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Mysmenidae
Sign in to saveMysmenidae 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 () and cryptic behaviour. These spiders are found in humid habitats such as among leaf litter and in caves.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassArachnida
- OrderAraneae
- FamilyMysmenidae
Мисменовые пауки (лат. Mysmenidae) — маленькое семейство пауков, насчитывающее всего почти сто видов из более чем 20 родов.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 742
- Family
- Mysmenidae
- Collections
- MCZ, FMNH
- Recorded in
- Colombia, Costa Rica, United States, Laos, Panama, MéXico, Brazil
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Distribution
- Genera
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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 () and cryptic behaviour. These spiders are found in humid habitats such as among leaf litter and in caves.
==Distribution== Species occur in the Americas, Africa, Asia, Europe, New Guinea and several islands.
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