Orsolobidae

Orsolobidae is a six-eyed spider family with about 200 described species in thirty genera. It was first described by in 1965, and was raised to family status from "Dysderidae" in 1985.

Distribution

Most genera are endemic to New Zealand and the Australian region, but several genera occur in southern Africa and South America.

Genera

, this family includes thirty genera and 190 species:

• Afrilobus <small> & Platnick, 1987</small> – Malawi, South Africa
• Anopsolobus <small>Forster & Platnick, 1985</small> – New Zealand
• Ascuta <small>Forster, 1956</small> – New Zealand
• Australobus <small>Forster & Platnick, 1985</small> – Australia
• Azanialobus <small>Griswold & Platnick, 1987</small> – Lesotho, South Africa
• Basibulbus <small>Ott, Platnick, Berniker & Bonaldo, 2013</small> – Chile
• Bealeyia <small>Forster & Platnick, 1985</small> – New Zealand
• Calculus <small>Purcell, 1910</small> – South Africa
• Chileolobus <small>Forster & Platnick, 1985</small> – Chile
• Cornifalx <small>Hickman, 1979</small> – Australia
• Dugdalea <small>Forster & Platnick, 1985</small> – New Zealand
• Duripelta <small>Forster, 1956</small> – New Zealand
• Falklandia <small>Forster & Platnick, 1985</small> – Falkland Islands
• Hickmanolobus <small>Forster & Platnick, 1985</small> – Australia
• Losdolobus <small>Platnick & Brescovit, 1994</small> – Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay
• Mallecolobus <small>Forster & Platnick, 1985</small> – Chile
• Maoriata <small>Forster & Platnick, 1985</small> – New Zealand
• Orongia <small>Forster & Platnick, 1985</small> – New Zealand
• Orsolobus <small>Simon, 1893</small> – Argentina, Chile
• Osornolobus <small>Forster & Platnick, 1985</small> – Chile, Falkland Islands
• Paralobus <small>Forster & Platnick, 1985</small> – New Zealand
• Pounamuella <small>Forster & Platnick, 1985</small> – New Zealand
• Subantarctia <small>Forster, 1955</small> – New Zealand
• Tangata <small>Forster & Platnick, 1985</small> – New Zealand
• Tasmanoonops <small>Hickman, 1930</small> – Australia
• Tautukua <small>Forster & Platnick, 1985</small> – New Zealand
• Turretia <small>Forster & Platnick, 1985</small> – New Zealand
• Waiporia <small>Forster & Platnick, 1985</small> – New Zealand
• Waipoua <small>Forster & Platnick, 1985</small> – New Zealand
• Wiltonia <small>Forster & Platnick, 1985</small> – New Zealand

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