Prodidomus is the only genus in the family Prodidomidae in Australia.
Large-eyed Ground Spiders
Prodidomidae Simon, 1884
Type genus: Prodidomus Hentz, 1847
(after Rodrigues & Rheims 2020, as Prodidominae): Anterior lateral spinnerets with pyriform gland spigots elongated with base longer than shaft and with long setae around these spigots; presence of large protrusion between coxae IV with erect setae and unsclerotized margin.
Following Azevedo et al. (2022) the family is representent only by a single genus in Australia, Prodidomus, with the Molycriinae now considered to be part of the Gnaphosidae.
Publications
Azevedo GHF, Bougie T, Carboni M, Hedin M, Ramírez MJ (2022): Combining genomic, phenotypic and Sanger sequencing data to elucidate the phylogeny of the two-clawed spiders (Dionycha). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 166: 107327
Platnick NI, Baehr BC (2006): A revision of the Australian ground spiders of the family Prodidomidae (Gnaphosoidea). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 298: 1 - 287
Rodrigues BVB, Rheims CA (2020): Phylogenetic analysis of the subfamily Prodidominae (Arachnida: Araneae: Gnaphosidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 190: 654 - 708