Mecicobothrioidea
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digital drawing of a typical "dwarf tarantula" (Mecicobothriidae)
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The Mecicobothrioidea are a superfamily of mygalomorph spiders. The spiders in this group are among the smallest mygalomorph spiders know. The superfamily contains two families of spiders:
- Mecicobothriidae, the dwarf tarantulas
- Microstigmatidae.