Ground spiders
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The ground spiders (Hahniidae) are a family of real web spiders within the superfamily Dictynoidea . The family comprises 249 species in 28 genera worldwide . (As of June 2016)
description
The ground spiders are quite small spiders. The largest species reach a size of a maximum of three millimeters. Despite their small size, they can be easily recognized by their spinnerets . These are relatively large compared to the spider itself and are arranged in a horizontal row.
Way of life
Ground spiders build small blanket nets between stones, moss and over small hollows in the ground. The spiders hunt on the web and apparently do not build any hiding places. They are found in both humid environments and drier forests. Ground spiders are common worldwide.
Systematics
The World Spider Catalog currently lists 23 genera and 346 species for ground spiders. (As of July 2018)
- Alistra Thorell , 1894
- Amaloxenops Schiapelli & Gerschman , 1958
- Antistea Simon , 1898
- Asiohahnia Ovtchinnikov , 1992
- Austrohahnia Mello-Leitão , 1942
- Calymmaria Chamberlin & Ivie , 1937
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Chorizomma Simon , 1872
- Chorizomma subterraneum Simon , 1872
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Cicurina crowd , 1871
- Gray-brown curled spider - Cicurina cicur ( Fabricius , 1793)
- Cicurina japonica ( Simon , 1886)
- Hahnia C. L. Koch , 1841
- Hahniharmia Wunderlich , 2004
- Harmiella Brignoli , 1979
- Iberina Simon , 1881
- Intihuatana Lehtinen , 1967
- Kapanga Forster , 1970
- Lizarba Roth , 1967
- Mastigusa crowd , 1854
- Neoantistea Gertsch , 1934
- Neoaviola Butler , 1929
- Neohahnia Mello-Leitão , 1917
- Pacifantistea Marusik , 2011
- Porioides Forster , 1989
- Rinawa Forster , 1970
- Scotospilus Simon , 1886
Web links
Hahniidae in the World Spider Catalog
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Natural History Museum of the Burgergemeinde Bern: World Spider Catalog Version 17.0 - Hahniidae . Retrieved June 3, 2016.
- ↑ Michael J. Roberts : Spiders of Britain and Northern Europe. Collins Field Guide, ISBN 0-00-219981-5