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Gradungulidae





Gradungulidae is a spider family endemic to Australia and New Zealand with 16 species in seven genera. They are medium to large-sized three-clawed haplogyne spiders with two pairs of book-lungs (like Mygalomorphae).

The genus Gradungula lives in forest litter. Progradungula and Macrogradungula are the only cribellate genera of the family.

Various species within Grandungulidae build an extensive web consisting of an upper retreat tangle with connecting threads to scaffolding, which supports the ladder-like catching platform, which in turn is glued to the ground. Progradungula is a large spider with very long legs; it resembles Hickmania of Austrochilidae.

Species

Gradungula Forster, 1955

Gradungula sorenseni Forster, 1955 — New Zealand
Kaiya Gray, 1987

Kaiya bemboka Gray, 1987 — New South Wales
Kaiya brindabella (Moran, 1985) — Australian Capital Territory
Kaiya parnabyi Gray, 1987 — Victoria
Kaiya terama Gray, 1987 — New South Wales
Macrogradungula Gray, 1987

Macrogradungula moonya Gray, 1987 — Queensland
Pianoa Forster, 1987

Pianoa isolata Forster, 1987 — New Zealand
Progradungula Forster & Gray, 1979

Progradungula carraiensis Forster & Gray, 1979 — New South Wales
Progradungula otwayensis Milledge, 1997 — Victoria
Spelungula Forster, 1987

Spelungula cavernicola Forster, 1987 — New Zealand
Tarlina Gray, 1987

Tarlina daviesae Gray, 1987 — Queensland
Tarlina milledgei Gray, 1987 — New South Wales
Tarlina noorundi Gray, 1987 — New South Wales
Tarlina simipes Gray, 1987 — Queensland
Tarlina smithersi Gray, 1987 — New South Wales
Tarlina woodwardi (Forster, 1955) — Queensland

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