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Cyatholipidae

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Cyatholipidae is a family of spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1894. Most live in moist montane forest, though several species, including Scharffia rossi, live in dry savannah regions. They occur in Africa, including Madagascar, New Zealand and Australia, and one species (Pokennips dentipes) in Jamaica. 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.

Species

FAMILY

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassArachnida
  4. OrderAraneae
  5. FamilyCyatholipidae
Observations recorded1,345

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
315
Family
Cyatholipidae
Collections
FMNH, AM, QM
Recorded in
Laos, Australia, Madagascar

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Araneoidea
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Commons category
Cyatholipidae
taxon rank
family
taxon name
Cyatholipidae
topic's main category
Category:Cyatholipidae
taxonomic type
Cyatholipus
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Encyclopedic overview

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Cyatholipidae is a family of spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1894. Most live in moist montane forest, though several species, including Scharffia rossi, live in dry savannah regions. They occur in Africa, including Madagascar, New Zealand and Australia, and one species (Pokennips dentipes) in Jamaica. 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.

==Genera==

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