Zoropsidae, also known as false wolf spiders for their physical similarity to
wolf spiders, is a
family
Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...
of
cribellate araneomorph spider
Spiders (order (biology), order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight limbs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject venom, and spinnerets that extrude spider silk, silk. They are the largest order of arachnids and ran ...
s first described by
Philipp Bertkau in 1882.
They can be distinguished from wolf spiders by their two rows of eyes that are more equal in size than those of Lycosidae.
The families Tengellidae and Zorocratidae are now included in Zoropsidae.
Genera
, the
World Spider Catalog accepts the following genera:
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Akamasia''
Bosselaers, 2002 – Cyprus
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Anachemmis''
Chamberlin, 1919 – United States, Mexico
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Austrotengella''
Raven, 2012 – Australia
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Birrana''
Raven & Stumkat, 2005 – Australia
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Cauquenia''
Piacentini, Ramírez & Silva, 2013
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Chinja''
Polotow & Griswold, 2018 – Tanzania
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Ciniflella''
Mello-Leitão, 1921 – Brazil
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Devendra''
Lehtinen, 1967 – Sri Lanka
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Griswoldia''
Dippenaar-Schoeman & Jocqué, 1997 – South Africa
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Hoedillus''
Simon, 1898 – Guatemala, Nicaragua
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Huntia''
Gray & Thompson, 2001 – Australia
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Itatiaya''
Mello-Leitão, 1915 – Brazil
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Kilyana''
Raven & Stumkat, 2005 – Australia
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Krukt
''Krukt'' is a genus of spiders in the family Zoropsidae. It was first described in 2005 by Raven & Stumkat. , it contains 5 species, all found in Queensland.
References
Zoropsidae
Araneomorphae genera
Spiders of Australia
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Raven & Stumkat, 2005 – Australia
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Lauricius''
Simon, 1888 – Mexico, United States
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Liocranoides''
Keyserling, 1881 – United States
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Megateg''
Raven & Stumkat, 2005 – Australia
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Phanotea''
Simon, 1896 – South Africa
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Pseudoctenus''
Caporiacco, 1949 – Kenya, Burundi, Malawi
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Socalchemmis''
Platnick & Ubick, 2001 – United States, Mexico
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Takeoa''
Lehtinen, 1967 – China, Korea, Japan
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Tengella''
Dahl, 1901 – Mexico, Central America
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Titiotus''
Simon, 1897 – United States
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Uliodon''
L. Koch, 1873 – New Zealand, Australia
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Wiltona''
Koçak & Kemal, 2008 – New Zealand
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Zorocrates''
Simon, 1888 – United States, Mexico, El Salvador
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Zoropsis''
Simon, 1878 – Asia, Europe, Africa, United States
See also
*
List of Zoropsidae species
References
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Araneomorphae families
Taxa named by Philipp Bertkau