''Mecicobothrium'' is a genus of dwarf tarantulas first described by Eduardo Ladislao Holmberg in 1882. These spiders have three tarsal claws. The cephalic groove (fovea) is longitudinal. The abdomen has plates. The male

palpal bulb The two palpal bulbs – also known as palpal organs and genital bulbs – are the copulatory organs of a male spider. They are borne on the last segment of the pedipalps (the front "limbs" of a spider), giving the spider an appearance often descr ...

lies in a long modified final joint. The posterior lateral spinnerets are very long, with the last joint whiplike.

Species

, the genus contained only two species: * '' Mecicobothrium baccai'' Lucas et al., 2006 — Brazil * '' Mecicobothrium thorelli'' Holmberg, 1882 — Argentina, Uruguay

References

Mygalomorphae Mygalomorphae genera Taxa named by Eduardo Ladislao Holmberg {{Mecicobothriidae-stub