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1868. Gongylidium Menez, Preuss. Spinn., II, p. 183. 
1868. Tmeticus ID., ibid., p. 184 (ad partem). 
1868. Dieymbium 1D., ibid., p. 193. 
1868. Lophocarenum ID., ibid., p. 198. 
1868. Lophomma ID., ibid., p. 209. 
1868. Phalops ID., ibid., p. 218. 
1868. Dicyphus 1D., ibid., Pl. 43, tab. 121; III, p. 221. 
11869. Elaphidium ID., ibid., III, p. 224). 
1869. Cornicularia Ip., ibid., p. 226. 
1869. Microneta ID., ibid., p. 227. 
1889. Micryphantes ID., ibid., p. 236. 
1869. Leptothrix ID., ibid., p. 240. 
?1869. Drepanodus ID., ibid., p. 241. 
?1869. Pronopius ID., ibid., p. 243. 
Type: Walckenaera acuminata BLACKW. (= Erigone cornuta (REUSS) 
WESTR.). 
The name Micryphantes we find first, and without characterisation, 
applied by C. KocH in the 121“ Number of HERRICH-SCHÆFFERS Deutsch- 
lands Insecten, which appeared in 1833 (or perhaps not before 1834). In 
1833 BLACKWALL (loc. cit.) published his genus Walckenaera accompanied 
by a complete diagnosis: under this name he united a number of species, 
which, as it appears from the characterization of Micryphantes, subsequently 
given by KocH (in Uebers. d. Arachn. Syst. 1, p. 11 (1837), and Die 
Arachn., IV, p. 124—127), also belong to that genus. Walckenaera and 
Micryphantes are accordingly to be looked upon as synonyms; and from 
what now has been adduced it is easily perceived, that the first name is 
to be preferred to the latter, even if not older than, but only contempora- 
neous with it. 
The genus Savignia was formed by BLACKWALL for a spider (S. 
frontata BLACKW. = Erig. conica WESTR.) which he erroneously supposed 
to have but six eyes, but which he has since rightly aggregated to Walc- 
kenaera. — To Neriene, besides many other species, he has referred seve- 
ral, that stand in so close connexion with the spiders that he attributes to 
Walckenaera, that it seems to us, that they ought to be assigned to that 
genus. C. KocH referred those of them, with which he was acquainted, 
to his Mieryphantes. Walckenaera (BLACKW.) NOB. is therefore very nearly 
identical with Micryphantes C. KocH, which genus has been adopted by 
1) Elaphidion SERv. [Coleopt.] 1834. 
