| white tailed spiders | |
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| unidentified lamponid | |
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| Unidentified lamponiid from Castle Hill, Sydney | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Lamponidae Simon, 1893 |
| Diversity | |
| 23 genera, 198 species | |
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Lamponidae is a family of spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1893.[1] It contains about 200 described species in 23 genera,[2] most of which are endemic to Australia, with the genus Centrocalia endemic to New Caledonia, and two Lampona species (L. cylindrata, L. murina) also occurring in New Zealand where they are commonly known as 'white-tailed spiders'. Lampona papua is endemic to New Guinea, where two otherwise Australian species (Centrothele mutica, Lamponova wau) also occur.
- ^ Simon, E. (1893). Histoire naturelle das araignées.
- ^ "Family: Lamponidae Simon, 1893". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 11 May 2024.