Stiphidiidae
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Stiphidiidae, also called sheetweb spiders, is a family of araneomorph spiders first described in 1917. Most species are medium size (Stiphidion facetum is about long) and speckled brown with long legs. All members of this family occur in New Zealand and Australia except for Asmea. They build a horizontal sheet-like web under rocks, hence the name "sheetweb spiders".
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassArachnida
- OrderAraneae
- FamilyStiphidiidae
Stiphidiidae es una familia de arañas araneomorfas, que forman parte de los licosoideos (Lycosoidea), una superfamilia formada por once familias entre las cuales destacan por su número de especies las familias Lycosidae, Ctenidae, Oxyopidae y Pisauridae. Son de medida pequeña (Stiphidion facetum mide unos 8 mm de longitud). Muchas especies son de color castaño con largas patas.
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 182
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Stiphidiidae
- Collections
- FMNH, CASC, QVMAG, AM, QM, WAM
- Recorded in
- Australia, Papua New Guinea
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Stiphidiidae, also called sheetweb spiders, is a family of araneomorph spiders first described in 1917. Most species are medium size (Stiphidion facetum is about long) and speckled brown with long legs. All members of this family occur in New Zealand and Australia except for Asmea. They build a horizontal sheet-like web under rocks, hence the name "sheetweb spiders".
==Genera== thumb|right|Tartarus mullamullangensis and sheet web
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