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Mesida

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Mesida
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Tetragnathidae
Genus: Mesida
Kulczyński, 1911[1]
Type species
M. humilis
Kulczyński, 1911
Species

13, see text

Mesida is a genus of long-jawed orb-weavers that was first described by Władysław Kulczyński in 1911.[2]

Species

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As of October 2019 it contains thirteen species and one subspecies, found in Africa, Asia, Papua New Guinea, and Australia:[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Gen. Mesida Kulczyński, 1911". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  2. ^ Kulczyński, W. (1911), "Spinnen aus Nord-Neu-Guinea", Résultats de l'expédition scientifique néerlandaise à la Nouvelle-Guinée en 1903 sous les auspices de Arthur Wichmann