Trochanteriidae is a family of spiders first described by Ferdinand Karsch in 1879[4] containing about 52 species in 6 genera.[1] Most are endemic to Australia though Doliomalus and Trochanteria are from South America and Plator is from Asia.[1] Platyoides species exist in southern and eastern Africa, Madagascar, and the Canary Islands with one species, P. walteri, introduced to Australia.[5]
| Flat spiders Temporal range: | |
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| Platyoides species | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Trochanteriidae Karsch, 1879[1] |
| Diversity | |
| 6 genera, 52 species | |
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| Synonyms | |
Genera
As of January 2023[update], the World Spider Catalog accepts the following genera:[1]
- Doliomalus Simon, 1897 – Chile
- Hemicloea Thorell, 1870 – Australia, New Zealand
- Plator Simon, 1880 – Asia
- Platyoides O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1891 – Africa
- Trochanteria Karsch, 1878 – Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil
- Vectius Simon, 1897 – Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina
See also
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