Mysmenidae

The Mysmenidae are a spider family with almost 100 described species in more than twenty genera.

Distribution

Genera

• Acrobleps Hickman, 1979 (Tasmania)
• Anjouanella Baert, 1986 (Comoro Islands)
• Brasilionata Wunderlich, 1995 (Brazil)
• Calodipoena Gertsch & Davis, 1936 (Central America, Caribic, Algeria)
• Calomyspoena Baert & Maelfait, 1983 (Galapagos)
• Crassignatha Wunderlich, 1995 (Malaysia)
• Iardinis Simon, 1899 (Nepal, India)
• Isela Griswold, 1985 (South Africa)
• Itapua Baert, 1984 (Paraguay)
• Kekenboschiella Baert, 1982 (New Guinea)
• Kilifina Baert & Murphy, 1992 (Kenya)
• Leviola Miller, 1970 (Angola)
• Maymena Gertsch, 1960 (Central to South America)
• Microdipoena Banks, 1895 (USA to Paraguay, Africa)
• Mysmena Simon, 1894 (Mediterranean, Oceania)
• Mysmenella Brignoli, 1980 (Palearctic, Africa, Oceania)
• Mysmeniola Thaler, 1995 (Venezuela)
• Mysmenopsis Simon, 1897 (USA to Peru)
• Phricotelus Simon, 1895 (Sri Lanka)
• Tamasesia Marples, 1955 (Samoa, New Caledonia)
• Taphiassa Simon, 1880 (New Caledonia)
• Trogloneta Simon, 1922 (USA, Europe, Canary Islands)

See also

• List of Mysmenidae species
• Spider families

References

• Coyle, F. A. and T. E. Meigs (1989). Two new species of kleptoparasitic Mysmenopsis (Araneae, Mysmenidae) from Jamaica. Journal of Arachnology 17:59-70. PDF
• Coyl, F.A., O'Shields, T.C. & Perlmutter, D.G. (1991). Observations on the behaviour of the kleptoparasitic spider, Mysmenopsis furtiva (Araneae, Mysmenidae). Journal of Arachnology, 19, 62–66. PDF
• Hajer J, Rehakova 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. Abstract