Zoropsidae

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Zoropsidae
Zoropsis spinimana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Superfamily: Lycosoidea
Family: Zoropsidae
Bertkau, 1882
Diversity
12 genera, 76 species

Genera

Uliodon
Zoropsis
others, see text

Zoropsidae is a family of uncommon, somewhat wolf spider-like, wandering, cribellate spiders. The eye arrangement is not like that of wolf spiders as the eyes are in two rows and are more equal in size. Little is known of their biology, but they include about 20 species in 5 genera found primarily in New Zealand, Eurasia, and the Mediterranean area. One species, Zoropsis spinimana, was accidentally introduced to the United States.

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  • Akamasia Bosselaers, 2002Cyprus (1 species)
  • Birrana Raven & Stumkat, 2005Australia (1 species)
  • Devendra Lehtinen, 1967Sri Lanka (3 species)
  • Griswoldia Dippenaar-Schoeman & Jocqué, 1997South Africa (12 species)
  • Huntia Gray & Thompson, 2001 — Australia (2 species)
  • Kilyana Raven & Stumkat, 2005 — Australia (10 species)
  • Krukt Raven & Stumkat, 2005 — Australia (5 species)
  • Megateg Raven & Stumkat, 2005 — Australia (8 species)
  • Phanotea Simon, 1896 — South Africa (13 species)
  • Takeoa Lehtinen, 1967China, Korea, Japan (2 species)
  • Uliodon L. Koch, 1873New Zealand, Australia (5 species)
  • Zoropsis Simon, 1878Mediterranean, Ukraine, Korea (13 species)

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