Mecynidis
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| Mecynidis | |
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| File:Mecynidis dentipalpis 350872859.jpg | |
| M. dentipalpis | |
| File:Mecynidis dentipalpis 350873015.jpg | |
| M. dentipalpis | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Linyphiidae |
| Genus: | Mecynidis Simon, 1894[1] |
| Type species | |
| M. dentipalpis Simon, 1894
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| Species | |
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8, see text | |
Mecynidis is a genus of African dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1894.[2] Originally placed with the tangle-web spiders, it was moved to the Linyphiidae in 1964.[3]
Its species are found in Angola, Kenya, South Africa, and Tanzania:[1]
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M. dentipalpis
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M. dentipalpis
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M. dentipalpis
Species
[edit | edit source]As of October 2025[update], this genus includes eight species:[1]
- Mecynidis antiqua Jocqué & Scharff, 1986 – Tanzania
- Mecynidis ascia Scharff, 1990 – Tanzania
- Mecynidis bitumida Russell-Smith & Jocqué, 1986 – Kenya
- Mecynidis dentipalpis Simon, 1894 – South Africa (type species)
- Mecynidis laevitarsis Miller, 1970 – Angola
- Mecynidis muthaiga Russell-Smith & Jocqué, 1986 – Kenya
- Mecynidis scutata Jocqué & Scharff, 1986 – Tanzania
- Mecynidis spiralis Jocqué & Scharff, 1986 – Tanzania
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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External links
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