Toxopidae

Toxopidae is a small family of araneomorph spiders, first described in 1940. For many years it was sunk into Desidae as a subfamily, although doubts were expressed as to whether this was correct. A large-scale molecular phylogenetic study in 2016 led to the family being revived.

Genera

, this family includes fourteen genera and 82 species:

• Gasparia <small>Marples, 1956</small> – New Zealand
• Gohia <small>Dalmas, 1917</small> – New Zealand
• Hapona <small>Forster, 1970</small> – New Zealand
• Hulua <small>Forster & Wilton, 1973</small> – New Zealand
• Jamara <small>Davies, 1995</small> – Australia
• Laestrygones <small>Urquhart, 1894</small> – Australia, New Zealand
• Lamina <small>Forster, 1970</small> – New Zealand
• Midgee <small>Davies, 1995</small> – Australia
• Myro <small>O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876</small> – Australia, New Zealand, Crozet Islands, Kerguelen Islands, Macquarie Islands, Marion Islands
• Neomyro <small>Forster & Wilton, 1973</small> – New Zealand
• Ommatauxesis <small>Simon, 1903</small> – Australia
• Otagoa <small>Forster, 1970</small> – New Zealand
• Toxops <small>Hickman, 1940</small> – Australia
• Toxopsoides <small>Forster & Wilton, 1973</small> – Australia, New Zealand

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