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The Cycloctenidae are a spider family with 36 described species in five genera. Arthropods are Animals belonging to the Phylum Arthropoda (from Greek ἄρθρον arthron, " Joint " Arachnids are a class ( Arachnida) of joint-legged Invertebrate Animals in the subphylum Chelicerata. Spiders are Predatory Invertebrate Animals that have two body segments, eight legs no chewing mouth parts and no wings The Araneomorphae are a Suborder of Spiders They are distinguished by having Chelicerae (fangs that point diagonally forward and cross in a pinching action The Entelegynae are a subgroup of araneomorph spiders Almost all members of this group unlike most members of Haplogynae, have eight eyes and females have Incertae sedis ( Latin for "of uncertain placement" abbreviated "inc Eugène Simon ( April 30, 1848 - November 17, 1924) was a French Arachnologist. This page lists all described species of the spider family Cycloctenidae as of Dec Spiders are Predatory Invertebrate Animals that have two body segments, eight legs no chewing mouth parts and no wings
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Distribution
Most genera are endemic to New Zealand and Australia except Galliena which occurs on Java. Endemism is the Ecological state of being unique to a place Endemic species are not naturally found elsewhere New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Java (Jawa is an Island of Indonesia and the site of its Capital city Jakarta.
Genera
- Anaua Forster, 1970 (New Zealand)
- Cycloctenus L. Raymond Robert Forster (1922-2000 was a world renowned Spider expert Koch, 1878 (Australia, New Zealand)
- Galliena Simon, 1898 (Java)
- Plectophanes Bryant, 1935 (New Zealand)
- Toxopsiella Forster, 1964 (New Zealand)
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