''Macaridion'' is a

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of European comb-footed spiders containing the single species, ''Macaridion barreti''. The genus was first described by J. Wunderlich in 1992, and it is found in

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and

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. The sole species was first described under the name '' Theridion barreti'', but it was elevated to its own genus in 1992.

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Monotypic Theridiidae genera Spiders of Africa Theridiidae {{Theridiidae-stub

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