Mizaga

Mizaga
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Dictynidae
Genus: Mizaga
Simon, 1898[1]
Type species
M. chevreuxi
Simon, 1898
Species
Synonyms[1]

Mizaga is a genus of West African cribellate araneomorph spiders in the family Dictynidae, and was first described by Eugène Simon in 1898.[4] As of May 2019 it contains only two species, both found in Senegal: M. chevreuxi and M. racovitzai.[1] Originally placed with the funnel weavers, it was moved to Dictynidae in 1967.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Gen. Mizaga Simon, 1898". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
  2. ^ Roth, V. D. (1967). "A redescription of the spider genus Mizaga Simon (Agelenidae), with new synonymy". American Museum Novitates (2291): 2.
  3. ^ a b Lehtinen, P. T. (1967). "Classification of the cribellate spiders and some allied families, with notes on the evolution of the suborder Araneomorpha". Annales Zoologici Fennici. 4: 237–249.
  4. ^ Simon, E (1898). Histoire naturelle des araignées. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973.


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