Zoridae

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Zoridae
Zora silvestris (female)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Subkingdom: Eumetazoa
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Araneomorphae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Section: Dionycha
Superfamily: Lycosoidea
Family: Zoridae
F. O. P-Cambridge, 1893
Genera

see text

Diversity
13 genera, 73 species

The Zoridae are a spider family with more than 70 described species in 13 genera.

Spiders in this family hunt without webs.

It is very hard to determine species, especially in the Zora genus.

Distribution

Most species occur in the tropics (South America, Australia, Africa, Asia). The species Israzorides judaeus is endemic to Israel, and several species of the genus Zora can be found in colder climates, including the U.S. and Europe up to Sweden.

Gallery of natural light images

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Genera

  • Argoctenus L. Koch, 1878 — Australia, New Caledonia, New Zealand
  • Elassoctenus Simon, 1909 — Australia
  • Hestimodema Simon, 1909 — Australia
  • Hoedillus Simon, 1898 — Guatemala
  • Israzorides Levy, 2003 — Israel
  • Odo Keyserling, 1887 — Central and South America, Australia
  • Odomasta Simon, 1909 — Tasmania
  • Simonus Ritsema, 1881 — Australia
  • Thasyraea L. Koch, 1878 — Australia
  • Voraptus Simon, 1898 — Africa
  • Xenoctenus Mello-Leitão, 1938 — Argentina
  • Zora C. L. Koch, 1847 — Palearctic
  • Zoroides Berland, 1924 — Australia

See also

References

  • Corey, D. T. & D. J. Mott. A revision of the genus Zora (Araneae, Zoridae) in North America. J. Arachnol. 19: 55-61. PDF

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