Mecysmaucheniidae | |
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Zearchaea clypeata | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: |
Mecysmaucheniidae Simon, 1895 |
Genera | |
See text. |
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Diversity | |
7 genera, 25 species | |
See text.
The Mecysmaucheniidae are family of araneomorph spiders with 25 described species in seven genera.
Most genera only occur in South America (Chile and Argentina), with two genera endemic to New Zealand.
The categorization into subfamilies follows Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog.