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Araneae (spider)

Arachnida - Araneae

Taxonomy
Araneae was named by Clerck (1757). It is extant.

It was reranked as the suborder Araneae by Wunderlich (2019).

It was assigned to Tetrapulmonata by Shultz (2007); to Arachnida by Lamarck (1801), Scudder (1890) and Selden (2012); to Serikodiastida by Garwood and Dunlop (2014); and to Araneida by Wunderlich (2019).

Subtaxa
Amaurobius faustus, Amaurobius rimosus, Amaurobius spinimanus, Amphiclotho, Amphithomisus, Anatone, Anatone marginata, Anatone spinipes, Araneaovoius, Archaea incomta, Archaea sphinx, Argyrarachne, Athera, Athera exilis, Atocatle, Auximus fossilis, Auximus succini, Cercidiella, Clubiona eseri, Clubiona latifrons, Clubionella, Clythia, Clythia alma, Clythia gracilenta, Clythia leptocarena, Corynitoides (syn. Corynitis), Corynitoides spinosa, Corynitoides undulata, Dielacata, Dielacata superba, Drassus oblongus, Dysdera glabrata, Dysdera hippopodium, Dysdera scobiculata, Eocryphoeca distincta, Eocryphoeca fossilis, Eometa aberrans, Eometa robusta, Epeira eogena, Epeiridion, Epeiridion femoratum, Eresoides, Erithus, Erithus applanatus, Ero coronata, Ero exculpta, Ero quadripunctata, Ero setulosa, Eyukselus (syn. Propetes), Eyukselus argutus, Eyukselus felinus, Eyukselus griseus, Eyukselus latifrons, Eyukselus pumilus, Herselioides, Heteromma intersecta, Idmonia, Idmonia virginea, Laterigradae, Melanophora lepida, Melanophora nitida, Memoratrix, Memoratrix rydei, Mesothelae, Micaria ovata, Micaria squamata, Micaria tenuis, Micryphantes globulus, Micryphantes turritus, Miropholcus, Miropholcus heteropus, Mizalia truncata, Mygale, Ocypete angustifrons, Ocypete marginata, Onca, Onca lepida, Onca pumila, Opisthophylax, Opisthothelae, Palaranea, Paralycosa (syn. Protolycosa), Perturbator, Perturbator corniger, Phalangopus, Phalangopus subtilis, Philodromus griseus, Philodromus redrogradus, Philodromus reptans, Prodysdera, Protochersis, Protolachesis, Pseudothomisus, Pyritaranea (syn. Eopholcus), Pyritaraneidae, Pythonissa bipunctata, Pythonissa discophora, Pythonissa glabra, Pythonissa villosa, Retitelariae, Saltigradae, Schellenbergia, Segestria exarata, Segestria undulata, Siga, Siga crinita, Spheconia, Spheconia brevipes, Syphax hirtus, Thomisus matutinus, Thyelia pectinata, Thyelia spinosa, Timeropus (syn. Lycosoides), Tubitelariae, Zilla cornumana, Zilla spinipalpa
Sister taxa
Pyritaraneidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1757Araneae Clerck
1801Araneae Lamarck
1854Ero setulosa Koch and Berendt p. 31 figs. Pl 4, fig 20
1854Clythia Koch and Berendt p. 45
1854Clythia alma Koch and Berendt p. 45 figs. Pl 5, fig 35
1854Amaurobius rimosus Koch and Berendt p. 56 figs. Pl 6, fig 46
1854Amaurobius faustus Koch and Berendt p. 57 figs. Pl 6, fig 47
1854Phalangopus subtiles Menge
1854Archaea incomta Menge p. 22
1854Archaea sphinx Menge p. 22
1854Epeira eogena Menge p. 24
1854Epeiridion Menge p. 24
1854Epeiridion femoratum Menge p. 24
1854Onca Menge p. 24
1854Onca lepida Menge p. 24
1854Onca pumila Menge p. 24
1854Siga Menge p. 27
1854Siga crinita Menge p. 27
1854Zilla cornumana Menge p. 27
1854Zilla spinipalpa Menge p. 27
1854Corynitis spinosa Menge p. 30
1854Corynitis undulata Menge p. 30
1854Ero coronata Menge p. 33
1854Ero exculpta Menge p. 33
1854Ero quadripunctata Menge p. 33
1854Micryphantes globulus Menge p. 40
1854Micryphantes turritus Menge p. 40
1854Mizalia truncata Menge p. 45
1854Clythia gracilenta Menge p. 46
1854Clythia leptocarena Menge p. 46
1854Thyelia pectinata Menge p. 56
1854Thyelia spinosa Menge p. 56
1854Amaurobius spinimanus Menge p. 58
1854Pythonissa bipunctata Menge p. 60
1854Pythonissa discophora Menge p. 60
1854Pythonissa glabra Menge p. 60
1854Pythonissa villosa Menge p. 60
1854Melanophora lepida Menge p. 63
1854Melanophora nitida Menge p. 63
1854Macaria orata Menge p. 64
1854Macaria squamata Menge p. 64
1854Macaria tenuis Menge p. 64
1854Clubiona latifrons Menge p. 69
1854Drassus oblongus Menge p. 69
1854Erithus Menge p. 69
1854Erithus applanatus Menge p. 69
1854Dysdera glabrata Menge p. 74
1854Dysdera hippopodium Menge p. 74
1854Dysdera scobiculata Menge p. 74
1854Segestria exarata Menge p. 74
1854Segestria undulata Menge p. 74
1854Syphax hirtus Menge p. 81
1854Anatone Menge p. 84
1854Anatone marginata Menge p. 84
1854Anatone spinipes Menge p. 84
1854Philodromus redrogradus Menge p. 84
1854Philodromus reptans Menge p. 84
1854Ocypete angustifrons Menge p. 85
1854Ocypete marginata Menge p. 85
1854Propetes Menge p. 93
1854Propetes argutus Menge p. 93
1854Propetes felinus Menge p. 93
