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Mecynogea

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Mecynogea
M. lemniscata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Mecynogea
Simon, 1903[1]
Type species
M. bigibba
Simon, 1903
Species

9, see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Allepeira Banks, 1932[2]

Mecynogea is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1903.[3] The name is derived from the Greek mekyno (μηυνω), meaning "to lengthen", and "gea" (γεα), meaning "earth".[4]

Species

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As of April 2019 it contains nine species in the Americas:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Gen. Mecynogea Simon, 1903". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-05-13.
  2. ^ Levi, H. W. (2003). "The bolas spiders of the genus Mastophora (Araneae: Araneidae)". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 157: 309–382.
  3. ^ Simon, E. (1903). "Descriptions d'arachnides nouveaux". Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique. 47: 21–39. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.25299.
  4. ^ "Genus Mecynogea". BugGuide. Retrieved 2019-05-13.