Actinopodidae is a family of mygalomorph spiders found in mainland Australia and South America usually in open forest. Species are most common in Queensland, Australia. It includes mouse spiders, whose bites, though rare, are considered medically significant and potentially dangerous.
Missulena is a genus of mygalomorph spiders in the family Actinopodidae. It was first described by Charles Walckenaer in 1805, and is a senior synonym of Eriodon. M. tussulena is found in Chile, but the rest are indigenous to Australia. They are sometimes referred to as "mouse spiders" from the now-disproven belief that they dig deep burrows similar to those of mice. Scotophaeus blackwalli is also called a "mouse spider", but it is smaller and not closely related.
Actinopus is a genus of mygalomorph spiders in the family Actinopodidae. It was first described by Josef Anton Maximilian Perty in 1833 from the type species Actinopus tarsalis found in Brazil. The name is derived from Greek actin- "ray, beam" and pous "foot". It is a senior synonym of Aussereria, Closterochilus, Pachyloscelis, and Theragretes.
Plesiolena is a small genus of South American mygalomorph spiders in the family Actinopodidae. It was first described by Pablo A. Goloboff and Norman I. Platnick in 1987, and it has only been found in Chile. The name is a combination of "plesiomorphy" and the genus Missulena. As of November 2021 it contains only 2 species: P. bonneti and P. jorgelina.
Missulena torbayensis is a species of spider belonging to the family Actinopodidae. The spider is endemic to southwest Western Australia.
Missulena insignis, commonly known as the lesser red-headed mouse spider, is a species of spider belonging to the family Actinopodidae native to Australia. The species name is derived from the Latin insignis "mark".
Missulena pruinosa, commonly known as the northern mouse spider, is a species of spider belonging to the family Actinopodidae, native to Australia.
Avicularioidea is a clade of mygalomorph spiders, one of the two main clades into which mygalomorphs are divided. It has been treated at the rank of superfamily.
Missulena mainae is a species of mygalomorph spiders in the family Actinopodidae. It is found in Western Australia.
Missulena faulderi is a species of mygalomorph spiders in the family Actinopodidae. It is found in Western Australia.
Missulena harewoodi is a species of mygalomorph spiders in the family Actinopodidae. It is found in Western Australia.
Missulena rutraspina is a species of mygalomorph spiders in the family Actinopodidae. It is found in Western Australia.
Plesiolena bonneti is a species of mygalomorph spiders in the family Actinopodidae. It is found in Chile.
Actinopus candango is a species of mygalomorph spider in the family Actinopodidae. It is endemic to Brazil and is known from the Federal District and Goiás, in the Central-West Region of the country. The specific name candango is a Portuguese word describing the builders of the city of Brasília, the type locality.
Actinopus caxiuana is a species of mygalomorph spider in the family Actinopodidae. It is endemic to Brazil and is known from the states of Pará and Tocantins, in the North Region of the country. The specific name caxiuana refers to the Caxiuanã National Forest where one paratype was collected.
Actinopus cornelli is a species of mygalomorph spider in the family Actinopodidae. It can be found in Brazil.
Actinopus guajara is a species of mygalomorph spider in the family Actinopodidae. It is currently known from the municipality of Guajará-Mirim in Rondônia, Brazil. The specific name guajara refers to its type locality.
Actinopus reznori is a species of mygalomorph spider in the family Actinopodidae. It can be found in the states of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Bahia, Brazil. Actinopus reznori has a dark black body with legs averaging about 2 inches, and large round thorax.
