''Stiphidion'' is a
genus
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of
South Pacific sheetweb spiders that was first described by
Eugène Louis Simon in 1902.
Originally placed with the Psechridae, it was moved to the Stiphidiinae in 1967.
It is considered a senior synonym of ''Amarara''.
Species
it contains four species, found in
New Zealand
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and
Australia
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:
*''
Stiphidion adornatum''
Davies, 1988 –
Australia
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(
Queensland
)
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*''
Stiphidion diminutum''
Davies, 1988 – Australia (Queensland)
*''
Stiphidion facetum''
Simon, 1902 (
type) – Eastern Australia,
Tasmania
)
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,
New Zealand
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*''
Stiphidion raveni''
Davies, 1988 – Australia (
New South Wales
)
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)
''Stiphidion fera'' is a synonym of ''S. facetum''.
See also
*
List of Stiphidiidae species
This page lists all described species of the spider family Stiphidiidae accepted by the World Spider Catalog :
A ''Aorangia''
''Aorangia'' Forster & Wilton, 1973
* '' A. agama'' Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand
* '' A. ansa'' Forster & Wi ...
References
Araneomorphae genera
Spiders of Oceania
Stiphidiidae
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