Palpimanidae
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Palpimanidae, also known as palp-footed spiders, is a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1890. They are widely distributed throughout the tropical and subtropical reg
Diaphorocellus biplagiatus 297526137 535836028
Palpimanus paroculus 305448567 550738344
Male Sarascelis chaperi
Juvenile Palpimanus transvaalicus
Palpimanoidea
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The Palpimanoidea or palpimanoids, also known as assassin spiders, are a group of araneomorph spiders, originally treated as a superfamily. As with many such groups, its circumscription has varied. As
Palpimanidae
…classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Class: Arachnida Order: Araneae Infraorder: Araneomorphae Superfamily: Palpimanoidea Family: Palpimanidae Thorell, 1870 Diversity 20 genera, 182 species blue: reported countries (WSC) green: observation hotspots (iNaturalist) Synonyms…
Zephyrarchaea grayi (Archaeidae), showing the "neck" and long chelicerae (bar = 1 mm)
Zearchaea clypeata (Mecysmaucheniidae), showing the less long "neck" and chelicerae
Boagrius sp. (Palpimanidae), showing the enlarged front legs (bar = 1 mm)