Trachycosmidae, is a family of spiders in the infraorder Araneomorphae.[1]

Trachycosmidae
Platorish gelorup
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Trachycosmidae
Platnick, 2002
Type genus
Trachycosmus
Simon, 1893
Diversity
20 genera, 148 species

Identification

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They can be identified by the lateral spinnerets, which are separated by the length of their diameter and have their complete distal article without inflatable area. The presence of two major ampullate gland spigots and the epigynal field formed by an undivided plate. The lens of the anterior lateral eyes are convex, raised from the surrounding cuticle, which in Trochanteriidae is flat.[2]

Genera

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This family includes 20 genera, most of which are part of the family Trochanteriidae and Gallieniellidae:[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "NMBE - World Spider Catalog". wsc.nmbe.ch. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
  2. ^ a b Azevedo, Guilherme H. F.; Bougie, Tierney; Carboni, Martin; Hedin, Marshal; Ramírez, Martín J. (2022-01-01). "Combining genomic, phenotypic and Sanger sequencing data to elucidate the phylogeny of the two-clawed spiders (Dionycha)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 166: 107327. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2021.107327. hdl:11336/148790. ISSN 1055-7903. PMID 34666169. S2CID 239035463.