Microstigmatidae
Family of spiders
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Microstigmatidae is a small family of spiders with about 38 described species in eleven genera. They are small ground-dwelling and free-living spiders that make little use of silk.[1]
| Microstigmatidae Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
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| Xamiatus rubrifrons in Australia | |
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| X. rubrifrons in burrow | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Clade: | Avicularioidea |
| Family: | Microstigmatidae Roewer, 1942 |
| Diversity | |
| 12 genera, 44 species | |
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| blue: reported countries (WSC) | |
The family was removed from the family Dipluridae in 1981.[2] The subfamily Pseudonemesiinae from the family Ctenizidae was also transferred into the Microstigmatidae.[3]
Genera
As of January 2026[update], this family includes twelve genera and 44 species:[4]
- Angka Raven & Schwendinger, 1995 – Thailand
- Envia Ott & Höfer, 2004 – Brazil
- Ixamatus Simon, 1887 – Australia
- Kiama Main & Mascord, 1969 – Australia
- Micromygale Platnick & Forster, 1982 – Panama
- Microstigmata Strand, 1932 – South Africa
- Ministigmata Raven & Platnick, 1981 – Brazil
- Pastaza Dupérré & Tapia, 2025 – Ecuador
- Pseudonemesia Caporiacco, 1955 – Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela
- Spelocteniza Gertsch, 1982 – Ecuador
- Tonton Passanha, Cizauskas & Brescovit, 2019 – Brazil
- Xamiatus Raven, 1981 – Australia
