| Mimetus puritanus | |
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| M. puritanus, adult male | |
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| M. puritanus, adult female | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Mimetidae |
| Genus: | Mimetus |
| Species: | M. puritanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Mimetus puritanus Chamberlin, 1923 | |
Mimetus puritanus is a species of the pirate spider in the family of Mimetidae. It is found in the United States. [1] [2] [3] [4]
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