| Mecynidis | |
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| M. dentipalpis | |
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| M. dentipalpis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Linyphiidae |
| Genus: | Mecynidis Simon, 18941 |
| Type species | |
| M. dentipalpis Simon, 1894
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| Species | |
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Mecynidis is a genus of African dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1894.2 Originally placed with the tangle-web spiders, it was moved to the Linyphiidae in 1964.3
Its species are found in Angola, Kenya, South Africa, and Tanzania:1
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M. dentipalpis
Species
As of October 2025, this genus includes eight species:1
- Mecynidis antiqua Jocqué & Scharff, 1986 – Tanzania
- Mecynidis ascia Scharff, 1990 – Tanzania
- Mecynidis bitumida Russell-Smith & Jocqué, 1986 – Kenya
- Mecynidis dentipalpis Simon, 1894 – South Africa (type species)
- Mecynidis laevitarsis Miller, 1970 – Angola
- Mecynidis muthaiga Russell-Smith & Jocqué, 1986 – Kenya
- Mecynidis scutata Jocqué & Scharff, 1986 – Tanzania
- Mecynidis spiralis Jocqué & Scharff, 1986 – Tanzania
References
References
- "Gen. Mecynidis Simon, 1894". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-18.
- Simon, E (1894). Histoire naturelle des araignées. Paris: Roret. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973.
- Levi, H. W. (1964). "Redescription of the type species of the spider genera Artonis, Chorizopes and Mecynidis (Araneae: Araneidae and Linyphiidae)". Annals of the Natal Museum. 16: 209.