Family Linyphiidae (Hammock-Web Spiders)

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Spiders of Borneo > Web Spider Families > Family Linyphiidae (Hammock-Web Spiders)

Family Linyphiidae
皿網蛛科
sheet-web weavers, dwarf spiders
Their web is either : Flat, bowl-shaped, or domed

SHEET-WEB WEAVERS
Linyphiidae
- small in size with long thin legs
- web a flat sheet often with perpendicular strands of silk above
- spider hangs upside down under web
- Habitat: fields and woods, usually low to ground
- Size: 2-7 mm

There are two genus in Sabah, Borneo:

Genus Neriene
Genus Plectembolus

Family Linyphiidae
Genus Plectembolus

Plectembolus KNP
Female
16-12-2009 KNP