Anapidae
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Anapidae is a family of rather small spiders with 232 described species in 58 genera.[1] It includes the former family Micropholcommatidae as the subfamily Micropholcommatinae,[2] and the former family Holarchaeidae. Most species are less than 2 millimetres (0.079 in) long.[3]
Quick Facts Scientific classification, Diversity ...
Anapidae | |
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C. lyugadinus, female from Okinawa | |
C. lyugadinus, male | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Anapidae Simon, 1895 |
Diversity | |
58 genera, 232 species | |
Synonyms | |
Micropholcommatidae |
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They generally live in leaf litter and moss on the floor of rain forest. Many build orb webs with a diameter less than 3 centimetres (1.2 in). In some species, such as P. parocula, the pedipalps of the female are reduced to coxal stumps.[3]