Trochanteriidae
| Trochanteriidae | |
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| Platyoides species | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
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Trochanteriidae Karsch, 1879 |
| Genera | |
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| Diversity | |
| 19 genera, 152 species | |
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The Trochanteriidae are a spider family with about 150 species in 19 genera.
Most genera are endemic to Australia.
Doliomalus is endemic to Chile, Trochanteria to Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil.
Olin occurs on Sulawesi and Christmas Island, Plator species live in China, India, Korea and Japan.
Platyoides species exist in southern and eastern Africa, Madagascar and the Canary Islands. One species, P. walteri, was introduced to Australia.
As of October 2015[update], the World Spider Catalog accepted the following genera:
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