Trachycosmidae

Trachycosmidae, is a family of spiders in the infraorder Araneomorphae.^[1]

Trachycosmidae
Platorish gelorup
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Trachycosmidae Platnick, 2002
Type genus
Trachycosmus Simon, 1893
Diversity
20 genera, 148 species

Identification

They can be identified by the lateral spinnerets, which are separated by the length of their diameter and have their complete distal article without inflatable area. The presence of two major ampullate gland spigots and the epigynal field formed by an undivided plate. The lens of the anterior lateral eyes are convex, raised from the surrounding cuticle, which in Trochanteriidae is flat.^[2]

Genera

This family includes 20 genera, most of which were part of the families Trochanteriidae and Gallieniellidae:^[1][2]

• Boolathana Platnick, 2002 - Australia
• Desognanops Platnick, 2008 - Australia
• Desognaphosa Platnick, 2002 - Australia, Solomon Island
• Fissarena Henschel, Davies & Dickman, 1995 - Australia
• Hemicloeina Simon, 1893 - Australia, New Guinea
• Longrita Platnick, 2002 - Australia
• Meedo Main, 1987 - Australia
• Morebilus Platnick, 2002 - Australia
• Neato Platnick, 2002 - Australia
• Olin Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001 - Indonesia, Christmas Island
• Oreo Platnick, 2002 - Australia
• Peeto Platnick, 2002 - Australia
• Platorish Platnick, 2002 - Australia
• Pyrnus Simon, 1880 - Australia, New Caledonia
• Questo Platnick, 2002 - Australia
• Rebilus Simon, 1880 - Australia
• Tinytrema Platnick, 2002 - Australia
• Trachycosmus Simon, 1893 - Australia
• Trachyspina Platnick, 2002 - Australia
• Trachytrema Simon, 1909 - Australia