Micropoda

Micropoda
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Sparassidae
Genus: Micropoda
Grall & Jäger, 2022
Type species
M. daviesae
Grall & Jäger, 2022
Species

2, see text

Micropoda is a genus of spiders in the family Sparassidae.

Originally a monotypic genus, a second species was described in 2025.

Distribution

Micropoda is endemic to Papua New Guinea.

Species

As of January 2026, this genus includes two species:

References

  1. ↑ Grall, E.; Jäger, P. (2022). "Four new genera of Heteropodinae Thorell, 1873 from Malaysia, Brunei and Papua New Guinea (Araneae: Sparassidae)". Zootaxa. 5169 (1): 1–25. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5169.1.1. PMID 36101258.
  2. 1 2 3 "Gen. Micropoda Grall & Jäger, 2022". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
  3. ↑ Hu, C. H.; Chen, J.; Liu, J. (2025). "New species of the monotypic genera Martensikara and Micropoda (Araneae: Sparassidae: Heteropodinae)". Acta Arachnologica Sinica. 34 (1): 7–13. doi:10.3969/j.issn.1005-9628.2025.01.002.