Mutatus

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Mutatus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Phrurolithidae
Genus: Mutatus
Mu, Wang, F. Zhang & Z. S. Zhang, 2025 [1]
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. [2]

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Distribution

All Mutatus species are endemic to China. [2]

Etymology

The genus name is derived from Latin "mutatio" ("variable"), referring to the mixture of characteristics resembling other genera. [1]

Species

As of January 2026, this genus includes four species: [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Mu, Y.; Wang, L.; Zhang, F.; Zhang, Z. S. (2025). "Mutatus gen. nov., a new genus of Phrurolithidae (Arachnida, Araneae) from China, with descriptions of four new species". ZooKeys (1226): 121–137. Bibcode:2025ZooK.1226..121M. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1226.137752 . PMC   11826223 . PMID   39959863.
  2. 1 2 3 "Gen. Mutatus Mu, Wang, F. Zhang & Z. S. Zhang, 2025". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2026-01-20.


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