Misionella

Misionella is a genus of crevice weaver spiders. Currently there are two described living species.

A spider fossil that was found in 15 to 20 million year old Miocene amber from the Dominican Republic was in 2005 described as Misionella didicostae (Penney 2005a). A second specimen was discussed (Penney 2005b) soon thereafter.

Species

• Misionella jaminawa Grismado & Ramírez, 2000 (Brazil)
• Misionella mendensis (Mello-Leitão, 1920) (Brazil, Argentina)

References

• (2005a) ŮFirst fossil Filistatidae: a new species of Misionella in Miocene amber from the Dominican Republic. Journal of Arachnology 33(1): 93–100. PDF fulltext
• (2005b): Fossil blood droplets in Miocene Dominican amber yield clues to speed and direction of resin secretion. Palaeontology 48(5): 925-927. PDF fulltext