Mysmena

Mysmena; Temporal range: Palaeogene–present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Mysmena wawuensis female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Mysmenidae
Genus:	Mysmena; Simon, 1894

Mysmena is a genus of spiders in the family Mysmenidae, originally categorized as being part of the family Theridiidae. They are found in many parts of the world, namely China, Vietnam, Melanesia, parts of Australia, Polynesia, North and Central America, the Caribbean, Guyana, Southern Europe, and West Asia.

Species

As of October 2026^[update], the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species:

Mysmena acuminata (Marples, 1955) – Samoa
Mysmena arcilonga Lin & Li, 2008 – China
Mysmena awari (Baert, 1984) – New Guinea
Mysmena baoxingensis Lin & Li, 2013 – China
Mysmena biangulata (Lin & Li, 2008) – China
Mysmena bizi Miller, Griswold & Yin, 2009 – China
Mysmena bucera Zhang, Li & Lin, 2023 – China
Mysmena calypso Gertsch, 1960 – Trinidad
Mysmena caribbaea (Gertsch, 1960) – Jamaica, Trinidad
Mysmena changouzi Miller, Griswold & Yin, 2009 – China
Mysmena colima (Gertsch, 1960) – Mexico
Mysmena conica (Simon, 1895) – Algeria
Mysmena cornigera (Lin & Li, 2008) – China
Mysmena dai Lin & Li, 2022 – China
Mysmena dulong Zhang, Li & Lin, 2023 – China
Mysmena dumoga (Baert, 1988) – Sulawesi
Mysmena furca Lin & Li, 2008 – China
Mysmena gibbosa Snazell, 1986 – Spain
Mysmena goudao Miller, Griswold & Yin, 2009 – China
Mysmena guianensis Levi, 1956 – Guyana
Mysmena incredula (Gertsch & Davis, 1936) – USA, Bahama Is., Cuba, Panama
Mysmena isolata Forster, 1977 – St. Helena
Mysmena jimudeng Zhang, Li & Lin 2023 – China
Mysmena jinlong Miller, Griswold & Yin, 2009 – China
Mysmena leichhardti Lopardo & Michalik, 2013 – Queensland
Mysmena leucoplagiata (Simon, 1879) (type species) – Southern Europe to Azerbaijan, Israel
Mysmena lulanga Lin & Li, 2016 – China
Mysmena luosuo Lin & Li, 2022 – China
Mysmena maculosa Lin & Li, 2014 – Vietnam
Mysmena maku (Miller, Griswold & Yin, 2009) – China
Mysmena marijkeae (Baert, 1982) – New Guinea
Mysmena marplesi (Brignoli, 1980) – New Caledonia
Mysmena mooatae (Baert, 1988) – Sulawesi
Mysmena nubiai (Baert, 1984) – New Guinea
Mysmena phyllicola (Marples, 1955) – Samoa, Niue
Mysmena qinlangdang Zhang, Li & Lin, 2023 – China
Mysmena quebecana Lopardo & Dupérré, 2008 – Canada
Mysmena rostella Lin & Li, 2008 – China
Mysmena rotunda (Marples, 1955) – Samoa
Mysmena santacruzi (Baert & Maelfait, 1983) – Galapagos Is.
Mysmena shibali Miller, Griswold & Yin, 2009 – China
Mysmena spirala Lin & Li, 2008 – China
Mysmena stathamae (Gertsch, 1960) – Mexico, Panama, Jamaica
Mysmena tamdaoensis (Lin & Li, 2014) – Vietnam
Mysmena tarautensis (Baert, 1988) – Sulawesi
Mysmena tasmaniae Hickman, 1979 – Tasmania
Mysmena tembei (Baert, 1984) – Paraguay
Mysmena vangoethemi (Baert, 1982) – New Guinea
Mysmena vitiensis Forster, 1959 – Fiji
Mysmena wawuensis Lin & Li, 2013 – China
Mysmena woodwardi Forster, 1959 – New Guinea

References

1 2 3 "Gen. Mysmena Simon, 1894", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2016-04-13

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[WSC_g1991-1] 1 2 3 "Gen. Mysmena Simon, 1894", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2016-04-13

Mysmena Temporal range: Palaeogene–present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N

Mysmena wawuensis female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Mysmenidae
Genus:	Mysmena Simon, 1894