Malkaridae

Family of spiders

shield spiders
Malkara sp.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Malkaridae
Davies, 1980
Diversity
11 genera, 46 species

Malkaridae is a small family of araneomorph spiders first described by Valerie Todd Davies in 1980.[1] In 2017, the family Pararchaeidae was brought into synonymy with Malkaridae.[2]

Genera

As of April 2019[update], the World Spider Catalog accepts the following genera:[2]

  • Anarchaea Rix, 2006 — Australia
  • Carathea Moran, 1986 — Australia
  • Chilenodes Platnick & Forster, 1987 — Chile, Argentina
  • Flavarchaea Rix, 2006 — Australia
  • Forstrarchaea Rix, 2006 — New Zealand
  • Malkara Davies, 1980 — Australia
  • Nanarchaea Rix, 2006 — Australia
  • Ozarchaea Rix, 2006 — Australia, New Zealand
  • Pararchaea Forster, 1955 — New Zealand
  • Perissopmeros Butler, 1932 — Australia
  • Westrarchaea Rix, 2006 — Australia
  • Whakamoke Hormiga & Scharff, 2020 — New Zealand

References

Wikispecies has information related to Malkaridae.
  1. ^ Davies, V. T. (1980). "Malkara loricata, a new spider (Araneidae: Malkarinae) from Australia". Proceedings, 8. Internationaler Arachnologen-Kongress Wien 1980. pp. 377–382.
  2. ^ a b "Family: Malkaridae Davies, 1980". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-04-22.
  • Platnick, N.I & Forster, R.R (1987). On the first American spiders of the subfamily Sternodinae (Araneae, Malkaridae). American Museum Novitates 2894. PDF 5Mb (Abstract) (Chilenodes)
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Extant Araneae families
Suborder Mesothelae
  • Liphistiidae (segmented spiders)
  • Heptathelidae (segmented spiders)
Suborder Opisthothelae
Mygalomorphae
  • Actinopodidae (mouse spiders and relatives)
  • Antrodiaetidae (folding trapdoor spiders)
  • Atracidae (Australian funnel-web spiders)
  • Atypidae (atypical tarantulas or purseweb spiders)
  • Barychelidae (brushed trapdoor spiders)
  • Ctenizidae (cork-lid trapdoor spiders)
  • Cyrtaucheniidae (wafer trapdoor spiders)
  • Dipluridae (funnel-web tarantulas)
  • Euctenizidae
  • Halonoproctidae
  • Hexathelidae (funnel-webs or venomous funnel-web tarantulas)
  • Idiopidae
  • Macrothelidae
  • Mecicobothriidae (dwarf tarantulas)
  • Microstigmatidae
  • Migidae (tree trapdoor spiders)
  • Nemesiidae (funnel-web tarantulas)
  • Paratropididae (bald-legged spiders)
  • Porrhothelidae
  • Theraphosidae (true tarantulas)
Araneomorphae
Non-entelegynes
  • Archaeidae (pelican spiders)
  • Austrochilidae
  • Caponiidae
  • Diguetidae (coneweb spiders)
  • Drymusidae (false violin spiders)
  • Dysderidae (woodlouse hunters)
  • Filistatidae (crevice weaver spiders)
  • Gradungulidae (large-clawed spiders)
  • Huttoniidae
  • Hypochilidae (lampshade spiders)
  • Leptonetidae
  • Mecysmaucheniidae
  • Ochyroceratidae (midget ground weavers)
  • Oonopidae (goblin spiders)
  • Orsolobidae
  • Pacullidae
  • Palpimanidae (palp-footed spiders)
  • Periegopidae
  • Pholcidae (cellar spiders)
  • Plectreuridae
  • Scytodidae (spitting spiders)
  • Segestriidae (tube-dwelling spiders)
  • Sicariidae (violin spiders, assassin spiders)
  • Stenochilidae
  • Telemidae (long-legged cave spiders)
  • Tetrablemmidae (armored spiders)
  • Trogloraptoridae (Trogloraptor marchingtoni)
Entelegynae
Taxon identifiers
Malkaridae


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