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Scuttling Spiders
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Scuttling Spiders

Cycloctenidae

Cycloctenidae is a spider family with 36 described species in 5 genera. The genera Plectophanes (5 spp.), Toxopsiella (12 spp.) and Uzakia (1 sp.) are all endemic to New Zealand, Cycloctenus is found in both Australia (7 spp.) and New Zealand (10 spp.), while Galliena (1 sp.) is endemic to Java. The placements of Galliena, Plectophanes and Uzakia in Cycloctenidae are tentative only.

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9 branches of this family, most-observed first

Cycloctenus

genusCycloctenus

Periscope Spiders

genusPlectophanes

Orepukia

genusOrepukia

Pakeha

genusPakeha

Paravoca

genusParavoca

Toxopsiella

genusToxopsiella

Pacificana

genusPacificana

Uzakia

genusUzakia

Galliena

genusGalliena

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