Rhytidicolidae
| Rhytidicolidae | |
|---|---|
| female Fufius lucasae | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Rhytidicolidae Simon, 1903 [1] |
| blue: reported countries (WSC) | |
Rhytidicolidae, also known as golden tunnel-web spiders,[2] is a small Neotropical family of mygalomorph spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1903.[1] It was originally described as a tribe and considered a junior synonym of Aporoptychinae Simon, 1889 (now Cyrtaucheniidae) by Raven in 1985.[3]
In 2022, Rhythidicolidae was elevated to family level.[4] The family currently consists of two genera and fifteen species.[5]
Genera
As of January 2026, this family includes two genera and fifteen species:[5]
References
- ^ a b Simon, Eugène (1892). Histoire naturelle des araignées. Paris: Roret. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973.
- ^ "Golden Tunnel-web Spiders (Family Rhytidicolidae)". iNaturalist NZ. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
- ^ Raven, Robert J. (1985). The spider infraorder Mygalomorphae (Araneae): cladistics and systematics. Bulletin of the AMNH; v. 182, article 1. hdl:2246/955.
- ^ Montes de Oca, Laura; Indicatti, Rafael P.; Opatova, Vera; Almeida, Marlus; Pérez-Miles, Fernando; Bond, Jason E. (March 2022). "Phylogenomic analysis, reclassification, and evolution of South American nemesioid burrowing mygalomorph spiders". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 168 107377. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2021.107377. hdl:11449/223345. PMID 34954378. S2CID 263450448.
- ^ a b "Family Rhytidicolidae Simon, 1903". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2026-01-18.