Mizaga
| Mizaga | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Argyronetidae |
| Genus: | Mizaga Simon, 1898[1] |
| Type species | |
| M. chevreuxi Simon, 1898 | |
| Species | |
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Mizaga is a genus of West African cribellate araneomorph spiders in the family Argyronetidae. It was first described by Eugène Simon in 1898.[4]
Originally placed with the funnel weavers, it was moved to Dictynidae in 1967[3] and to Argyronetidae in 2025.[1]
Species
[edit]As of October 2025[update], this genus includes two species:[1]
- Mizaga chevreuxi Simon, 1898 – Senegal (type species)
- Mizaga racovitzai (Fage, 1909) – Mediterranean
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "Gen. Mizaga Simon, 1898". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
- ↑ Roth, V. D. (1967). "A redescription of the spider genus Mizaga Simon (Agelenidae), with new synonymy". American Museum Novitates (2291): 2.
- 1 2 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.
- ↑ Simon, E (1898). Histoire naturelle des araignées. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973.
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