Australomimetus

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Australomimetus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Mimetidae
Genus: Australomimetus
Heimer [1]
Type species
Australomimetus maculosus
Species

31, see text

Australomimetus is a genus of spiders in the family Mimetidae. It was first described in 1986 by Heimer. As of 2017, it contains 31 species. [1]

Species

Australomimetus comprises the following species: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mimetidae". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-03-19.