Mecynidis

Mecynidis
M. dentipalpis
M. dentipalpis
Scientific 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
Species

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]

  • M. dentipalpis
  • M. dentipalpis
  • M. dentipalpis

Species

As of October 2025, 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

References

  1. ^ a b c "Gen. Mecynidis Simon, 1894". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-18.
  2. ^ Simon, E (1894). Histoire naturelle des araignées. Paris: Roret. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973.
  3. ^ Levi, H. W. (1964). "Redescription of the type species of the spider genera Artonis, Chorizopes and Mecynidis (Araneae: Araneidae and Linyphiidae)". Annals of the Natal Museum. 16: 209.


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