''Microstigmata'' 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
spider
Spiders ( order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject venom, and spinnerets that extrude silk. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species ...
s in the family
Microstigmatidae
Microstigmatidae is a small family of spiders with about 25 described species in eight genera. They are small ground-dwelling and free-living spiders that make little use of silk.
The family was removed from the family Dipluridae in 1981. The sub ...
. All species are from South Africa.
[
]
Species
, the World Spider Catalog
The World Spider Catalog (WSC) is an online searchable database concerned with spider taxonomy. It aims to list all accepted families, genera and species, as well as provide access to the related taxonomic literature. The WSC began as a series of ...
accepted the following species:[
*'' Microstigmata amatola'' Griswold, 1985 – South Africa
*'' Microstigmata geophila'' (Hewitt, 1916) (]type species
In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen ...
) – South Africa
*'' Microstigmata lawrencei'' Griswold, 1985 – South Africa
*'' Microstigmata longipes'' (Lawrence, 1938) – South Africa
*'' Microstigmata ukhahlamba'' Griswold, 1985 – South Africa
*'' Microstigmata zuluensis'' (Lawrence, 1938) – South Africa
References
Mygalomorphae genera
Microstigmatidae
Spiders of South Africa
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