| Cyatholipidae Temporal range: | |
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| Isicabu sp. | |
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| Teemenaarus sp. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Cyatholipidae Simon, 1894 |
| Diversity | |
| 23 genera, c. 60 species | |
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| blue: reported countries (WSC) | |
Cyatholipidae is a family of spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1894.[1] Most live in moist montane forest, though several species, including Scharffia rossi, live in dry savannah regions. They occur in Africa, including Madagascar,[2] New Zealand and Australia, and one species (Pokennips dentipes) in Jamaica.[3] Most members of this family hang beneath sheet webs. Fossil species occur in the Eocene aged Bitterfield and Baltic Ambers, suggesting a wider geographic distribution in the past.
Genera
As of October 2025[update], this family includes 23 genera:[3]
- Alaranea Griswold, 1997 – Madagascar
- Buibui Griswold, 2001 – Cameroon, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Kenya
- Cyatholipus Simon, 1894 – South Africa
- Forstera Koçak & Kemal, 2008 – Australia
- Hanea Forster, 1988 – New Zealand
- Ilisoa Griswold, 1987 – South Africa
- Isicabu Griswold, 1987 – Tanzania, South Africa
- Kubwa Griswold, 2001 – Tanzania
- Lordhowea Griswold, 2001 – Australia
- Matilda Forster, 1988 – Australia
- Pembatatu Griswold, 2001 – Kenya, Tanzania
- Pokennips Griswold, 2001 – South Africa
- Scharffia Griswold, 1997 – Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania
- Teemenaarus Davies, 1978 – Australia
- Tekella Urquhart, 1894 – New Zealand
- Tekellatus Wunderlich, 1978 – Australia
- Tekelloides Forster, 1988 – New Zealand
- Ubacisi Griswold, 2001 – South Africa
- Ulwembua Griswold, 1987 – Madagascar, Tanzania, South Africa
- Umwani Griswold, 2001 – Malawi, Tanzania
- Uvik Griswold, 2001 – Congo, Uganda
- Vazaha Griswold, 1997 – Madagascar
- Wanzia Griswold, 1998 – Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea
In addition, five fossil genera are known.[4][5]
- †Balticolipus Wunderlich, 2004 (Bitterfield and Baltic Ambers)
- †Cyathosuccinus Wunderlich, 2004 (Baltic Amber)
- †Erigolipus Wunderlich, 2004 (Baltic Amber)
- †Spinilipus Wunderlich, 1993 (Bitterfield and Baltic Ambers)
- †Succinilipus Wunderlich, 1993 (Bitterfield and Baltic Ambers)
See also
References
- ↑ Simon, E. (1894). Histoire naturelle des araignées. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973.
- ↑ Griswold, C. E. (1997). "The Spider Family Cyatholipidae in Madagascar (Araneae, Araneoidea)" (PDF). Journal of Arachnology. 25 (1): 53–83. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-04. Retrieved 2006-07-10.
- 1 2 "Family: Cyatholipidae Simon, 1894". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-05.
- ↑ "Fossilworks: Cyatholipidae". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ↑ Dunlop, Jason A.; Kotthoff, Ulrich; Hammel, Jörg U.; Ahrens, Jennifer; Harms, Danilo (2018-02-22). "Arachnids in Bitterfeld amber: A unique fauna of fossils from the heart of Europe or simply old friends?". Evolutionary Systematics. 2 (1): 31–44. doi:10.3897/evolsyst.2.22581. ISSN 2535-0730.
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