Euagridae is a family of mygalomorph spiders. The group was first described as a tribe in 1979 by Robert Raven,[1] who in 1985 elevated it to a subfamily.[2] In 2020, Opatova et al. elevated it further to a family.[2][3]
| Euagridae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Clade: | Avicularioidea |
| Family: | Euagridae Raven, 1979 |
| Genera | |
Genera edit
As of July 2021[update], the World Spider Catalog accepted the following genera:[2]
- Allothele Tucker, 1920
- Australothele Raven, 1984
- Caledothele Raven, 1991
- Carrai Raven, 1984
- Cethegus Thorell, 1881
- Chilehexops Coyle, 1986
- Euagrus Ausserer, 1875
- Leptothele Raven & Schwendinger, 1995
- Malayathele Schwendinger, 2020
- Namirea Raven, 1984
- Phyxioschema Simon, 1889
- Stenygrocercus Simon, 1892
- Vilchura Ríos-Tamayo & Goloboff, 2017
References edit
- ^ Raven, R.J. (1979), "Systematics of the mygalomorph spider genus Masteria (Masteriinae: Dipluridae: Arachnida)", Australian Journal of Zoology, 27 (4): 623–63, doi:10.1071/ZO9790623
- ^ a b c "Family: Euagridae Raven, 1979", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2020-07-12
- ^ Opatova, Vera; Hamilton, Chris A.; Hedin, Marshal; Montes De Oca, Lauren; Král, Jiři & Bond, Jason E. (2019), "Phylogenetic Systematics and Evolution of the Spider Infraorder Mygalomorphae Using Genomic Scale Data", Systematic Biology, 69 (4): 671–707, doi:10.1093/sysbio/syz064, PMID 31841157