Desidae

Desidae is a family of spiders, some of which are known as intertidal spiders. The family is named for the genus Desis, members of which inhabit the intertidal zone. The family has been reevaluated in recent years and now includes inland genera and species as well, such as Badumna and Phryganoporus. The vast majority of genera currently included in Desidae are native to Australia, New Zealand, or New Caledonia, although some are found in other parts of the world.

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Maniho is a genus of intertidal spiders first described by Brian J. Marples in 1959.

Paramamoea is a genus of South Pacific intertidal spiders, first described by Raymond Robert Forster & C. L. Wilton in 1973.

Phryganoporus is a genus of Australian intertidal spiders that was first described by Eugène Simon in 1908. Its five species only occur in Australia and Tasmania, with one species also occurring on Norfolk Island, south of New Caledonia. The name is derived from Greek phryganon ("dry stick") and poros ("hole"), referring to the web that is often built on dry shrubs or low vegetation with a hole as an entrance.

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Tanganoides is a genus of Australian intertidal spiders first described by V. T. Davies in 2005.

Neororea is a genus of intertidal spiders first described by Raymond Robert Forster & C. L. Wilton in 1973. it contains only two species, both found in New Zealand.

Epimecinus is a genus of South Pacific intertidal spiders that was first described by Eugène Simon in 1908.

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Matachia is a genus of South Pacific intertidal spiders that was first described by R. de Dalmas in 1917. Originally placed with the Psechridae, it was moved to the intertidal spiders in 1970.

Cedicus is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Desidae, and was first described by Eugène Simon in 1875.

Reinga is a genus of intertidal spiders endemic to New Zealand first described by Raymond Robert Forster & C. L. Wilton in 1973.

Penaoola is a genus of Australian intertidal spiders first described by V. T. Davies in 1998. it contains only two species.

Tuakana is a genus of South Pacific intertidal spiders that was first described by Raymond Robert Forster in 1970. it contains only two species, both found in New Zealand: T. mirada and T. wiltoni.

Goyenia is a genus of South Pacific intertidal spiders that was first described by Raymond Robert Forster in 1970.

Makora is a genus of South Pacific intertidal spiders first described by Raymond Robert Forster & C. L. Wilton in 1973.

Notomatachia is a genus of South Pacific intertidal spiders that was first described by Raymond Robert Forster in 1970. it contains only three species, all found in New Zealand: Notomatachia cantuaria Forster, 1970 Notomatachia hirsuta (Marples, 1962) Notomatachia wiltoni Forster, 1970

Metaltella is a genus of South American intertidal spiders first described by Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão in 1931. One species, Metaltella simoni, has been introduced to North America.

Mangareia is a genus of South Pacific intertidal spiders that was first described by Raymond Robert Forster in 1970. it contains only two species, both found in New Zealand: M. maculata and M. motu.

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Cedicoides is a genus of spiders in the family Desidae made up of four species. It is characterized by well developed tegulum on the bulb of the male pedipalp. When it was published by Charitonov in 1946, it acted as a subgenus to Cedicus. Later, it was argued that the differences between spiders of Cedicoides and those of other subgenera - notably the presence of a terminal apophysis and the shape of the male pedipalp - were great enough to warrant a new genus. In 2003, it was upgraded from subgenus to genus status by Marusik & Guseinov. Spiders of this genus are rare, and are often missing f

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Rorea is a genus of intertidal spiders first described by Raymond Robert Forster & C. L. Wilton in 1973. it contains only two species, both found in New Zealand.

Dunstanoides is a genus of South Pacific intertidal spiders first described by Norman I. Platnick in 1989.

Quemusia is a genus of Australian intertidal spiders first described by V. T. Davies in 1998.

Mamoea is a genus of intertidal spiders first described by Raymond Robert Forster & C. L. Wilton in 1973.

Lathyarcha is a genus of Australian intertidal spiders that was first described by Eugène Simon in 1908. it contains only three species: L. cinctipes, L. inornata, and L. tetrica. Originally placed with the intertidal spiders, it was moved to the Matachiinae (subfamily of Amaurobiidae) in 1967.

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Taurongia is a genus of Australian intertidal spiders that was first described by Henry Roughton Hogg in 1901. it consists of only two species: T. ambigua and T. punctata. Originally placed with the Amaurobiidae, it was moved to the intertidal spiders in 1967.

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Mesudus is a genus of South Pacific intertidal spiders that was first described by H. Özdikmen in 2007. it contains only three species, all found in New Zealand: M. frondosus, M. setosus, and M. solitarius.

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Forsterina is a genus of South Pacific intertidal spiders that was first described by Pekka T. Lehtinen in 1967.

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Paramatachia is a genus of Australian intertidal spiders that was first described by R. de Dalmas in 1918.

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Manjala is a genus of Australian intertidal spiders first described by V. T. Davies in 1990. it contains only three species.

Ischalea is a genus of intertidal spiders that was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1872. it contains three species, found in Mauritius, on Madagascar, and the Polynesian Islands: I. incerta, I. longiceps, and I. spinipes. Originally placed with the Pisauridae, it was moved to the Stiphidiidae in 1973, and to the Desidae after a 2017 genetic study.

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Oparara is a genus of intertidal spiders first described by Raymond Robert Forster & C. L. Wilton in 1973. it contains only two species, both found in New Zealand.

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