Cyatholipidae

Cyatholipidae is a family of spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1894.[1] Most live in moist montane forest, though several species, including Scharffia rossi, live in dry savannah regions. They occur in Africa, including Madagascar,[2] New Zealand and Australia, and one species (Pokennips dentipes) in Jamaica.[3] Most members of this family hang beneath sheet webs. Fossil species occur in the Eocene aged Bitterfield and Baltic Ambers, suggesting a wider geographic distribution in the past.

Cyatholipidae
Temporal range: Palaeogene–present
Tekelloides flavonotatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Cyatholipidae
Simon, 1894
Diversity
23 genera, 59 species

Genera
Main article: List of Cyatholipidae species

As of April 2019, the World Spider Catalog accepts the following genera:[3]

  • Alaranea Griswold, 1997 — Madagascar
  • Buibui Griswold, 2001 — Africa
  • Cyatholipus Simon, 1894 — South Africa
  • Forstera Koçak & Kemal, 2008 — Australia
  • Hanea Forster, 1988 — New Zealand
  • Ilisoa Griswold, 1987 — South Africa
  • Isicabu Griswold, 1987 — Tanzania, South Africa
  • Kubwa Griswold, 2001 — Tanzania
  • Lordhowea Griswold, 2001 — Australia
  • Matilda Forster, 1988 — Australia
  • Pembatatu Griswold, 2001 — Kenya, Tanzania
  • Pokennips Griswold, 2001 — South Africa
  • Scharffia Griswold, 1997 — Tanzania, Kenya, Malawi
  • Teemenaarus Davies, 1978 — Australia
  • Tekella Urquhart, 1894 — New Zealand
  • Tekellatus Wunderlich, 1978 — Australia
  • Tekelloides Forster, 1988 — New Zealand
  • Ubacisi Griswold, 2001 — South Africa
  • Ulwembua Griswold, 1987 — Madagascar, South Africa, Tanzania
  • Umwani Griswold, 2001 — Malawi, Tanzania
  • Uvik Griswold, 2001 — Congo, Uganda
  • Vazaha Griswold, 1997 — Madagascar
  • Wanzia Griswold, 1998 — Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea

In addition, 5 fossil genera are known.[4][5]

  • †Balticolipus Wunderlich, 2004 (Bitterfield and Baltic Ambers)
  • †Cyathosuccinus Wunderlich, 2004 (Baltic Amber)
  • †Erigolipus Wunderlich, 2004 (Baltic Amber)
  • †Spinilipus Wunderlich, 1993 (Bitterfield and Baltic Ambers)
  • †Succinilipus Wunderlich, 1993 (Bitterfield and Baltic Ambers)

See also

References
  1. Simon, E. (1894). Histoire naturelle des araignées. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973.
  2. Griswold, C. E. (1997). "The Spider Family Cyatholipidae in Madagascar (Araneae, Araneoidea)" (PDF). Journal of Arachnology. 25 (1): 53–83.
  3. "Family: Cyatholipidae Simon, 1894". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-04-19.
  4. "Fossilworks: Cyatholipidae". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
  5. Dunlop, Jason A.; Kotthoff, Ulrich; Hammel, Jörg U.; Ahrens, Jennifer; Harms, Danilo (2018-02-22). "Arachnids in Bitterfeld amber: A unique fauna of fossils from the heart of Europe or simply old friends?". Evolutionary Systematics. 2 (1): 31–44. doi:10.3897/evolsyst.2.22581. ISSN 2535-0730.


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