Mermessus is a genus of spiders in the family Linyphiidae. It was first described in 1899 by O. Pickard-Cambridge. As of 2017, it contains 81 species.[1]

Mermessus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Linyphiidae
Subfamily: Erigoninae
Genus: Mermessus
Pickard-Cambridge[1]
Type species
Mermessus dentiger
O. P.-Cambridge, 1899
Species

81, see text

Synonyms
  • Eperigone Crosby & Bishop, 1928
  • Parerigone Berland, 1932 (preocc.)
  • Anerigone Berland, 1932 (nom. nov. pro Parerigone Berland, 1932)
  • Sinoria Bishop & Crosby, 1938
  • Aitutakia Marples, 1960

Species list

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Mermessus comprises the following species:[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Linyphiidae". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
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