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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Pirate spiders (Mimetidae) » Mimetus

Genus Mimetus

Classification · Pronunciation · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Identification · Range · Food · Internet References · Works Cited

Small Spider to black light - Mimetus hesperus

Spider with red spots - Mimetus puritanus

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)

Class Arachnida (Arachnids)

Order Araneae (Spiders)

Infraorder Araneomorphae (True Spiders)

No Taxon (Entelegynae)

Family Mimetidae (Pirate spiders)

Genus Mimetus

Pronunciation

mi-MEET-uhs(1)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Here

Explanation of Names

'Imitator'(1)

Numbers

10 species in BugGuide's range (North America north of Mexico); but SONA(1) mentions that there are a lot of undescribed species.

Identification

Egg Sac

Range

(this section is currently under construction)

M. aktius - (type locality) West side of Utah Lake, UT(2)

M. epeiroides - MA, RI(3), CT(4)

M. eutypus - returned from genus Reo

M. haynesi

M. hesperus - CA, WA, UT, TX(3), NV, AZ, Mexico(5)

M. nelsoni

M. notius - FL, LA, NC(3)

M. puritanus - NY, ME, MA, CT, VA, GA(3)

M. syllepsicus

M. tillandsiae

Food

Other spiders, primarily cobweb spiders and orb weavers, but will also eat insects.

Internet References

A revision of the genus Mimetus in North America (Araneae:Mimetidae)

Mott, Daniel Joseph. Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

Works Cited

1.	Spiders of North America: An Identification Manual D. Ubick, P. Paquin, P.E. Cushing and V. Roth (eds). 2005. American Arachnological Society.

2.	Miscellaneous new American spiders Chamberlin, R. V. & W. Ivie. 1935. University of Utah 26(4): 1-79.

3.	The North American species of Mimetus Chamberlin, R. V. 1923. Journal of Entomology and Zoology 15: 3-9.

4.	Spiders Of Connecticut Benjamin Julian Kaston. 1981. State Geological And Natural History Survey Of Connecticut, Department Of Environmental Protection, Bulletin 70 Revised Edition.

5.	The morphology and phylogeny of dionychan spiders Ramírez, Martín J. 2014. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History.

Contributed by john and jane balaban on 10 September, 2004 - 3:33pm
Additional contributions by Lynette Elliott, Jeff Hollenbeck, cheins, Chuck Entz, Mandy Howe, Laura P.
Last updated 27 March, 2023 - 8:07am

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