Stiphidion

Stiphidion is a genus 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 and Australia:

• Stiphidion adornatum <small>Davies, 1988</small> – Australia (Queensland)
• Stiphidion diminutum <small>Davies, 1988</small> – Australia (Queensland)
• Stiphidion facetum <small>Simon, 1902</small> (type) – Eastern Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand
• Stiphidion raveni <small>Davies, 1988</small> – Australia (New South Wales)

Stiphidion fera is a synonym of S. facetum.

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