1854Propetes griseus Menge p. 93
1854Propetes latifrons Menge p. 93
1854Propetes pumilus Menge p. 93
1854Athera Menge p. 94
1854Athera exilis Menge p. 94
1854Dielacata Menge p. 94
1854Dielacata superba Menge p. 94
1854Idmonia Menge p. 94
1854Idmonia virginea Menge p. 94
1854Phalangopus Menge p. 94
1854Phalangopus subtiles Menge p. 94
1854Spheconia Menge p. 94
1854Spheconia brevipes Menge p. 94
1856Heteromma intersecta Menge p. 8
1856Philodromus griseus Menge p. 9
1856Thomisus matutinus Menge p. 9
1864Clubiona eseri Heer p. 356 fig. 213
1890Araneides Scudder p. 48
1942Memoratrix rydei Petrunkevitch
1942Miropholcus Petrunkevitch p. 195
1942Miropholcus heteropus Petrunkevitch p. 195 figs. 300-307, 613
1942Auximus succini Petrunkevitch p. 216 figs. 57-58, 527
1942Myro fossilis Petrunkevitch p. 232 figs. 584, 360-367
1942Memoratrix Petrunkevitch p. 336
1942Memoratrix rydei Petrunkevitch p. 337 figs. 589, 212-218
1942Dysdera scobiculata Petrunkevitch p. 442 fig. 59,60,529
1950Auximus fossilis Petrunkevitch p. 272 figs. 25-28, 185
1950Eocryphoeca distincta Petrunkevitch p. 277 figs. 40-49, 198
1953Pyritaraneidae Petrunkevitch p. 108
1958Auximus succini Petrunkevitch figs. 27-30
1958Eometa aberrans Petrunkevitch
1958Eometa robusta Petrunkevitch
1958Memoratrix rydei Petrunkevitch p. 226 figs. 266-269
1958Eometa aberrans Petrunkevitch p. 236 figs. 289-296
1958Eometa robusta Petrunkevitch p. 239 figs. 297-305
1971Perturbator Petrunkevitch p. 14
1971Perturbator corniger Petrunkevitch p. 14 figs. Pl 1, C; text-figs 29-41
2004Succinero setulosa Wunderlich p. 1262
2007Araneae Shultz
2007Eyukselus Özdikmen p. 140
2007Eyukselus felinus Özdikmen p. 141
2009Corynitoides Dunlop and Jekel
2012Araneae Selden
2013Pyritaraneidae Dunlop et al.
2014Araneae Garwood and Dunlop p. 23
2019Araneae Wunderlich

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
RankNameAuthor
Prosomapoda
Planaterga
Dekatriata
SclerophorataKamenz et al. 2011
classArachnidaLamarck 1801
Pantetrapulmonata
subclassTetrapulmonataSchultz 1990
Serikodiastida
orderAraneae
orderAraneae

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Or. Araneae Clerck 1757 [spider]
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G. †Amphiclotho Gourret 1887
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Amphiclotho breviuscula Gourret 1887
G. †Amphithomisus Gourret 1887
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Amphithomisus barbatus Gourret 1887
G. †Araneaovoius Dunlop and Braddy 2011
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Araneaovoius columbiae Scudder 1878
G. †Argyrarachne Selden 1999
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Argyrarachne solitus Selden 1999
G. †Atocatle Feldmann et al. 1998
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Atocatle ranulfoi Feldmann et al. 1998
G. †Cercidiella Gourret 1887
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Cercidiella aquisextana Gourret 1887
G. †Clubionella Gourret 1887
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Clubionella antiqua Gourret 1887
G. †Eresoides Gourret 1887
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Eresoides orbicularis Gourret 1887
G. †Herselioides Gourret 1887
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Subor. Mesothelae
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Fm. †Arthrolycosidae Fritsch 1904
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G. †Arthrolycosa Harger 1874
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Arthrolycosa antiqua Harger 1874
Arthrolycosa wolterbeeki Dunlop 2023
G. †Protolycosa Roemer 1866
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Protolycosa cebennensis Laurentiaux-Vieira and Laurentiaux 1963
Protolycosa danielsi Petrunkevitch 1913
Protolycosa suazoi Selden 2021
Fm. †Arthromygalidae Petrunkevitch 1923
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G. †Arthromygale Petrunkevitch 1923
G. †Geralycosa Kušta 1889
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Geralycosa fricii Kušta 1889
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Invalid names: Arthrolycosa beecheri Fritsch 1904 [synonym], Arthrolycosa fortis Fritsch 1904 [synonym]
Fm. †Burmathelidae Wunderlich 2017
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G. †Burmathele Wunderlich 2017
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Burmathele biseriata Wunderlich 2017
Fm. †Cretaceothelidae Wunderlich 2017
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G. †Cretaceothele Wunderlich 2015
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Cretaceothele lata Wunderlich 2015
G. †Eolycosa Kušta 1886
