Ray spider
| Ray spiders | |
|---|---|
 | |
| female Wendilgarda | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Suborder: | Opisthothelae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Theridiosomatidae Simon, 1881 |
| Genera | |
|
See text. | |
| Diversity[1] | |
| 18 genera, 106 species | |
 | |
The ray spiders (family Theridiosomatidae) are spiders most recognizable for their construction of cone-shaped webs. As of October 2015, the family consisted of 106 species in 18 genera.[1]
Genera
As of October 2015, the World Spider Catalog accepts 18 genera:[2]
- Andasta Simon, 1895
- Baalzebub Coddington, 1986
- Chthonopes Wunderlich, 2011
- Chthonos Coddington, 1986
- Coddingtonia Miller, Griswold & Yin, 2009
- Epeirotypus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1894
- Epilineutes Coddington, 1986
- Karstia Chen, 2010
- Luangnam Wunderlich, 2011
- Menglunia Zhao & Li, 2012
- Naatlo Coddington, 1986
- Ogulnius O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882
- Parogulnius Archer, 1953
- Plato Coddington, 1986
- Sinoalaria Zhao & Li, 2014
- Theridiosoma O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1879
- Wendilgarda Keyserling, 1886
- Zoma Saaristo, 1996
See also
References
- 1 2 "Currently valid spider genera and species", World Spider Catalog (Natural History Museum Bern), retrieved 2015-10-12
- ↑ "Family Theridiosomatidae Simon, 1881", World Spider Catalog (Natural History Museum Bern), retrieved 2015-10-12
- B.J. Kaston (1972). How to Know the Spiders. Wm C. Brown Company Publishers.
External links
 |
Wikispecies has information related to: Theridiosomatidae |
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Theridiosomatidae. |
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, October 29, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.