Mecysmaucheniidae Temporal range:
| |
---|---|
Zearchaea clypeata | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Superfamily: | Palpimanoidea |
Family: |
Mecysmaucheniidae Simon, 1895 |
Diversity [1] | |
7 genera, 25 species | |
Mecysmaucheniidae is a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1895. [2] Most genera occur in South America ( Chile and Argentina), with two genera endemic to New Zealand. [1]
As of March 2019 [update], the World Spider Catalog accepts the following genera: [1]
Grismado, CJ; Ramírez, MJ (2005). "Nuevas especies de la familia Mecysmaucheniidae (Araneae) de Chile y Argentina (Spanish, with pictures) (Mecysmauchenius platnicki)". Biota Neotropica. 5: 1–4. doi: 10.1590/S1676-06032005000200017. "Mecysmaucheniid spiders strike prey with lightning speed, scientists find". Sci-News.com. April 8, 2016. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
Mecysmaucheniidae Temporal range:
| |
---|---|
Zearchaea clypeata | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Superfamily: | Palpimanoidea |
Family: |
Mecysmaucheniidae Simon, 1895 |
Diversity [1] | |
7 genera, 25 species | |
Mecysmaucheniidae is a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1895. [2] Most genera occur in South America ( Chile and Argentina), with two genera endemic to New Zealand. [1]
As of March 2019 [update], the World Spider Catalog accepts the following genera: [1]
Grismado, CJ; Ramírez, MJ (2005). "Nuevas especies de la familia Mecysmaucheniidae (Araneae) de Chile y Argentina (Spanish, with pictures) (Mecysmauchenius platnicki)". Biota Neotropica. 5: 1–4. doi: 10.1590/S1676-06032005000200017. "Mecysmaucheniid spiders strike prey with lightning speed, scientists find". Sci-News.com. April 8, 2016. Retrieved April 10, 2016.