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Prodidomidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Araneomorphae
Superfamily: Gnaphosoidea
Family: Prodidomidae
Diversity
31 genera, 303 species

Genera

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The Prodidomidae are a spider family with about 300 species in 31 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 Gnaphosoidea are a Superfamily of araneomorph, mostly eight-eyed spiders with seven families Ammoxenidae Cithaeronidae This page lists all described species of the spider family Prodidomidae as of May 18 2008 Spiders are Predatory Invertebrate Animals that have two body segments, eight legs no chewing mouth parts and no wings They are sometimes called Long-Spinneret Ground Spiders.

This family is part of the superfamily Gnaphosoidea. The Gnaphosoidea are a Superfamily of araneomorph, mostly eight-eyed spiders with seven families Ammoxenidae Cithaeronidae They are easily identified by the greatly elongated base of the piriform gland spigots. At least parts of their body are covered with shiny scales or setae. The posterior median eyes are flat and silvery, with a triangular, egg-shaped or irregularly rectangular shape. [1]

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Biology

Prodidomidae are ground dwellers. Most species are nocturnal and hide during the day in litter, but Myandra, which are probably mimicking ants, seems to be active during the day. Ant mimicry is Mimicry of Ants by other organisms Ants are abundant all over the world and insect Predators that rely on vision to identify their prey such [1] The genus Zimiris is synanthropic and thus found worldwide in the tropics.

Distribution

Although Theuma walteri was described from Turkmenistan by Eugène Simon, it is suspected that Simon accidentally exchanged its locality with that of Anagraphis pallens (Gnaphosidae); then T. Turkmenistan ( Türkmenistan; also known as Turkmenia) is a Turkic country in Central Asia. Eugène Simon ( April 30, 1848 - November 17, 1924) was a French Arachnologist. The ground spiders (family Gnaphosidae) include nearly 2000 described Species in over 100 genera worldwide walteri would have been collected in the Cape of Good Hope, while A. The Cape of Good Hope ( Afrikaans: Kaap die Goeie Hoop, Kaap de Goede Hoop Cabo da Boa Esperança Persian Language: دماغه امید نیک pallens is from Turmenistan. [2]

Systematics

The Prodidomidae are considered "higher gnaphosoids", together with the Lamponidae and Gnaphosidae. The Lamponidae are a Spider family with about 200 described species in 23 genera The ground spiders (family Gnaphosidae) include nearly 2000 described Species in over 100 genera worldwide These share anterior lateral spinnerets consisting of only a single article, while the lower gnaphosoids retain a separate, complete distal article that is represented by an entire, subdistal ring of sclerotized cuticle. [2]

Genera

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b Barbara Baehr: Prodidomidae
  2. ^ a b Platnick & Baehr 2006

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