Progradungula
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Progradungula is a spider genus of the family Gradungulidae. It is remarkable for being the first web-building cribellate spider that was found within a "primitive" araneomorph spider family. This helped to establish the idea that all araneomorph spiders evolved from cribellate ancestors. This genus is endemic to parts of Australia.
[edit] Name
From Latin pro "before", and the genus name Gradungula, referring to the ancient ancestry of the genus.
[edit] Species
- Progradungula carraiensis Forster & Gray, 1979 (New South Wales)
- Progradungula otwayensis Milledge, 1997 (Victoria)
[edit] References
- Forster, R.R. & Gray, M.R. (1979). Progradungula, a new cribellate genus of the spider family Gradungulidae (Araneae). Australian Journal of Zoology 27(6):1051-1071. Abstract - doi:10.1071/ZO9791051
- Milledge, G. 1997. A new species of Progradungula Forster & Gray (Araneae: Gradungulidae)from Victoria. Mem. Mus. Vic. 56(1):65-68.
