''Euagridae'' is a family of

mygalomorph The Mygalomorphae, or mygalomorphs, are an infraorder of spiders, and comprise one of three major groups of living spiders with over 3000 species, found on all continents except Antarctica. Many members are known as trapdoor spiders due to the ...

spiders. The group was first described as a tribe in 1979 by

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, who in 1985 elevated it to a subfamily. In 2020, Optova et al. elevated it further to a family.

Genera

, the

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accepted the following genera: *''

Allothele ''Allothele'' is a genus of African spiders in the family Euagridae. It was first described by R. W. E. Tucker in 1920. Species it contains five species: *'' Allothele australis'' (Purcell Henry Purcell (, rare: September 1659 – 21 N ...

'' Tucker, 1920 *'' Australothele'' Raven, 1984 *'' Caledothele'' Raven, 1991 *'' Carrai'' Raven, 1984 *'' Cethegus'' Thorell, 1881 *'' Chilehexops'' Coyle, 1986 *'' Euagrus'' Ausserer, 1875 *'' Leptothele'' Raven & Schwendinger, 1995 *'' Malayathele'' Schwendinger, 2020 *'' Namirea'' Raven, 1984 *'' Phyxioschema'' Simon, 1889 *'' Stenygrocercus'' Simon, 1892 *'' Vilchura'' Ríos-Tamayo & Goloboff, 2017

References

Mygalomorphae families {{Mygalomorphae-stub