Version 27
139
Families
4,524
Genera
54,052
Species
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Citation: World Spider Catalog 2026. World Spider Catalog. Version 27. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch, accessed on {date of access}. doi: 10.24436/2
Latest updates (Show all)
2026-07-23 New taxonomic reference entry - Ref
Megamyrmaekion vickyae (Sherwood, Marusik, Sharp & Ashmole, 2023)
2026-07-23 Species transferred to new genus - Ref
Megamyrmaekion vickyae (Sherwood, Marusik, Sharp & Ashmole, 2023)
Species transferred from Australoechemus Schmidt & Piepho, 1994 to Megamyrmaekion Reuss, 1834
2026-07-23 New taxonomic reference entry - Ref
2026-07-23 Species distribution update - Ref
2026-07-23 Species updated - Ref
2026-07-23 Species transferred to new genus - Ref
Megamyrmaekion luridum (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1874)
Species transferred from Drassodes Westring, 1851 to Megamyrmaekion Reuss, 1834
2026-07-23 Species distribution update - Ref
2026-07-23 New taxonomic reference entry - Ref
2026-07-23 Species synonymy - Ref
Megamyrmaekion celer (Schmidt & Piepho, 1994)
Junior synonym of Megamyrmaekion caudatum Reuss, 1834
2026-07-23 Species transferred to new genus - Ref
Megamyrmaekion celer (Schmidt & Piepho, 1994)
Species transferred from Australoechemus Schmidt & Piepho, 1994 to Megamyrmaekion Reuss, 1834
2026-07-23 Taxonomic reference update - Ref
2026-07-23 New taxonomic reference entry - Ref
2026-07-23 Taxonomic reference update - Ref
2026-07-23 Taxonomic reference assigned to new taxon - Ref
Megamyrmaekion caudatum Reuss, 1834
Taxonomic reference entry assigned to other taxon
2026-07-23 Taxonomic reference assigned to new taxon - Ref
Megamyrmaekion caudatum Reuss, 1834
Type information entry assigned to other taxon
2026-07-23 Species updated - Ref
2026-07-23 New taxonomic reference entry - Ref
2026-07-23 New species inserted - Ref
2026-07-23 New taxonomic reference entry - Ref
2026-07-23 New species inserted - Ref
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