Misgolas
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| Trapdoor from Misgolas group spider, found in eastern Australia. Approximately 1 cm across | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Suborder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Idiopidae |
| Genus: |
Misgolas Karsch, 1878 |
| Species | |
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| Diversity | |
| 28 species | |
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Misgolas is a spider genus of the family Idiopidae. All species are endemic to Australia, with two species occurring only on Tasmania.
The origin of the name Misgolas is unclear, but may have come from the prosecution of Timarchos by Aeschines in ancient Greece. In it, a particularly unsavory and disrespected individual is named Misgolas, possible prompting the naming of the species.
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