Micropoda
TaxonMicropoda
AuthorityGrall & Jäger, 2022[1]
Type speciesM. daviesae
Type species authorityGrall & Jäger, 2022
Subdivision ranksSpecies
Subdivision2, see text

Micropoda is a genus of spiders in the family Sparassidae.[2]

Originally a monotypic genus, a second species was described in 2025.[3]

Distribution

Micropoda is endemic to Papua New Guinea.[2]

Species

As of January 2026, this genus includes two species:[2]

References

  1. ^ Grall, E. & Jäger, P. (2022). "Four new genera of Heteropodinae Thorell, 1873 from Malaysia, Brunei and Papua New Guinea (Araneae: Sparassidae)". Zootaxa. 5169 (1): 1–25. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5169.1.1. PMID 36101258
  2. ^ "Gen. Micropoda Grall & Jäger, 2022". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
  3. ^ Hu, C. H.; Chen, J.; Liu, J. (2025). "New species of the monotypic genera Martensikara and Micropoda (Araneae: Sparassidae: Heteropodinae)". Acta Arachnologica Sinica. 34 (1): 7–13. doi:10.3969/j.issn.1005-9628.2025.01.002