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Eolycosa lorenzi Kušta 1886
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Invalid names: Scudderia carbonaria Kušta 1889 [synonym]
Invalid names: Kustaria Petrunkevitch 1953 [synonym], Scudderia Kušta 1889 [synonym]
Fm. †Eomesothelidae Wunderlich 2019
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G. †Eomesothele Wunderlich 2019
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Eomesothele noninclinata Wunderlich 2019
G. †Intermesothele Wunderlich 2019
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Intermesothele pulcher Wunderlich 2019
Fm. †Palaeothelidae Selden 2021
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G. †Palaeothele Selden 2000
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Palaeothele onoi Selden 2021
Invalid names: Eothele Selden 1996 [replaced]
Fm. †Parvithelidae Wunderlich 2017
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G. †Parvithele Wunderlich 2017
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Parvithele muelleri Wunderlich 2017
Parvithele spinipes Wunderlich 2017
G. †Pulvillothele Wunderlich 2017
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Pulvillothele haupti Wunderlich 2017
Invalid names: Liphistiidae Thorell 1869 [empty]
G. Mygale Latreille 1802
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Mygale ambigua Gourret 1887
G. †Opisthophylax Menge 1856
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Opisthophylax exarata Menge 1856
Subor. Opisthothelae Pocock 1892
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Infraor. Araneomorphae Smith 1902
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G. †Elvina Thorell 1870
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Elvina antiqua Von Heyden 1859
Unr. Entelegynae Simon 1893
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Fm. Agelenidae Koch 1837
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G. Agelena Walckenaer 1805
G. Histopona Thorell 1869
G. †Inceptor Petrunkevitch 1942
G. Tegenaria Latreille 1804
Invalid names: Inceptoridae Petrunkevitch 1942 [synonym]
Superfm. Araneoidea Simon 1895
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Fm. Anapidae Simon 1895
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Invalid names: Comaromidae Wunderlich 2004 [synonym]
Fm. †Baltsuccinidae Wunderlich 2004
Fm. †Burmascutidae Wunderlich 2008
Fm. †Cretamysmenidae Wunderlich 2018
G. †Cretaraneus Selden 1990
Fm. Cyatholipidae Simon 1894
G. †Eocoddingtonia Selden 2010
Fm. †Juraraneidae Eskov 1984
Fm. †Leviunguidae Wunderlich 2018
Fm. Linyphiidae Blackwall 1859 [money spider/sheet weaver]
G. †Mesarania Hong 1984
G. †Mesozygiella Penney and Ortuño 2006
Fm. Mimetidae Simon 1881 [pirate spider]
Fm. Mysmenidae Petrunkevitch 1928 [spurred orb-weaver]
Fm. Nesticidae Simon 1894 [cave cobweb spider]
Unr. Orbipurae Kuntner et al. 2018
Fm. Pimoidae Wunderlich 1986
Fm. †Praetheridiidae Wunderlich 2004
Fm. †Protheridiidae Wunderlich 2004
Fm. †Pumiliopimoidae Wunderlich 2008
Fm. Synaphridae Wunderlich 1986
Fm. Synotaxidae Simon 1894
Fm. Tetragnathidae Menge 1866
Fm. Theridiidae Sundevall 1833 [cobweb spider]
Fm. Theridiosomatidae Simon 1881 [ray spider]
Fm. †Zarqaraneidae Wunderlich 2008
Fm. Cybaeidae Simon 1898
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G. †Lutetiana Selden and Wappler 2019
Fm. Deinopidae Koch 1850 [net-casting spider]
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G. Deinopis MacLeay 1839
G. Menneus Simon 1876
Fm. Dictynidae Pickard-Cambridge 1871
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G. Argenna Thorell 1870
G. Argyroneta Latreille 1804
G. †Arthrodictyna Petrunkevitch 1942
G. †Balticocryphoeca Wunderlich 2004
G. †Brommellina Wunderlich 2004
G. †Chelicirrum Wunderlich 2004
G. †Cryphoezaga Wunderlich 2004
G. Dictyna Sundevall 1833
G. †Eobrommella Wunderlich 2004
G. †Eodictyna Wunderlich 2004
G. †Eolathys Petrunkevitch 1950
G. †Flagelldictyna Wunderlich 2012
G. †Gibbermastigusa Wunderlich 2004
G. †Hispaniolyna Wunderlich 1988
G. †Mastigusa Menge 1854
G. †Mizagalla Wunderlich 2004
G. †Palaeodictyna Wunderlich 1988
G. †Palaeolathys Wunderlich 1986
G. †Protomastigusa Wunderlich 2004
G. †Scopulyna Wunderlich 2004
G. †Succinyna Wunderlich 1988
G. Thallumetus Simon 1892
G. †Vectaraneus Selden 2001
Invalid names: Argyronetidae Menge 1869 [synonym], Arthrodictynidae Petrunkevitch 1942 [synonym]
Unr. Dionycha Petrunkevitch 1928
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Fm. Anyphaenidae Bertkau 1878
Fm. Cheiracanthiidae Wagner 1887
Fm. Clubionidae Simon 1895 [sac spider]
Fm. Corinnidae Karsch 1880
G. Donuea Strand 1932
Fm. Gnaphosidae Pocock 1898
