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Orsolobidae

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Orsolobidae

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Orsolobidae is a six-eyed spider family with about 200 described species in thirty genera. It was first described by J. A. L. Cooke in 1965, and was raised to family status from "Dysderidae" in 1985.

Species

FAMILY

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassArachnida
  4. OrderAraneae
  5. FamilyOrsolobidae
Observations recorded1,985

Orsolobidae (лат.) — семейство аранеоморфных пауков из серии Haplogynae. Насчитывают 181 видов, объединяемых в 28 рода. Большая часть представителей обитает в Новой Зеландии, Австралии и Южной Америке. Два рода известны из Африки — Afrilobus и Azanialobus.

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
324
Family
Orsolobidae
Collections
MCZ, QM, CASC, QVMAG
Recorded in
New Zealand, Australia

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Araneae
Image
Duripelta.jpg
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Commons category
Orsolobidae
taxon rank
family
taxon name
Orsolobidae
topic's main category
Category:Orsolobidae
taxon common name
Orsolòbid
taxonomic type
Orsolobus
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Encyclopedic overview

4 sections
Contents
  • Distribution
  • Genera
  • References
  • External links

Orsolobidae is a six-eyed spider family with about 200 described species in thirty genera. It was first described by J. A. L. Cooke in 1965, and was raised to family status from "Dysderidae" in 1985.

==Distribution== Most genera are endemic to New Zealand and the Australian region, but several genera occur in southern Africa and South America.

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