Centrocalia

Centrocalia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Lamponidae
Genus: Centrocalia
Platnick, 2000
Type species
C. chazeaui
Platnick, 2000
Species
  • C. chazeaui Platnick, 2000 – New Caledonia
  • C. lifoui (Berland, 1929) – New Caledonia, Loyalty Is.
  • C. ningua Platnick, 2000 – New Caledonia

Centrocalia is a genus of South Pacific white tailed spiders that was first described by Norman I. Platnick in 2000. As of May 2019 it contains only three species, all found in New Caledonia: C. chazeaui, C. lifoui, and C. ningua.

References

  1. 1 2 Gloor, Daniel; Nentwig, Wolfgang; Blick, Theo; Kropf, Christian (2019). "Gen. Centrocalia Platnick, 2000". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  2. ↑ Platnick, N. I. (2000). "A relimitation and revision of the Australasian ground spider family Lamponidae (Araneae: Gnaphosoidea)". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 245: 1–330. doi:10.1206/0003-0090(2000)245<0001:ARAROT>2.0.CO;2. hdl:2246/1592.