Mesida

Mesida is a genus of long-jawed orb-weavers that was first described by Władysław Kulczyński in 1911.

==Species== it contains thirteen species and one subspecies, found in Africa, Asia, Papua New Guinea, and Australia: Mesida argentiopunctata (Rainbow, 1916) – Australia (Queensland) Mesida culta (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1869) – India, Sri Lanka Mesida gemmea (Hasselt, 1882) – Myanmar to Indonesia (Java), Taiwan Mesida grayi Chrysanthus, 1975 – New Guinea Mesida humilis Kulczyński, 1911 (type) – New Guinea Mesida matinika Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 – Philippines Mesida mindiptanensis Chrysanthus, 1975 – New Guinea Mesida pumila (Thorell, 1877) – Indonesia (Sumatra) to New Guinea Mesida realensis Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 – Philippines Mesida thorelli (Blackwall, 1877) – Seychelles, Mayotte Mesida t. mauritiana (Simon, 1898) – Mauritius Mesida wilsoni Chrysanthus, 1975 – New Guinea, Papua New Guinea (Bismarck Arch.) Mesida yangbi Zhu, Song & Zhang, 2003 – China Mesida yini Zhu, Song & Zhang, 2003 – China, Laos