Phyxelididae

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iPhyxelididae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Araneomorphae
Superfamily: Titanoecoidea
Family: Phyxelididae
Lehtinen, 1967
Diversity
12 genera, 54 species
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Genera

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The Phyxelididae are a spider family with 54 described species in twelve genera. They are grouped with the Titanoecidae within the Titanoecoidea superfamily.

[edit] Genera

  • Ambohima Griswold, 1990 (Madagascar)
  • Kulalania Griswold, 1990 (Kenya)
  • Lamaika Griswold, 1990 (South Africa)
  • Malaika Lehtinen, 1967 (South Africa)
  • Matundua Lehtinen, 1967 (South Africa)
  • Namaquarachne Griswold, 1990 (South Africa)
  • Phyxelida Simon, 1894 (Africa, Madagascar, Cyprus, Turkey)
  • Pongolania Griswold, 1990 (South Africa)
  • Themacrys Simon, 1906 (South Africa)
  • Vidole Lehtinen, 1967 (South Africa)
  • Vytfutia Deeleman-Reinhold, 1986 (Sumatra, Borneo)
  • Xevioso Lehtinen, 1967 (Africa)

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  • Griswold, C., J. Coddington, N. Platnick, and R. Forster (1999). Towards a Phylogeny of Entelegyne Spiders (Araneae, Araneomorphae, Entelegynae). Journal of Arachnology 27:53-63. PDF



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