Tube-dwelling spider

Short description: Family of spiders

Tube-dwelling spiders

Temporal range: Cretaceous–present

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Segestria florentina
Scientific classification
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Simon, 1893
Diversity
5 genera, 160 species

Tube-dwelling spiders (Segestriidae) are a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1893.[1] It consists of five genera, two large and widespread, Segestria and Ariadna, and three smaller genera, Citharoceps, Gippsicola and Indoseges.[2] They are haplogyne spiders, related to the Dysderidae and placed in clade or superfamily Dysderoidea.

Members of this family are easily recognized because their first three pairs of legs are arranged forward instead of two and they have six eyes instead of eight, arranged in a semicircle.[1] The leg structure appears to be an adaptation for living in silken tubes. Unlike those of the atypical tarantulas, these tubes may branch and are often built in tree bark fissures, as well as under stones.

Both Segestria and Ariadna live in North America, South America, Eurasia, Africa and New Zealand, though Ariadna also lives in Australia.[2]

## Contents

* 1 Genera
* 2 See also
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Genera

Main article: Biology:List of Segestriidae species

As of July 2021[update], the World Spider Catalog accepts the following genera:[2]

* Ariadna Audouin, 1826—South America, Europe, North America, Oceania, Africa, Asia, Central America, Dominican Republic
* Citharoceps Chamberlin, 1924—United States, Mexico
* Gippsicola Hogg, 1900—Australia
* Indoseges Siliwal, Das, Choudhury & Giroti, 2021—India
* Segestria Latreille, 1804—Asia, North America, Europe, South America, Africa, New Zealand

## See also

* List of Segestriidae species

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Simon, E. (1893). Histoire naturelle das araignées. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Family: Segestriidae Simon, 1893". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/family/85.

## External links

Wikidata ☰ Q11712 entry

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