''Araeoncus'' is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by

Eugène Louis Simon Eugene is a common male given name that comes from the Greek εὐγενής (''eugenēs''), "noble", literally "well-born", from εὖ (''eu''), "well" and γένος (''genos''), "race, stock, kin".Diplocephalus ''Diplocephalus'' is a genus of sheet weavers first described by Philipp Bertkau Philipp Bertkau (11 January 1849 – 22 October 1894) was a German zoologist born in Cologne. He studied natural sciences at the University of Bonn, where in 1872 ...

''; both genera have a uniquely shaped of the

cephalothorax The cephalothorax, also called prosoma in some groups, is a tagma of various arthropods, comprising the head and the thorax fused together, as distinct from the abdomen behind. (The terms ''prosoma'' and ''opisthosoma'' are equivalent to ''cepha ...

and a species-specific modification of the tibial apophysis of the pedipalp.

Species

it contains thirty-nine species: *''

Araeoncus altissimus ''Araeoncus'' is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1884. They closely resemble members of ''Diplocephalus''; both genera have a uniquely shaped of the cephalothorax and a species-specific modification o ...

'' Simon, 1884 – France, Italy, Azerbaijan *''

Araeoncus anguineus ''Araeoncus'' is a genus of Linyphiidae, dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Simon, Eugène Louis Simon in 1884. They closely resemble members of ''Diplocephalus''; both genera have a uniquely shaped of the cephalothorax and a speci ...

'' ( L. Koch, 1869) – Europe *''

Araeoncus banias ''Araeoncus'' is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1884. They closely resemble members of ''Diplocephalus''; both genera have a uniquely shaped of the cephalothorax and a species-specific modification o ...

'' Tanasevitch, 2013 – Israel *''

Araeoncus caucasicus ''Araeoncus'' is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1884. They closely resemble members of ''Diplocephalus''; both genera have a uniquely shaped of the cephalothorax and a species-specific modification o ...

'' Tanasevitch, 1987 – Ukraine, Caucasus, Iran, Central Asia *''

Araeoncus clavatus ''Araeoncus'' is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1884. They closely resemble members of ''Diplocephalus''; both genera have a uniquely shaped of the cephalothorax and a species-specific modification o ...

'' Tanasevitch, 1987 – Turkey, Armenia *''

Araeoncus clivifrons ''Araeoncus'' is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1884. They closely resemble members of ''Diplocephalus''; both genera have a uniquely shaped of the cephalothorax and a species-specific modification o ...

'' Deltshev, 1987 – Bulgaria *''

Araeoncus convexus ''Araeoncus'' is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1884. They closely resemble members of ''Diplocephalus''; both genera have a uniquely shaped of the cephalothorax and a species-specific modification o ...

'' Tullgren, 1955 – Sweden, Estonia *''

Araeoncus crassiceps ''Araeoncus'' is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1884. They closely resemble members of ''Diplocephalus''; both genera have a uniquely shaped of the cephalothorax and a species-specific modification o ...

'' ( Westring, 1861) – Europe, Russia (Europe to South Siberia) *''

Araeoncus curvatus ''Araeoncus'' is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1884. They closely resemble members of ''Diplocephalus''; both genera have a uniquely shaped of the cephalothorax and a species-specific modification o ...

'' Tullgren, 1955 – Sweden, Estonia *''

Araeoncus cypriacus ''Araeoncus'' is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1884. They closely resemble members of ''Diplocephalus''; both genera have a uniquely shaped of the cephalothorax and a species-specific modification o ...

'' Tanasevitch, 2011 – Cyprus *''

Araeoncus discedens ''Araeoncus'' is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1884. They closely resemble members of ''Diplocephalus''; both genera have a uniquely shaped of the cephalothorax and a species-specific modification o ...

'' (Simon, 1881) – Spain, France, Italy *''

Araeoncus dispar ''Araeoncus'' is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1884. They closely resemble members of ''Diplocephalus''; both genera have a uniquely shaped of the cephalothorax and a species-specific modification o ...

'' Tullgren, 1955 – Sweden *''

Araeoncus duriusculus ''Araeoncus'' is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1884. They closely resemble members of ''Diplocephalus''; both genera have a uniquely shaped of the cephalothorax and a species-specific modification o ...

'' Caporiacco, 1935 – Karakorum *''

Araeoncus etinde ''Araeoncus'' is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1884. They closely resemble members of ''Diplocephalus''; both genera have a uniquely shaped of the cephalothorax and a species-specific modification o ...

'' Bosmans & Jocqué, 1983 – Cameroon *''

Araeoncus femineus ''Araeoncus'' is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1884. They closely resemble members of ''Diplocephalus''; both genera have a uniquely shaped of the cephalothorax and a species-specific modification o ...

'' ( Roewer, 1942) – Equatorial Guinea (Bioko) *''

Araeoncus galeriformis ''Araeoncus'' is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1884. They closely resemble members of ''Diplocephalus''; both genera have a uniquely shaped of the cephalothorax and a species-specific modification o ...

