Trochanteriidae

Trochanteriidae is a family of spiders first described by Ferdinand Karsch in 1879 containing about 52 species in 6 genera. Most are endemic to Australia though Doliomalus and Trochanteria are from South America and Plator is from Asia. Platyoides species exist in southern and eastern Africa, Madagascar, and the Canary Islands with one species, P. walteri, introduced to Australia.

Genera
, the World Spider Catalog accepts the following genera:


 * Doliomalus Simon, 1897 – Chile
 * Hemicloea Thorell, 1870 – Australia, New Zealand
 * Plator Simon, 1880 – Asia
 * Platyoides O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1891 – Africa
 * Trochanteria Karsch, 1878 – Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil
 * Vectius Simon, 1897 – Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina