Microstigmatidae
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.
The family was removed from the family Dipluridae in 1981. The subfamily Pseudonemesiinae from the family Ctenizidae was also transferred into the Microstigmatidae.
Genera
, this family includes twelve genera and 44 species:Angka Raven & Schwendinger, 1995 – ThailandEnvia Ott & Höfer, 2004 – BrazilIxamatus Simon, 1887 – AustraliaKiama Main & Mascord, 1969 – AustraliaMicromygale Platnick & Forster, 1982 – PanamaMicrostigmata Strand, 1932 – South AfricaMinistigmata Raven & Platnick, 1981 – BrazilPastaza Dupérré & Tapia, 2025 – EcuadorPseudonemesia Caporiacco, 1955 – Colombia, Ecuador, VenezuelaSpelocteniza Gertsch, 1982 – EcuadorTonton Passanha, Cizauskas & Brescovit, 2019 – BrazilXamiatus Raven, 1981 – Australia