Mimetus notius

Chamberlin, 1923

Reticulated Pirate Spider

Mimetus notius is a of pirate in the Mimetidae, described by Chamberlin in 1923. It is found in the United States and is commonly known as the Reticulated Pirate Spider. Like other mimetids, it is an araneophagic that infiltrates the webs of other spiders. Specific details about its biology and remain limited in available literature.

Mimetus notius by (c) Bill Keim, some rights reserved (CC BY). Used under a CC-BY license.Mimetus notius 1 by Gergin Blagoev, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics. Used under a CC BY-SA 3.0 license.Mimetus notius 2 by Gergin Blagoev, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics. Used under a CC BY-SA 3.0 license.

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How to pronounce Mimetus notius: /maɪˈmɛtəs ˈnoʊtiəs/

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Distribution

United States of America

Diet

Araneophagous (feeds on other )

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