Frontinellina

Frontinellina is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by P. J. van Helsdingen in 1969.^[2]

Frontinellina
F. frutetorum
F. frutetorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Linyphiidae
Genus:	Frontinellina van Helsdingen, 1969[1]
Type species
F. frutetorum (C. L. Koch, 1835)
Species
see text

Its four described species are found in Europe, Asia and Africa.^[1]

Species

As of October 2025^[update], this genus includes four species:^[1]

• Frontinellina dearmata (Kulczyński, 1899) – Madeira
• Frontinellina frutetorum (C. L. Koch, 1835) – Europe, North Africa, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to South Siberia), Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Central Asia (type species)
• Frontinellina gemalakaensis Irfan, Zhang & Peng, 2022 – China
• Frontinellina locketi van Helsdingen, 1970 – South Africa

See also

• List of Linyphiidae species (A–H)