Stiphidiidae

Stiphidiidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Suborder:	Araneomorphae
Superfamily:	Lycosoidea
Family:	Stiphidiidae Dalmas, 1917
Genera
see text
Diversity
13 genera, 94 species

The Stiphidiidae are a spider family with 94 described species in 13 genera. They are generally of medium size (Stiphidium facetum is about 8 mm long) and build a horizontal tent-like web under rocks. Most species are speckled brown with long legs.

Distribution

Almost all members of this family occur in New Zealand and Australia. The only exception are two species of Ischaela, I. incerta from Madagascar, and I. longiceps from Mauritius.

Genera

• Baiami Lehtinen, 1967 (Australia)
• Barahna Davies, 2003 (Australia)
• Borrala Gray & Smith, 2004 (Australia)
• Cambridgea L. Koch, 1872 (New Zealand)
• Corasoides Butler, 1929 (Australia)
• Ischalea L. Koch, 1872 (Madagascar, Mauritius, New Zealand)
• Nanocambridgea Forster & Wilton, 1973 (New Zealand)
• Pillara Gray & Smith, 2004 (Australia)
• Procambridgea Forster & Wilton, 1973 (Australia)
• Stiphidion Simon, 1902 (Australia, New Zealand)
• Tartarus Gray, 1973 (Australia)
• Therlinya Gray & Smith, 2002 (Australia)
• Tjurunga Lehtinen, 1967 (Tasmania)

See also

• List of Stiphidiidae species
• Spider families

References

• Blest, A. D. & P. W. Taylor (1995). Cambridgea quadromaculata n. sp. (Araneae, Stiphidiidae): a large New Zealand spider from wet, shaded habitats. New Zeal. J. Zool. 22: 351-356. PDF
• Gray, M. R. & H. M. Smith (2002). Therlinya, a new genus of spiders from eastern Australia (Araneae: Amaurobioidea). Rec. austral. Mus. 54: 293-312.PDF

External links

• Picture of Cambridgea foliata
• Pictures of Stiphidium facetum and its web