Araneoidea
Encyclopedia
The Araneoidea are a superfamily
of araneomorph
spiders. They contain families
of eight-eyed spiders:
Taxonomic rank
In biological classification, rank is the level in a taxonomic hierarchy. Examples of taxonomic ranks are species, genus, family, and class. Each rank subsumes under it a number of less general categories...
of araneomorph
Araneomorphae
The Araneomorphae are a suborder of spiders. They are distinguished by having fangs that oppose each other and cross in a pinching action, in contrast to the Mygalomorphae , which have fangs that are nearly parallel in alignment.- Distinguishing characteristics :Note the difference in the...
spiders. They contain families
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of eight-eyed spiders:
- AnapidaeAnapidaeThe Anapidae are a family of rather small spiders with 145 described species in 35 genera. Most species are less than 2 mm long.In some species the pedipalps of the female are reduced to coxal stumps....
- Araneidae
- CyatholipidaeCyatholipidaeThe Cyatholipidae are a spider family with 58 described species in 23 genera.They were discovered in the late 19th century in Africa. Cyatholipidae live mostly in moist, montane forests...
- LinyphiidaeLinyphiidaeLinyphiidae is a family of spiders, including more than 4,300 described species in 578 genera worldwide. This makes Linyphiidae the second largest family of spiders after the Salticidae. New species are still being discovered throughout the world, and the family is poorly known...
- MysmenidaeMysmenidaeThe Mysmenidae are a spider family with almost 100 described species in more than twenty genera.-Distribution:Species occur in the Americas, Africa, Asia, Europe, New Guinea and several islands.-Genera:* Acrobleps Hickman, 1979...
- NephilidaeNephilidaeThe Nephilidae are a spider family with 75 described species in four genera. They were formerly grouped in the families Araneidae and Tetragnathidae. The genus Singafrotypa was moved to Araneidae in 2002.All nephilid genera partially renew their webs....
- Nesticidae
- PimoidaePimoidaeThe Pimoidae spider family is a rather small group of 37 species in four genera. They are monophyletic, and probably closest related to the Linyphiidae.-Distribution:...
- SinopimoidaeSinopimoidaeThe spider family Sinopimoidae consists of only one genus, with a single described species. According to Hormiga , the familial status is dubious, with S...
- SymphytognathidaeSymphytognathidaeThe Symphytognathidae are a spider family with 44 described species in six genera.The minute species Patu digua with its body size of only 0.37mm is considered to be one of the smallest spiders in the world.-Distribution:...
- SynaphridaeSynaphridaeThe Synaphridae are a spider family with twelve described species in three genera.-Species:Africepheia Miller, 2007* Africepheia madagascariensis Miller, 2007 Cepheia Simon, 1894...
- SynotaxidaeSynotaxidaeThe Synotaxidae are a spider family with 68 described species in 13 genera.-Distribution:Species of this family occur in Central and South America, New Zealand and Australia.-Genera:The categorization into subfamilies follows Joel Hallan's ....
- Tetragnathidae
- TheridiidaeTheridiidaeTheridiidae is a large family of spiders, also known as the tangle-web spiders, cobweb spiders and comb-footed spiders. The diverse family includes over 2200 species in over 100 genera) of three-dimensional space-web-builders found throughout the world...
- Theridiosomatidae