Miturgopelma

Miturgopelma
M. alanyeni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Miturgidae
Genus: Miturgopelma
Raven, 2023[1]
Type species
M. alanyeni
Raven, 2023
Species

34, see text

Miturgopelma is a genus of spiders in the family Miturgidae.[2]

Distribution

The genus Miturgopelma is endemic to Australia, with species occurring across all mainland states and Tasmania.[2]

Species

As of January 2026, this genus includes 34 species:[2]

  • Miturgopelma alanyeni Raven, 2023Australia (South Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria)
  • Miturgopelma archeri Raven, 2023 – Australia (Queensland)
  • Miturgopelma australiense (Hickman, 1944) – Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia)
  • Miturgopelma baehrae Raven, 2023 – Australia (Western Australia)
  • Miturgopelma bandalup Raven, 2023 – Australia (Western Australia)
  • Miturgopelma biancahilleryae Raven, 2023 – Australia (Queensland)
  • Miturgopelma bogantungan Raven, 2023 – Australia (Queensland)
  • Miturgopelma brachychiton Raven, 2023 – Australia (Queensland)
  • Miturgopelma brevirostra Raven, 2023 – Australia (Western Australia)
  • Miturgopelma buckaringa Raven, 2023 – Australia (South Australia, Victoria)
  • Miturgopelma bungabiddy Raven, 2023 – Australia (Western Australia, South Australia)
  • Miturgopelma caitlinae Raven, 2023 – Australia (Northern Territory)
  • Miturgopelma calperum Raven, 2023 – Australia (South Australia)
  • Miturgopelma couperi Raven, 2023 – Australia (Western Australia)
  • Miturgopelma culgoa Raven, 2023 – Australia (Queensland)
  • Miturgopelma echidna Raven, 2023 – Australia (Western Australia, South Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria)
  • Miturgopelma echinoides Raven, 2023 – Australia (Western Australia, Queensland)
  • Miturgopelma ferrugineum (L. Koch, 1873) – Australia
  • Miturgopelma harveyi Raven, 2023 – Australia (Western Australia)
  • Miturgopelma hebronae Raven, 2023 – Australia (South Australia)
  • Miturgopelma kinchega Raven, 2023 – Australia (New South Wales)
  • Miturgopelma maningrida Raven, 2023 – Australia (Northern Territory)
  • Miturgopelma minderoo Raven, 2023 – Australia (Western Australia)
  • Miturgopelma oakleigh Raven, 2023 – Australia (Queensland)
  • Miturgopelma paruwi Raven, 2023 – Australia (New South Wales, Tasmania)
  • Miturgopelma personatum Gallery, 2026 – Australia (South Australia)
  • Miturgopelma rangerstaceyae Raven, 2023 – Australia (Queensland)
  • Miturgopelma rar Raven, 2023 – Australia (South Australia, Queensland)
  • Miturgopelma rixi Raven, 2023 – Australia (Western Australia)
  • Miturgopelma sieda Raven, 2023 – Australia (Western Australia)
  • Miturgopelma spinisterne Raven, 2023 – Australia (Queensland)
  • Miturgopelma watarrka Raven, 2023 – Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory, South Australia, Queensland)
  • Miturgopelma woz Raven, 2023 – Australia (Western Australia)
  • Miturgopelma yarmina Raven, 2023 – Australia (Queensland)

References

  1. ^ Raven, R. J.; Hebron, W.; Williams, K. (2023). "Revisions of Australian ground-hunting spiders VI: five new stripe-less miturgid genera and 48 new species (Miturgidae: Miturginae)". Zootaxa. 5358: 1–117. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5358.1.1.
  2. ^ a b c "Gen. Miturgopelma Raven, 2023". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2026-01-23.