Monocephalus

Monocephalus is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by F. P. Smith in 1906.[2] As of May 2019 it contains only two species: M. castaneipes and M. fuscipes.[1]

Monocephalus
Monocephalus cf. fuscipes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Linyphiidae
Genus: Monocephalus
Smith, 1906[1]
Type species
M. fuscipes
(Blackwall, 1836)
Species
  • M. castaneipes (Simon, 1884) – Europe
  • M. fuscipes (Blackwall, 1836) – Europe

See also

References
  1. "Gen. Monocephalus Smith, 1906". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-16.
  2. Smith, F. P. (1906). "The spiders of the Diplocephalus-Group". Journal of the Quekett Microscopical Club. 9 (2): 295–320.


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