Telemidae
Sign in to saveTelemidae, also known as long-legged cave spiders, is a family of small haplogyne spiders with about 100 described species in sixteen genera. Most are cave-dwelling spiders with six eyes, though some do not have any eyes at all.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassArachnida
- OrderAraneae
- FamilyTelemidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 4
- Family
- Telemidae
- Collections
- SAM, FMNH, CASC
- Recorded in
- South Africa, Angola, New Caledonia
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Encyclopedic overview
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Telemidae, also known as long-legged cave spiders, is a family of small haplogyne spiders with about 100 described species in sixteen genera. Most are cave-dwelling spiders with six eyes, though some do not have any eyes at all.
== Natural Environment == Telemidae are found predominantly in Tropical Rainforests and Karst caves. These species have been identified in the Southern Holarctic, Neotropical, Australasian (excluding Australia and New Zealand), Oriental, and Ethiopian realms.
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