Monocephalus

Monocephalus
Monocephalus cf. fuscipes
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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
2, see text

Monocephalus is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by F. P. Smith in 1906.^[2]

Species

As of May 2019^[update] it contains two species:^[1]

• Monocephalus castaneipes (Simon, 1884) – Europe
• Monocephalus fuscipes (Blackwall, 1836) (type) – Europe

See also

• List of Linyphiidae species (I–P)

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.