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iAmmoxenidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Arachnida Order: Araneae Suborder: Araneomorphae Superfamily: Gnaphosoidea Family: Ammoxenidae Simon, 1893
Diversity
4 genera, 18 species
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Genera
see text

The Ammoxenidae are a small spider family with 18 species in four genera.

Contents 1 Distribution 2 Species 3 See also 4 References

[edit] Distribution

Two genera (Ammoxenus, Rastellus) occur in Africa, the other two (Austrammo, Barrowammo) in Australia.

[edit] Species

Ammoxenus Simon, 1893

• Ammoxenus amphalodes Dippenaar & Meyer, 1980 (South Africa)
• Ammoxenus coccineus Simon, 1893 (Namibia)
• Ammoxenus daedalus Dippenaar & Meyer, 1980 (South Africa)
• Ammoxenus kalaharicus Benoit, 1972 (Botswana, South Africa)
• Ammoxenus pentheri Simon, 1896 (Botswana, South Africa)
• Ammoxenus psammodromus Simon, 1910 (Southern Africa)

Austrammo Platnick, 2002

• Austrammo harveyi Platnick, 2002 (Western Australia, South Australia)
• Austrammo hirsti Platnick, 2002 (South Australia, Tasmania)
• Austrammo monteithi Platnick, 2002 (Eastern Australia)
• Austrammo rossi Platnick, 2002 (Western Australia, Northern Territory)

Barrowammo Platnick, 2002

• Barrowammo waldockae Platnick, 2002 (Western Australia)

Rastellus Platnick & Griffin, 1990

• Rastellus africanus Platnick & Griffin, 1990 (Namibia, Botswana)
• Rastellus deserticola Haddad, 2003 (South Africa)
• Rastellus florisbad Platnick & Griffin, 1990 (South Africa)
• Rastellus kariba Platnick & Griffin, 1990 (Zimbabwe)
• Rastellus narubis Platnick & Griffin, 1990 (Namibia)
• Rastellus sabulosus Platnick & Griffin, 1990 (Namibia)
• Rastellus struthio Platnick & Griffin, 1990 (Namibia, Botswana)

[edit] See also

• List of Ammoxenidae species
• Araneae families

[edit] References

• Platnick, N.I. (2002): A revision of the Australasian ground spiders of the families Ammoxenidae, Cithaeronidae, Gallieniellidae, and Trochanteriidae (Araneae, Gnaphosoidea). Bulletin of the AMNH 271 PDF (26Mb) Abstract (with key to Australian species)

Arthropoda - Arachnida - Spider families (Araneae) Image:Spider.web.logo.png

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