Lamponidae is a family of araneomorphic spiders , numbering 200 described species belonging to the 23rd genera.
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Unidentified lamponiid from Castle Hill, Sydney
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Distribution
Most species of this family are endemic to Australia . The genus Centrocalia is endemic to New Caledonia , and two species of the genus Lampona ( L. cylindrata , L. murina ) are also found in New Zealand . The spider Lampona papua is an endemic of New Guinea , there are also two Australian species ( Centrothele mutica , Lamponova wau ).
Classification
Subfamilies are listed according to the Joel Hallan Biological Catalog .
- Centrothelinae Platnick, 2000
- Asadipus Simon, 1897 (Australia)
- Bigenditia Platnick, 2000 (Australia)
- Centrocalia Platnick, 2000 (New Caledonia)
- Centroina Platnick, 2002 (Australia)
- Centrothele L. Koch, 1873 (Australia)
- Centsymplia Platnick, 2000 (Australia)
- Graycassis Platnick, 2000 (Australia)
- Longepi Platnick, 2000 (Australia)
- Notsodipus Platnick, 2000 (Australia)
- Prionosternum Dunn, 1951 (Australia)
- Queenvic Platnick, 2000 (Australia)
- Lamponinae Simon, 1893
- Lampona Thorell, 1869 (Australia)
- Lamponata Platnick, 2000 (Australia)
- Lamponega Platnick, 2000 (Australia)
- Lamponella Platnick, 2000 (Australia)
- Lamponicta Platnick, 2000 (Australia)
- Lamponina Strand, 1913 (Australia)
- Lamponoides Platnick, 2000 (Australia)
- Lamponova Platnick, 2000 (Australia, New Zealand)
- Lamponusa Platnick, 2000 (Australia)
- Platylampona Platnick, 2004 (Australia)
- Pseudolamponinae Platnick, 2000
- Paralampona Platnick, 2000 (Australia)
- Pseudolampona Platnick, 2000 (Australia)
See also
- List of species of the Lamponidae family
Links
- A relimitation and revision of the Australasian ground spider family Lamponidae (Araneae, Gnaphosoidea). Bulletin of the AMNH 245. PDF (56Mb) - Abstract
Bibliography
- Platnick, NI (2004). On a Third Group of Flattened Ground Spiders from Australia (Araneae, Lamponidae). American Museum Novitates 3462. PDF (link not available) ( Platylampona )