Pararchaeidae
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The Pararchaeidae are a family of spiders that are endemic to Australia and New Zealand .
features
The Pararchaeidae are small spiders with a body length of less than three millimeters. Their bodies are brown, yellowish, or cream in color. The family is characterized by an elongated front end of the prosoma on which the elongated chelicerae , surrounded by a solidified frame, sit and by the entelegyne genitalia of the females. The legs are relatively short, the tarsi are significantly longer than the metatarsi . The cuticle of the carapace is scaly.
Way of life
The Pararchaeidae are forest dwellers who live mainly in moss, leaf remnants or in rotting wood. Some species are also tree-dwelling. The egg sacs are attached under stones or pieces of bark and are significantly larger than the females.
Systematics
The World Spider Catalog currently lists 7 genera and 35 species for the Pararchaeidae family . Most species are found in Australia, only three species are found in New Zealand. (As of April 2016)
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Anarchaea
Rix , 2006
- Anarchaea corticola (Hickman , 1969)
- Anarchaea falcata Rix , 2006
- Anarchaea raveni Rix , 2006
- Anarchaea robusta (Rix , 2005)
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Flavarchaea Rix , 2006
- Flavarchaea angac Rix , 2006
- Flavarchaea badja Rix , 2006
- Flavarchaea barmah Rix , 2006
- Flavarchaea hickmani (Rix , 2005)
- Flavarchaea humboldti Rix & Harvey , 2010
- Flavarchaea lofty Rix , 2006
- Flavarchaea lulu (Rix , 2005)
- Flavarchaea stirlingensis Rix , 2006
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Forstrarchaea Rix , 2006
- Forstrarchaea rubra (Forster , 1949)
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Nanarchaea Rix , 2006
- Nanarchaea binnaburra (Forster , 1955)
- Nanarchaea bryophila (Hickman , 1969)
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Ozarchaea Rix , 2006
- Ozarchaea bodalla Rix , 2006
- Ozarchaea bondi Rix , 2006
- Ozarchaea daviesae Rix , 2006
- Ozarchaea forsteri Rix , 2006
- Ozarchaea harveyi Rix , 2006
- Ozarchaea janineae Rix , 2006
- Ozarchaea ornata (Hickman , 1969)
- Ozarchaea platnicki Rix , 2006
- Ozarchaea saxicola (Hickman , 1969)
- Ozarchaea spurgeon Rix , 2006
- Ozarchaea stradbroke Rix , 2006
- Ozarchaea valida Rix , 2006
- Ozarchaea waldockae Rix , 2006
- Ozarchaea werrikimbe Rix , 2006
- Ozarchaea westraliensis Rix , 2006
- Ozarchaea wiangarie Rix , 2006
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Pararchaea Forster , 1955
- Pararchaea alba Forster , 1955
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Westrarchaea Rix , 2006
- Western rarchaea pusilla Rix , 2006
- Westrarchaea sinuosa Rix , 2006
- West rarchaea spinosa Rix , 2006
Web links
Pararchaeidae in the World Spider Catalog
- Pararchaeid Spiders on www.australasian-arachnology.org (English)
literature
- MG Rix: A review of the Tasmanian species of Pararchaeidae and Holarchaeidae . In: Journal of Arachnology . tape 33 , no. 1 , 2005, p. 135–152 (English, full text ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Natural History Museum of the Burgergemeinde Bern: World Spider Catalog Version 17.0 - Pararchaeidae . Retrieved April 29, 2016.