Microlinyphia pusilla

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Microlinyphia pusilla is a species of spider belonging to the family Linyphiidae. It has a Holarctic distribution.

It was known as Linyphia pusilla until its reclassification in 1928.{{cite book|author=P. J. Van Helsdingen|title=A Reclassification of the Species of Linyphia Latreille Based on the Functioning of the Genitalia (Araneida, Linyphiidae)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zQEVAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA7|accessdate=1 August 2012|year=1969|publisher=Brill Archive|page=7}}

This species displays strong sexual dimorphism: The male is black and shiny with a narrow abdomen, with a body length (excluding legs) of around 5 mm; The female is slightly larger with a much plumper, silvery abdomen bearing a leaf-shaped black mark. This spider constructs a small hammock-shaped web in vegetation near the ground.