Miturgidae is a

family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...

araneomorph The Araneomorphae (also called the Labidognatha) are an infraorder of spiders. They are distinguishable by chelicerae (fangs) that point diagonally forward and cross in a pinching action, in contrast to the Mygalomorphae (tarantulas and their cl ...

spiders that includes nearly 170

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...

in 29

genera Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nomenclat ...

worldwide. First described by

Eugène Simon Eugène Louis Simon (; 30 April 1848 – 17 November 1924) was a French naturalist who worked particularly on insects and spiders, but also on birds and plants. He is by far the most prolific spider taxonomist in history, describing over 4, ...

in 1886, it has been substantially revised, and includes the previous family Zoridae as a synonym, and excludes the family

Xenoctenidae Xenoctenidae is a family of araneomorph spiders separated from Miturgidae in 2017. Genera and species , the World Spider Catalog accepts the following genera and species: Incasoctenus Mello-Leitão, 1942 *'' Incasoctenus perplexus'' Mello-Leit ...

. Several genera have also been removed, such as the large genus ''

Cheiracanthium ''Cheiracanthium'', commonly called ''yellow sac spiders'', is a genus of Araneomorphae, araneomorph spiders in the family Cheiracanthiidae, and was first described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1839. They are usually pale in colour, and have an spide ...

'', which was transferred to the

Cheiracanthiidae ''Cheiracanthiidae'' is a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Vladimir Wagner in 1887. The synonym Eutichuridae was used for a long time, but Cheiracanthiidae has priority. The largest genus currently recognized as belonging to this ...

Genera

, the

World Spider Catalog The World Spider Catalog (WSC) is an online searchable database concerned with spider taxonomy. It aims to list all accepted families, genera and species, as well as provide access to the related taxonomic literature. The WSC began as a series of ...

accepts the following genera: *'' Argoctenus'' L. Koch, 1878 — New Zealand, Australia, Papua New Guinea *'' Diaprograpta'' Simon, 1909 — Australia *''

Elassoctenus ''Elassoctenus'' is a genus of spiders in the family Miturgidae. It was first described in 1909 by Simon. , it contains only one species, ''Elassoctenus harpax'', found in western Australia. References

Miturgidae Monotypic Araneomorphae ...

'' Simon, 1909 — Australia *''

Eupograpta ''Eupograpta'' is a genus of spiders in the family Miturgidae Miturgidae is a family of araneomorph spiders that includes nearly 170 species in 29 genera worldwide. First described by Eugène Simon in 1886, it has been substantially revised, ...

'' Raven, 2009 — Australia *''

Hestimodema ''Hestimodema'' is a genus of spiders in the family Miturgidae Miturgidae is a family of araneomorph spiders that includes nearly 170 species in 29 genera worldwide. First described by Eugène Simon in 1886, it has been substantially revised, ...

'' Simon, 1909 — Australia *''

Israzorides ''Israzorides'' is a genus of spiders in the family Miturgidae Miturgidae is a family (biology), family of Araneomorphae, araneomorph spiders that includes nearly 170 species in 29 genus, genera worldwide. First described by Eugène Simon in 1 ...

'' Levy, 2003 — Israel *''

Mituliodon ''Mituliodon'' is a genus of spiders in the family Miturgidae. It was first described in 2003 by Raven & Stumkat. , it contains only one species, ''Mituliodon tarantulinus'', found in Timor and Australia. References

Miturgidae Monotypic ...

'' Raven & Stumkat, 2003 — Timor-Leste, Australia *''

Miturga ''Miturga'' is a genus of spiders in the family Miturgidae Miturgidae is a family (biology), family of Araneomorphae, araneomorph spiders that includes nearly 170 species in 29 genus, genera worldwide. First described by Eugène Simon in 1886, ...

'' Thorell, 1870 — Australia *''

Mitzoruga ''Mitzoruga'' is a genus of spiders in the family Miturgidae Miturgidae is a family of araneomorph spiders that includes nearly 170 species in 29 genera worldwide. First described by Eugène Simon in 1886, it has been substantially revised, an ...

'' Raven, 2009 — Australia *'' Nuliodon'' Raven, 2009 — Australia *'' Odomasta'' Simon, 1909 — Australia *''

Pacificana ''Pacificana'' is a genus of spiders in the family Miturgidae Miturgidae is a family of araneomorph spiders that includes nearly 170 species in 29 genera worldwide. First described by Eugène Simon in 1886, it has been substantially revised, ...

'' Hogg, 1904 — New Zealand *'' Palicanus'' Thorell, 1897 — Asia, Seychelles *''

Parapostenus ''Parapostenus'' is a genus of spiders in the family Miturgidae Miturgidae is a family of araneomorph spiders that includes nearly 170 species in 29 genera worldwide. First described by Eugène Simon in 1886, it has been substantially revised ...

'' Lessert, 1923 — South Africa, Lesotho *'' Prochora'' Simon, 1886 — Italy, Asia *'' Pseudoceto'' Mello-Leitão, 1929 — Brazil *'' Simonus'' Ritsema, 1881 — Australia *''

Syrisca ''Syrisca'' is a genus of spiders in the family Miturgidae Miturgidae is a family of araneomorph spiders that includes nearly 170 species in 29 genera worldwide. First described by Eugène Simon in 1886, it has been substantially revised, and ...

'' Simon, 1886 — South America, Africa *''

Syspira ''Syspira'' is a genus of spiders in the family Miturgidae Miturgidae is a family (biology), family of Araneomorphae, araneomorph spiders that includes nearly 170 species in 29 genus, genera worldwide. First described by Eugène Simon in 1886, ...

'' Simon, 1895 — United States, Mexico *'' Systaria'' Simon, 1897 — Asia, Oceania *'' Tamin'' Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001 — Indonesia *'' Teminius'' Keyserling, 1887 — North America, South America *'' Thasyraea'' L. Koch, 1878 — Australia *'' Tuxoctenus'' Raven, 2008 — Australia *'' Voraptus'' Simon, 1898 — Africa, Indonesia *'' Xantharia'' Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001 — Indonesia *'' Zealoctenus'' Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand *'' Zora'' C. L. Koch, 1847 — Asia, Europe, North America *'' Zoroides'' Berland, 1924 — New Caledonia

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