Arkyidae

Arkyidae is a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1872 as a subfamily of Araneidae, and later elevated to a full family in 2017.[1]

Arkyidae
Arkys cornutus
Arkys sp. from New Guinea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Arkyidae
L. Koch, 1872
Genera
Diversity
2 genera, 43 species

Genera and species

As of April 2019, the World Spider Catalog accepts the following genera:[1]

  • Arkys Walckenaer, 1837
    • Arkys alatus Keyserling, 1890 — Australia (Queensland, New South Wales)
    • Arkys alticephala (Urquhart, 1891) — Southern Australia
    • Arkys brevipalpus Karsch, 1878 — New Caledonia
    • Arkys bulburinensis Heimer, 1984 — Australia (Queensland, New South Wales)
    • Arkys cicatricosus (Rainbow, 1920) — Australia (Lord Howe Is.)
    • Arkys cornutus L. Koch, 1872 — New Guinea, Australia (Queensland)
    • Arkys coronatus (Balogh, 1978) — New Guinea
    • Arkys curtulus (Simon, 1903) — Eastern Australia
    • Arkys dilatatus (Balogh, 1978) — Australia (Queensland)
    • Arkys enigma Douglas, 2019 — Australia (Tasmania)
    • Arkys furcatus (Balogh, 1978) — Australia (Queensland)
    • Arkys gracilis Heimer, 1984 — Australia (Queensland)
    • Arkys grandis (Balogh, 1978) — New Caledonia
    • Arkys hickmani Heimer, 1984 — Australia (Tasmania)
    • Arkys kaszabi (Balogh, 1978) — New Guinea
    • Arkys lancearius Walckenaer, 1837 — New Guinea to Australia (New South Wales)
    • Arkys latissimus (Balogh, 1982) — Australia (Queensland)
    • Arkys montanus (Balogh, 1978) — New Guinea
    • Arkys multituberculatus (Balogh, 1982) — Australia (Queensland)
    • Arkys nimdol Chrysanthus, 1971 — New Guinea
    • Arkys occidentalis (Reimoser, 1936) — Indonesia (Buru Is.)
    • Arkys roosdorpi (Chrysanthus, 1971) — New Guinea
    • Arkys semicirculatus (Balogh, 1982) — Australia (Queensland)
    • Arkys sibil (Chrysanthus, 1971) — New Guinea
    • Arkys soosi (Balogh, 1982) — New Guinea
    • Arkys speechleyi (Mascord, 1968) — Australia (New South Wales)
    • Arkys toxopeusi (Reimoser, 1936) — Indonesia (Buru Is.)
    • Arkys transversus (Balogh, 1978) — Australia (New South Wales)
    • Arkys tuberculatus (Balogh, 1978) — Australia (Queensland)
    • Arkys varians (Balogh, 1978) — New Caledonia
    • Arkys vicarius (Balogh, 1978) — New Caledonia
    • Arkys walckenaeri Simon, 1879 — Australia, Tasmania
  • Demadiana Strand, 1929
    • Demadiana carrai Framenau, Scharff & Harvey, 2010 – Australia (New South Wales)
    • Demadiana cerula (Simon, 1908) – Australia (Western Australia)
    • Demadiana complicata Framenau, Scharff & Harvey, 2010 – Australia (Queensland)
    • Demadiana diabolus Framenau, Scharff & Harvey, 2010 – Australia (South Australia, Tasmania)
    • Demadiana milledgei Framenau, Scharff & Harvey, 2010 – Australia (New South Wales, Victoria)
    • Demadiana simplex (Karsch, 1878) (type species) – Southern Australia

References

  1. "Family: Arkyidae L. Koch, 1872". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-04-19.


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