Telemidae

Telemidae, also known as long-legged cave spiders, is a family of small haplogyne spiders. Most are cave-dwelling spiders with six eyes, though some do not have any eyes at all. There are about 104 described species in sixteen genera.[1]

## Contents

* 1 Natural Environment
* 2 Physical features
* 3 Genera
* 4 See also
* 5 References
* 6 External links

## Natural Environment

Telemidae are found predominantly in Tropical Rainforests and Karst caves. These species have been identified in the Southern Holarctic, Neotropical, Australasian (excluding Australia and New Zealand), Oriental, and Ethiopian realms.

They are usually found in Caves but have been observed in the surrounding area under leaf litter or rocks. ￼

## Physical features

The legs are long, thin, relatively spineless, and do not have trichobothria. They have three pairs of spinnerets, the longest of which is toward the head. Instead of book lungs, they have two pairs of tracheal spiracles.[2]

The elongate abdomen bears a hardened ridge above the pedicel running in a zigzag pattern that is more clearly defined in males than females. The pedipalp on males is oval and bag-like with a thin spermatophore. The female pedipalp does not have a claw.[2]

## Genera

Main article: Biology:List of Telemidae species

As of September 2025[update], this family includes sixteen genera:[1]

* Apneumonella Fage, 1921 – Asia (China, Malaysia, Indonesia (Sumatra)), Africa (Kenya, Tanzania)
* Burmalema Zhao & Li, 2022 – Myanmar
* Cangoderces Harington, 1951 – Cameroon, DR Congo, Ivory Coast, South Africa
* Guhua Zhao & Li, 2017 – Kenya
* Jocquella Baert, 1980 – New Guinea
* Kinku Dupérré & Tapia, 2015 – Ecuador
* Mekonglema Zhao & Li, 2020 – China, Laos, Thailand
* Milema Zhao & Li, 2022 – Thailand, Vietnam
* Pinelema Wang & Li, 2012 – China, Laos, Vietnam, Brazil
* Seychellia Saaristo, 1978 – Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Seychelles
* Siamlema Zhao & Li, 2020 – Thailand
* Sundalema Zhao & Li, 2020 – Indonesia (Sumatra), Thailand
* Telema Simon, 1882 – Asia (China, Japan, Korea), France, Spain, Guatemala
* Telemofila Wunderlich, 1995 – Indonesia (Sumatra), Malaysia (Borneo), New Caledonia, Singapore
* Usofila Keyserling, 1891 – North America
* Zhuanlema Zhao & Li, 2020 – Laos

## See also

* List of Telemidae species

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Family Telemidae". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. https://wsc.nmbe.ch/family/96. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Song, D.X.; Zhu, M.S.; Chen, J. (1999), The Spiders of China, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Publishing House, Shijiazhuang

* Platnick, N.I. (1986). On the tibial and patellar glands, relationships, and American genera of the spider family Leptonetidae (Arachnida, Araneae). American Museum Novitates 2855\. PDF Abstract (with info on Telemidae)

## External links

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Extant Araneae families

* Kingdom: Animalia
* Phylum: Arthropoda
* Subphylum: Chelicerata
* Class: Arachnida

Suborder Mesothelae

* Liphistiidae (segmented spiders)
* Liphistius
* Heptathelinae

Suborder Opisthothelae

| Mygalomorphae|

* Actinopodidae (mouse spiders and relatives)
* Anamidae
* Antrodiaetidae (folding trapdoor spiders)
* Atracidae (Australian funnel-web spiders)
* Atypidae (atypical tarantulas or purseweb spiders)
* Barychelidae (brushed trapdoor spiders)
* Bemmeridae
* Ctenizidae (cork-lid trapdoor spiders)
* Cyrtaucheniidae (wafer trapdoor spiders)
* Dipluridae (funnel-web tarantulas)
* Entypesidae
* Euagridae
* Euctenizidae
* Halonoproctidae
* Hexathelidae (funnel-webs or venomous funnel-web tarantulas)
* Hexurellidae
* Idiopidae
* Ischnothelidae
* Macrothelidae
* Mecicobothriidae (dwarf tarantulas)
* Megahexuridae
* Microhexuridae
* Microstigmatidae
* Migidae (tree trapdoor spiders)
* Nemesiidae (funnel-web tarantulas)
* Paratropididae (bald-legged spiders)
* Porrhothelidae
* Pycnothelidae
* Rhytidicolidae
* Stasimopidae
* Theraphosidae (true tarantulas)

