Mecysmaucheniidae


Mecysmaucheniidae is a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1895. Most genera occur in South America, with two genera endemic to New Zealand.

Genera

, this family includes seven genera and 25 species:Aotearoa Forster & Platnick, 1984 – New ZealandChilarchaea Forster & Platnick, 1984 – Argentina, ChileMecysmauchenioides Forster & Platnick, 1984 – Argentina, ChileMecysmauchenius Simon, 1884 – Argentina, Chile, Falkland IslandsMesarchaea Forster & Platnick, 1984 – ChileSemysmauchenius Forster & Platnick, 1984 – ChileZearchaea Wilton, 1946 – New Zealand