Microlinyphia pusilla ( Sundevall, 1830 )

Irfan, Muhammad, Zhang, Zhi-Sheng & Peng, Xian-Jin, 2022, Survey of Linyphiidae (Arachnida: Araneae) spiders from Yunnan, China, Megataxa 8 (1), pp. 1-292 : 168

Microlinyphia pusilla ( Sundevall, 1830) (āḿƉƦ) Figures 194–196 , 201

Linyphia pusilla Sundevall, 1830: 214 (Dmf) .

Microlinyphia pusilla van Helsdingen, 1970: 9 , figs 1–8 (mf, S); Nentwig et al. 2019: 39 (S of Microlinyphia pusilla quadripunctata , confirms van Helsdingen, 1970: 11 ‘colour variety’).For full list of publications and synonyms concerning this species see World Spider Catalog (2022).

Material examined. 1♂ 10♀, CHINA, Yunnan, Nujiang Prefecture, Gongshan County, Cikai Township , Heiwadi Village ,77kmNWofGongshan, 27.78594°N, 98.60117°E, alt. 1880–2000m, 28 June 2000, D. H. Kavanaugh and Heng-mei Yan leg. (00– GNR) .

Distribution. North America, Europe, North Africa, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (European to Far East), China (Yunnan), Mongolia, Japan.

Figures

FIGURE 194. Microlinyphia pusilla (Sundevall, 1830) palp. A prolateral view B retrolateral view C dorsal view D ventral view.

FIGURE 195. Microlinyphia pusilla (Sundevall, 1830). A, B Epigyne, ventral view C Vulva, dorsal view.

FIGURE 196. Microlinyphia pusilla (Sundevall, 1830), male (A, B) and female (C, D). A, C Habitus, dorsal view B, D Habitus, ventral view.

FIGURE 201. Distribution of Microlinyphia species.