Mysmenidae
Family of spiders
Mysmenidae is a spider family with about 180 described species in seventeen genera. The family is one of the least well known of the orb-weaving spiders because of their small size (0.76 to 3 mm (0.03 to 0.12 in)) and cryptic behaviour. These spiders are found in humid habitats such as among leaf litter and in caves.[ 1]
Distribution
Species occur in the Americas , Africa , Asia , Europe , New Guinea and several islands.
Genera
As of August 2023[update] , the World Spider Catalog accepts the following genera:[ 2]
Brasilionata Wunderlich, 1995 — Brazil
Chanea Miller, Griswold & Yin, 2009 — China
Chimena Lin & Li, 2022 — China, Taiwan
Drungena Lin & S. Li, 2023 — China
Gaoligonga Miller, Griswold & Yin, 2009 — China, Vietnam
Isela Griswold, 1985 — Kenya, South Africa
Maymena Gertsch, 1960 — North America, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Central America, Peru
Mengmena Lin & Li, 2022 — China
Microdipoena Banks, 1895 — Africa, United States, Paraguay, Asia, Oceania
Mosu Miller, Griswold & Yin, 2009 — China
Mysmena Simon, 1894 — Oceania, Asia, Caribbean, North America, Algeria, Spain, South America, Panama
Mysmeniola Thaler, 1995 — Venezuela
Mysmenopsis Simon, 1898 — South America, Caribbean, North America, Central America
Phricotelus Simon, 1895 — Sri Lanka, China
Simaoa Miller, Griswold & Yin, 2009
Trogloneta Simon, 1922 — Brazil, Asia, United States
Yamaneta Miller & Lin, 2019 — China
See also
References
Coyle F.A., Meigs T.E. (1989). "Two new species of kleptoparasitic Mysmenopsis (Araneae, Mysmenidae) from Jamaica" (PDF) . Journal of Arachnology . 17 (1): 59–70.
Coyle F.A., O'Shields T.C. Perlmutter D.G. (1991). "Observations on the behaviour of the kleptoparasitic spider, Mysmenopsis furtiva (Araneae, Mysmenidae)" (PDF) . Journal of Arachnology . 19 (1): 62–6.
Hajer J, Reháková 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. doi :10.1078/0944-2006-00117 . PMID 16351906 .