Mysmenidae
Mysmenidae is a spider family with about 180 described species in seventeen genera. The family is one of the least well known of the orb-weaving spiders because of their small size and cryptic behaviour. These spiders are found in humid habitats such as among leaf litter and in caves.
Distribution
Species occur in the Americas, Africa, Asia, Europe, New Guinea and several islands.Genera
, this family includes seventeen genera and 188 species:- Brasilionata Wunderlich, 1995 – Brazil
- Chanea Miller, Griswold & Yin, 2009 – China
- Chimena Lin & Li, 2022 – China, Taiwan
- Drungena Lin & S. Li, 2023 – China
- Gaoligonga Miller, Griswold & Yin, 2009 – China, Vietnam
- Isela Griswold, 1985 – Kenya, South Africa
- Maymena Gertsch, 1960 – St. Vincent, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, United States, Peru
- Mengmena Lin & Li, 2022 – China
- Microdipoena Banks, 1895 – Africa, Asia, Canada, Hawaii, New Guinea, Samoa. Introduced to Democratic Republic of the Congo, Comoros, Ivory Coast
- Mosu Miller, Griswold & Yin, 2009 – China
- Mysmena Simon, 1894 – Algeria, St. Helena, China, Indonesia, Vietnam, Israel, Spain, North America, Australia, Fiji, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Niue, Samoa, Galapagos, Guyana, Paraguay, Southern Europe to Azerbaijan
- Mysmeniola Thaler, 1995 – Venezuela
- Mysmenopsis Simon, 1898 – North America, South America
- Phricotelus Simon, 1895 – China, Sri Lanka
- Simaoa Miller, Griswold & Yin, 2009 – China
- Trogloneta Simon, 1922 – China, Japan, Canary Islands, Madeira, North America, Brazil
- Yamaneta Miller & Lin, 2019 – China