Austrochilidae

Austrochilidae
Systematics
Sub-stem : Jawbearers (Chelicerata) Class : Arachnids (arachnida) Order : Spiders (Araneae) Subordination : Real spiders (Araneomorphae) Superfamily : Austrochiloidea Family : Austrochilidae
Scientific name
Austrochilidae
Zapfe , 1955

The Austrochilidae are a family of real spiders (Araneomorphae). Two genera, Austrochilus and Thaida , are endemic to the Andean mountain forests in central and southern Chile, as well as in neighboring Argentina . The third genus, Hickmania , is endemic to Tasmania .

Systematics

Distribution map of the Austrochilidae

The World Spider Catalog currently lists three genera and nine species for the Austrochilidae. (As of April 2016)

• Austrochilus Gertsch & Zapfe , 1955
  • Austrochilus forsteri Grismado , Lopardo & Platnick , 2003
  • Austrochilus franckei Platnick , 1987
  • Austrochilus manni Gertsch & Zapfe , 1955
  • Austrochilus melon Platnick , 1987
  • Austrochilus newtoni Platnick , 1987
  • Austrochilus schlingeri Platnick , 1987
• Hickmania Gertsch , 1958
  • Hickmania troglodytes ( Higgins & Petterd , 1883)
• Thaida Karsch , 1880
  • Thaida chepu Platnick , 1987
  • Thaida peculiaris Karsch , 1880

Web links

Commons : Austrochilidae  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Austrochilidae in the World Spider Catalog

literature

• Grismado, CJ, L. Lopardo & NI Platnick (2003). A new species of Austrochilus from Chile (Araneae, Austrochilidae, Austrochilinae). J. Arachnol. 31: 148-150. PDF
• Forster, RR, Platnick, NI and Gray, MR (1987). A review of the spider superfamilies Hypochiloidea and Austrochiloidea (Araneae, Araneomorphae). Bulletin of the AMNH 185 (1): 1-116 Summary - PDF (50Mb)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Natural History Museum of the Burgergemeinde Bern: World Spider Catalog Version 17.0 - Austrochilidae . Retrieved April 1, 2016.