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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Ochyroceratidae |
| Genus: | Dundocera Machado [1] |
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Dundocera is a genus of spiders in the family Ochyroceratidae. It was first described in 1951 by Machado. As of 2016 [update] , it contains 3 species, all from Angola. [1]
Ochyroceratidae is a six-eyed spider family, with 165 described species in ten genera. They are common inhabitants of caves and the tropical forest litter of South Africa, the Caribbean, Asia and South America. Considered an ecological counterpart of the Linyphiidae of the northern temperate zone, species are especially diverse in the Indo-Pacific region.
Flexicrurum is a genus of spiders from China similar to the genera Althepus and Leclercera. Tong and Li originally placed the genus in Ochyroceratidae, but Tong later moved it to Psilodercidae. Males are generally smaller than 2 mm, but the size of females is unknown. The name is derived from Latin flex "curved", and crur "leg", referring to the inner turned palpal tibia of the male. As of 2019 three described species have been found in caves of Hainan Island.
Apneumonella is a genus of long-legged cave spiders that was first described by L. Fage in 1921. It is one of several genera, including Telema, Usofila, and Cangoderces, whose relationship within the family and to these other genera is still poorly understood.
Merizocera brincki, is a species of spider of the family Psilodercidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Psiloderces elasticus, is a species of spiders of the genus Psiloderces. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Speocera taprobanica is a species of spider of the family Ochyroceratidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Fageicera is a genus of spiders in the family Ochyroceratidae. It was first described in 1992 by Dumitrescu & Georgescu. As of 2016, it contains 3 species, all from Cuba.
Leclercera is a genus of spiders in the family Psilodercidae found in southeast Asia, including Thailand, Nepal, and the Philippines. It was first described in 1995 by Christa L. Deeleman-Reinhold, who named it after a fellow collector of Asian spiders. She originally placed under Ochyroceratidae, but it was later moved it to Psilodercidae. It is named for Philippe Leclerc, a collector of spiders in southeast Asia.
Lundacera is a genus of spiders in the family Ochyroceratidae. It was first described in 1951 by Machado. As of 2017, it contains only one species, Lundacera tchikapensis, found in Angola.
Ochyrocera is a genus of midget ground weavers that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892.
Psiloochyrocera is a genus of spiders in the family Ochyroceratidae. It was first described in 2014 by Baert. As of 2016, it contains 2 species, both found in Ecuador.
Ochyrocera aragogue is a species of spider of the family Ochyroceratidae. It is endemic to Brazil. It was named after the giant spider Aragog in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. It was discovered in the Carajás National Forest in Pará, Brazil.
Ochyrocera ungoliant is a species of spiders of the family Ochyroceratidae. It is endemic to Brazil. It was named after Ungoliant, an evil spider spirit created by J.R.R. Tolkien, described in the book The Silmarillion.
Ochyrocera laracna is a species of spiders of the family Ochyroceratidae. It is endemic to Brazil. It was named after Shelob, giant spider from J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.
Speocera jacquemarti is a species of spider of the family Ochyroceratidae. It is endemic to the Galápagos Islands.
Speocera irritans is a species of spider of the family Ochyroceratidae. It is endemic to the Brazilian state of Amazonas.
Althepus christae is a species of spider of the genus Althepus. It is endemic to the Chinese province of Yunnan.
Althepus minimus is a species of spider of the genus Althepus.
Psilodercidae is a family of spiders first described as a subfamily of Ochyroceratidae by Machado in 1951 and raised to family rank by J. Wunderlich in 2008. These spiders can be distinguished by the "segestriid positioning" of their six eyes, the absence of leg bristles, strong apical bristles on the cymbium, and several pairs of spermathecae in females.
Priscaleclercera is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Psilodercidae, containing seven species. The genus was first described by Jorge Wunderlich in 2017, and its fossils have been found in Burmese amber, while live specimens have been found in Indonesia (Sulawesi).
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