Miturgidae is a

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of araneomorph spiders that includes nearly 170

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in 29

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worldwide. First described by

Eugène Simon Eugène Louis Simon (; 30 April 1848 – 17 November 1924) was a French naturalist who worked particularly on insects and spiders, but also on birds and plants. He is by far the most prolific spider Taxonomy (biology), taxonomist in history, ...

in 1886, it has been substantially revised, and includes the previous family Zoridae as a synonym, and excludes the family Xenoctenidae. Several genera have also been removed, such as the large genus '' Cheiracanthium'', which was transferred to the Cheiracanthiidae.

Description

Spiders of the Miturgidae family are small-to-medium sized spiders, with most genera possessing a brown and gray band pattern on the spider's body.

Behavior

Miturgidae spiders are nocturnal. They live on the ground or on foliage, where they build a sac-like shelter on vegetation or under rocks or other debris. Mother spiders will deposit and protect her eggs in these shelters.

Genera

, the World Spider Catalog accepts the following genera: *'' Argoctenus'' L. Koch, 1878 — New Zealand, Australia, Papua New Guinea *'' Diaprograpta'' Simon, 1909 — Australia *'' Elassoctenus'' Simon, 1909 — Australia *'' Eupograpta'' Raven, 2009 — Australia *'' Hestimodema'' Simon, 1909 — Australia *''

Israzorides ''Israzorides'' is a genus of spiders in the family Miturgidae. It was first described in 2003 by Levy. , it contains only one species, ''Israzorides judaeus'', from Israel. References Miturgidae Monotypic Araneomorphae genera Spiders o ...

'' Levy, 2003 — Israel *'' Mituliodon'' Raven & Stumkat, 2003 — Timor-Leste, Australia *'' Miturga'' Thorell, 1870 — Australia *'' Mitzoruga'' Raven, 2009 — Australia *'' Nuliodon'' Raven, 2009 — Australia *'' Odomasta'' Simon, 1909 — Australia *'' Pacificana'' Hogg, 1904 — New Zealand *'' Palicanus'' Thorell, 1897 — Asia, Seychelles *'' Parapostenus'' Lessert, 1923 — South Africa, Lesotho *'' Prochora'' Simon, 1886 — Italy, Asia *'' Pseudoceto'' Mello-Leitão, 1929 — Brazil *'' Simonus'' Ritsema, 1881 — Australia *'' Syrisca'' Simon, 1886 — South America, Africa *'' Syspira'' Simon, 1895 — United States, Mexico *'' Systaria'' Simon, 1897 — Asia, Oceania *'' Tamin'' Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001 — Indonesia *'' Teminius'' Keyserling, 1887 — North America, South America *'' Thasyraea'' L. Koch, 1878 — Australia *'' Tuxoctenus'' Raven, 2008 — Australia *'' Voraptus'' Simon, 1898 — Africa, Indonesia *'' Xantharia'' Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001 — Indonesia *'' Zealoctenus'' Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand *'' Zora'' C. L. Koch, 1847 — Asia, Europe, North America *'' Zoroides'' Berland, 1924 — New Caledonia

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