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Listings of spiders, such as the World Spider Catalog, currently ignore classification above the family level. [22] [23] At the higher level, the phylogeny of spiders is now often discussed using informal clade names, such as the "RTA clade", [24] the "Oval Calmistrum" clade or the "Divided Cribellum" clade. [25]
The order name Araneae derives from Latin aranea [107] borrowing Ancient Greek ἀράχνη arákhnē from ἀράχνης arákhnēs. [108] Spiders are divided into two suborders, Mesothelae and Opisthothelae, of which the latter contains two infraorders, Mygalomorphae and Araneomorphae.
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 .
This category lists articles about each of the currently recognized families of spider, under their scientific names.Most articles should be subcategorized into the infraorder categories Category:Mygalomorphae and Category:Araneomorphae.
Tarantulas comprise a group of large and often hairy spiders of the family Theraphosidae. [2] As of December 2023, 1,100 species have been identified, with 166 genera. [3] The term "tarantula" is usually used to describe members of the family Theraphosidae, although many other members of the same infraorder (Mygalomorphae) are commonly referred to as "tarantulas" or "false tarantulas".
This page lists all described genera and species of the spider family Theraphosidae. As of August 2022 [update] , the World Spider Catalog accepted 1041 species in 156 genera: [ 1 ] 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]
Lists of spider species by family (119 P) Pages in category "Lists of spider species" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.