Mutatus
| Mutatus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Phrurolithidae |
| Genus: | Mutatus Mu, Wang, F. Zhang & Z. S. Zhang, 2025[1] |
| Type species | |
| M. gelao Mu, Wang, F. Zhang & Z. S. Zhang
| |
| Species | |
|
4, see text | |
Mutatus is a genus of spiders in the family Phrurolithidae.[2]
Distribution
All Mutatus species are endemic to China.[2]
Etymology
The genus name is derived from Latin "mutatio" ("variable"), referring to the mixture of characteristics resembling other genera.[1]
Species
As of January 2026, this genus includes four species:[2]
- Mutatus gelao Mu, Wang, F. Zhang & Z. S. Zhang, 2025 – China
- Mutatus tianyan Mu, Wang, F. Zhang & Z. S. Zhang, 2025 – China
- Mutatus tujia Mu, Wang, F. Zhang & Z. S. Zhang, 2025 – China
- Mutatus yintiaoling Mu, Wang, F. Zhang & Z. S. Zhang, 2025 – China
References
- ^ a b Mu, Y.; Wang, L.; Zhang, F.; Zhang, Z. S. (2025). "Mutatus gen. nov., a new genus of Phrurolithidae (Arachnida, Araneae) from China, with descriptions of four new species". ZooKeys (1226): 121–137. Bibcode:2025ZooK.1226..121M. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1226.137752. PMC 11826223. PMID 39959863.
- ^ a b c "Gen. Mutatus Mu, Wang, F. Zhang & Z. S. Zhang, 2025". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2026-01-20.