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| Micropoda | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Sparassidae |
| Genus: | Micropoda Grall & Jäger, 2022[1] |
| Type species | |
| M. daviesae Grall & Jäger, 2022 | |
| Species | |
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2, see text | |
Micropoda is a genus of spiders in the family Sparassidae.[2]
Originally a monotypic genus, a second species was described in 2025.[3]
Distribution
[edit]Micropoda is endemic to Papua New Guinea.[2]
Species
[edit]As of January 2026[update], this genus includes two species:[2]
- Micropoda bigyrus Hu, Chen & Liu, 2025 – Papua New Guinea
- Micropoda daviesae Grall & Jäger, 2022 – Papua New Guinea (New Britain)
References
[edit]- ↑ Grall, E.; Jäger, P. (2022). "Four new genera of Heteropodinae Thorell, 1873 from Malaysia, Brunei and Papua New Guinea (Araneae: Sparassidae)". Zootaxa. 5169 (1): 1–25. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5169.1.1. PMID 36101258.
- 1 2 3 "Gen. Micropoda Grall & Jäger, 2022". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
- ↑ Hu, C. H.; Chen, J.; Liu, J. (2025). "New species of the monotypic genera Martensikara and Micropoda (Araneae: Sparassidae: Heteropodinae)". Acta Arachnologica Sinica. 34 (1): 7–13. doi:10.3969/j.issn.1005-9628.2025.01.002.