Araneomorphae|

| Non-entelegynes|

* Archaeidae (pelican spiders)
* Archoleptonetidae
* Austrochilidae
* Caponiidae
* Diguetidae (coneweb spiders)
* Drymusidae (false violin spiders)
* Dysderidae (woodlouse hunters)
* Filistatidae (crevice weaver spiders)
* Gradungulidae (large-clawed spiders)
* Huttoniidae
* Hypochilidae (lampshade spiders)
* Leptonetidae
* Mecysmaucheniidae
* Ochyroceratidae (midget ground weavers)
* Oonopidae (goblin spiders)
* Orsolobidae
* Pacullidae
* Palpimanidae (palp-footed spiders)
* Periegopidae
* Pholcidae (cellar spiders)
* Plectreuridae
* Psilodercidae
* Scytodidae (spitting spiders)
* Segestriidae (tube-dwelling spiders)
* Sicariidae (violin spiders, assassin spiders)
* Stenochilidae
* Telemidae (long-legged cave spiders)
* Tetrablemmidae (armored spiders)
* Trogloraptoridae (Trogloraptor marchingtoni)

Entelegynae|

* Agelenidae (araneomorph funnel weavers)
* Amaurobiidae (tangled nest spiders)
* Anapidae
* Ancylometidae
* Anyphaenidae (anyphaenid sac spiders)
* Araneidae (orb-weaver spiders)
* Arkyidae
* Cheiracanthiidae
* Cicurinidae
* Cithaeronidae
* Clubionidae (sac spiders)
* Corinnidae (dark sac spiders)
* Ctenidae (wandering spiders or tropical wolf spiders)
* Cyatholipidae
* Cybaeidae
* Cycloctenidae
* Deinopidae (net-casting spiders)
* Desidae (intertidal spiders)
* Dictynidae
* Dolomedidae
* Eresidae (velvet spiders)
* Fonteferreidae
* Gallieniellidae
* Gnaphosidae (flat-bellied ground spiders)
* Hahniidae (dwarf sheet spiders)
* Hersiliidae (tree trunk spiders)
* Homalonychidae
* Lamponidae (white-tailed spiders)
* Linyphiidae (sheet weavers or money spiders)
* Liocranidae (liocranid sac spiders)
* Lycosidae (wolf spiders)
* Macrobunidae
* Malkaridae (shield spiders)
* Megadictynidae
* Mimetidae (pirate spiders)
* Miturgidae
* Myrmecicultoridae
* Mysmenidae (spurred orb-weavers)
* Nesticidae (cave cobweb spiders)
* Nicodamidae (red and black spiders)
* Oecobiidae (disc web spiders)
* Oxyopidae (lynx spiders)
* Penestomidae
* Philodromidae (running crab spiders)
* Phrurolithidae
* Physoglenidae
* Phyxelididae
* Pimoidae
* Pisauridae (nursery web spiders) (including Halidae)
* Prodidomidae
* Psechridae
* Salticidae (jumping spiders)
* Selenopidae
* Senoculidae (bark hunters)
* Sparassidae (huntsman spiders)
* Stiphidiidae
* Symphytognathidae (dwarf orb-weavers)
* Synaphridae
* Synotaxidae
* Tetragnathidae (long jawed orb-weavers)
* Theridiidae (tangle-web spiders)
* Theridiosomatidae (ray spiders)
* Thomisidae (crab spiders)
* Titanoecidae
* Toxopidae
* Trachelidae
* Trachycosmidae
* Trechaleidae
* Trochanteriidae
* Udubidae
* Uloboridae (cribellate orb weavers)
* Viridasiidae
* Xenoctenidae
* Zodariidae (ant spiders)
* Zoropsidae

* Spider taxonomy
* Bold are families with more than 1000 species

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