Mutatus

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Mutatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Phrurolithidae
Genus:	Mutatus Mu, Wang, F. Zhang & Z. S. Zhang, 2025
Type species
M. gelao Mu, Wang, F. Zhang & Z. S. Zhang
Species
4, see text

Mutatus is a genus of spiders in the family Phrurolithidae.

Distribution

All Mutatus species are endemic to China.

Etymology

The genus name is derived from Latin "mutatio" ("variable"), referring to the mixture of characteristics resembling other genera.

Species

As of January 2026^[update], this genus includes four species:

References

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