''Mistaria'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of in the family
Agelenidae
The Agelenidae are a large family of spiders in the suborder Araneomorphae. Well-known examples include the common "grass spiders" of the genus ''Agelenopsis''. Nearly all Agelenidae are harmless to humans, but the bite of the hobo spider (''Era ...
(funnel weavers) first described by
Pekka T. Lehtinen
Pekka T. Lehtinen (born 1934) is a Finnish arachnology, arachnologist and taxonomy (biology), taxonomist. He is known for his works in systematics and for the many expeditions in which he has participated.
Biography
Lehtinen was born on 5 April ...
in 1967.
Species
the
World Spider Catalog
The World Spider Catalog (WSC) is an online searchable database concerned with spider taxonomy. It aims to list all accepted families, genera and species, as well as provide access to the related taxonomic literature.
The WSC began as a series of ...
accepted the following species:
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Mistaria fagei''
(Caporiacco, 1949) – Kenya
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Mistaria jaundea''
(Roewer, 1955) – Cameroon
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Mistaria jumbo''
(Strand, 1913) – Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda
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Mistaria keniana''
(Roewer, 1955) – Kenya
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Mistaria kiboschensis''
(Lessert, 1915) – Central and East Africa
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Mistaria kiwuensis''
(Strand, 1913) – Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Mistaria lawrencei''
(Roewer, 1955) – Zimbabwe
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Mistaria leucopyga''
(Pavesi, 1883) (
type species
In International_Code_of_Zoological_Nomenclature, zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the spe ...
) – Central and East Africa, Yemen
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Mistaria longimamillata''
(Roewer, 1955) – Mozambique
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Mistaria moschiensis''
(Roewer, 1955) – Tanzania
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Mistaria mossambica''
(Roewer, 1955) – Mozambique
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Mistaria nairobii''
(Caporiacco, 1949) – Central and East Africa
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Mistaria nyassana''
(Roewer, 1955) – Malawi
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Mistaria nyeupenyeusi''
G. M. Kioko & S. Q. Li, 2018 – Kenya
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Mistaria teteana''
(Roewer, 1955) – Mozambique
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Mistaria zorica''
(Strand, 1913) – Central and East Africa
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Mistaria zuluana''
(Roewer, 1955) – South Africa
References
External links
Agelenidae
Agelenidae genera
Spiders of Africa
Taxa named by Pekka T. Lehtinen
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