Zoridae

Taxobox
name = Zoridae
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Arachnida
ordo = Araneae
subordo = Araneomorphae
superfamilia = Lycosoidea
familia = Zoridae
familia_authority = F. O. P-Cambridge, 1893
diversity_link = List of Zoridae species
diversity = 13 genera, 73 species
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subdivision_ranks = Genera
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The Zoridae are a spider family with more than 70 described species in 13 genera.

Spiders in this family hunt without webs.

It is very hard to determine species, especially in the "Zora" genus.

Distribution

Most species occur in the tropics (South America, Australia, Africa, Asia). The species "Israzorides judaeus" is endemic to Israel, and several species of the genus "Zora" can be found in colder climates, including the U.S. and Europe up to Sweden.

Genera

* "Argoctenus" L. Koch, 1878 — New Zealand, Australia
* "Elassoctenus" Simon, 1909 — Australia
* "Hestimodema" Simon, 1909 — Australia
* "Hoedillus" Simon, 1898 — Guatemala
* "Israzorides" Levy, 2003 — Israel
* "Odo" Keyserling, 1887 — Central and South America, Australia
* "Odomasta" Simon, 1909 — Tasmania
* "Simonus" Ritsema, 1881 — Australia
* "Thasyraea" L. Koch, 1878 — Australia
* "Voraptus" Simon, 1898 — Africa
* "Xenoctenus" Mello-Leitão, 1938 — Argentina
* "Zora" C. L. Koch, 1847 — Palearctic
* "Zoroides" Berland, 1924 — Australia

ee also

* List of Zoridae species
* Spider families

References

* Corey, D. T. & D. J. Mott. A revision of the genus Zora (Araneae, Zoridae) in North America. J. Arachnol. 19: 55-61. [http://www.americanarachnology.org/JoA_free/JoA_v19_n1/JoA_v19_p55.pdf PDF]

External links

* [http://www.museumkoenig.uni-bonn.de/for/lehre/dfor_lehre_huber_spiderkey/Zoridae.html Images of "Zora spinimana"]