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Mecysmaucheniidae
Sign in to saveMecysmaucheniidae is a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1895. Most genera occur in South America (Chile and Argentina), with two genera endemic to New Zealand.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassArachnida
- OrderAraneae
- FamilyMecysmaucheniidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 41
- With media
- 22
- Family
- Mecysmaucheniidae
- Collections
- MCZ, FMNH, CASC, WAM
- Recorded in
- Chile, New Zealand
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- Parent taxon
- Archaeoidea
- Image
- Zearchaea clypeata female.jpg
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- Category:Mecysmaucheniidae
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Encyclopedic overview
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Mecysmaucheniidae is a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1895. Most genera occur in South America (Chile and Argentina), with two genera endemic to New Zealand.
==Genera== , this family includes seven genera and 25 species: Aotearoa Forster & Platnick, 1984 – New Zealand Chilarchaea Forster & Platnick, 1984 – Argentina, Chile Mecysmauchenioides Forster & Platnick, 1984 – Argentina, Chile Mecysmauchenius Simon, 1884 – Argentina, Chile, Falkland Islands Mesarchaea Forster & Platnick, 1984 – Chile Semysmauchenius Forster & Platnick, 1984 – Chile Zearchaea Wilton, 1946 – New Zealand
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