''Mastigusa'' 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
dwarf sheet spiders that was first described by
Anton Menge
Franz Anton Menge (15 February 1808 in Arnsberg – 27 January 1880 in Danzig) was a German entomologist.
Menge was a student of Physics, Chemistry and Natural history, Natural History at the University of Bonn He became professor at the Petris ...
in 1854.
it contains only three species: ''M. arietina'', ''M. lucifuga'', and ''M. macrophthalma''.
References
Araneomorphae genera
Dictynidae
Hahniidae
Spiders of Asia
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