Lamponidae

Lamponidae

Lamponidae

Family of spiders

Lamponidae is a family of spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1893.[1] It contains about 200 described species in 23 genera, 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 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.

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Genera

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

  • Centrothelinae Platnick, 2000
  • Lamponinae Simon, 1893
  • Pseudolamponinae Platnick, 2000

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Simon, E. (1893). Histoire naturelle das araignées.
  • 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[permanent dead link] (Platylampona)
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