Palpimanidae

Palp-footed spiders
Temporal range: Aptian–present
Male Sarascelis chaperi
A spider in the family Palpimanidae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Superfamily: Palpimanoidea
Family: Palpimanidae
Thorell, 1870
Diversity
18 genera, 155 species
Synonyms
  • Otiothopidae

Palpimanidae, also known as palp-footed spiders, is a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1890.[1] They are widely distributed throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the world, the Mediterranean and one in Uzbekistan, but not Australia. They are not common and there is a high degree of endemism.[2]

  1. ^ Thorell, T. (1870). "On European spiders". Nova Acta Regiae Societatis Scientiarum Upsaliensis. 3 (7): 109–242.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference ADSFGS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).