The Australian representatives included in tentatively in Agyneta have a long an sinuous branch of the paracymbium in the male pedipalp
Money Spiders
Linyphiidae
Type genus: Linyphia Latreille, 1804
(after Framenau et al. 2014): Sheet-web spiders in the family Linyphiidae are small spiders similar to the Comb-footed Spiders (family Theridiidae); however, linyphiids have generally much spinier legs and no comb on the fourth tarsus. Family defining characters relate to the male pedipalps, which have an intersegmental paracymbium and lack the median apophysis and conductor, the latter two otherwise present in the Araneidae and allied families (Araneoidea).
Agyneta
2 species
Australolinyphia
1 species
Characterized by the peculiar structure of its epigyne, notably by the modified distal part of the scape: lateral lobes transformed into elongated pipes, terminating in a funnel-shaped bursa copulatrix; male characterized by the hummingbird-beak-shaped distal suprategular apophysis.
Australophantes
4 species
Bathyphantes
2 species
Australian Ceratinella are poorly diagnosed.
Ceratinella
3 species
Females are diagnosed by the internal epignye form which distinguishes this genus from Laetesia and Dunedinia. Males are diagnosed by the bowed chelicerae, and particularly by the form of the palpal organ, which distinguishes this genus from Laetesia and Dunedinia.
Chthiononetes
4 species
Diplocephalus
1 species
Dunedinia
5 species
Erigone males differ from those of the similar genus Mermessus by the small denticles around the edge of the carapace.
Erigone
2 species
Haplinis
1 species
Knischatiria
1 species
Laetesia
12 species
Laperousea
3 species
Linyphia
1 species
Linyphiidae gen. indet.
7 species
Mermessus
1 species
Microctenonyx
1 species
Ostearius
1 species
Palaeohyphantes
1 species
Parafroneta
1 species
Publications
Framenau VW, Baehr BC, Zborowski P (2014): A guide to the spiders of Australia. New Holland Publishers, 1 - 448
van Helsdingen PJ (1972): An account of money spiders from down under (Araneida, Linyphiidae). Zoologische Mededelingen. 47: 369 - 390
Wunderlich J (1976): Spinnen aus Australien. 2. Linyphiidae (Arachnida: Araneida). Senckenbergiana Biologica. 57:
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Harry Butler Institute
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N28554-1
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♂
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9 December 2010
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Western Australia
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Fitzgerald River National Park
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Fauna Portal Reference
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Harry Butler Institute
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N25794-1
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1 juv.
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20 January 2021
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Western Australia
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ca. 80 km WNW Tom Price
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troglofauna trap
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COI
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GGGATAGTAGGTACTGCTATAAGAGTATTGATCCGAGTTGAGTTAGGACAAACTGGGAGAATATTAGGAGATGATCAATTGTATAATGTTATTGTGACTGCCCATGCTTTTATTATGATTTTTTTTATAGTTATACCAATTCTTATGGAAGGATTTGGTATTTGATTAGTTCCTTTGATGCTAGGAGTTTCTGATATAGCTTTTCCTCGAATGAATAATTTAAGATTTTGATTATTCCCTCCTTCATTATTATTATTATTTATTTCTTCAATGGTAGAAATAGGAGTTGGGGCGGCATGAACAATTTATCATCCTCTAGCTTCTTTAGAGGGACATTCTGGCAGATCAGTGGATTTTGCTATTTTTTCTCTTCATTTAGCGGGGGCTTCTTCTATTATAGGAGAAACTAAAATTATTTCGACTATTTTAAATATACGATCTTATGGATTATGTATAGAAAAGGTTTCTTTATTTGTTTGATCTGTTTTAGTTACTGCTGTTTTATTATTGTTGTCTTTGCCAGTATTGGCTGGGGCTATTACAATAAAATTAACTGCTCGAAATTTTAATACTTCTTTTTTTGATCCTTCTGGGGGTGGGGATCCTATTTTATTTCAACATTTGTTTTGTTTTTGGTCATCCCGAGGTTTATATTCTAATTTTAAAAGGATTTGGAA
Harry Butler Institute
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N27937-2
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1 juv.
