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.
Genera
, this family includes seventeen genera and 188 species:
- Brasilionata <small>Wunderlich, 1995</small> â Brazil
- Chanea <small>Miller, & Yin, 2009</small> â China
- Chimena <small>Lin & Li, 2022</small> â China, Taiwan
- Drungena <small>Lin & S. Li, 2023</small> â China
- Gaoligonga <small>Miller, Griswold & Yin, 2009</small> â China, Vietnam
- Isela <small>Griswold, 1985</small> â Kenya, South Africa
- Maymena <small>Gertsch, 1960</small> â St. Vincent, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, United States, Peru
- Mengmena <small>Lin & Li, 2022</small> â China
- Microdipoena <small>Banks, 1895</small> â Africa, Asia, Canada, Hawaii, New Guinea, Samoa. Introduced to Democratic Republic of the Congo, Comoros, Ivory Coast
- Mosu <small>Miller, Griswold & Yin, 2009</small> â China
- Mysmena <small>Simon, 1894</small> â Algeria, St. Helena, China, Indonesia, Vietnam, Israel, Spain, North America, Australia, Fiji, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Niue, Samoa, Galapagos, Guyana, Paraguay, Southern Europe to Azerbaijan
- Mysmeniola <small>Thaler, 1995</small> â Venezuela
- Mysmenopsis <small>Simon, 1898</small> â North America, South America
- Phricotelus <small>Simon, 1895</small> â China, Sri Lanka
- Simaoa <small>Miller, Griswold & Yin, 2009</small> â China
- Trogloneta <small>Simon, 1922</small> â China, Japan, Canary Islands, Madeira, North America, Brazil
- Yamaneta <small>Miller & Lin, 2019</small> â China
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