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Lamponidae

{{Short description|Family of spiders}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| name = white tailed spiders

| image = White-tailed spider.JPG

| image_caption = unidentified lamponid

| image2 = Whitetailbig.jpg

| image2_caption = Unidentified lamponiid from Castle Hill, Sydney

| taxon = Lamponidae

| authority = Simon, 1893

| range_map = Distribution.lamponidae.1.png

| diversity = 23 genera, 198 species

}}

Lamponidae is a family of spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1893.{{cite book| last=Simon| first=E.| year=1893| title=Histoire naturelle das araignées}} It contains about 200 described species in 23 genera,{{cite web |title=Family: Lamponidae Simon, 1893 |url=https://wsc.nmbe.ch/family/46/Lamponidae |website=World Spider Catalog |publisher=Natural History Museum Bern |access-date=11 May 2024}} most of which are endemic to Australia, with the genus Centrocalia endemic to New Caledonia, and two Lampona species (L. cylindrata, L. murina) also occurring in New Zealand where they are commonly known as 'white-tailed spiders'. Lampona papua is endemic to New Guinea, where two otherwise Australian species (Centrothele mutica, Lamponova wau) also occur.

Genera

The categorization into subfamilies follows Joel Hallan's [https://web.archive.org/web/20060916041350/http://insects.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/Acari/Family/Lamponidae.txt Biology Catalog].

:* 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)

:* 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)

:* Paralampona Platnick, 2000 (Australia)

:* Pseudolampona Platnick, 2000 (Australia)

See also

References

{{Reflist}}

  • A relimitation and revision of the Australasian ground spider family Lamponidae (Araneae, Gnaphosoidea). Bulletin of the AMNH 245. [http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/dspace/bitstream/2246/1592/1/B245.pdf PDF (56Mb)] - [http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/dspace/handle/2246/1592 Abstract]

Further reading

  • Platnick, N.I. (2004). On a Third Group of Flattened Ground Spiders from Australia (Araneae, Lamponidae). American Museum Novitates 3462. [http://diglib1.amnh.org/novitates/i0003-0082-3462-01-0001.pdf PDF]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} (Platylampona)

External links

{{Wikispecies|Lamponidae}}

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20110629122345/http://www.washington.edu/burkemuseum/spidermyth/myths/downunder.html Picture of Lampona cylindrata]

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Category:Spiders of Australia

Category:Spiders of New Zealand

Category:Araneomorphae families

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