Stiphidion

Stiphidion is a genus of South Pacific sheetweb spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1902.^[3] Originally placed with the Psechridae, it was moved to the Stiphidiinae in 1967.^[2] It is considered a senior synonym of Amarara.^[2]

Stiphidion
S. facetum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Stiphidiidae
Genus:	Stiphidion Simon, 1902[1]
Type species
S. facetum Simon, 1902
Species
4, see text
Synonyms[1]
Amarara Marples, 1959[2]

Species

As of September 2019^[update] it contains four species, found in New Zealand and Australia:^[1]

• Stiphidion adornatum Davies, 1988 – Australia (Queensland)
• Stiphidion diminutum Davies, 1988 – Australia (Queensland)
• Stiphidion facetum Simon, 1902 (type) – Eastern Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand
• Stiphidion raveni Davies, 1988 – Australia (New South Wales)

Stiphidion fera is a synonym of S. facetum.^[2]

See also

• List of Stiphidiidae species