Theraphosoidea

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Theraphosoidea

young Avicularia metallica, Theraphosidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Suborder:	Opisthothelae
Infraorder:	Mygalomorphae
Superfamily:	Theraphosoidea
Families
Theraphosidae Paratropididae
Diversity
2 families, 905 species

The Theraphosoidea are a superfamily of mygalomorph spiders. They contain two families of spiders:

Theraphosidae, the true tarantulas
Paratropididae, the bald-legged spiders.

Extant Araneae families

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida

Suborder Mesothelae

Liphistiidae (segmented spiders)

Suborder Opisthothelae

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Mecicobothrioidea	Mecicobothriidae (dwarf tarantulas) Microstigmatidae

Hexatheloidea	Hexathelidae (funnel-webs or venomous funnel-web tarantulas)

Dipluroidea	Dipluridae (funnel-web tarantulas)

Nemesioidea	Nemesiidae (funnel-web tarantulas)

Theraphosoidea	Theraphosidae (true tarantulas) Paratropididae (bald-legged spiders)

Barycheloidea	Barychelidae (brushed trapdoor spiders)

Atypoidea	Atypidae (atypical tarantulas or purseweb spiders) Antrodiaetidae (folding trapdoor spiders)

Cyrtauchenioidea	Cyrtaucheniidae (wafer trapdoor spiders)

Idiopoidea	Idiopidae

Ctenizoidea	Ctenizidae (cork-lid trapdoor spiders)

Migoidea	Migidae (tree trapdoor spiders) Actinopodidae (mouse spiders and relatives)

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Hypochiloidea	Hypochilidae (lampshade spiders)

Austrochiloidea	Austrochilidae Gradungulidae (large-clawed spiders)

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Filistatoidea	Filistatidae (crevice weaver spiders)

Scytodoidea	Drymusidae (false violin spiders) Periegopidae Scytodidae (spitting spiders) Sicariidae (violin spiders, assassin spiders)

Leptonetoidea	Leptonetidae (leptonetid spiders) Ochyroceratidae (midget ground weavers) Telemidae (long-legged cave spiders)

Pholcoidea	Diguetidae (coneweb spiders) Pholcidae (cellar spiders) Plectreuridae (plectreurid spiders)

Caponioidea	Caponiidae Tetrablemmidae (armored spiders)

Dysderoidea	Dysderidae (woodlouse hunters) Oonopidae (goblin spiders) Orsolobidae Segestriidae (tube-dwelling spiders) Trogloraptoridae (Trogloraptor marchingtoni)

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Eresoidea	Eresidae (velvet spiders) Hersiliidae (tree trunk spiders) Oecobiidae (disc web spiders)

Archaeoidea	Archaeidae (pelican spiders) Holarchaeidae Mecysmaucheniidae Micropholcommatidae Pararchaeidae

Palpimanoidea	Huttoniidae Palpimanidae (palp-footed spiders) Stenochilidae

Mimetoidea	Malkaridae (shield spiders) Mimetidae (pirate spiders)

Uloboroidea	Deinopidae (net-casting spiders) Uloboridae (cribellate orb weavers)

Araneoidea	Anapidae Araneidae (orb-weaver spiders) Cyatholipidae Linyphiidae (sheet weavers or money spiders) Mysmenidae (spurred orb-weavers) Nesticidae (cave cobweb spiders) Pimoidae Sinopimoidae (member of Linyphiidae?) Symphytognathidae (dwarf orb-weavers) Synaphridae Synotaxidae Tetragnathidae (long jawed orb-weavers) Nephilidae (large-jawed spiders) Theridiidae (tangle-web spiders) Theridiosomatidae (ray spiders)

Lycosoidea	Ctenidae (wandering spiders or tropical wolf spiders) Lycosidae (wolf spiders) Oxyopidae (lynx spiders) Pisauridae (nursery web spiders) (including Halidae) Psechridae Senoculidae (bark hunters) Stiphidiidae Trechaleidae Zoridae Zorocratidae (zorocratid spiders) Zoropsidae (zoropsid spiders)

Agelenoidea	Agelenidae (araneomorph funnel weavers) Amphinectidae (including Neolanidae)

Amaurobioidea	Amaurobiidae (tangled nest spiders)

Dictynoidea	Anyphaenidae (anyphaenid sac spiders) Cybaeidae Desidae (intertidal spiders) Dictynidae (dictynid spiders) Hahniidae (dwarf sheet spiders) Nicodamidae (red and black spiders)

Sparassoidea	Sparassidae (huntsman spiders)

Selenopoidea	Selenopidae (wall crab spiders)

Zodaroidea	Zodariidae (zodariid ground spiders or ant spiders) (including Cryptothelidae)

Tengelloidea	Tengellidae (tengellid spiders)

Titanoecoidea	Phyxelididae Titanoecidae (titanoecid spiders)

Gnaphosoidea	Ammoxenidae (termite hunters) Cithaeronidae Gallieniellidae Gnaphosidae (flat-bellied ground spiders) Lamponidae (white-tailed spiders) Prodidomidae (long-spinneret ground spiders) Trochanteriidae

Thomisoidea	Philodromidae (running crab spiders) Thomisidae (crab spiders)

Salticoidea	Salticidae (jumping spiders)

Corinnoidea	Corinnidae (dark sac spiders) Liocranidae (liocranid sac spiders)

incertae sedis	Chummidae Clubionidae (sac spiders) Cycloctenidae Homalonychidae Miturgidae (long-legged sac spiders)

List of families of spiders
Spider taxonomy
List of spider common names
Bold are families with more than 1000 species

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