Austrochilidae
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The Austrochilidae) are a small spider family with 9 species in three genera.
Two genera (Austrochilus, Thaida) are endemic to the Andean forests of central and southern Chile and adjacent Argentina, the third is endemic to Tasmania.
[edit] Species
Austrochilus Gertsch & Zapfe, 1955
- Austrochilus forsteri Grismado, Lopardo & Platnick, 2003 (Chile)
- Austrochilus franckei Platnick, 1987 (Chile, Argentina)
- Austrochilus manni Gertsch & Zapfe, 1955 (Chile)
- Austrochilus melon Platnick, 1987 (Chile)
- Austrochilus newtoni Platnick, 1987 (Chile)
- Austrochilus schlingeri Platnick, 1987 (Chile)
Hickmania Gertsch, 1958
- Hickmania troglodytes (Higgins & Petterd, 1883) (Tasmania) (Tasmanian Cave Spider)
Thaida Karsch, 1880
- Thaida chepu Platnick, 1987 (Chile)
- Thaida peculiaris Karsch, 1880 (Chile, Argentina)
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[edit] References
- Grismado, C. J., L. Lopardo & N. I. Platnick (2003). A new species of Austrochilus from Chile (Araneae, Austrochilidae, Austrochilinae). J. Arachnol. 31: 148-150. PDF (A. forsteri)
- Forster, R.R., Platnick, N.I. and Gray, M.R. (1987). A review of the spider superfamilies Hypochiloidea and Austrochiloidea (Araneae, Araneomorphae). Bulletin of the AMNH 185(1):1-116 Abstract - PDF (50Mb)
