Periegopidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Arachnida Order: Araneae Suborder: Araneomorphae Superfamily: Scytodoidea Family: Periegopidae Simon, 1893
Diversity
1 genus, 2 species
Genera
see text

The spider family Periegopidae consists of only one genus, with two species. 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 Scytodoidea are a Superfamily of spiders They contain four families of six-eyed spiders Drymusidae Periegopidae Eugène Simon ( April 30, 1848 - November 17, 1924) was a French Arachnologist. The Spider family Periegopidae consists of only one genus with two species Spiders are Predatory Invertebrate Animals that have two body segments, eight legs no chewing mouth parts and no wings It was set apart from the Archaeidae in 1995 by R. The Archaeidae are a Spider family with 25 described species in three genera R. Forster.

As a member of the Haplogynae, Periegops has only six eyes, unlike most spiders, which have eight. The Haplogynae are a series of araneomorph spiders Unlike the Entelegynae, they lack hardened (sclerotized female genitalia ( Epigynes Adult P. suteri are about 8mm long.

Species

Periegops Simon, 1893 [1]

• Periegops australia Forster, 1995 (Queensland)
• Periegops suteri (Urquhart, 1892) (New Zealand)

See also

• Spider families

External links

• Periegops suteri (PDF, p16, with picture)

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