Mecysmaucheniidae
| Mecysmaucheniidae Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| Zearchaea clypeata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Superfamily: | Palpimanoidea |
| Family: | Mecysmaucheniidae Simon, 1895 |
| Diversity | |
| 7 genera, 25 species | |
Mecysmaucheniidae is a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1895. Most genera occur in South America (Chile and Argentina), with two genera endemic to New Zealand.