Plectreuridae

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Classis: Arachnida
Ordo: Araneae
Subordo: Opisthothelae
Infraordo: Araneomorphae
Taxon: Neocribellatae
Series: Haplogynae
Superfamilia: Pholcoidea

Familia: Plectreuridae
Genera (2 + 3†): Kibramoa – Plectreurys – †Eoplectreurys – †Montsecarachne – †Palaeoplectreurys
Name

Plectreuridae Simon, 1893
References

Paul A. Selden, Huang Diying (2010) "The oldest haplogyne spider (Araneae: Plectreuridae), from the Middle Jurassic of China". Naturwissenschaften. DOI: 10.1007/s00114-010-0649-z

Vernacular names
中文: 距蛛科

Plectreuridae, also called plectreurid spiders, is a small spider family confined to the Southwestern United States, Mexico,[1] and the Caribbean.[2] Only two living genera are known—the nominate genus Plectreurys and Kibramoa. In the past, the family was more widespread, with the Jurassic genus Eoplectreurys known from China, the Eocene Palaeoplectreurys baltica from Baltic amber and the Miocene Plectreurys pittfieldi from Dominican amber.[3]

These ecribellate, haplogyne spiders build haphazard webs under rocks and dead cacti. Adult males can be found wandering at night.[2] Relatively little is known of their biology. Unlike the sicariids, scytodids, and diguetids, to which they are most closely related, they have eight eyes. In appearance females of Plectreurys resemble those of the larger species of the cribellate Filistatidae. They differ in their eye arrangement and in having the femurs on the first pair of legs bowed. Also, in relativity to body size, they have the largest recognized venom glands, with their multilobular glands taking up up to 50% of their body. [4]
Genera
Main article: List of Plectreuridae species

As of April 2019, the World Spider Catalog accepts the following genera:[5]

Kibramoa Chamberlin, 1924 — United States, Mexico
Plectreurys Simon, 1893 — North America, Cuba, Central America
†Eoplectreurys Selden & Huang, 2010
†Palaeoplectreurys Wunderlich, 2004

References

Carpenter, T. L.; Bernacky, B. J.; Stabell, E. E. (1991). "Human Envenomization by Plectreurys tristis Simon (Araneae: Plectreuridae): A Case Report". Journal of Medical Entomology. 28 (3): 477–478. doi:10.1093/jmedent/28.3.477. PMID 1875380.
Ubick, D.; et al. (2005). Spiders of North America: An Identification Manual. American Arachnological Society, Keene (New Hampshire).
Selden, P.A.; Huang, D. (2010). "The oldest haplogyne spider (Araneae: Plectreuridae), from the Middle Jurassic of China". Naturwissenschaften. 97 (5): 449–59. Bibcode:2010NW.....97..449S. doi:10.1007/s00114-010-0649-z. PMID 20140419. S2CID 24576304.
Mammola, Stefano; Michalik, Peter; Hebets, Eileen A.; Isaia, Marco (31 October 2017). "Record breaking achievements by spiders and the scientists who study them". PeerJ. 5: e3972. doi:10.7717/peerj.3972. PMC 5668680. PMID 29104823.
"Family: Plectreuridae Simon, 1893". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-04-23.