''Mesudus'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

of South Pacific intertidal spiders that was first described by H. Özdikmen in 2007. it contains only three species, all found in

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

: ''M. frondosus'', ''M. setosus'', and ''M. solitarius''.

References

Araneomorphae genera Desidae Spiders of New Zealand {{Araneomorphae-stub