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Metidae
Simon, 1894, nom. illeg.
(spider)
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Entelegynae ([unranked])
..†Alteruloboridae (Family)
..Araneoidea (Superfamily)
..[Argiopidae] (Family)
..[canoe tapetum clade]
..†Crassicephalidae (Family)
..Deinopoidea (Superfamily)
..†Dubiouloboridae (Family)
..Eresoidea (Superfamily)
..[Eusparassidae] (Family)
..†Frateruloboridae (Family)
..†Gigarachnidae (Family)
..[male pedipalpal apophyses branch] ([unranked])
..†Mongolarachnidae (Family)
..Nicodamoidea (Superfamily)
..[Oecobiioidea] (Superfamily)
..Oecobioidea (Superfamily)
..†Pholcochyroceroidea (Superfamily)
..†Pilosarachnidae (Family)
..tibial apophysis clade ([unranked])
..Uloboridae (Family) - orb-weavers
..[Metidae] (Family)
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
Simon, 1894, nom. praeocc.
Original name
:
Simon, 1894: 726.
Attributes
Junior homonym (nom. illeg.: nom. praeocc.) [ICZN]
Ref:
WSCA, 2024b.
WSC
(25.5)
: [14 Jan 2025] ("preoccupied").
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Types
Type
:
Meta
(Genus)
Koch, 1835
Ref:
S.J. Brands (comp.), 1989-present
: 20 Jul 2024.
[
new
] [assumed]
Homonyms
Senior homonym
:
Metidae
(Family)
Boeck, 1872
Ref:
WSCA, 2024b
: [14 Jan 2025].
Synonyms
In
:
Tetragnathidae
(Family)
Menge, 1866
Ref:
J.A. Dunlop et al. (comps.), 2023
: 178.
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
wielstrekspinnen
:
strekwielspinnen
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28 Aug 2026