Identification Features
They are three-clawed, medium to large sized spiders with eight eyes. They have six spinnerets with the median spinneret truncated. The prolateral side of the maxillae are elongated. The cephalic side of the cephalothorax is elevated. They have large chelicerae with long and thin fangs. The male sternum has marginal ridges.
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