Stiphidiidae
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The Stiphidiidae are a spider family with 94 described species in 13 genera. They are generally of medium size (Stiphidium facetum is about 8 mm long) and build a horizontal tent-like web under rocks. Most species are speckled brown with long legs.
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[edit] Distribution
Almost all members of this family occur in New Zealand and Australia. The only exception are two species of Ischaela, I. incerta from Madagascar, and I. longiceps from Mauritius.
[edit] Genera
- Baiami Lehtinen, 1967 (Australia)
- Barahna Davies, 2003 (Australia)
- Borrala Gray & Smith, 2004 (Australia)
- Cambridgea L. Koch, 1872 (New Zealand)
- Corasoides Butler, 1929 (Australia)
- Ischalea L. Koch, 1872 (Madagascar, Mauritius, New Zealand)
- Nanocambridgea Forster & Wilton, 1973 (New Zealand)
- Pillara Gray & Smith, 2004 (Australia)
- Procambridgea Forster & Wilton, 1973 (Australia)
- Stiphidion Simon, 1902 (Australia, New Zealand)
- Tartarus Gray, 1973 (Australia)
- Therlinya Gray & Smith, 2002 (Australia)
- Tjurunga Lehtinen, 1967 (Tasmania)
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Blest, A. D. & P. W. Taylor (1995). Cambridgea quadromaculata n. sp. (Araneae, Stiphidiidae): a large New Zealand spider from wet, shaded habitats. New Zeal. J. Zool. 22: 351-356. PDF
- Gray, M. R. & H. M. Smith (2002). Therlinya, a new genus of spiders from eastern Australia (Araneae: Amaurobioidea). Rec. austral. Mus. 54: 293-312.PDF
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