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Invalid names: Drassidae [synonym], Drassodidae Petrunkevitch 1942 [synonym]
Fm. Liocranidae Simon 1897
Fm. Miturgidae Simon 1885
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Invalid names: Zoridae Pickard-Cambridge 1893 [synonym]
Fm. Philodromidae Thorell 1870
Fm. Phrurolithidae Banks 1892
Fm. Prodidomidae Simon 1884
Fm. Salticidae Blackwall 1841
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Invalid names: Attidae Koch [synonym]
Fm. Selenopidae Simon 1897 [wall crab spiders]
Fm. Trachelidae Simon 1897
Fm. Trochanteriidae Karsch 1897
Invalid names: Clubionoidea Simon 1895 [invalid subgroup]
Fm. †Eotibiaapophysidae Wunderlich 2018
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Tr. †Eoagelenomorphini Wunderlich 2021
Tr. †Eotibiaapophysini Wunderlich 2018
Fm. Hahniidae Bertkau 1878
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G. †Cymbiohahnia Wunderlich 2004
G. †Eocryphoeca Petrunkevitch 1946
G. †Eocryphoecara Wunderlich 2004
G. †Eohahnia Petrunkevitch 1958
G. †Protohahnia Wunderlich 2004
Invalid names: Tegenaria obscura Koch and Berendt 1854 [nomen dubium]
Superfm. Lycosoidea Sundevall 1833
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Fm. Ctenidae Keyserling 1877
Fm. †Insecutoridae Petrunkevitch 1942
G. †Korearachne Selden et al. 2012
Fm. Lycosidae Sundevall 1833 [wolf spider]
Fm. Oxyopidae Thorell 1870
Fm. †Parattidae Petrunkevitch 1922
Fm. Pisauridae Simon 1890
Fm. †Succinomidae Wunderlich 2012
Fm. Thomisidae Sundevall 1833 [crab spider]
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Invalid names: Borboropactidae Wunderlich 2004 [synonym]
Fm. Trechaleidae Simon 1890
Superfm. Nicodamoidea Simon 1897
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Fm. †Copaldictynidae Wunderlich 2004
Superfm. Oecobioidea Blackwall 1862
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Fm. Hersiliidae Thorell 1870 [tree trunk spider]
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Invalid names: Chalinuridae Thorell 1873 [synonym]
Fm. Oecobiidae Blackwall 1862 [disc web spider]
G. †Palaeoperenethis Selden and Penney 2009
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Palaeoperenethis thaleri Selden and Penney 2009
Fm. Sparassidae Bertkau 1872
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G. †Caduceator Petrunkevitch 1942
G. †Collacteus Petrunkevitch 1942
G. †Eostaianus Petrunkevitch 1950
G. †Eostasina Petrunkevitch 1942
G. Eusparassus Simon 1903
Subfm. Heteropodinae Thorell 1873
G. Pseudosparianthis Simon 1887
G. Zachria Koch 1875
Invalid names: Eusparassidae Järvi 1912 [synonym]
Fm. Titanoecidae Lehtinen 1967
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G. Titanoeca Thorell
Fm. Toxopidae Hickman 1940
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Subfm. Myroinae
Fm. Uloboridae Thorell 1869 [hackled orb-weaver]
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G. †Bicalamistrum Wunderlich 2015
G. †Boavista Wunderlich 2021
G. †Burmasuccinus Wunderlich 2018
G. †Burmuloborus Wunderlich 2008
G. †Eomiagrammopes Wunderlich 2004
G. †Hyptiomopes Wunderlich 2004
G. Hyptiotes Walckanaer 1837
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Invalid names: Androgeus Koch and Berendt 1854 [synonym]
G. †Jerseyuloborus Wunderlich 2011
G. †Kachin Wunderlich 2017
G. Miagrammopes Pickard-Cambridge 1869
G. †Microuloborus Wunderlich 2015
G. †Ocululoborus Wunderlich 2012
G. †Opellianus Wunderlich 2004
G. †Palaeouloborus Selden 1990
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Invalid names: Macryphantes Selden 1990 [synonym]
G. †Paramiagrammopes Wunderlich 2008
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Invalid names: Furculoborus Wunderlich 2017 [synonym], Palaeomiagrammopes Wunderlich 2008 [synonym]
G. †Planibulbus Wunderlich 2018
G. †Propterkachin Wunderlich 2017
G. †Pseudokachin Wunderlich 2021
G. †Spiniuloborus Wunderlich 2021
G. †Talbragaraneus Selden and Beattie 2013
G. †Ulobomopes Wunderlich 2004
Superfm. Zodarioidea Thorell 1881
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Fm. Zodariidae Thorell 1881
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Invalid names: Adjutoridae Petrunkevitch 1942 [synonym]
Fm. Zoropsidae Bertkau 1882
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Tr. †Eoprychiini Wunderlich 2004
Subfm. †Eotrechaleinae Wunderlich 2004
G. †Esuritor Petrunkevitch 1942
Subfm. Tengellinae Dahl 1908
Invalid names: Machadoniinae Lehtinen 1967 [empty]
