Misgolas

Misgolas
Trapdoor from Misgolas group spider, found in eastern Australia. Approximately 1 cm across
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Araneomorphae
Family: Idiopidae
Genus: Misgolas
Karsch, 1878
Species

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Diversity
28 species

Misgolas is a spider genus of the family Idiopidae. All species are endemic to Australia, with two species occurring only on Tasmania.

Name

The origin of the name Misgolas is unclear, but may have come from the prosecution of Timarchos by Aeschines in ancient Greece. In it, a particularly unsavory and disrespected individual is named Misgolas, possible prompting the naming of the species.

Species

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