Overview
The Gnaphosoidea are a superfamily of araneomorph, mostly eight-eyed spiders, with seven families:
- Ammoxenidae
- Cithaeronidae
- Gallieniellidae
- Gnaphosidae
- Lamponidae
- Prodidomidae
- Trochanteriidae
The Prodidomidae, Lamponidae and Gnaphosidae are considered "higher gnaphosoids", sharing anterior lateral spinnerets consisting of only a single article; the lower gnaphosoids (Ammoxenidae, Cithaeronidae, Gallieniellidae and Trochanteriidae) retain a separate, complete distal article that is represented by an entire, subdistal ring of sclerotized cuticle.1]
Footnotes
- ^ Platnick & Baehr 2006
- Ammoxenidae
- Cithaeronidae
- Gallieniellidae
- Gnaphosidae
- Lamponidae
- Prodidomidae
- Trochanteriidae
The Prodidomidae, Lamponidae and Gnaphosidae are considered "higher gnaphosoids", sharing anterior lateral spinnerets consisting of only a single article; the lower gnaphosoids (Ammoxenidae, Cithaeronidae, Gallieniellidae and Trochanteriidae) retain a separate, complete distal article that is represented by an entire, subdistal ring of sclerotized cuticle.1]
Footnotes
- ^ Platnick & Baehr 2006
References
- Platnick, Norman I. & Baehr, Barbara C. (2006): A revision of the Australasian ground spiders of the family Prodidomidae (Araneae, Gnaphosoidea). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 298: 1-287. PDF
Taxonomy
The Superfamily Gnaphosoidea is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Family (7): Ammoxenidae · Cithaeronidae · Gallieniellidae · Gnaphosidae · Lamponidae · Prodidomidae · Trochanteriidae
Families
Ammoxenidae
The Ammoxenidae are a small spider family with 18 species in four genera. [more]
Cithaeronidae
The Cithaeronidae are a small spider family with only six species in two genera. [more]
Gallieniellidae
The Gallieniellidae are a spider family with 48 species in ten genera. [more]
Gnaphosidae
Ground spiders (family Gnaphosidae) include nearly 2,000 described species in over 100 genera, distributed worldwide. This makes the family the seventh largest known. New species are still being discovered. They are closely related to Clubionidae. [more]
Lamponidae
The Lamponidae are a spider family with about 200 described species in 23 genera. [more]
Prodidomidae
The Prodidomidae are a spider family with about 300 species in 31 genera. They are sometimes called Long-Spinneret Ground Spiders. [more]
Trochanteriidae
The Trochanteriidae are a spider family with 149 species in 18 genera. [more]
At least 155 species and subspecies belong to the Family Trochanteriidae.
More info about the Family Trochanteriidae may be found here.
References
- Platnick, Norman I. & Baehr, Barbara C. (2006): A revision of the Australasian ground spiders of the family Prodidomidae (Araneae, Gnaphosoidea). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 298: 1-287. PDF
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