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| male Missulena occatoria | |
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| Family: | Actinopodidae Simon, 1892
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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
- Actinopus Perty, 1833 — South America
- Missulena Walckenaer, 1805 — Australia, Chile
- Plesiolena Goloboff & Platnick, 1987 — Chile
See also
References
- Find-a-spider guide
- Platnick, Norman I. (2008): The world spider catalog, version 8.5. American Museum of Natural History.
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