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Mioxena

Mioxena is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1926.

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Jun 7, 2026
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Length
115 w
Citations
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Source
Mioxena
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Linyphiidae
Genus: Mioxena
Simon, 19261
Type species
M. blanda
(Simon, 1884)
Species

3, see text

Mioxena is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1926.2

Species

As of May 2019 it contains three species:1

  • Mioxena blanda (Simon, 1884) (type) – Europe
  • Mioxena celisi Holm, 1968 – Congo, Kenya
  • Mioxena longispinosa Miller, 1970 – Angola
References

References

  1. "Gen. Mioxena Simon, 1926". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-16.
  2. Simon, E. (1926). Les arachnides de France. Synopsis générale et catalogue des espèces françaises de l'ordre des Araneae. Tome VI. 2e partie.