Lamponidae

Taxobox
name = Lamponidae


image_caption = unidentified lamponid
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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Arachnida
ordo = Araneae
subordo = Araneomorphae
superfamilia = Gnaphosoidea
familia = Lamponidae
familia_authority = Simon, 1893
diversity_link = List of Lamponidae species
diversity = 23 genera, 191 species
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subdivision_ranks = Genera
subdivision = see text

The Lamponidae are a spider family with about 200 described species in 23 genera.

Distribution

Species from this family are mostly 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 [http://insects.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/Acari/Family/Lamponidae.txt Biology 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)

ee 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. [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] ("Platylampona")

External links

* [http://www.washington.edu/burkemuseum/spidermyth/myths/downunder.html Picture of "Lampona cylindrata"]