Palpimanoidea

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Palpimanoidea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Araneomorphae
Division: Entelegynae
Superfamily: Palpimanoidea

The Palpimanoidea are a superfamily of eight-eyed spiders, with three containing families:

The Palpimanoidea (together with the seven families of Dionycha) are the only spider group with no cribellate members.

[edit] References

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


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