Invalid names: Amaurobiidae Thorell 1870 [empty], Deinopoidea Koch 1850 [invalid subgroup], Desidae Pocock 1895 [empty], Dictynoidea Pickard-Cambridge 1871 [invalid subgroup], Eresoidea Koch 1851 [invalid subgroup], Gnaphosoidea Simon 1893 [invalid subgroup], Orbiculariae Walckanear 1802 [invalid subgroup]
Fm. Filistatidae Ausserer 1867 [crevice weaver]
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Subfm. Prithinae Gray 1995
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G. Misionella Ramirez and Grismado 1997
Fm. †Gigarachnidae Jiang and Li 2020
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G. †Gigarachne Jiang and Li 2020
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Gigarachne bian Jiang and Li 2020
Fm. Leptonetidae Simon 1890 [leptonetid spider]
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G. †Eoleptoneta Wunderlich 1991
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Eoleptoneta curvata Wunderlich 2004
Eoleptoneta duocalcar Wunderlich 2004
Eoleptoneta kutscheri Wunderlich 1991
Eoleptoneta multispinae Wunderlich 2011
Eoleptoneta pseudoarticulata Wunderlich 2011
Eoleptoneta similis Wunderlich 2004
Subfm. Leptonetinae Simon 1890
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Tr. †Palaeoleptonetini Wunderlich 2012
G. †Oligoleptoneta Wunderlich 2004
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Oligoleptoneta altoculus Wunderlich 2004
Oligoleptoneta cymbiospina Wunderlich 2011
Superfm. Leptonetoidea Simon 1890
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Tr. †Biapophysini Wunderlich 2015
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G. †Biapophyses Wunderlich 2015
Fm. †Praeterleptonetidae Wunderlich 2008
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Tr. †Palaeohygropodini Wunderlich 2008
Tr. †Praeterleptonetini Wunderlich 2008
Fm. †Protoaraneoididae Wunderlich 2018
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G. †Praeteraraneoides Wunderlich 2018
G. †Proaraneoides Wunderlich 2018
G. †Protoaraneoides Wunderlich 2018
G. †Spinipalpitibia Wunderlich 2015
Fm. Telemidae Fage 1913 [long-legged cave spider]
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G. †Kachintelema Wunderlich 2022
G. Telema Simon 1882
G. Telemofila Wunderlich 1995
Fm. †Megasetidae Wunderlich 2021
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G. †Megasetae Wunderlich 2021
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Megasetae colphepeiroides Wunderlich 2021
Fm. †Mongolarachnidae Selden et al. 2013
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Subfm. †Mongolarachninae Selden et al. 2013
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G. †Mongolarachne Selden et al. 2013
Superfm. Palpimanoidea Forster and Platnick 1984
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Fm. Archaeidae Koch and Berendt 1854
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G. Afrarchaea Forster and Platnick 1984
G. †Archaea Koch and Berendt 1854
Subfm. Archaeinae Koch and Berendt 1854
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Invalid names: Lacunaucheniinae Wunderlich 2008 [synonym]
G. †Baltarchaea Eskov 1992
G. †Eoarchaea Forster and Platnick 1984
G. †Eomysmauchenius Wunderlich 2008
G. Eriauchenius Cambridge 1881
G. Madagascarchaea Wood and Scharff 2018
G. †Myrmecarchaea Wunderlich 2004
G. †Patarchaea Selden et al. 2008
G. †Saxonarchaea Wunderlich 2004
Subfm. †Spiniarchaeinae Wunderlich 2021
Invalid names: Jurarchaeinae Eskov 1987 [empty]
G. †Caestaranea Selden et al. 2019
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Caestaranea jurassica Selden et al. 2019
G. †Jurarchaea Eskov 1987
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Jurarchaea zherikhini Eskov 1987
Fm. †Lagonomegopidae Eskov and Wunderlich 1995
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G. †Albiburmops Wunderlich 2017
G. †Archaelagonops Wunderlich 2012
G. †Burlagonomegops Penney 2005
G. †Cymbiolagonops Wunderlich 2015
G. †Hiatomegops Guo et al. 2021
G. †Jinjumegops Park et al. 2019
G. †Koreamegops Park et al. 2019
G. †Lagonoburmops Wunderlich 2012
G. †Lagonomegops Eskov and Wunderlich 1995
G. †Lineaburmops Wunderlich 2015
G. †Myanlagonops Wunderlich 2012
G. †Odontomegops Guo and Selden 2019
G. †Parviburmops Wunderlich 2015
G. †Paxillomegops Wunderlich 2015
G. †Picturmegops Wunderlich 2015
G. †Planimegops Wunderlich 2017
G. †Scopomegops Guo et al. 2021
G. †Soplaogonomegops Pérez-de la Fuente et al. 2013
G. †Spinomegops Pérez-de la Fuente et al. 2013
G. †Zarqagonomegops Kaddumi 2007
Invalid names: Grandoculidae Penney 2011 [synonym]
Fm. Mecysmaucheniidae Simon 1895
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G. †Palaeozearchaea Wunderlich 2021
Fm. †Micropalpimanidae Wunderlich 2008
