Mecysmaucheniidae

Mecysmaucheniidae; Temporal range: Cretaceous–present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Zearchaea clypeata
	Aotearoa magna in New Zealand
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Superfamily:	Palpimanoidea
Family:	Mecysmaucheniidae; Simon, 1895
Diversity
	7 genera, 25 species
	blue: reported countries (WSC)

Mecysmaucheniidae is a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1895.^[2] Most genera occur in South America (Chile and Argentina), with two genera endemic to New Zealand.^[1]

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Mecysmaucheniidae Temporal range: Cretaceous–present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N

Zearchaea clypeata

Aotearoa magna in New Zealand
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Superfamily:	Palpimanoidea
Family:	Mecysmaucheniidae Simon, 1895
Diversity^[1]
7 genera, 25 species

blue: reported countries (WSC)