Hylyphantes is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1884. It is distinct from related genera by a pair of spiral copulatory ducts in the female, which are matched by a turbinated embolus in the male. Both sexes are similar in appearance; the male has no modifications.
Species
it contains five species, found in China, Japan, Korea, Laos, Myanmar, Russia, Thailand, and Vietnam:
- Hylyphantes geniculatus <small>Tu & Li, 2003</small> â China
- Hylyphantes graminicola <small>(Sundevall, 1830)</small> â Europe, Russia (Europe to Far East), China, Korea, Japan, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam
- Hylyphantes nigritus <small>(Simon, 1881)</small> (type) â Europe, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to Far East), China
- Hylyphantes spirellus <small>Tu & Li, 2005</small> â China
- Hylyphantes tanikawai <small>Ono & Saito, 2001</small> â Japan (Ryukyu Is.)
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