'' (Tanasevitch, 1987) – Russia (Caucasus), Azerbaijan *''

Araeoncus gertschi ''Araeoncus'' is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1884. They closely resemble members of ''Diplocephalus''; both genera have a uniquely shaped of the cephalothorax and a species-specific modification o ...

'' Caporiacco, 1949 – Kenya *''

Araeoncus hanno ''Araeoncus'' is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1884. They closely resemble members of ''Diplocephalus''; both genera have a uniquely shaped of the cephalothorax and a species-specific modification o ...

'' Simon, 1884 – Algeria *''

Araeoncus humilis ''Araeoncus'' is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1884. They closely resemble members of ''Diplocephalus''; both genera have a uniquely shaped of the cephalothorax and a species-specific modification o ...

'' (Blackwall, 1841) (

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) – Europe, North Africa, Russia (Europe to South Siberia), Japan. Introduced to New Zealand *''

Araeoncus hyalinus ''Araeoncus'' is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1884. They closely resemble members of ''Diplocephalus''; both genera have a uniquely shaped of the cephalothorax and a species-specific modification o ...

'' Song & Li, 2010 – China *''

Araeoncus impolitus ''Araeoncus'' is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1884. They closely resemble members of ''Diplocephalus''; both genera have a uniquely shaped of the cephalothorax and a species-specific modification o ...

'' Holm, 1962 – Kenya *''

Araeoncus longispineus ''Araeoncus'' is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1884. They closely resemble members of ''Diplocephalus''; both genera have a uniquely shaped of the cephalothorax and a species-specific modification o ...

'' Song & Li, 2010 – China *'' Araeoncus longiusculus'' (

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, 1875) – France (Corsica), Italy (Sardinia, mainland) *'' Araeoncus macrophthalmus'' Miller, 1970 – Angola *''

Araeoncus malawiensis ''Araeoncus'' is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1884. They closely resemble members of ''Diplocephalus''; both genera have a uniquely shaped of the cephalothorax and a species-specific modification o ...

'' Jocqué, 1981 – Malawi *''

Araeoncus martinae ''Araeoncus'' is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1884. They closely resemble members of ''Diplocephalus''; both genera have a uniquely shaped of the cephalothorax and a species-specific modification o ...

'' Bosmans, 1996 – Morocco, Algeria *'' Araeoncus mitriformis'' Tanasevitch, 2008 – Turkey, Iran *''

Araeoncus obtusus ''Araeoncus'' is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1884. They closely resemble members of ''Diplocephalus''; both genera have a uniquely shaped of the cephalothorax and a species-specific modification o ...

'' Bosmans & Jocqué, 1983 – Cameroon *''

Araeoncus picturatus ''Araeoncus'' is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1884. They closely resemble members of ''Diplocephalus''; both genera have a uniquely shaped of the cephalothorax and a species-specific modification o ...

'' Holm, 1962 – Tanzania *''

Araeoncus rhodes ''Araeoncus'' is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1884. They closely resemble members of ''Diplocephalus''; both genera have a uniquely shaped of the cephalothorax and a species-specific modification o ...

'' Tanasevitch, 2011 – Greece (Rhodes) *'' Araeoncus sicanus'' Brignoli, 1979 – Italy (Sicily) *'' Araeoncus subniger'' Holm, 1962 – Kenya *''

Araeoncus tauricus ''Araeoncus'' is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1884. They closely resemble members of ''Diplocephalus''; both genera have a uniquely shaped of the cephalothorax and a species-specific modification o ...

'' Gnelitsa, 2004 – Bulgaria, Greece (Crete), Turkey, Ukraine *''

Araeoncus toubkal ''Araeoncus'' is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1884. They closely resemble members of ''Diplocephalus''; both genera have a uniquely shaped of the cephalothorax and a species-specific modification o ...

'' Bosmans, 1996 – Portugal, Morocco *''

Araeoncus tuberculatus ''Araeoncus'' is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1884. They closely resemble members of ''Diplocephalus''; both genera have a uniquely shaped of the cephalothorax and a species-specific modification o ...

'' Tullgren, 1955 – Sweden *''

Araeoncus vaporariorum ''Araeoncus'' is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1884. They closely resemble members of ''Diplocephalus''; both genera have a uniquely shaped of the cephalothorax and a species-specific modification o ...

'' (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1875) – France, Italy *''

Araeoncus victorianyanzae ''Araeoncus'' is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1884. They closely resemble members of ''Diplocephalus''; both genera have a uniquely shaped of the cephalothorax and a species-specific modification o ...

'' Berland, 1936 – Kenya, Tanzania *''

Araeoncus viphyensis ''Araeoncus'' is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1884. They closely resemble members of ''Diplocephalus''; both genera have a uniquely shaped of the cephalothorax and a species-specific modification o ...

'' Jocqué, 1981 – Malawi *''

Araeoncus vorkutensis ''Araeoncus'' is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1884. They closely resemble members of ''Diplocephalus''; both genera have a uniquely shaped of the cephalothorax and a species-specific modification o ...

'' Tanasevitch, 1984 – Russia (Europe to South Siberia), Kazakhstan

References

Araneomorphae genera Cosmopolitan spiders Linyphiidae {{Linyphiidae-stub

Species

See also

References