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Arkyidae

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Arkyidae
"Arkys cornutus"
Arkys cornutus
Arkys sp. from New Guinea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Arkyidae
L. Koch, 1872
Genera
Diversity
2 genera, 43 species

Arkyidae, also known as triangular spiders,[1] is a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1872 as a subfamily of Araneidae, and later elevated to a full family in 2017.[2]

Genera and species[edit]

This section lists all described species as of December 2020:[2]

Arkys Walckenaer, 1837

Demadiana Strand, 1929

  • D. carrai Framenau, Scharff & Harvey, 2010 — Australia (New South Wales)
  • D. cerula (Simon, 1908) — Australia (Western Australia)
  • D. complicata Framenau, Scharff & Harvey, 2010 — Australia (Queensland)
  • D. diabolus Framenau, Scharff & Harvey, 2010 — Australia (South Australia, Tasmania)
  • D. milledgei Framenau, Scharff & Harvey, 2010 — Australia (New South Wales, Victoria)
  • D. simplex (Karsch, 1878) (type) — Southern Australia

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Triangular Spiders and Allies (Family Arkyidae)". iNaturalist Australia. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
  2. ^ a b "Family: Arkyidae L. Koch,1872". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2021. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2021-01-08.