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Mitoscelis

Mitoscelis is a monotypic genus of long-jawed orb-weavers containing the single species, Mitoscelis aculeata. It was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1890 from a female found on Java.

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Mitoscelis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Tetragnathidae
Genus: Mitoscelis
Thorell, 18901
Species:
M. aculeata
Binomial name
Mitoscelis aculeata
Thorell, 1890

Mitoscelis is a monotypic genus of long-jawed orb-weavers containing the single species, Mitoscelis aculeata. It was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1890 from a female found on Java.21

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  1. "Gen. Mitoscelis Thorell, 1890". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-11-30.
  2. Thorell, T. (1890). "Studi sui ragni Malesi e Papuani". Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova. 28: 233.