Dwarf sheet spiders (Hahniidae) is a family of araneomorph spiders, first described by Philipp Bertkau in 1878.
Description Hahniidae are six or eight-eyed entelegyne ecribellate spiders, with bodies about 1-5 mm long. They build extremely delicate webs in the form of a sheet that does not lead to a retreat. These webs are found in leaf litter, mosses, or trees. The silk used in these webs is so fine that they are difficult to spot unless they are coated with dew. They are characterized by the arrangement of their six spinnerets in a transverse row. The last segment of the outer spinnerets is quite long and stands out above all the others.
Life style Hahniidae greatly favor locations near water or near moss, and are often found in leaf litter and detritus or on the leaves of shrubs and trees.
Distribution Hahniidae are a worldwide family. The genera of the Northern Hemisphere and Africa tend to differ in their genital structures from those of the Southern Hemisphere. Very few species have been described from southeast Asia, although quite a number seem to be yet undescribed.
Name The family is named after the type genus Hahnia, which is dedicated to German zoologist Carl Wilhelm Hahn.
Genera , this family includes 29 genera and 244 species:
Alistra Thorell, 1894 – China, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Australia, Solomon Islands, New Zealand, Samoa, Réunion Amaloxenops Schiapelli & Gerschman, 1958 – Argentina, Ecuador Antistea Simon, 1898 – Tunisia, Japan, Turkey, Russia, North America Asiohahnia Ovtchinnikov, 1992 – Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, China Austrohahnia Mello-Leitão, 1942 – Argentina Cybaeolus Simon, 1884 – Argentina, Chile Goblinia Lin & Li, 2023 – China Hahnia C. L. Koch, 1841 – Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, Crozet Islands Hahniharmia Wunderlich, 2004 – Europe Harmiella Brignoli, 1979 – Brazil Hexamatia Rivera-Quiroz, Petcharad & Miller, 2020 – China, Thailand Iberina Simon, 1881 – Georgia, Israel, Turkey, Europe, North Africa Intihuatana Lehtinen, 1967 – Argentina Kapanga Forster, 1970 – New Zealand Kasha Dupérré & Tapia, 2024 – Ecuador Lizarba Roth, 1967 – Brazil Myahnia Lin & Li, 2023 – Myanmar Neoantistea Gertsch, 1934 – Asia, North America Neoaviola Butler, 1929 – Australia Neohahnia Mello-Leitão, 1917 – Cuba, Puerto Rico, St. Vincent, South America Pacifantistea Marusik, 2011 – Japan, Russia Paramito Dupérré & Tapia, 2024 – Ecuador Porioides Forster, 1989 – New Zealand Pristirana Dupérré & Tapia, 2024 – Ecuador Rinawa Forster, 1970 – New Zealand Scotospilus Simon, 1886 – Vietnam, India, Australia, New Zealand Sinahahnia Wang & Zhang, 2024 – China Troglohnia Lin & Li, 2023 – China Typhlohnia Lin & Li, 2023 – China, Laos, Vietnam
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