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 <small>Forster & Platnick, 1984</small> â New Zealand
- Chilarchaea <small>Forster & Platnick, 1984</small> â Argentina, Chile
- Mecysmauchenioides <small>Forster & Platnick, 1984</small> â Argentina, Chile
- Mecysmauchenius <small>Simon, 1884</small> â Argentina, Chile, Falkland Islands
- Mesarchaea <small>Forster & Platnick, 1984</small> â Chile
- Semysmauchenius <small>Forster & Platnick, 1984</small> â Chile
- Zearchaea <small>Wilton, 1946</small> â New Zealand
References
Further reading
External links