Periegopidae

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iPeriegopidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Araneomorphae
Superfamily: Scytodoidea
Family: Periegopidae
Simon, 1893
Diversity
1 genus, 2 species

Genera

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The spider family Periegopidae consists of only one genus, with two species. It was set apart from the Archaeidae in 1995 by R. R. Forster.

As a member of the Haplogynae, Periegops has only six eyes, unlike most spiders, which have eight. Adult P. suteri are about 8mm long.

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Periegops Simon, 1893 [1]

  • Periegops australia Forster, 1995 (Queensland)
  • Periegops suteri (Urquhart, 1892) (New Zealand)

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