Nemesiidae
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The Nemesiidae are a spider family of the suborder Mygalomorphae, and the only member of the superfamily Nemesioidea. They were formerly considered part of the Dipluridae family.
They are relatively large, brown, elongated spiders with robust legs.
These spiders live in burrows.
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[edit] Genera
- Acanthogonatus Karsch, 1880 (South America)
- Aname L. Koch, 1873 (Australia)
- Atmetochilus Simon, 1887 (Myanmar)
- Brachythele Ausserer, 1871 (USA, Europe)
- Calisoga Chamberlin, 1937 (USA)
- Chaco Tullgren, 1905 (South America)
- Chenistonia Hogg, 1901 (Australia)
- Chilelopsis Goloboff, 1995 (Chile)
- Damarchus Thorell, 1891 (India, Malaysia, ...)
- Diplothelopsis Tullgren, 1905 (Argentina)
- Entypesa Simon, 1902 (Madagascar, South Africa)
- Flamencopsis Goloboff, 1995 (South America, South Africa)
- Hermacha Simon, 1889 (Brazil)
- Hermachura Mello-Leitão, 1923 (Brazil)
- Ixamatus Simon, 1887 (Australia)
- Kwonkan Main, 1983 (Australia)
- Lepthercus Purcell, 1902 (South Africa)
- Longistylus Indicatti & Lucas, 2005 (Brazil)
- Lycinus Thorell, 1894 (Chile, Argentina)
- Merredinia Main, 1983 (Australia)
- Mexentypesa Raven, 1987 (Mexico)
- Namea Raven, 1984 (Australia)
- Nemesia Audouin, 1826 (Europe, Africa, Cuba, China)
- Neostothis Vellard, 1925 (Brazil)
- Pionothele Purcell, 1902 (South Africa)
- Prorachias Mello-Leitão, 1924 (Brazil)
- Pselligmus Simon, 1892 (Brazil)
- Pseudoteyl Main, 1985 (Australia)
- Pycnothele Chamberlin, 1917 (South America)
- Rachias Simon, 1892 (Brazil, Argentina)
- Raveniola Zonstein, 1987 (Turkey to China, Russia)
- Sinopesa Raven & Schwendinger, 1995 (China, Ryūkyū Island)
- Spiroctenus Simon, 1889 (South Africa)
- Stanwellia Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918 (New Zealand, Australia)
- Stenoterommata Holmberg, 1881 (South America)
- Teyl Main, 1975 (Australia)
- Teyloides Main, 1985 (Australia)
- Xamiatus Raven, 1981 (Australia)
- Yilgarnia Main, 1986 (Australia)
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[edit] References
- Rafael P. Indicatti & Sylvia M. Lucas (2005): Description of a new genus of Nemesiidae (Araneae, Mygalomorphae) from the Brazilian Cerrado. Zootaxa 1088: 11-16 PDF (Longistylus)
- Raven, R.J. (1987). A new mygalomorph spider genus from Mexico (Nemesiinae, Nemesiidae, Arachnida). J. Arachnol. 14:357-362. PDF (Mexentypesa)
- Pesarini, C. (1988): Revision of the genus Pycnothele (Araneae, Nemesiidae). J. Arachnol. 16: 281-293. PDF
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- Photographs of two species (Aname sp., and Namea salanitri)
