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Mysmenidae

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Spurred orb-weavers
Temporal range: Palaeogene–present
Mysmena wawuensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Mysmenidae
Petrunkevitch, 1928
Diversity
17 genera, 188 species

Mysmenidae is a spider family with about 180 described species in seventeen genera. The family is one of the least well known of the orb-weaving spiders because of their small size (0.76 to 3 mm (0.03 to 0.12 in)) and cryptic behaviour. These spiders are found in humid habitats such as among leaf litter and in caves.[1]

Distribution

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Species occur in the Americas, Africa, Asia, Europe, New Guinea and several islands.

Genera

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As of August 2023, the World Spider Catalog accepts the following genera:[2]

  • Brasilionata Wunderlich, 1995 — Brazil
  • Chanea Miller, Griswold & Yin, 2009 — China
  • Chimena Lin & Li, 2022 — China, Taiwan
  • Drungena Lin & S. Li, 2023 — China
  • Gaoligonga Miller, Griswold & Yin, 2009 — China, Vietnam
  • Isela Griswold, 1985 — Kenya, South Africa
  • Maymena Gertsch, 1960 — North America, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Central America, Peru
  • Mengmena Lin & Li, 2022 — China
  • Microdipoena Banks, 1895 — Africa, United States, Paraguay, Asia, Oceania
  • Mosu Miller, Griswold & Yin, 2009 — China
  • Mysmena Simon, 1894 — Oceania, Asia, Caribbean, North America, Algeria, Spain, South America, Panama
  • Mysmeniola Thaler, 1995 — Venezuela
  • Mysmenopsis Simon, 1898 — South America, Caribbean, North America, Central America
  • Phricotelus Simon, 1895 — Sri Lanka, China
  • Simaoa Miller, Griswold & Yin, 2009
  • Trogloneta Simon, 1922 — Brazil, Asia, United States
  • Yamaneta Miller & Lin, 2019 — China

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Lin, Yucheng; Li, Shuqiang (12 May 2013). "Two new species of the genera Mysmena and Trogloneta (Mysmenidae,Araneae) from Southwestern China" (PDF). ZooKeys. Pensoft Publishers. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Family: Mysmenidae Petrunkevitch, 1928". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 22 August 2023.