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Lamponidae

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white tailed spiders
unidentified lamponid
Unidentified lamponiid from Castle Hill, Sydney
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Lamponidae
Simon, 1893
Diversity
23 genera, 198 species

Lamponidae is a family of spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1893.[1] It contains about 200 described species in 23 genera,[2] most of which are 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 they are commonly known as 'white-tailed spiders'. Lampona papua is endemic to New Guinea, where two otherwise Australian species (Centrothele mutica, Lamponova wau) also occur.

Genera

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Simon, E. (1893). Histoire naturelle das araignées.
  2. ^ "Family: Lamponidae Simon, 1893". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  • A relimitation and revision of the Australasian ground spider family Lamponidae (Araneae, Gnaphosoidea). Bulletin of the AMNH 245. PDF (56Mb) - Abstract

Further reading

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