Orsolobidae is a six-eyed spider family with about 180 described

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in thirty genera. It was first described by J. A. L. Cooke in 1965, and was raised to family status from "

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" in 1985.

Genera

Most genera are

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and the Australian region, but several genera occur in southern

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and

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. , the

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accepts the following genera: *'' Afrilobus'' Griswold & Platnick, 1987 — South Africa, Malawi *'' Anopsolobus'' Forster & Platnick, 1985 — New Zealand *'' Ascuta'' Forster, 1956 — New Zealand *'' Australobus'' Forster & Platnick, 1985 — Australia *'' Azanialobus'' Griswold & Platnick, 1987 — South Africa *'' Basibulbus'' Ott, Platnick, Berniker & Bonaldo, 2013 *'' Bealeyia'' Forster & Platnick, 1985 — New Zealand *''

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'' Purcell, 1910 — South Africa *'' Chileolobus'' Forster & Platnick, 1985 — Chile *'' Cornifalx'' Hickman, 1979 — Australia *'' Dugdalea'' Forster & Platnick, 1985 — New Zealand *'' Duripelta'' Forster, 1956 — New Zealand *'' Falklandia'' Forster & Platnick, 1985 — Falkland Is. *'' Hickmanolobus'' Forster & Platnick, 1985 — Australia *'' Losdolobus'' Platnick & Brescovit, 1994 — Argentina, Brazil *'' Mallecolobus'' Forster & Platnick, 1985 — Chile *'' Maoriata'' Forster & Platnick, 1985 — New Zealand *'' Orongia'' Forster & Platnick, 1985 — New Zealand *'' Orsolobus'' Simon, 1893 — Chile, Argentina *'' Osornolobus'' Forster & Platnick, 1985 — Chile *'' Paralobus'' Forster & Platnick, 1985 — New Zealand *'' Pounamuella'' Forster & Platnick, 1985 — New Zealand *'' Subantarctia'' Forster, 1955 — New Zealand *'' Tangata'' Forster & Platnick, 1985 — New Zealand *'' Tasmanoonops'' Hickman, 1930 — Australia *'' Tautukua'' Forster & Platnick, 1985 — New Zealand *'' Turretia'' Forster & Platnick, 1985 — New Zealand *'' Waiporia'' Forster & Platnick, 1985 — New Zealand *''

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'' Forster & Platnick, 1985 — New Zealand *'' Wiltonia'' Forster & Platnick, 1985 — New Zealand

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* Araneomorphae families {{Araneomorphae-stub

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