Overview
The Lamponidae are a spider family with about 200 described species in 23 genera.
Species from this family are generally endemic to Australia, with the genus Centrocalia endemic to New Caledonia, and two Lampona species (L. cylindrata, L. murina) also occurring in New Zealand. 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 Biology Catalog.
- Centrothelinae Platnick, 2000
- 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 Lamponidae species
- Spider families
Species from this family are generally endemic to Australia, with the genus Centrocal ia endemic to New Caledonia, and two Lampona species (L. cylindrata, L. murina) also occurring in New Zealand. 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 Biology Catalog.
- Centrothelinae Platnick, 2000
- 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 Lamponidae species
- Spider families
References
- A relimitation and revision of the Australasian ground spider family Lamponidae (Araneae, Gnaphosoidea). Bulletin of the AMNH 245. PDF (56Mb) - Abstract
Taxonomy
The Family Lamponidae is a member of the Superfamily Gnaphosoidea. Here is the complete "parentage" of Lamponidae:
- Domain: Eukaryota
Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia
C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
- Subkingdom: Bilateria
(Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
- Branch: Protostomia
Grobben, 1908 - protostomes
- Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa
A.M.A. Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex T. Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - ecdysozoans
- Superphylum: Panarthropoda
Cuvier
- Phylum: Arthropoda
Latreille, 1829 - Arthropods
- Subphylum: Arachnomorpha
Heider, 1913
- Infraphylum: Cheliceriformes
- Superclass: Chelicerata
- Class: Arachnida
Cuvier, 1812 - Arachnids
- Subclass: Micrura
- Order: Araneae
C. Clerck, 1757 - Spiders
- Suborder: Opisthothelae
Pocock, 1892 - Modern Spiders
- Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
- Superfamily: Gnaphosoidea
- Family: Lamponidae Simon, 1893
- Superfamily: Gnaphosoidea
- Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
- Suborder: Opisthothelae
Pocock, 1892 - Modern Spiders
- Order: Araneae
C. Clerck, 1757 - Spiders
- Subclass: Micrura
- Class: Arachnida
Cuvier, 1812 - Arachnids
- Superclass: Chelicerata
- Infraphylum: Cheliceriformes
- Subphylum: Arachnomorpha
Heider, 1913
- Phylum: Arthropoda
Latreille, 1829 - Arthropods
- Superphylum: Panarthropoda
Cuvier
- Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa
A.M.A. Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex T. Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - ecdysozoans
- Branch: Protostomia
Grobben, 1908 - protostomes
- Subkingdom: Bilateria
(Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
- Kingdom: Animalia
C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
The Family Lamponidae is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Genus (23): Asadipus · Bigenditia · Centrocalia · Centroina · Centrothele · Centsymplia · Graycassis · Lampona · Lamponata · Lamponega · Lamponella · Lamponicta · Lamponina · Lamponoides · Lamponova · Lamponusa · Longepi · Notsodipus · Paralampona · Platylampona · Prionosternum · Pseudolampona · Queenvic
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 201 species and subspecies in the Family Lamponidae.
Genera
Asadipus
Bigenditia
Centrocalia
Centroina
Centrothele
Centsymplia
Graycassis
Lampona
Lampona is a genus of spiders in the family Lamponidae and native to Australia and New Guinea. At least two species have a whitish tip to the abdomen and are known as white-tailed spiders. Both have been introduced to New Zealand. Both are hunting spiders, with other spiders their preferred prey. [more]
Lamponata
Lamponega
Lamponella
Lamponicta
Lamponina
Lamponoides
Lamponova
Lamponusa
Longepi
Notsodipus
Paralampona
Platylampona
Prionosternum
Pseudolampona
Queenvic
At least 4 species and subspecies belong to the Genus Queenvic.
More info about the Genus Queenvic may be found here.
References
- A relimitation and revision of the Australasian ground spider family Lamponidae (Araneae, Gnaphosoidea). Bulletin of the AMNH 245. PDF (56Mb) - Abstract
Further reading
- Platnick, N.I. (2004). On a Third Group of Flattened Ground Spiders from Australia (Araneae, Lamponidae). American Museum Novitates 3462. PDF (Platylampona)
External links
Further Reading
- Platnick, N.I. (2004). On a Third Group of Flattened Ground Spiders from Australia (Araneae, Lamponidae). American Museum Novitates 3462. PDF (Platylampona)
External links
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