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G. †Micropalpimanus Wunderlich 2008
G. †Onychopalpus Selden et al. 2019
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Onychopalpus thomisoides Selden et al. 2019
Fm. Palpimanidae Thorell 1870
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G. †Cretapalpus Downen and Selden 2021
G. Otiothops MacLeay 1839
Fm. †Planarchaeidae Wunderlich 2017
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G. †Planarchaea Wunderlich 2015
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Invalid names: Filiauchenius Wunderlich 2008 [synonym]
G. †Platythelae Wunderlich 2021
G. †Seppo Selden and Dunlop 2014
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Seppo koponeni Selden and Dunlop 2014
G. †Sinaranea Selden et al. 2008
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Sinaranea brevicrus Selden et al. 2019
Sinaranea metaxyostraca Selden et al. 2008
Fm. †Spatiatoridae Petrunkevitch 1942
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Subfm. †Spatiatorinae Petrunkevitch 1942
Fm. †Vetiatoridae Wunderlich 2015
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G. †Pekkachilus Wunderlich 2017
G. †Praetervetiator Wunderlich 2021
G. †Procervetiator Wunderlich 2021
G. †Vetiator Wunderlich 2015
Invalid names: Huttoniidae Simon 1893 [empty]
Fm. †Pilosarachnidae Jiang and Li 2020
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G. †Pilosarachne Jiang and Li 2020
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Pilosarachne ju Jiang and Li 2020
Unr. Synspermiata Michalik and Ramírez 2014
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Fm. Caponiidae Simon 1890
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G. Nops MacLeay 1839
Superfm. Dysderoidea Bristowe 1938
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Fm. Dysderidae Koch 1837 [woodlouse hunter spider]
G. †Jordariadna Wunderlich 2015
G. †Lebansegestria Wunderlich 2008
G. †Microsegestria Wunderlich and Milki 2004
G. †Myansegestria Wunderlich 2015
Fm. Oonopidae Simon 1890 [goblin spider]
G. †Palaeosegestria Penney 2004
Fm. †Plumorsolidae Wunderlich 2008
Fm. Segestriidae Simon 1893 [tube-dwelling spider]
Invalid names: Segestrioidea Simon 1893 [synonym]
G. †Eoplectreurys Selden and Huang 2010
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Eoplectreurys gertschi Selden and Huang 2010
G. †Montsecarachne Selden 2014
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Montsecarachne amicorum Selden 2014
Fm. Pacullidae Simon 1894
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Tr. Peranini Lehtinen 1981
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Invalid names: Furcembolusini Wunderlich 2008 [synonym]
Fm. Pholcidae Koch 1851 [daddy long-legs spider]
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G. Coryssocnemis Simon 1893
G. Leptopholcus Simon 1893
G. Modisimus Simon 1893
Subfm. Ninetinae Simon 1890
G. †Paraspermophora Wunderlich 2004
Subfm. Pholcinae Koch 1851
G. †Serratochorus Wunderlich 1988
Unr. Pholcomorpha Wunderlich 2020
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Fm. †Aliendiguetidae Wunderlich 2020
Superfm. †Burmorsoloidea Wunderlich 2015
Fm. Plectreuridae Simon 1893 [plectreurid spider]
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G. †Palaeoplectreurys Wunderlich 2004
G. Plectreurys Simon 1893
Superfm. Scytodoidea Blackwall 1864
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Fm. Drymusidae Simon 1893
Fm. †Eopsilodercidae Wunderlich 2008
Fm. Ochyroceratidae Fage 1912 [midget ground weaver]
Fm. †Praepholcidae Wunderlich 2017
Fm. Psilodercidae Deeleman-Reinhold 1995
Fm. Scytodidae Blackwall 1864 [spitting spider]
Fm. Sicariidae Keyserling 1880 [recluse spider]
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Invalid names: Loxoscelidae Simon 1893 [synonym]
Fm. Tetrablemmidae Cambridge 1873 [armored spider]
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G. †Balticoblemma Wunderlich 2004
G. †Claspingblemma Wunderlich 2022
G. †Longithorax Wunderlich 2017
G. Monoblemma Gertsch 1941
G. †Palpalpaculla Wunderlich 2017
G. †Saetosoma Wunderlich 2012
Subfm. Tetrablemminae Pickard-Cambridge 1873
Invalid names: Scytodes hani Wunderlich 2012 [nomen dubium]
G. †Taubaracna Martine et al. 2023
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Taubaracna maculosa Martine et al. 2023
G. †Triassaraneus Selden 1999
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Invalid names: Araneoclada Platnick 1977 [invalid subgroup], Haplogynae Simon 1893 [invalid subgroup]
G. †Eoatypus McCook 1888
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Eoatypus woodwardii McCook 1888
Infraor. Mygalomorphae Pocock 1892
