Gradungulidae

Taxobox
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Arachnida
ordo = Araneae
subordo = Araneomorphae
superfamilia = Austrochiloidea
familia = Gradungulidae
familia_authority = Zapfe, 1955
diversity_link = List of Gradungulidae species
diversity = 7 genera, 16 species
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The Gradungulidae are a small spider family with 16 species in seven genera. They are medium to large three-clawed haplogyne spiders with two pairs of book-lungs (like Mygalomorphae).

The genus "Gradungula" lives in forest litter. "Progradungula" is the only cribellate genus of the family.

It spins an extensive web consisting of an upper retreat tangle with connecting threads to scaffolding, which supports the ladder-like catching platform, which in turn is glued to the ground. "Progradungula" is a large spider with very long legs; it resembles "Hickmania" (Austrochilidae)

pecies

"Gradungula" Forster, 1955
* "Gradungula sorenseni" Forster, 1955 — New Zealand

"Kaiya" Gray, 1987
* "Kaiya bemboka" Gray, 1987 — New South Wales
* "Kaiya brindabella" (Moran, 1985) — Australian Capital Territory
* "Kaiya parnabyi" Gray, 1987 — Victoria
* "Kaiya terama" Gray, 1987 — New South Wales

"Macrogradungula" Gray, 1987
* "Macrogradungula moonya" Gray, 1987 — Queensland

"Pianoa" Forster, 1987
* "Pianoa isolata" Forster, 1987 — New Zealand

"Progradungula" Forster & Gray, 1979
* "Progradungula carraiensis" Forster & Gray, 1979 — New South Wales
* "Progradungula otwayensis" Milledge, 1997 — Victoria

"Spelungula" Forster, 1987
* "Spelungula cavernicola" Forster, 1987 — New Zealand

"Tarlina" Gray, 1987
* "Tarlina daviesae" Gray, 1987 — Queensland
* "Tarlina milledgei" Gray, 1987 — New South Wales
* "Tarlina noorundi" Gray, 1987 — New South Wales
* "Tarlina simipes" Gray, 1987 — Queensland
* "Tarlina smithersi" Gray, 1987 — New South Wales
* "Tarlina woodwardi" (Forster, 1955) — Queensland

ee also

* List of Gradungulidae species
* Spider families

References

* (1979): "Progradungula", a new cribellate genus of the spider family Gradungulidae (Araneae). "Australian Journal of Zoology" 27: 1051-1071. [http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/ZO9791051.htm Abstract]
* (1987): A review of the spider superfamilies Hypochiloidea and Austrochiloidea (Araneae, Araneomorphae). "Bulletin of the AMNH" 185(1): 1-116 [http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/dspace/handle/2246/969 Abstract] - [http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/dspace/bitstream/2246/969/1/B185a01.pdf PDF (50Mb)]
* (2007): [http://research.amnh.org/entomology/spiders/catalog/index.html The world spider catalog] , version 8.0. "American Museum of Natural History".

External links

* [http://www.amonline.net.au/factsheets/carrai_spider.htm Carrai cave spider "Progradungula carraiensis"]