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Paintings of Araneus angulatus from Svenska Spindlar of 1757, the first major work on spider taxonomy. Spider taxonomy is the part of taxonomy that is concerned with the science of naming, defining and classifying all spiders, members of the Araneae order of the arthropod class Arachnida, which has more than 48,500 described species. [1]
Many spider species are colored so as to merge with their most common backgrounds, and some have disruptive coloration, stripes and blotches that break up their outlines. In a few species, such as the Hawaiian happy-face spider, Theridion grallator , several coloration schemes are present in a ratio that appears to remain constant, and this may ...
This category contains lists of spider species, one for each family. If a family is not listed here, check for the family page at Araneae families . The species are mostly taken from various versions of the World Spider Catalog .
Pages in category "Lists of spider species" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The family contains more than 1,800 individual species of pholcids, including those commonly known as cellar spider, daddy long-legs spider, carpenter spider, daddy long-legger, vibrating spider, gyrating spider, long daddy, and angel spider. The family, first described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1850, [1] is divided into 94 genera. [2]
Miturgidae is a family of araneomorph spiders that includes nearly 170 species in 29 genera worldwide. [1] First described by Eugène Simon in 1886, [2] it has been substantially revised, and includes the previous family Zoridae as a synonym, [3] and excludes the family Xenoctenidae. [4]
19 genera, 282 species Cybaeidae is a family of spiders first described by Nathan Banks in 1892. [ 1 ] The diving bell spider or water spider Argyroneta aquatica was previously included in this family, but is now in the family Dictynidae .
As of 2019, this family contained over 600 described genera and over 6,000 described species, [1] making it the largest family of spiders – comprising 13% of spider species. [2] Jumping spiders have some of the best vision among arthropods and use it in courtship, hunting, and navigation. Although they normally move unobtrusively and fairly ...