Spiny-theridiid
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Meotipa
Meotipa is a genus of comb-footed spiders (Theridiidae) first described by Eugène Simon in 1895. The genus is characterized by pronounced sexual dimorphism, with females measuring 2.5–6.0 mm and males only 1.1–1.8 mm. Females possess distinctive abdominal morphology including an upward-projecting tip, rounded knob with conspicuous black flattened spines or scales, and one or two pairs of lateral humps. The genus was synonymized with Chrysso until resurrected in 2009 and currently contains 27 recognized species.