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Micropholcommatidae

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The Micropholcommatinae are a subfamily of araneomorph spiders in the family Anapidae. They were previously treated as the family Micropholcommatidae. Micropholcommatins are extremely small, with body lengths typically between 0.5 and 2 mm. They are usually found among leaf litter or moss.

Species

FAMILY

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassArachnida
  4. OrderAraneae
  5. FamilyMicropholcommatidae
Observations recorded301

Микрофолкомматидовые пауки (лат. Micropholcommatidae) — маленькое семейство пауков. насчитывающее всего 33 вида из девяти родов.

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
221
Family
Micropholcommatidae
Collections
FMNH, NMV
Recorded in
Chile, Australia, New Zealand, Perú

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Archaeoidea
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Commons category
Micropholcommatidae
taxon rank
family
taxon name
Micropholcommatidae
topic's main category
Category:Micropholcommatidae
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Distribution
  • Taxonomy
  • References
  • Further reading

The Micropholcommatinae are a subfamily of araneomorph spiders in the family Anapidae. They were previously treated as the family Micropholcommatidae. Micropholcommatins are extremely small, with body lengths typically between 0.5 and 2 mm. They are usually found among leaf litter or moss.

==Distribution== Many genera are endemic to New Zealand and Australia, with others found also in South America.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Micropholcommatidae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.