Phyxelididae
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| Ambohima sp. from Madagascar | |
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| Family: | Phyxelididae |
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| 12 genera, 54 species | |
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The Phyxelididae are a spider family with 54 described species in twelve genera. They are grouped with the Titanoecidae within the Titanoecoidea superfamily.
Genera
- Ambohima Griswold, 1990 (Madagascar)
- Kulalania Griswold, 1990 (Kenya)
- Lamaika Griswold, 1990 (South Africa)
- Malaika Lehtinen, 1967 (South Africa)
- Matundua Lehtinen, 1967 (South Africa)
- Namaquarachne Griswold, 1990 (South Africa)
- Phyxelida Simon, 1894 (Africa, Madagascar, Cyprus, Turkey)
- Pongolania Griswold, 1990 (South Africa)
- Themacrys Simon, 1906 (South Africa)
- Vidole Lehtinen, 1967 (South Africa)
- Vytfutia Deeleman-Reinhold, 1986 (Sumatra, Borneo)
- Xevioso Lehtinen, 1967 (Africa)
See also
References
- Griswold, C., J. Coddington, N. Platnick, and R. Forster (1999). Towards a Phylogeny of Entelegyne Spiders (Araneae, Araneomorphae, Entelegynae). Journal of Arachnology 27:53-63. PDF
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