Gradungulidae

Gradungulidae, also known as large-clawed spiders, is a spider family endemic to Australia and New Zealand. They are medium to large-sized haplogyne spiders with three claws and two pairs of book-lungs similar to Mygalomorphae. Some species build extensive webs with an upper retreat tangle and connecting threads to scaffolding. This supports the ladder-like catching platform that is glued to the ground. Hickmania, Progradungula (a large spider with long legs like Hickmania,), and Macrogradungula are the only cribellate genera of the family.

Species

Gradungula Gertsch, 1958

• Gradungula sorenseni Forster, 1955 — New Zealand

Hickmania Forster, 1955

• Hickmania troglodytes (Higgins & Petterd, 1883) — Tasmania

Kaiya Gray, 1987

• Kaiya bemboka Gray, 1987 — New South Wales
• Kaiya brindabella (Moran, 1985) — Australian Capital Territory
• Kaiya parnabyi Gray, 1987 — Victoria
• Kaiya terama Gray, 1987 (type species) — New South Wales

Macrogradungula Gray, 1987

• Macrogradungula moonya Gray, 1987 — Queensland

Pianoa Forster, 1987

• Pianoa isolata Forster, 1987 — New Zealand

Progradungula Forster & Gray, 1979

• Progradungula carraiensis Forster & Gray, 1979 (type species) — New South Wales
• Progradungula otwayensis Milledge, 1997 — Victoria

Spelungula Forster, 1987

• Spelungula cavernicola Forster, 1987 — New Zealand

Tarlina Gray, 1987

• Tarlina daviesae Gray, 1987 — Queensland
• Tarlina milledgei Gray, 1987 — New South Wales
• Tarlina noorundi Gray, 1987 (type species) — New South Wales
• Tarlina simipes Gray, 1987 — Queensland
• Tarlina smithersi Gray, 1987 — New South Wales
• Tarlina woodwardi (Forster, 1955) — Queensland

References

• Forster, R. R., Platnick, N. I. and Gray, M. R. (1987): A review of the spider superfamilies Hypochiloidea and Austrochiloidea (Araneae, Araneomorphae). Bulletin of the AMNH 185(1): 1-116 Abstract - PDF (50Mb)

External links

• Carrai cave spider Progradungula carraiensis

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