Araneae

Mesothelae - Basal spiders

FamilyCommon NameSelected Genus and SpeciesImage
Liphistiidae Basal spiders Ryuthela sasakii

Mygalomorphae - Heavy-bodied spiders

FamilyCommon NameSelected Genus and SpeciesImage
Actinopodidae Mouse spiders Missulena occatoria
Anamidae Spiders Aname grandis
Antrodiaetidae Folding trapdoor spiders Antrodiaetus unicolor
Atracidae Australian funnel-web spiders Hadronyche modesta
Atypidae Purse-web spiders Sphodros rufipes
Barychelidae Brushed trapdoor spiders Sason robustum
Bemmeridae Spiders Homostola vulpecula
Ctenizidae Cork-like trapdoor spiders Cteniza sauvagesi
Cyrtaucheniidae Wafer trapdoor spiders Fufius lucasae
Dipluridae Curtain-web spiders Linothele fallax
Entypesidae Spiders Entypesa schoetedeni
Euctenizidae Trapdoor spiders Aptostichus angelinajolieae
Hexurellidae Spiders Hexurella apachea
Halonoproctidae Spiders Bothriocyrtum californicum
Idiopidae Armoured trapdoor spiders Idiops constructor
Ischnothelidae Spiders Ischnothele guianensis
Macrothelidae Spiders Macrothele gigas
Mecicobothriidae Dwarf tarantulas Mecicobothrium thorelli
Megahexuridae Spiders Megahexura fulva
Microstigmatidae Spiders Xamiatus rubrifrons
Migidae Tree trapdoor spiders Paramigas perroti
Nemesiidae Funnel-web trapdoor spiders Calisoga longitarsis
Paratropididae Bald-legged spiders Paratropis tuxtlensis
Porrhothelidae Tunnel-web spiders Porrhothele antipodiana
Pycnothelidae Spiders Acanthogonatus pissii
Stasimopidae Spiders Stasimopus rufidens
Theraphosidae Tarantulas Brachypelma klaasi

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