Malkaridae

Updated on Jan 12, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Class Arachnida Phylum Arthropoda Order Spider		Subphylum Chelicerata Infraorder Araneomorphae Rank Family

Similar Gallieniellidae, Cyatholipidae, Orsolobidae, Trochanteriidae, Amphinectidae

Malkaridae is a small family of araneomorph spiders with ten species in four genera.

Distribution

Three genera occur in Australia, Chilenodes in Chile and Argentina.

Carathea Moran, 1986

Carathea miyali Moran, 1986 — Tasmania

Carathea parawea Moran, 1986 — Tasmania

Chilenodes Platnick & Forster, 1987

Chilenodes australis Platnick & Forster, 1987 — Chile, Argentina

Malkara Davies, 1980

Malkara loricata Davies, 1980 — Queensland

Perissopmeros Butler, 1932

Perissopmeros arkana (Moran, 1986) — New South Wales

Perissopmeros castaneous Butler, 1932 — New South Wales

Perissopmeros darwini Rix, Roberts & Harvey, 2009 — Western Australia

Perissopmeros foraminatus (Butler, 1929) — Victoria

Perissopmeros grayi (Moran, 1986) — New South Wales

Perissopmeros mullawerringi (Moran, 1986) — Australian Capital Territory

Perissopmeros quinguni (Moran, 1986) — New South Wales

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