Nemesiidae
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The Nemesiidae are a spider family of the suborder Mygalomorphae. They were formerly considered part of the Dipluridae family.
They are relatively large, brown, elongated spiders with robust legs.
These spiders live in burrows.
Genera
- Acanthogonatus Karsch, 1880 (South America)
- Aname L. Koch, 1873 (Australia)
- Atmetochilus Simon, 1887 (Myanmar)
- Brachythele Ausserer, 1871 (USA, Europe)
- Calisoga Chamberlin, 1937 (USA)
- Chaco Tullgren, 1905 (South America)
- Chenistonia Hogg, 1901 (Australia)
- Chilelopsis Goloboff, 1995 (Chile)
- Damarchus Thorell, 1891 (India, Malaysia, ...)
- Diplothelopsis Tullgren, 1905 (Argentina)
- Entypesa Simon, 1902 (Madagascar, South Africa)
- Flamencopsis Goloboff, 1995 (South America, South Africa)
- Hermacha Simon, 1889 (Brazil)
- Hermachura Mello-Leitão, 1923 (Brazil)
- Ixamatus Simon, 1887 (Australia)
- Kwonkan Main, 1983 (Australia)
- Lepthercus Purcell, 1902 (South Africa)
- Longistylus Indicatti & Lucas, 2005 (Brazil)
- Lycinus Thorell, 1894 (Chile, Argentina)
- Merredinia Main, 1983 (Australia)
- Mexentypesa Raven, 1987 (Mexico)
- Namea Raven, 1984 (Australia)
- Nemesia Audouin, 1826 (Europe, Africa, Cuba, China)
- Neostothis Vellard, 1925 (Brazil)
- Pionothele Purcell, 1902 (South Africa)
- Prorachias Mello-Leitão, 1924 (Brazil)
- Pselligmus Simon, 1892 (Brazil)
- Pseudoteyl Main, 1985 (Australia)
- Pycnothele Chamberlin, 1917 (South America)
- Rachias Simon, 1892 (Brazil, Argentina)
- Raveniola Zonstein, 1987 (Turkey to China, Russia)
- Sinopesa Raven & Schwendinger, 1995 (China, Ryukyu Island)
- Spiroctenus Simon, 1889 (South Africa)
- Stanwellia Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918 (New Zealand, Australia)
- Stenoterommata Holmberg, 1881 (South America)
- Teyl Main, 1975 (Australia)
- Teyloides Main, 1985 (Australia)
- Xamiatus Raven, 1981 (Australia)
- Yilgarnia Main, 1986 (Australia)
See also
References
- Rafael P. Indicatti & Sylvia M. Lucas (2005): Description of a new genus of Nemesiidae (Araneae, Mygalomorphae) from the Brazilian Cerrado. Zootaxa 1088: 11-16 [PDF] (Longistylus)
- Pesarini, C. (1988): Revision of the genus Pycnothele (Araneae, Nemesiidae). J. Arachnol. 16: 281-293. [PDF]
External links
- [Photographs of two species] (Aname sp., and Namea salanitri)
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