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Mizaga

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Mizaga is a genus of West African cribellate araneomorph spiders in the family Argyronetidae. It was first described by Eugène Simon in 1898.[4]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
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Mizaga
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Argyronetidae
Genus: Mizaga
Simon, 1898[1]
Type species
M. chevreuxi
Simon, 1898
Species
  • M. chevreuxi Simon, 1898
  • M. racovitzai (Fage, 1909)
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Originally placed with the funnel weavers, it was moved to Dictynidae in 1967[3] and to Argyronetidae in 2025.[1]

Species

As of October 2025, this genus includes two species:[1]

  • Mizaga chevreuxi Simon, 1898 – Senegal (type species)
  • Mizaga racovitzai (Fage, 1909) – Mediterranean

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