Toxopidae


Toxopidae is a small family of araneomorph spiders, first described in 1940. For many years it was sunk into Desidae as a subfamily, although doubts were expressed as to whether this was correct. A large-scale molecular phylogenetic study in 2016 led to the family being revived.

Genera

, this family includes fourteen genera and 82 species:Gasparia Marples, 1956 – New ZealandGohia Dalmas, 1917New ZealandHapona Forster, 1970 – New ZealandHulua Forster & Wilton, 1973 – New ZealandJamara Davies, 1995AustraliaLaestrygones Urquhart, 1894Australia, New ZealandLamina Forster, 1970 – New ZealandMidgee Davies, 1995 – AustraliaMyro O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876 – Australia, New Zealand, Crozet Islands, Kerguelen Islands, Macquarie Islands, Marion IslandsNeomyro Forster & Wilton, 1973 – New ZealandOmmatauxesis Simon, 1903 – AustraliaOtagoa Forster, 1970 – New ZealandToxops Hickman, 1940 – AustraliaToxopsoides Forster & Wilton, 1973 – Australia, New Zealand