Rhytidicolidae
| Rhytidicolidae | |
|---|---|
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| Fufius lucasae, female | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Rhytidicolidae Simon, 1903 [1] |
Rhytidicolidae, also known as golden tunnel-web spiders,[2] is a small Neotropical family of mygalomorph spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1903.[1] It was originally described as a tribe and considered a junior synonym of Aporoptychinae Simon, 1889 (now Cyrtaucheniidae) by Raven in 1985.[3]
In 2022, Rhythidicolidae was elevated to family level.[4] The family currently consists of two genera and 14 species.[5]
Genera
[edit]As of September 2023, the World Spider Catalog accepts the following genera.[5]
- Fufius Simon, 1888 — Central and South America
- Rhytidicolus Simon, 1889 — Venezuela
References
[edit]- ^ a b Simon, Eugène (1892). Histoire naturelle des araignées. Paris: Roret. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973.
- ^ "Golden Tunnel-web Spiders (Family Rhytidicolidae)". iNaturalist NZ. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
- ^ Raven, Robert J. (1985). "The spider infraorder Mygalomorphae (Araneae) : cladistics and systematics. Bulletin of the AMNH ; v. 182, article 1". hdl:2246/955.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Montes de Oca, Laura; Indicatti, Rafael P.; Opatova, Vera; Almeida, Marlus; Pérez-Miles, Fernando; Bond, Jason E. (March 2022). "Phylogenomic analysis, reclassification, and evolution of South American nemesioid burrowing mygalomorph spiders". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 168: 107377. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2021.107377. PMID 34954378. S2CID 263450448.
- ^ a b "Family: Rhytidicolidae Simon,1903". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2023-09-12.