Actinopodidae

Actinopodidae
male Missulena occatoria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Mygalomorphae
Superfamily: Migoidea
Family: Actinopodidae
Simon, 1892
Genera

Actinopus
Missulena
Plesiolena

Diversity
3 genera, 42 species

The spider family Actinopodidae is a family of mygalomorph spiders found in Australia, South America, and Central America. It includes the Australian genus Missulena, known as the mouse spiders, which are quite venomous.

Genera

See also

List of Actinopodidae species

References