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Misumessus

Misumessus is a genus of spiders in the family Thomisidae. Misumessus spiders have been sighted 10 times by contributing members. Based on collected data, the geographic range for Misumessus includes 1 countries and 6 states in the United States. Misumessus is most often sighted outdoors, and during the month of May.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Class: Arachnida
  • Order: Araneae
  • Suborder: Araneomorphae
  • Family: Thomisidae
  • Genus: Misumessus

Author

Nathan Banks, 1904

Sightings Overview

There have been 10 confirmed sightings of Misumessus, with the most recent sighting submitted on June 28, 2026 by Spider ID member spiderman10428. The detailed statistics below may not utilize the complete dataset of 10 sightings because of certain Misumessus sightings reporting incomplete data.

  • Web: 0% of the time, Misumessus spiders are sighted in a spider web (Sample size: 10)
  • Sex: 1 female and 0 male.
  • Environment: Misumessus has been sighted 9 times outdoors, and 2 times indoors.
  • Outdoors: Man-made structure (1). Low foliage (5). High foliage (1). Open field, pasture, grassland (1). Forest (1).

Location and Range

Misumessus has been sighted in the following countries: United States.

Misumessus has also been sighted in the following states: Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Pennsylvania.

Seasonality

Misumessus has been primarily sighted during the month of May.

  • January:
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  • April:
  • May: 5
  • June: 3
  • July:
  • August: 2
  • September:
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  • December:

Misumessus Species


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