Dicymbium
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| Dicymbium | |
|---|---|
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| Dicymbium nigrum (Bl.) figure 185 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Linyphiidae |
| Genus: | Dicymbium Menge, 1868[1] |
| Type species | |
| D. nigrum (Blackwall, 1834) | |
| Species | |
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Dicymbium is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Anton Menge in 1868.[2]
The etymology of the genus is based on the appearance of the male palp. The palpal tibia bears an elongated, broad, cup-shaped projection that surrounds the cymbium proper dorsally. Hence, Menge chose to name the genus Dicymbium, literally meaning two cymbia/a double cymbium.[3]