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G. †Ambiortiphagus Eskov and Zonshtein 1990
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Ambiortiphagus ponomarenkoi Eskov and Zonshtein 1990
Superfm. Atypoidea Thorell 1870
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Fm. Antrodiaetidae Gertsch 1940 [folding trapdoor spider]
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G. †Cretacattyma Eskov and Zonshtein 1990
Fm. Atypidae Thorell 1870 [purse web spider]
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G. Atypus Latreille 1804
G. †Balticatypus Wunderlich 2011
Fm. Mecicobothriidae Holmberg 1882 [dwarf tarantula]
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Invalid names: Hexuridae Simon 1889 [synonym]
Superfm. Avicularioidea Simon 1874
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Fm. Barychelidae Simon 1889 [trapdoor baboon spider]
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G. Psalistops Simon 1889
G. †Cretamygale Selden 2002
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Cretamygale chasei Selden 2002
Fm. Ctenizidae Thorell 1887 [cork-lid trapdoor spider]
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G. †Baltocteniza Eskov and Zonstein 2000
G. †Electrocteniza Eskov and Zonstein 2000
G. †Parvocteniza Wunderlich 2020
Fm. Cyrtaucheniidae Simon 1892 [wafer trapdoor spider]
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G. Bolostromus Ausserer 1875
Fm. Dipluridae Simon 1889 [funnel-web tarantula]
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G. †Alterphyxioschemoides Wunderlich 2021
G. †Cethegoides Wunderlich 2017
G. †Clostes Menge 1869
Subfm. Euagrinae Raven 1979
G. Ischnothele Ausserer 1875
G. Masteria Koch 1873
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Invalid names: Microsteria Wunderlich 1988 [synonym]
Subfm. Masteriinae Simon 1889
G. †Phyxioschemoides Wunderlich 2015
Fm. †Fossilcalcaridae Wunderlich 2015
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G. †Fossilcalcar Wunderlich 2015
Fm. Halonoproctidae Pocock 1901
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Subfm. Ummidiinae Ortíz 2007
Fm. Hexathelidae Simon 1892 [venomous funnel-web tarantula]
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G. †Alioatrax Wunderlich 2017
Fm. Macrothelidae Simon 1892
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G. †Promacrothele Tang et al. 2023
Fm. Microstigmatidae Roewer 1942
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G. †Parvomygale Wunderlich 2004
Fm. Nemesiidae Simon 1892
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G. †Burmesiana Wunderlich 2021
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Invalid names: Burmesia Wunderlich 2020 [replaced]
G. †Eodiplurina Petrunkevitch 1922
G. †Myannemesia Wunderlich 2020
Invalid names: Pycnothelidae Chamberlin 1917 [synonym]
G. †Rosamygale Selden and Gall 1992
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Rosamygale grauvogeli Selden and Gall 1992
Fm. Theraphosidae Thorell 1870 [tarantula]
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G. Hemirraghus Simon 1903
G. †Ischnocolinopsis Wunderlich 1988
Subfm. †Protertheraphosinae Wunderlich 2020
Invalid names: Aviculariidae Simon 1870 [synonym], Selenocosmiinae Simon 1889 [empty]
Invalid names: Migidae Simon 1892 [empty]
G. †Cretohexura Eskov and Zonshtein 1990
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Cretohexura coylei Eskov and Zonshtein 1990
G. †Cretomegahexura Eskov and Zonshtein 1990
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Cretomegahexura platnicki Eskov and Zonshtein 1990
G. †Friularachne Dalla Vecchia and Selden 2013
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Friularachne rigoi Dalla Vecchia and Selden 2013
Unr. Rastelloidina Raven 1985
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Invalid names: Idiopidae Simon 1892 [empty]
G. †Palaranea Frič 1873
+
+
Invalid names: Arthrolycosa palaranea Fritsch 1904 [objective synonym]
G. †Paralycosa Dunlop and Jekel 2009
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Paralycosa attiformis Gourret 1887
Invalid names: Protolycosa Gourret 1887 [replaced]
G. †Prodysdera Gourret 1887
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Prodysdera intermedia Gourret 1887
G. †Protochersis Gourret 1887
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Protochersis spinosus Gourret 1887
G. †Protolachesis Gourret 1887
+
Protolachesis annulata Gourret 1887
G. †Pseudothomisus Gourret 1887
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G. †Pyritaranea Fritsch 1899
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Pyritaranea tubifera Fritsch 1899
