Phyxelididae
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The Phyxelididae are a spider
family with 54 described species in twelve genera. They are grouped with the Titanoecidae within the Titanoecoidea superfamily.
Spider
Spiders are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, and chelicerae with fangs that inject venom. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species diversity among all other groups of organisms...
family with 54 described species in twelve genera. They are grouped with the Titanoecidae within the Titanoecoidea superfamily.
Genera
- Ambohima Griswold, 1990 (Madagascar)
- Kulalania Griswold, 1990 (Kenya)
- Lamaika Griswold, 1990 (South Africa)
- Malaika Lehtinen, 1967 (South Africa)
- Matundua Lehtinen, 1967 (South Africa)
- Namaquarachne Griswold, 1990 (South Africa)
- Phyxelida SimonEugène SimonEugène Simon was a French arachnologist. His many taxonomic contributions include categorizing and naming many spiders, as well as creating genera such as Anelosimus, Psellocoptus and Phlogius....
, 1894 (Africa, Madagascar, Cyprus, Turkey) - Pongolania Griswold, 1990 (South Africa)
- Themacrys Simon, 1906 (South Africa)
- Vidole Lehtinen, 1967 (South Africa)
- Vytfutia Deeleman-Reinhold, 1986 (Sumatra, Borneo)
- Xevioso Lehtinen, 1967 (Africa)