Mysmenidae
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22 genera, 91 species
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The Mysmenidae are a spider family with 91 described species in 22 genera.
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[edit] Distribution
Species occur in the Americas, Africa, Asia, Europe, New Guinea and several islands.
[edit] Genera
- Acrobleps Hickman, 1979 (Tasmania)
- Anjouanella Baert, 1986 (Comoro Islands)
- Brasilionata Wunderlich, 1995 (Brazil)
- Calodipoena Gertsch & Davis, 1936 (Central America, Caribic, Algeria)
- Calomyspoena Baert & Maelfait, 1983 (Galapagos)
- Crassignatha Wunderlich, 1995 (Malaysia)
- Iardinis Simon, 1899 (Nepal, India)
- Isela Griswold, 1985 (South Africa)
- Itapua Baert, 1984 (Paraguay)
- Kekenboschiella Baert, 1982 (New Guinea)
- Kilifina Baert & Murphy, 1992 (Kenya)
- Leviola Miller, 1970 (Angola)
- Maymena Gertsch, 1960 (Central to South America)
- Microdipoena Banks, 1895 (USA to Paraguay, Africa)
- Mysmena Simon, 1894 (Mediterranean, Oceania)
- Mysmenella Brignoli, 1980 (Palearctic, Africa, Oceania)
- Mysmeniola Thaler, 1995 (Venezuela)
- Mysmenopsis Simon, 1897 (USA to Peru)
- Phricotelus Simon, 1895 (Sri Lanka)
- Tamasesia Marples, 1955 (Samoa, New Caledonia)
- Taphiassa Simon, 1880 (New Caledonia)
- Trogloneta Simon, 1922 (USA, Europe, Canary Islands)
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Coyle, F. A. and T. E. Meigs (1989). Two new species of kleptoparasitic Mysmenopsis (Araneae, Mysmenidae) from Jamaica. Journal of Arachnology 17:59-70. PDF
- Coyl, F.A., O'Shields, T.C. & Perlmutter, D.G. (1991). Observations on the behaviour of the kleptoparasitic spider, Mysmenopsis furtiva (Araneae, Mysmenidae). Journal of Arachnology, 19, 62–66. PDF
- Hajer J, Rehakova D. (2003). Spinning activity of the spider Trogloneta granulum (Araneae, Mysmenidae): web, cocoon, cocoon handling behaviour, draglines and attachment discs. Zoology (Jena) 106(3):223-31. Abstract
