Mesudus

Mesudus is a genus of South Pacific intertidal spiders that was first described by H. Özdikmen in 2007.^[2] As of May 2019^[update] it contains only three species, all found in New Zealand: M. frondosus, M. setosus, and M. solitarius.^[1]

Mesudus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Desidae
Genus:	Mesudus Özdikmen, 2007[1]
Type species
M. solitarius (Forster, 1970)
Species
M. frondosus (Forster, 1970) – New Zealand M. setosus (Forster, 1970) – New Zealand M. solitarius (Forster, 1970) – New Zealand