Euagridae

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Fig. 1. Cethegus lugubris, female.

Fig. 2. Adult male Australothele jamiesoni - Bunya Mountains National Park, Queensland.

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Fig. 3. Adult male Australothele jamiesoni lateral aspect - Bunya Mountains National Park, Queensland.

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Fig. 4. Namirea planipes, female.

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Fig. 5. Distribution map.

Fig. 6. Austalotheline cresent in front of PMS.

Fig. 7. Carrai sp. cephalothorax; note eye group.

Fig. 8. Namirea sp. chelicerae, ventral aspect.

Fig. 9. Australothele sp., female, maxilla ventral aspect.

Fig. 10. Australothele sp., prolateral face of maxilla.

Fig. 12. Web of Australothele sp. - Queensland.

Fig. 11. Curtain web.

Total length

Medium to large (4–30mm) (Figs 1-4).

Distribution

Northern Territory, Western Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia (Fig. 5).

Habitat

Tropical rainforest, swamp, temperate rainforest, open eucalyptus forest, semi-arid areas.

Spinnerets

Four. PLS very long (Figs 1-4); segments unequal in length; apical segment elongate, digitiform. Australotheline crescent in front of PMS Fig. 6).

Cephalothorax

(Fig. 7) Caput of females gently raised, higher than thoracic portion; fovea of females absent or more or less straight.

Eyes (Fig. 7) eight; group tiny, about 0.3 of headwidth; two rows; rows equal in width; on tubercle.

Chelicerae (Fig. 8) fangs longitudinal; retromargin without teeth; middle row of teeth distinct; intercheliceral tumescence in male absent; rastellum absent.

Maxillae (Figs 9-10) longer than wide; anterior lobe absent; serrula a wide band; cuspules absent.

Labium about as wide as long; cuspules absent.

Sternum shield-shaped; with three pairs of sigilla.

Legs

Preening combs on metatarsi absent or on III and IV; tarsi with filiform trichobothria for length.

Claws three; paired claws with one row of teeth centrally; third claw dentate; tufts absent.

Scopula absent.

Male Palp

Cymbium aspinose and ascopulate. Bulb pyriform without apophyses.

Remarks

Curtain webs (Figs 11-12).

Genera included

Australothele, Caledothele, Carrai, Cethegus, Namirea.