''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 scientific study of arachnids, which comprise spiders and related invertebrates such as scor ...

in 1911.

Species

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

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...

, and

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

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

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) *'' Mesida culta'' (

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, 1869) –

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

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Mesida gemmea ''Mesida'' is a genus of long-jawed orb-weavers that was first described by Władysław Kulczyński in 1911. Species it contains thirteen species and one subspecies, found in Africa, Asia, Papua New Guinea, and Australia: *'' Mesida argentiopun ...

'' (Hasselt, 1882) – Myanmar to Indonesia (

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Mesida grayi ''Mesida'' is a genus of Tetragnathidae, long-jawed orb-weavers that was first described by Władysław Kulczyński in 1911. Species it contains thirteen species and one subspecies, found in Africa, Asia, Papua New Guinea, and Australia: *''Mesi ...

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

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) – New Guinea *''

Mesida matinika ''Mesida'' is a genus of long-jawed orb-weavers that was first described by Władysław Kulczyński in 1911. Species it contains thirteen species and one subspecies, found in Africa, Asia, Papua New Guinea, and Australia: *'' Mesida argentiopun ...

'' Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 –

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

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Mesida mindiptanensis ''Mesida'' is a genus of long-jawed orb-weavers that was first described by Władysław Kulczyński in 1911. Species it contains thirteen species and one subspecies, found in Africa, Asia, Papua New Guinea, and Australia: *'' Mesida argentiopun ...

'' Chrysanthus, 1975 – New Guinea *''

Mesida pumila ''Mesida'' is a genus of long-jawed orb-weavers that was first described by Władysław Kulczyński in 1911. Species it contains thirteen species and one subspecies, found in Africa, Asia, Papua New Guinea, and Australia: *'' Mesida argentiopun ...

'' ( Thorell, 1877) –

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(Sumatra) to New Guinea *''

Mesida realensis ''Mesida'' is a genus of long-jawed orb-weavers that was first described by Władysław Kulczyński in 1911. Species it contains thirteen species and one subspecies, found in Africa, Asia, Papua New Guinea, and Australia: *'' Mesida argentiopun ...

'' Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 – Philippines *''

Mesida thorelli ''Mesida'' is a genus of long-jawed orb-weavers that was first described by Władysław Kulczyński in 1911. Species it contains thirteen species and one subspecies, found in Africa, Asia, Papua New Guinea, and Australia: *'' Mesida argentiopun ...

'' ( Blackwall, 1877) –

Seychelles Seychelles (, ; ), officially the Republic of Seychelles (french: link=no, République des Seychelles; Creole: ''La Repiblik Sesel''), is an archipelagic state consisting of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city, V ...

Mayotte Mayotte (; french: Mayotte, ; Shimaore: ''Maore'', ; Kibushi: ''Maori'', ), officially the Department of Mayotte (french: Département de Mayotte), is an overseas department and region and single territorial collectivity of France. It is loc ...

**'' 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 –

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

Laos Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...

References

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

Species

See also

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