Diplothyron is a genus of South American dwarf spiders. It was first described by Alfred Frank Millidge in 1991.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Linyphiidae |
| Genus: | Diplothyron Millidge, 1991 |
| Type species | |
| Diplothyron fuscus Millidge, 1991
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Species
editAs of February 2023[update], it contains twelve species:[2]
- Diplothyron ballesterosi Silva-Moreira & Hormiga, 2022 — Mexico
- Diplothyron chiapasius (Gertsch & Davis, 1946) — Mexico, Honduras
- Diplothyron dianae Silva-Moreira & Hormiga, 2022 — Costa Rica, Panama
- Diplothyron fuscus Millidge, 1991 (type) — Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela
- Diplothyron linguatulus (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902) — Mexico, Guatemala
- Diplothyron monteverde Silva-Moreira & Hormiga, 2022 — Costa Rica
- Diplothyron nigritus (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902) — Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama
- Diplothyron nubilosus Silva-Moreira & Hormiga, 2022 — Costa Rica, Panama
- Diplothyron sandrae Silva-Moreira & Hormiga, 2022 — Costa Rica
- Diplothyron simplicata (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902) — Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama
- Diplothyron solitarius Silva-Moreira & Hormiga, 2022 — Guatemala
- Diplothyron trifalcatus (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902) — Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Millidge, A. F. (1991). "Further linyphiid spiders (Araneae) from South America". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 205: 1–199.
- ^ "Gen. Diplothyron Millidge, 1991". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 13 February 2023.