Lamponidae

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Lamponidae

unidentified lamponid

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Suborder:	Araneomorphae
Superfamily:	Gnaphosoidea
Family:	Lamponidae Simon, 1893

Diversity

23 genera, 191 species

Genera

see text

The Lamponidae are a spider family with about 200 described species in 23 genera.

1 Distribution
2 Genera
3 See also
4 References
5 Further reading
6 External links

[edit] Distribution

Species from this family are mostly endemic to Australia, with the genus Centrocalia endemic to New Caledonia, and two Lampona species (L. cylindrata, L. murina) also occurring in New Zealand. Lampona papua is endemic to New Guinea, where two otherwise Australian species (Centrothele mutica, Lamponova wau) also occur.

[edit] Genera

The categorization into subfamilies follows Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog.

Centrothelinae Platnick, 2000

Asadipus Simon, 1897 (Australia)
Bigenditia Platnick, 2000 (Australia)
Centrocalia Platnick, 2000 (New Caledonia)
Centroina Platnick, 2002 (Australia)
Centrothele L. Koch, 1873 (Australia)
Centsymplia Platnick, 2000 (Australia)
Graycassis Platnick, 2000 (Australia)
Longepi Platnick, 2000 (Australia)
Notsodipus Platnick, 2000 (Australia)
Prionosternum Dunn, 1951 (Australia)
Queenvic Platnick, 2000 (Australia)

Lamponinae Simon, 1893

Lampona Thorell, 1869 (Australia)
Lamponata Platnick, 2000 (Australia)
Lamponega Platnick, 2000 (Australia)
Lamponella Platnick, 2000 (Australia)
Lamponicta Platnick, 2000 (Australia)
Lamponina Strand, 1913 (Australia)
Lamponoides Platnick, 2000 (Australia)
Lamponova Platnick, 2000 (Australia, New Zealand)
Lamponusa Platnick, 2000 (Australia)
Platylampona Platnick, 2004 (Australia)

Pseudolamponinae Platnick, 2000

Paralampona Platnick, 2000 (Australia)
Pseudolampona Platnick, 2000 (Australia)

[edit] See also

[edit] References

A relimitation and revision of the Australasian ground spider family Lamponidae (Araneae, Gnaphosoidea). Bulletin of the AMNH 245. PDF (56Mb) - Abstract

[edit] Further reading

Platnick, N.I. (2004). On a Third Group of Flattened Ground Spiders from Australia (Araneae, Lamponidae). American Museum Novitates 3462. PDF (Platylampona)