Orsolobidae
Encyclopedia
The Orsolobidae are a six-eyed spider
family with about 180 described species in 28 genera. They were separated from the Dysderidae
. Several genera were transferred from the Oonopidae.
to New Zealand
and the Australia
n region.
Several genera occur in southern Africa
(Afrilobus, Azanialobus) and South America
(Chileolobus, Mallecolobus, Orsolobus, Osornolobus, Falklandia, Losdolobus).
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 about 180 described species in 28 genera. They were separated from the Dysderidae
Dysderidae
The family Dysderidae are araneomorph spiders found primarily in Eurasia, although extending into North Africa, with very few species occurring in South America, and one introduced into many regions of the world.Dysderids have six eyes, and are haplogyne, i.e...
. Several genera were transferred from the Oonopidae.
Distribution
Most genera are endemicEndemic (ecology)
Endemism is the ecological state of being unique to a defined geographic location, such as an island, nation or other defined zone, or habitat type; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere. For example, all species of lemur are endemic to the...
to New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
and the Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n region.
Several genera occur in southern Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
(Afrilobus, Azanialobus) and South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
(Chileolobus, Mallecolobus, Orsolobus, Osornolobus, Falklandia, Losdolobus).
Genera
- Afrilobus Griswold & PlatnickNorman I. PlatnickNorman I. Platnick is an American arachnologist, and the Peter J. Solomon Family Curator of the invertebrate zoology department of the American Museum of Natural History. A 1973 Ph.D...
, 1987 (Africa) - Anopsolobus ForsterRaymond Robert ForsterRaymond Robert Forster was a spider expert.He wrote his first paper on spiders at the age of 17. He studied at Victoria University...
& Platnick, 1985 (New Zealand)) - Ascuta Forster, 1956 (New Zealand)
- Australobus Forster & Platnick, 1985 (Australia)
- Azanialobus Griswold & Platnick, 1987 (South Africa)
- Bealeyia Forster & Platnick, 1985 (New Zealand)
- Chileolobus Forster & Platnick, 1985 (Chile)
- Cornifalx Hickman, 1979 (Tasmania)
- Dugdalea Forster & Platnick, 1985 (New Zealand)
- Duripelta Forster, 1956 (New Zealand)
- Falklandia Forster & Platnick, 1985 (Falkland Islands)
- Hickmanolobus Forster & Platnick, 1985 (Tasmania)
- Losdolobus Platnick & Brescovit, 1994 (Brazil)
- Mallecolobus Forster & Platnick, 1985 (Chile)
- Maoriata Forster & Platnick, 1985 (New Zealand)
- Orongia Forster & Platnick, 1985 (New Zealand)
- Orsolobus 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....
, 1893 (Chile, Argentina) - Osornolobus Forster & Platnick, 1985 (Chile)
- Paralobus Forster & Platnick, 1985 (New Zealand)
- Pounamuella Forster & Platnick, 1985 (New Zealand)
- Subantarctia Forster, 1955 (New Zealand)
- Tangata Forster & Platnick, 1985 (New Zealand)
- Tasmanoonops Hickman, 1930 (Australia)
- Tautukua Forster & Platnick, 1985 (New Zealand)
- Turretia Forster & Platnick, 1985 (New Zealand)
- Waiporia Forster & Platnick, 1985 (New Zealand)
- Waipoua Forster & Platnick, 1985 (New Zealand)
- Wiltonia Forster & Platnick, 1985 (New Zealand)