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Genus: Diplocephalus Bertkau, 1883 | Family: Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859

Diplocephalus caucasicus Tanasevitch, 1987

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LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:010048

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Distribution: Turkey, Russia (Europe, Caucasus), Georgia

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Paratype: Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt am Main (SMF), Germany (data base search of type material, 11.01.2019) Diplocephalus caucasicus Tanasevitch, 1987, 1 m, 1 f (33791-124); 2 m, 3 f (33792-124); 2 m, 2 f (33793-124) -

Taxonomic References

Diplocephalus caucasicus Tanasevitch, 1987a: 346, f. 95-105 (Dmf) Original description

Diplocephalus caucasicus Tanasevitch, 1990: 48, f. 17.5-7, 18.3-4, 28.10-11 (mf)

Diplocephalus caucasicus Frick, Sanz-LaParra & Kropf, 2026: 73, 105, f. 16G, 18H (m)

References

Frick, H., Sanz-LaParra, A. M. & Kropf, C. (2026). Systematic revision of the Savignia genus group (Araneae: Linyphiidae: Erigoninae) with notes on their cephalic lobe evolution. European Journal of Taxonomy 1071: 1-138. doi: 10.5852/ejt.2026.1071.3296 ZooBank: CFCE23F0-2120-4178-B02D-5C5871E202EA -- Show included taxa

Tanasevitch, A. V. (1987a). The linyphiid spiders of the Caucasus, USSR (Arachnida: Araneae: Linyphiidae). Senckenbergiana Biologica 67: 297-383. -- Show included taxa

Tanasevitch, A. V. (1990). The spider family Linyphiidae in the fauna of the Caucasus (Arachnida, Aranei). In: B. R. Striganova (ed.) Fauna nazemnykh bespozvonochnykh Kavkaza. Akademia Nauk, Moscow, pp. 5-114. -- Show included taxa

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Nentwig, W., Blick, T., Bosmans, R., Kropf, C., Stäubli, A.: Spiders of Europe. www.araneae.nmbe.ch. Version 01.2026. doi: 10.24436/1

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
2026-07-29	New taxonomic reference entry	Frick, Sanz-LaParra & Kropf, 2026