- Lamponidae
Taxobox
name = Lamponidae
image_caption = unidentified lamponid
image_width = 250px
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Arthropod a
classis =Arachnid a
ordo = Araneae
subordo =Araneomorphae
superfamilia =Gnaphosoidea
familia = Lamponidae
familia_authority = Simon, 1893
diversity_link = List of Lamponidae species
diversity = 23 genera, 191 species
range_
range_map_width = 250px
subdivision_ranks = Genera
subdivision = see textThe 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 toNew Caledonia , and two "Lampona" species ("L. cylindrata", "L. murina") also occurring inNew Zealand . "Lampona papua" is endemic toNew 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] .
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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
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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"]
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