Palpimanidae
Sign in to savePalpimanidae, also known as palp-footed spiders, is a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1890. They are widely distributed throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the world, the Mediterranean and one in Uzbekistan, but not Australia. They are not common and there is a high degree of endemism.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassArachnida
- OrderAraneae
- FamilyPalpimanidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 445
- With media
- 12
- Family
- Palpimanidae
- Collections
- MCZ, FMNH
- Recorded in
- Gabon, Uganda, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Mozambique, Namibia, Guyana, South Africa
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Description
- Biology
- Genera
- Fossil genera
- References
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Palpimanidae, also known as palp-footed spiders, is a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1890. They are widely distributed throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the world, the Mediterranean and one in Uzbekistan, but not Australia. They are not common and there is a high degree of endemism.
== Description == thumb|left|Anisaedus levii
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