Stiphidion
Genus of spiders
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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 | |
|---|---|
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| S. facetum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| 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 | |
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4, see text | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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]