''Asemostera'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
dwarf spiders that was first described by
Eugène Louis Simon in 1898.
Originally placed with the family
Agelenidae
The Agelenidae are a large family of spiders in the suborder Araneomorphae. Well-known examples include the common "grass spiders" of the genus ''Agelenopsis''. Nearly all Agelenidae are harmless to humans, but the bite of the hobo spider (''Erat ...
, it was moved to the family Linyphiidae in 1965.
Species
it contains nine species:
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Asemostera arcana''
( Millidge, 1991) – Costa Rica to Venezuela
*''
Asemostera daedalus
''Asemostera'' is a genus of Linyphiidae, dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Simon, Eugène Louis Simon in 1898. Originally placed with the family Agelenidae, it was moved to the family Linyphiidae in 1965.
Species
it contains ni ...
''
Miller, 2007 – Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia
*''
Asemostera dianae
''Asemostera'' is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1898. Originally placed with the family Agelenidae, it was moved to the family Linyphiidae in 1965.
Species
it contains nine species:
*'' Asemostera ...
''
Rodrigues & Brescovit, 2012 – Peru
*''
Asemostera enkidu
''Asemostera'' is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1898. Originally placed with the family Agelenidae, it was moved to the family Linyphiidae in 1965.
Species
it contains nine species:
*'' Asemostera ...
''
Miller, 2007 – Colombia, Venezuela
*''
Asemostera involuta
''Asemostera'' is a genus of Linyphiidae, dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Simon, Eugène Louis Simon in 1898. Originally placed with the family Agelenidae, it was moved to the family Linyphiidae in 1965.
Species
it contains ni ...
''
(Millidge, 1991) – Ecuador
*''
Asemostera janetae
''Asemostera'' is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1898. Originally placed with the family Agelenidae, it was moved to the family Linyphiidae in 1965.
Species
it contains nine species:
*'' Asemostera ...
''
Miller, 2007 – Peru, Bolivia, Argentina
*''
Asemostera latithorax
''Asemostera'' is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1898. Originally placed with the family Agelenidae, it was moved to the family Linyphiidae in 1965.
Species
it contains nine species:
*'' Asemostera ...
''
(Keyserling, 1886) (
type) – Brazil
*''
Asemostera pallida
''Asemostera'' is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1898. Originally placed with the family Agelenidae, it was moved to the family Linyphiidae in 1965.
Species
it contains nine species:
*'' Asemostera ...
''
(Millidge, 1991) – Peru
*''
Asemostera tacuapi
''Asemostera'' is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1898. Originally placed with the family Agelenidae, it was moved to the family Linyphiidae in 1965.
Species
it contains nine species:
*'' Asemostera ...
''
Rodrigues, 2007 – Brazil
See also
*
List of Linyphiidae species
File:Silometopus reussi (26805753808).jpg , Silometopus reussi
File:Sheetweb Spider - Tapinopa bilineata, Woodbridge, Virginia.jpg , Tapinopa bilineata
File:Araeoncus humilis.jpg, Araeoncus humilis
Lists of Linyphiidae species cover species of t ...
References
Araneomorphae genera
Linyphiidae
Spiders of Central America
Spiders of South America
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