Dicymbium is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Anton Menge in 1868.
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.
Species
it contains eight species and one subspecies:
- Dicymbium elongatum <small>(Emerton, 1882)</small> â USA, Canada
- Dicymbium facetum <small>(L. Koch, 1879)</small> â Russia (Urals to Far East), Mongolia
- Dicymbium libidinosum <small>(KulczyÃ
Âski, 1926)</small> â Russia (Middle Siberia to Far East), China
- Dicymbium nigrum <small>(Blackwall, 1834)</small> (type) â Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to South Siberia), Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, China
- Dicymbium n. brevisetosum <small>Locket, 1962</small> â Europe
- Dicymbium salaputium <small>Saito, 1986</small> â Japan
- Dicymbium sinofacetum <small>, 2006</small> â China
- Dicymbium tibiale <small>(Blackwall, 1836)</small> â Europe
- Dicymbium yaginumai <small>Eskov & Marusik, 1994</small> â Russia (Far East), Japan
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