Orsolobidae
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The Orsolobidae are a six-eyed spider family with about 180 described species in 28 genera. They were separated from the Dysderidae. Several genera were transferred from the Oonopidae.
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[edit] Distribution
Most genera are endemic to New Zealand and the Australian region.
Several genera occur in southern Africa (Afrilobus, Azanialobus) and South America (Chileolobus, Mallecolobus, Orsolobus, Osornolobus, Falklandia, Losdolobus).
[edit] Genera
- Afrilobus Griswold & Platnick, 1987 (Africa)
- Anopsolobus Forster & Platnick, 1985 (New Zealand))
- Ascuta Forster, 1956 (New Zealand)
- Australobus Forster & Platnick, 1985 (Australia)
- Azanialobus Griswold & Platnick, 1987 (South Africa)
- Bealeyia Forster & Platnick, 1985 (New Zealand)
- Chileolobus Forster & Platnick, 1985 (Chile)
- Cornifalx Hickman, 1979 (Tasmania)
- Dugdalea Forster & Platnick, 1985 (New Zealand)
- Duripelta Forster, 1956 (New Zealand)
- Falklandia Forster & Platnick, 1985 (Falkland Islands)
- Hickmanolobus Forster & Platnick, 1985 (Tasmania)
- Losdolobus Platnick & Brescovit, 1994 (Brazil)
- Mallecolobus Forster & Platnick, 1985 (Chile)
- Maoriata Forster & Platnick, 1985 (New Zealand)
- Orongia Forster & Platnick, 1985 (New Zealand)
- Orsolobus Simon, 1893 (Chile, Argentina)
- Osornolobus Forster & Platnick, 1985 (Chile)
- Paralobus Forster & Platnick, 1985 (New Zealand)
- Pounamuella Forster & Platnick, 1985 (New Zealand)
- Subantarctia Forster, 1955 (New Zealand)
- Tangata Forster & Platnick, 1985 (New Zealand)
- Tasmanoonops Hickman, 1930 (Australia)
- Tautukua Forster & Platnick, 1985 (New Zealand)
- Turretia Forster & Platnick, 1985 (New Zealand)
- Waiporia Forster & Platnick, 1985 (New Zealand)
- Waipoua Forster & Platnick, 1985 (New Zealand)
- Wiltonia Forster & Platnick, 1985 (New Zealand)
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[edit] References
- Forster, R.R, Platnick, N.I. (1985): A review of the austral spider family Orsolobidae (Arachnida, Araneae), with notes on the superfamily Dysderoidea. Bulletin of the AMNH 181 PDF (147Mb!) Abstract
- Griswold, C.E., Platnick, N.I. (1987): On the first African spiders of the family Orsolobidae (Araneae, Dysderoidea). American Museum novitates 2892. (PDF 5Mb) Abstract (Afrolobus, Azanialobus)
- Platnick, N.I., Brescovit, A.D. (1994): A new genus of the spider family Orsolobidae (Araneae, Dysderoidea) from Brazil. American Museum novitates 3112 (PDF) (Abstract) (Losdolobus)
