Trachycosmidae

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Trachycosmidae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Trachycosmidae
Platnick, 2002
Type genus
Trachycosmus
Simon, 1893
Diversity
20 genera, 148 species

Trachycosmidae, is a family of spiders in the infraorder Araneomorphae. [1]

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Identification

They can be identified by the lateral spinnerets, which are separated by the length of their diameter and have their complete distal article without inflatable area. The presence of two major ampullate gland spigots and the epigynal field formed by an undivided plate. The lens of the anterior lateral eyes are convex, raised from the surrounding cuticle, which in Trochanteriidae is flat. [2]

Genera

This family includes 20 genera, most of which are part of the family Trochanteriidae and Gallieniellidae: [1] [2]

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Rebilus is a genus of spiders in the family Trachycosmidae. It was first described in 1880 by Simon. As of 2017, it contains 17 Australian species.

References

  1. 1 2 "NMBE - World Spider Catalog". wsc.nmbe.ch. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
  2. 1 2 Azevedo, Guilherme H. F.; Bougie, Tierney; Carboni, Martin; Hedin, Marshal; Ramírez, Martín J. (2022-01-01). "Combining genomic, phenotypic and Sanger sequencing data to elucidate the phylogeny of the two-clawed spiders (Dionycha)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 166: 107327. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2021.107327. hdl: 11336/148790 . ISSN   1055-7903. PMID   34666169. S2CID   239035463.