Mesothelae

Translingual right|thumb|Heptathela yanbaruensis species ♀ Etymology From mul meso- intermediate from mul grc μέσος θηλαί p grc nipples. Proper noun f-p suborder order Araneae certain spiders that retain ancestral characteristics, such as a segmented abdomen with spinnerets in the middle, and are found only in China, Japan and southeast Asia Usage notes Thought to form the sister group to all other living spiders. Hypernyms suborder ; Araneae order - order Hyponyms suborder Liphistiidae family sole extant family †Arthrolycosidae family, †Arthromygalidae family, †Burmathelidae family, †Cretaceothelidae family, †Eomesothelidae family, †Parvithelidae family, †Pyritaraneidae family extinct families †Palaeothele genus extinct genus incertae sedis References mul Spiders