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Invalid names: Eopholcus pedatus Fritsch 1904 [synonym]
Invalid names: Eopholcus Fritsch 1904 [synonym]
G. †Schellenbergia Heer 1864
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G. †Timeropus Thorell 1891
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Timeropus hersiliformis Gourret 1887
Invalid names: Lycosoides Gourret 1887 [replaced]
Invalid names: Amaurobius faustus Koch and Berendt 1854 [nomen dubium], Amaurobius rimosus Koch and Berendt 1854 [nomen dubium], Amaurobius spinimanus Menge 1854 [nomen nudum], Anatone Menge 1854 [nomen nudum], Anatone marginata Menge 1854 [nomen nudum], Anatone spinipes Menge 1854 [nomen nudum], Archaea incomta Menge 1854 [nomen nudum], Archaea sphinx Menge 1854 [nomen nudum], Athera Menge 1854 [nomen nudum], Athera exilis Menge 1854 [nomen nudum], Auximus fossilis Petrunkevitch 1950 [nomen dubium], Auximus succini Petrunkevitch 1942 [nomen dubium], Clubiona eseri Heer 1864 [nomen nudum], Clubiona latifrons Menge 1854 [nomen nudum], Clythia Koch and Berendt 1854 [nomen dubium], Clythia alma Koch and Berendt 1854 [nomen dubium], Clythia gracilenta Menge 1854 [nomen nudum], Clythia leptocarena Menge 1854 [nomen nudum], Corynitoides Dunlop and Jekel 2009 [nomen dubium], Corynitoides spinosa Menge 1854 [nomen dubium], Corynitoides undulata Menge 1854 [nomen dubium], Dielacata Menge 1854 [nomen nudum], Dielacata superba Menge 1854 [nomen nudum], Drassus oblongus Menge 1854 [nomen nudum], Dysdera glabrata Menge 1854 [nomen nudum], Dysdera hippopodium Menge 1854 [nomen nudum], Dysdera scobiculata Menge 1854 [nomen nudum], Eocryphoeca distincta Petrunkevitch 1950 [nomen dubium], Eocryphoeca fossilis Petrunkevitch 1942 [nomen dubium], Eometa aberrans Petrunkevitch 1958 [nomen dubium], Eometa robusta Petrunkevitch 1958 [nomen dubium], Epeira eogena Menge 1854 [nomen nudum], Epeiridion Menge 1854 [nomen nudum], Epeiridion femoratum Menge 1854 [nomen nudum], Erithus Menge 1854 [nomen nudum], Erithus applanatus Menge 1854 [nomen nudum], Ero coronata Menge 1854 [nomen nudum], Ero exculpta Menge 1854 [nomen nudum], Ero quadripunctata Menge 1854 [nomen nudum], Ero setulosa Koch and Berendt 1854 [nomen dubium], Eyukselus Özdikmen 2007 [nomen nudum], Eyukselus argutus Menge 1854 [nomen nudum], Eyukselus felinus Menge 1854 [nomen nudum], Eyukselus griseus Menge 1854 [nomen nudum], Eyukselus latifrons Menge 1854 [nomen nudum], Eyukselus pumilus Menge 1854 [nomen nudum], Heteromma intersecta Menge 1856 [nomen nudum], Idmonia Menge 1854 [nomen nudum], Idmonia virginea Menge 1854 [nomen nudum], Laterigradae Thorell [empty], Melanophora lepida Menge 1854 [nomen nudum], Melanophora nitida Menge 1854 [nomen nudum], Memoratrix Petrunkevitch 1942 [nomen dubium], Memoratrix rydei Petrunkevitch 1942 [nomen dubium], Micaria ovata Menge 1854 [nomen nudum], Micaria squamata Menge 1854 [nomen nudum], Micaria tenuis Menge 1854 [nomen nudum], Micryphantes globulus Menge 1854 [nomen nudum], Micryphantes turritus Menge 1854 [nomen nudum], Miropholcus Petrunkevitch 1942 [nomen dubium], Miropholcus heteropus Petrunkevitch 1942 [nomen dubium], Mizalia truncata Menge 1854 [nomen nudum], Ocypete angustifrons Menge 1854 [nomen nudum], Ocypete marginata Menge 1854 [nomen nudum], Onca Menge 1854 [nomen nudum], Onca lepida Menge 1854 [nomen nudum], Onca pumila Menge 1854 [nomen nudum], Perturbator Petrunkevitch 1971 [nomen dubium], Perturbator corniger Petrunkevitch 1971 [nomen dubium], Phalangopus Menge 1854 [nomen dubium], Phalangopus subtilis Menge 1854 [nomen dubium], Philodromus griseus Menge 1856 [nomen nudum], Philodromus redrogradus Menge 1854 [nomen nudum], Philodromus reptans Menge 1854 [nomen nudum], Pyritaraneidae Petrunkevitch 1953 [invalid subgroup], Pythonissa bipunctata Menge 1854 [nomen nudum], Pythonissa discophora Menge 1854 [nomen nudum], Pythonissa glabra Menge 1854 [nomen nudum], Pythonissa villosa Menge 1854 [nomen nudum], Retitelariae Thorell [empty], Saltigradae Latreille [empty], Segestria exarata Menge 1854 [nomen nudum], Segestria undulata Menge 1854 [nomen nudum], Siga Menge 1854 [nomen nudum], Siga crinita Menge 1854 [nomen nudum], Spheconia Menge 1854 [nomen nudum], Spheconia brevipes Menge 1854 [nomen nudum], Syphax hirtus Menge 1854 [nomen nudum], Thomisus matutinus Menge 1856 [nomen nudum], Thyelia pectinata Menge 1854 [nomen nudum], Thyelia spinosa Menge 1854 [nomen nudum], Tubitelariae Thorell [empty], Zilla cornumana Menge 1854 [nomen nudum], Zilla spinipalpa Menge 1854 [nomen nudum]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available