- Prodidomidae
Taxobox
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Arthropoda
classis =Arachnida
ordo =Araneae
subordo =Araneomorphae
superfamilia =Gnaphosoidea
familia = Prodidomidae
familia_authority =
diversity_link = List of Prodidomidae species
diversity = 31 genera, 303 species
range_
range_map_width = 250px
subdivision_ranks = Genera
subdivision = see textThe Prodidomidae are a
spider family with about 300 species in 31 genera. They are sometimes called Long-Spinneret Ground Spiders.This family is part of the superfamily
Gnaphosoidea . They are easily identified by the greatly elongated base of the piriform gland spigots. At least parts of their body are covered with shiny scales or setae. The posterior median eyes are flat and silvery, with a triangular, egg-shaped or irregularly rectangular shape.Barbara Baehr: [http://www.australasian-arachnology.org/arachnology/araneae/prodidomidae/ Prodidomidae] ]Biology
Prodidomidae are ground dwellers. Most species are nocturnal and hide during the day in litter, but "Myandra", which are probably mimicking ants, seems to be active during the day.The genus "Zimiris" is
synanthropic and thus found worldwide in the tropics.Distribution
Although "
Theuma walteri " was described fromTurkmenistan byEugène Simon , it is suspected that Simon accidentally exchanged its locality with that of "Anagraphis pallens" (Gnaphosidae ); then "T. walteri" would have been collected in theCape of Good Hope , while "A. pallens" is from Turmenistan.Platnick & Baehr 2006]ystematics
The Prodidomidae are considered "higher gnaphosoids", together with the
Lamponidae andGnaphosidae . These share anterior lateral spinnerets consisting of only a single article, while the lower gnaphosoids retain a separate, complete distal article that is represented by an entire, subdistal ring of sclerotized cuticle.Genera
* "
Anagrina " Berland, 1920 —Africa
* "Austrodomus " Lawrence, 1947 —South Africa
* "Caudalia " Alayón, 1980 —Cuba
* "Chileomma " Platnick, Shadab & Sorkin, 2005 —Chile
* "Chileuma " Platnick, Shadab & Sorkin, 2005 — Chile
* "Chilongius " Platnick, Shadab & Sorkin, 2005 — Chile
* "Cryptoerithus " Rainbow, 1915 —Australia
* "Eleleis " Simon, 1893 — South Africa
* "Encoptarthria " Main, 1954 — Australia
* "Katumbea " Cooke, 1964 —Tanzania
* "Lygromma " Simon, 1893 —Costa Rica toBrazil ,Galapagos
* "Lygrommatoides " Strand, 1918 —Japan
* "Molycria " Simon, 1887 — Australia
* "Moreno" Mello-Leitão, 1940 — Chile,Argentina
* "Myandra " Simon, 1887 — Australia
* "Namundra " Platnick & Bird, 2007 — Africa
* "Neozimiris " Simon, 1903 — USA,Mexico ,Panama , Galapagos, Bahamas
* "Nomindra " Platnick & Baehr, 2006 — Australia
* "Oltacloea " Mello-Leitão, 1940 — Brazil, Argentina
* "Plutonodomus " Cooke, 1964 — Tanzania
* "Prodida " Dalmas, 1919 —Philippines ,Seychelles
* "Prodidomus " Hentz, 1847 —Mediterranean , Africa, Australia,Asia ,Venezuela ,Hawai'i
* "Purcelliana " Cooke, 1964 — South Africa
* "Theuma" Simon, 1893 — Africa,Turkmenistan ?
* "Theumella " Strand, 1906 —Ethiopia
* "Tivodrassus " Chamberlin & Ivie, 1936 — Mexico
* "Tricongius " Simon, 1892 —South America
* "Wesmaldra " Platnick & Baehr, 2006 — Australia
* "Wydundra " Platnick & Baehr, 2006 — Australia,Malaysia , Moluccas
* "Zimirina " Dalmas, 1919 —Spain ,Algeria ,Canary Islands , South Africa
* "Zimiris " Simon, 1882 —Circumtropical ee also
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List of Prodidomidae species
*Spider families Footnotes
References
* (2002): A revision of the Australasian ground spiders of the family Prodidomidae (Araneae, Gnaphosoidea). "Bulletin of the AMNH" 298. [http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/dspace/bitstream/2246/5788/1/B298a01.pdf PDF (15MB)] - [http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/dspace/handle/2246/5788 Abstract] (with keys to subfamilies and genera, and picture)
* (2004): A Revision of the Widespread Spider Genus "Zimiris" (Araneae, Prodidomidae). "American Museum Novitates" 3450. [http://diglib1.amnh.org/novitates/i0003-0082-3450-01-0001.pdf PDF]
* (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. [http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/dspace/bitstream/2246/5788/1/B298a01.pdf PDF]
* (2008): [http://research.amnh.org/entomology/spiders/catalog/index.html The world spider catalog] , version 8.5. "American Museum of Natural History".External links
* [http://www.australasian-arachnology.org/arachnology/araneae/prodidomidae/ Picture of "Molycria flavipes"]
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