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Cycloctenidae

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Cycloctenidae
Cycloctenus sp. (female), from New Zealand
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Cycloctenidae

Simon, 1898
Diversity
5 genera, 36 species

Cycloctenidae is a spider family with 36 described species in 5 genera. The genera Plectophanes (5 spp.), Toxopsiella (12 spp.) and Uzakia (1 sp.) are all endemic to New Zealand, Cycloctenus is found in both Australia (7 spp.) and New Zealand (10 spp.), while Galliena (1 sp.) is endemic to Java. The placements of Galliena, Plectophanes and Uzakia in Cycloctenidae are tentative only.