| Taxon | Euagridae |
|---|---|
| Authority | Raven, 1979 |
| Subdivision ranks | Genera |
| Subdivision | See text. |
Euagridae is a family of mygalomorph spiders. The group was first described as a tribe in 1979 by Robert Raven,[1] who in 1985 elevated it to a subfamily.[2] In 2020, Opatova et al. elevated it further to a family.[2][3]
Genera
As of October 2025, this family includes fourteen genera:[2]
- Allothele Tucker, 1920 – Angola, DR Congo, Malawi, South Africa
- Australothele Raven, 1984 – Australia
- Caledothele Raven, 1991 – Australia, New Caledonia, Loyalty Islands
- Carrai Raven, 1984 – Australia
- Cethegus (spider) Thorell, 1881 – Australia
- Chilehexops Coyle, 1986 – Argentina, Chile
- Chinothele Yu, S. Y. Zhang & F. Zhang, 2021 – China
- Euagrus Ausserer, 1875 – South Africa, Taiwan, Guatemala, Mexico, United States
- Leptothele Raven & Schwendinger, 1995 – Thailand
- Malayathele Schwendinger, 2020 – Malaysia
- Namirea Raven, 1984 – Australia
- Phyxioschema Simon, 1889 – Asia
- Stenygrocercus Simon, 1892 – New Caledonia
- Vilchura Ríos-Tamayo & Goloboff, 2017 – Chile
References
- ^ Raven, R.J. (1979), "Systematics of the mygalomorph spider genus Masteria (Masteriinae: Dipluridae: Arachnida)", Australian Journal of Zoology. 27 (4): 623–63, doi:10.1071/ZO9790623
- ^ "Family: Euagridae Raven, 1979". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-09.
- ^ Opatova, Vera; Hamilton, Chris A.; Hedin, Marshal; Montes De Oca, Lauren; Král, Jiři; & Bond, Jason E. (2019), "Phylogenetic Systematics and Evolution of the Spider Infraorder Mygalomorphae Using Genomic Scale Data", Systematic Biology. 69 (4): 671–707, doi:10.1093/sysbio/syz064. PMID 31841157