Infraorder Mygalomorphae Higher classification Spider Order Spider | Rank Family | |
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Similar Malkaridae, Idiopidae, Gallieniellidae, Amphinectidae, Orsolobidae | ||
The spider family Actinopodidae is a family of mygalomorph spiders found in Australia, South America, and Central America. This family includes the Australian genus Missulena, known as mouse spiders. The bites of Missulena spiders, though rare, are considered medically significant and potentially dangerous.
Genera
As of November 2015, the World Spider Catalog accepted the following genera:
References
Actinopodidae Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA