Mimetidion Wunderlich 2008 (cobweb spider)

Arachnida - Araneae - Theridiidae

Full reference: J. Wunderlich. 2008. On extant and fossil (Eocene) European comb-footed spiders (Araneae: Theridiidae), with notes on their subfamilies, and with descriptions of new taxa. Beiträge zur Araneologie 5:140-469

Parent taxon: Theridiidae according to J. A. Dunlop et al. 2013

Sister taxa: Achaearanea, Anelosimus, Argyrodes, Ariamnes, Balticoridion, Balticpholcomma, Caudasinus, Chrosiothes, Chrysso, Clavibertus, Clya, Cornutidion, Craspedisia, Cretotheridiinae, Cymbiopholcomma, Dipoena, Dipoenata, Eoasagena, Eolyrifer, Eomysmena, Eomysmena succini, Eoteutana, Episinus, Euryopis, Euryopus, Faiditus, Femurraptor, Globulidion, Hirsutipalpus, Kochiuridion, Lasaeola, Medela, Microtheridiinae, Nanomysmena, Nanosteatoda, Obscurpholcomma, Pholcommatinae, Phoroncidia, Phycosoma, Platnickina, Praetereuryopis, Pronepos, Protosteatoda, Pseudoteutana, Rugapholcomma, Spinisinus, Spinitharinus, Spintharus, Steatoda, Stemmops, Styposis, Succinobertus, Succinura, Theridion, Theridium, Thyelia, Ulesanis, Unispinatoda, Vicipholcomma

Subtaxa: Mimetidion furca

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Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Baltic amber (Wunderlich collection) (Eocene of Russian Federation)

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