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2 May 2021
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Western Australia
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Flying Fish area, Pilbara
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bore scrape
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COI
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GGGCTGCTATAGTAGGTACTGCTATAAGAGTATTGATCCGAGTTGAGTTAGGACAAACTGGGAGAATATTAGGAGATGATCAATTGTATAATGTTATTGTGACTGCCCATGCTTTTATTATGATTTTTTTTATAGTTATACCAATTCTTATGGAAGGATTTGGTATTTGATTAGTTCCTTTGATGCTAGGAGTTTCTGATATAGCTTTTCCTCGAATGAATAATTTAAGATTTTGATTATTCCCTCCTTCATTATTATTATTATTTATTTCTTCAATGGTAGAAATAGGAGTTGGGGCGGCATGAACAATTTATCCTCCTCTAGCTTCTTTAGAGGGACATTCTGGCAGATCAGTGGATTTTGCTATTTTTTCTCTTCATTTAGCGGGGGCTTCTTCTATTATAGGAGAAACTAATTTTATTTCGACTATTTTAAATATACGATCTTATGGATTATGTATAGAAAAGGTTTCTTTATTTGTTTGATCTGTTTTAGTTACTGCTGTTTTATTATTGTTGTCTTTGCCAGTATTGGCTGGGGCTATTACAATAAAATTAACTGCTCGAAATTTTAATACTTCTTTTTTTGATCCTTCTGGGGGTGGGGATCCTATTTTATTTCAACATTTGTTTTGTTTTTGGTCATCCCGAGGTTTATATTCTAATTTTAAAAGGATTTGGAA
unknown (GenBank sequence)
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unknown
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Western Australia
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Giant Red Tingle Tree, Walpole National Park
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COI
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AACTTTATATATAATTTTTGGGGCTTGGGCTGCTATAGTAGGTACTGCTATAAGAGTATTGATCCGAGTTGAGTTAGGACAAACTGGGAGAATATTAGGAGATGATCAATTGTATAATGTTATTGTGACTGCCCATGCTTTTATTATGATTTTTTTTATAGTTATACCAATTCTTATTGGAGGATTTGGTAATTGATTAGTTCCTTTGATGTTAGGAGCGCCTGATATAGCTTTTCCTCGAATGAATAATTTAAGATTTTGATTATTGCCTCCTTCATTATTATTATTATTTATTTCTTCAATGGTAGAAATAGGAGTTGGGGCGGGATGAACAATTTATCCTCCTCTAGCTTCTTTAGAGGGACATTCTGGGAGATCAGTGGATTTTGCTATTTTTTCTCTTCATTTAGCGGGGGCTTCTTCTATTATAGGAGCAATTAATTTTATTTCGACTATTTTAAATATACGATCTTATGGAATTAGTATAGAAAAGGTTTCTTTATTTGTTTGATCTGTTTTAGTTACTGCTGTTTTATTATTGTTGTCTTTGCCAGTATTGGCTGGGGCTATTACAATATTATTAACTGATCGAAATTTTAATACTTCTTTTTTTGATCCTTCTGGGGGTGGGGATCCTATTTTATTTCAACATTTGTTTTGATTTTTTGGTCATCCCGAGGTTTATATTCTAATTTTACCAGGATTTGGAATTGTTTCTCATATTATTAGAGCTTCTGTAGGGAAACGGGAGCCTTTTGGGAATTTAGGGATAATTTATGCTATAGTAGGTATTGGGGGGATAGGATTTGTTGTAT
Harry Butler Institute
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N17247-4
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♀
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29 November 2018
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Western Australia
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Bibra Lake
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invertebrate barrier trap
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Fauna Portal Reference
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