''Improphantes'' is a

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of dwarf spiders that was first described by Michael I. Saaristo & A. V. Tanasevitch in 1996.

Species

it contains twenty species, found in

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, China,

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, Japan,

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, Sweden,

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, and

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: *'' Improphantes biconicus'' (Tanasevitch, 1992) – Russia (Far East), Japan *'' Improphantes breviscapus'' Tanasevitch, 2013 – Israel *'' Improphantes complicatus'' (

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, 1882) – North America, Europe, Russia (Europe to Far East) *'' Improphantes contus'' Tanasevitch & Piterkina, 2007 – Kazakhstan *''

Improphantes cypriot ''Improphantes'' is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Michael I. Saaristo & A. V. Tanasevitch in 1996. Species it contains twenty species, found in Algeria, China, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Israel, Japan, Kazakhs ...

'' Tanasevitch, 2011 – Cyprus *''

Improphantes decolor ''Improphantes'' is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Michael I. Saaristo & A. V. Tanasevitch in 1996. Species it contains twenty species, found in Algeria, China, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Israel, Japan, Kazakhs ...

'' ( Westring, 1861) – Europe, North Africa *''

Improphantes djazairi ''Improphantes'' is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Michael I. Saaristo & A. V. Tanasevitch in 1996. Species it contains twenty species, found in Algeria, China, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Israel, Japan, Kazakhs ...

'' (Bosmans, 1985) – Algeria *''

Improphantes falcatus ''Improphantes'' is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Michael I. Saaristo & A. V. Tanasevitch in 1996. Species it contains twenty species, found in Algeria, China, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Israel, Japan, Kazakhs ...

'' (Bosmans, 1979) – Kenya *''

Improphantes flexilis ''Improphantes'' is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Michael I. Saaristo & A. V. Tanasevitch in 1996. Species it contains twenty species, found in Algeria, China, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Israel, Japan, Kazakhs ...

'' (Tanasevitch, 1986) – Russia (Middle Siberia to Far East) *''

Improphantes furcabilis ''Improphantes'' is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Michael I. Saaristo & A. V. Tanasevitch in 1996. Species it contains twenty species, found in Algeria, China, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Israel, Japan, Kazakhs ...

'' (Wunderlich, 1987) – Canary Is. *''

Improphantes geniculatus ''Improphantes'' is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Michael I. Saaristo & A. V. Tanasevitch in 1996. Species it contains twenty species, found in Algeria, China, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Israel, Japan, Kazakhs ...

'' ( Kulczyński, 1898) – Germany to Russia (West Siberia) *''

Improphantes holmi ''Improphantes'' is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Michael I. Saaristo & A. V. Tanasevitch in 1996. Species it contains twenty species, found in Algeria, China, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Israel, Japan, Kazakhs ...

'' (Kronestedt, 1975) – Sweden, Finland, Russia (Urals) *'' Improphantes huberti'' (Wunderlich, 1980) – France (Corsica) *'' Improphantes improbulus'' (Simon, 1929) ( type) – Europe, Caucasus, Central Asia (Russia, Kazakhstan), China *'' Improphantes mauensis'' ( Caporiacco, 1949) – Kenya *'' Improphantes multidentatus'' (Wunderlich, 1987) – Canary Is. *'' Improphantes nitidus'' ( Thorell, 1875) – Europe *'' Improphantes pamiricus'' (Tanasevitch, 1989) – Tajikistan *'' Improphantes potanini'' (Tanasevitch, 1989) – Kyrgyzstan *'' Improphantes turok'' Tanasevitch, 2011 – Turkey

References

Araneomorphae genera Linyphiidae Spiders of Africa Spiders of Asia {{Linyphiidae-stub

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