Phyxelididae Explained

Phyxelididae is a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Pekka T. Lehtinen in 1967 as a subfamily of Amaurobiidae,^[1] and later elevated to family status as a sister group of Titanoecidae.^[2]

Genera

See main article: List of Phyxelididae species., the World Spider Catalog accepts the following genera:^[3]

• Ambohima Griswold, 1990 — Madagascar
• Kulalania Griswold, 1990 — Kenya
• Lamaika Griswold, 1990 — South Africa
• Malaika Lehtinen, 1967 — South Africa
• Manampoka Griswold, Wood & Carmichael, 2012 — Madagascar
• Matundua Lehtinen, 1967 — South Africa
• Namaquarachne Griswold, 1990 — South Africa
• Phyxelida Simon, 1894 — Africa, Asia
• Pongolania Griswold, 1990 — South Africa
• Rahavavy Griswold, Wood & Carmichael, 2012 — Madagascar
• Themacrys Simon, 1906 — South Africa
• Vidole Lehtinen, 1967 — South Africa, Lesotho
• Vytfutia Deeleman-Reinhold, 1986 — Indonesia
• Xevioso Lehtinen, 1967 — Africa

See also

• Titanoecoidea

Notes and References

1. Lehtinen. P. T.. 1967. Classification of the cribellate spiders and some allied families, with notes on the evolution of the suborder Araneomorpha. Annales Zoologici Fennici. 4. 199–468.
2. Griswold. C. E.. Coddington. J. A.. Platnick. N. I.. Forster. R. R.. etal. 1999. Towards a phylogeny of entelegyne spiders (Araneae, Araneomorphae, Entelegynae). Journal of Arachnology. 27. 53–63.
3. Web site: Family: Phyxelididae Lehtinen, 1967. World Spider Catalog. 2019-04-23. Natural History Museum Bern.