Actinopodidae

Actinopodidae
male Missulena occatoria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Opisthothelae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Actinopodidae
Simon, 1892
Genera

Actinopus
Missulena
Plesiolena

Diversity
3 genera, 42 species

The spider family Actinopodidae is a family of mygalomorph spiders found in Australia, South America, and Central America. It includes the Australian genus Missulena, known as the mouse spiders, which are quite venomous.

Genera

As of November 2015, the World Spider Catalog accepted the following genera:[1]

See also

List of Actinopodidae species

References

  1. "Family: Actinopodidae Simon, 1892", World Spider Catalog (Natural History Museum Bern), retrieved 2015-11-17
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