Lamponidae
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Lamponidae | |
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unidentified lamponid | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Suborder: | Araneomorphae |
Superfamily: | Gnaphosoidea |
Family: | Lamponidae Simon, 1893 |
Genera | |
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Diversity | |
23 genera, 191 species | |
The Lamponidae are a spider family with about 200 described species in 23 genera.
Distribution
Species from this family are generally endemic to Australia, with the genus Centrocalia endemic to New Caledonia, and two Lampona species (L. cylindrata, L. murina) also occurring in New Zealand where it is commonly known as the "White Tail" spider. Lampona papua is endemic to New Guinea, where two otherwise Australian species (Centrothele mutica, Lamponova wau) also occur.
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)
See also
- List of Lamponidae species
- Spider families
References
- A relimitation and revision of the Australasian ground spider family Lamponidae (Araneae, Gnaphosoidea). Bulletin of the AMNH 245. PDF (56Mb) - Abstract
Further reading
- Platnick, N.I. (2004). On a Third Group of Flattened Ground Spiders from Australia (Araneae, Lamponidae). American Museum Novitates 3462. PDF (Platylampona)
External links
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