Actinopodidae
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 (Missulena species), whose bites, though rare, are considered medically significant and potentially dangerous.
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FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassArachnida
- OrderAraneae
- FamilyActinopodidae
Verspreidingsgebied van de muisspinnen. De muisspinnen (Actinopodidae) vormen een familie van spinnen. De familie telt 3 beschreven geslachten en 41 soorten.[2] Ze komen enkel voor in Australië, Zuid-Amerika en Midden-Amerika. De muisspinnen zijn potentieel gevaarlijk, omdat ze een neurotoxisch gif bezitten. Taxonomie Geslacht Actinopus Perty, 1833 Geslacht Missulena Walckenaer, 1805 Geslacht Plesiolena Goloboff & Platnick, 1987 Soorten Voor een overzicht van de geslachten en soorten behorende tot de familie zie de lijst van muisspinnen. Bronnen, noten en/of referenties ↑ Simon, E.; 1892; Histoire naturelle des araignées. Paris, 1: 1-256. ↑ Platnick, Norman I. (2010):The world spider catalog, version 10.5. American Museum of Natural History.
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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 (Missulena species), whose bites, though rare, are considered medically significant and potentially dangerous.
== Description == Actinopodidae has wider vision than most other Australian mygalomorphs and have a wide front to their carapace. Members of the family are stout black with species size varying from 10 mm to 35 mm in length. Species have distinctively bulbous heads and jaw regions. They are oftentimes confused with funnel-web spiders. Depending on the species, the abdomen is black or dark blue with a light grey to white patch top. Legs are dark and may appear thin and the head is shiny black. Female of the family are stockier and larger.