Stiphidion
Sign in to saveStiphidion is a genus of South Pacific sheetweb spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1902. Originally placed with the Psechridae, it was moved to the Stiphidiinae in 1967. It is considered a senior synonym of Amarara.
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Sombrero Spider
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassArachnida
- OrderAraneae
- FamilyStiphidiidae
Observations1,723
Grouparachnida
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Stiphidion is a genus of South Pacific sheetweb spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1902. Originally placed with the Psechridae, it was moved to the Stiphidiinae in 1967. It is considered a senior synonym of Amarara.
==Species== it contains four species, found in New Zealand and Australia: Stiphidion adornatum Davies, 1988 – Australia (Queensland) Stiphidion diminutum Davies, 1988 – Australia (Queensland) Stiphidion facetum Simon, 1902 (type) – Eastern Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand Stiphidion raveni Davies, 1988 – Australia (New South Wales)