''Mesida'' is a

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of long-jawed orb-weavers that was first described by

Władysław Kulczyński Władysław Kulczyński (27 March 1854, Kraków – 9 December 1919, Kraków) was a Polish zoologist who specialised in arachnology Arachnology is the science, scientific study of arachnids, which comprise spiders and related invertebrates suc ...

in 1911.

Species

it contains thirteen species and one subspecies, found in Africa, Asia,

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an island country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and offshore islands in Melanesia, a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean n ...

, and

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...

: *'' Mesida argentiopunctata'' (Rainbow, 1916) –

(

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) *'' Mesida culta'' ( O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1869) –

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...

*'' Mesida gemmea'' (Hasselt, 1882) – Myanmar to Indonesia (

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Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...

*'' Mesida grayi'' Chrysanthus, 1975 – New Guinea *'' Mesida humilis'' Kulczyński, 1911 (

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) – New Guinea *'' Mesida matinika'' Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 –

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*'' Mesida mindiptanensis'' Chrysanthus, 1975 – New Guinea *'' Mesida pumila'' ( Thorell, 1877) –

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...

(Sumatra) to New Guinea *'' Mesida realensis'' Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 – Philippines *'' Mesida thorelli'' ( Blackwall, 1877) –

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Mayotte Mayotte ( ; , ; , ; , ), officially the Department of Mayotte (), is an Overseas France, overseas Overseas departments and regions of France, department and region and single territorial collectivity of France. It is one of the Overseas departm ...

**'' Mesida t. mauritiana'' ( Simon, 1898) –

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*'' Mesida wilsoni'' Chrysanthus, 1975 – New Guinea, Papua New Guinea (Bismarck Arch.) *'' Mesida yangbi'' Zhu, Song & Zhang, 2003 –

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

*'' Mesida yini'' Zhu, Song & Zhang, 2003 – China,

Laos Laos, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic (LPDR), is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by Myanmar and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the southeast, and Thailand to the west and ...

References

Tetragnathidae genera Spiders of Africa Spiders of Asia Spiders of Australia Tetragnathidae {{Tetragnathidae-stub

Species

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