiidae). Beiträge zur Araneologie 4(1994): 531-534. [[publ. in Dec. 1995]] -- Show included taxa

External Resource References

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GBIF.org (2026). GBIF Home Page (via GBIF API). Available from: https://www.gbif.org [8 January 2026]

Edit History

Date	Type	Reference	Old value	Comment
2026-06-10	New taxonomic reference entry	Ballarin et al., 2026c
2026-06-10	Type repository inserted	Wunderlich, 1995f