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 85 described species in ten genera.[1]

Long-legged cave spiders
Temporal range: Cretaceous–present
Telema tenella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Telemidae
Fage, 1913
Diversity
10 genera, 85 species

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. 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: List of Telemidae species

As of April 2019, the World Spider Catalog accepts the following genera:[1]

  • Apneumonella Fage, 1921 — Asia, Africa
  • Cangoderces Harington, 1951 — Cameroon, Ivory Coast, South Africa
  • Guhua Zhao & Li, 2017 — Kenya
  • Jocquella Baert, 1980 — Papua New Guinea
  • Kinku Dupérré & Tapia, 2015 — Ecuador
  • Pinelema Wang & Li, 2012 — China, Vietnam
  • Seychellia Saaristo, 1978 — Africa, China
  • Telema Simon, 1882 — Asia, Guatemala, Europe
  • Telemofila Wunderlich, 1995 — Indonesia
  • Usofila Keyserling, 1891 — United States

See also

References
  1. "Family: Telemidae Fage, 1913". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
  2. 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)
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