Miturgidae

Miturgidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Miturgidae
Simon, 1886
Genera

See text.

Diversity[1]
33 genera, 159 species

Miturgidae is a family of araneomorph spiders, including nearly 160 species in about 33 genera worldwide.

The family has been substantially revised, with several genera previously placed here, including the large genus Cheiracanthium, transferred to the Eutichuridae. The family Zoridae has been placed here as the subfamily Zorinae.[2]

Genera

As of October 2015, the World Spider Catalog accepted the following genera:[3]

  • Argoctenus L. Koch, 1878
  • Diaprograpta Simon, 1909
  • Elassoctenus Simon, 1909
  • Eupograpta Raven, 2009
  • Hestimodema Simon, 1909
  • Hoedillus Simon, 1898
  • Israzorides Levy, 2003
  • Mituliodon Raven & Stumkat, 2003
  • Miturga Thorell, 1870
  • Mitzoruga Raven, 2009
  • Nuliodon Raven, 2009
  • Odo Keyserling, 1887
  • Odomasta Simon, 1909
  • Pacificana Hogg, 1904
  • Palicanus Thorell, 1897
  • Parapostenus Lessert, 1923
  • Paravulsor Mello-Leitão, 1922
  • Prochora Simon, 1886
  • Pseudoceto Mello-Leitão, 1929
  • Simonus Ritsema, 1881
  • Syrisca Simon, 1886
  • Syspira Simon, 1895
  • Systaria Simon, 1897
  • Tamin Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001
  • Teminius Keyserling, 1887
  • Thasyraea L. Koch, 1878
  • Tuxoctenus Raven, 2008
  • Voraptus Simon, 1898
  • Xantharia Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001
  • Xenoctenus Mello-Leitão, 1938
  • Zealoctenus Forster & Wilton, 1973
  • Zora C. L. Koch, 1847
  • Zoroides Berland, 1924

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Currently valid spider genera and species", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2015-10-03
  2. ↑ Ramírez, M. 2014. The morphology and phylogeny of Dionychan spiders (Araneae: Araneomorphae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 390, 1–374.
  3. ↑ "Family: Miturgidae Simon, 1886", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2015-10-02
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