Trochanteriidae is a family of

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s first described by Ferdinand Karsch in 1879 containing about 52 species in6 genera. Most are

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though '' Doliomalus'' and '' Trochanteria'' are from South America and ''

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'' is from Asia. '' Platyoides'' species exist in southern and eastern

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, and the

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with one species, '' P. walteri'', introduced to Australia.

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, the

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accepts the following genera: *'' Doliomalus'' Simon, 1897 – Chile *'' Hemicloea'' Thorell, 1870 – Australia, New Zealand *''

'' Simon, 1880 – Asia *'' Platyoides'' O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1891 – Africa *'' Trochanteria'' Karsch, 1878 – Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil *'' Vectius'' Simon, 1897 – Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina

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Picture of a ''Platyoides sp.'' from South Africa
Araneomorphae families {{Trochanteriidae-stub

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