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Checklist for Order Araneae Clerck, 1757 (Spider)
and region North America (America)


Class
 		Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids		628
3831
18744		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
533
3328
16459		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
119
1318
8661		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders		99
1268
8500		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for North America
99 Families width 8500 Species and 95 Subspecies
#ABCDEFGHILMNOPSTUZ
Acanthoctenidae Simon, 18920SpeciesTaxom
Actinopodidae Simon, 1892Mouse Spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Agelenidae C. L. Koch, 1837Agelenid Spiders275SpeciesTaxom
Amaurobiidae Thorell, 1870Amaurobiids92SpeciesTaxom
Ammoxenidae Simon, 1893Ammoxenid spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Amphinectidae Forster & Wi..., 1973Amphinectid spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Anamidae Simon, 18895SpeciesTaxom
Anapidae Simon, 1895Anapid spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Antrodiaetidae Gertsch, 1940Folding trapdoor spider36SpeciesTaxom
Anyphaenidae Bertkau, 1878Anyphaenid sac spiders119SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders454SpeciesTaxom
Archaeidae C. L. Koch &..., 1854Archaeid spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Arthrolycosidae Fritsch, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Arthromygalidae Petrunkevitch, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Atypidae Thorell, 1870Atypical tarantulas9SpeciesTaxom
Austrochilidae Zapfe, 1955Austrochilid spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Barychelidae Simon, 1889Brush-footed trapdoors5SpeciesTaxom
Caponiidae Simon, 1890Caponiid spiders36SpeciesTaxom
Cithaeronidae Simon, 1893Cithaeronid spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Clubionidae Wagner, 1887Clubiones114SpeciesTaxom
Corinnidae Karsch, 1880Ant-like Sac Spiders271SpeciesTaxom
Ctenidae Keyserling, 1877Tropical wolf spiders39SpeciesTaxom
Ctenizidae Thorell, 1887Cork-lid trapdoor spider41SpeciesTaxom
Cybaeidae Banks, 1892Pond Water Spiders95SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtaucheniidae Simon, 1892Cyrtaucheiid spiders83SpeciesTaxom
Deinopidae C. L. Koch, 1850Net-casters4SpeciesTaxom
Desidae Pocock, 1895Desid spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Dictynidae O. P-Cambridge, 1871Dictynid spiders402SpeciesTaxom
Diguetidae F. O. Pickar..., 1899Coneweb spiders11SpeciesTaxom
Dipluridae Simon, 1889Curtainweb Spiders21SpeciesTaxom
Dysderidae C. L. Koch, 1837Dysderid spiders21SpeciesTaxom
Euctenizidae (Raven, 1985)Wafer-lid trapdoor spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Filistatidae Ausserer, 1867Crevice weaver33SpeciesTaxom
Gnaphosidae Pocock, 1898Flat-bellied ground spiders458SpeciesTaxom
Grandoculidae Penney, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Hahniidae Bertkau, 1878Dwarf sheet spiders77SpeciesTaxom
Halonoproctidae Pocock, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Hersiliidae Thorell, 1870Hersiliids10SpeciesTaxom
Hexathelidae Simon, 1892Australian funnelweb spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Homalonychidae Simon, 1893Dusty desert spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Huttoniidae Simon, 1893Huttoniid spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Hypochilidae Marx, 1888Lampshade spiders11SpeciesTaxom
Idiopidae Simon, 1892Armored trapdoor spiders11SpeciesTaxom
Lagonomegopidae Eskov & Wund..., 19951SpeciesTaxom
Lamponidae Simon, 1893White-tailed spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Leptonetidae Simon, 1890Cave spiders93SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders1381SpeciesTaxom
Liocranidae Simon, 1897Liocranid sac spiders20SpeciesTaxom
Lycosidae Lehtinen & H..., 1979Ground Spiders461SpeciesTaxom
Mecicobothriidae Holmberg, 1882Dwarf tarantula11SpeciesTaxom
Micropholcommatidae Hickman, 1943Micropholcommatid spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Migidae Simon, 1892Tree trapdoor spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Mimetidae Simon, 1881Pirate spider25SpeciesTaxom
Miturgidae Simon, 1885Long-legged sac spiders40SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecicultoridae1SpeciesTaxom
Mysmenidae Petrunkevitch, 1928Dwarf cobweb spiders22SpeciesTaxom
Nesticidae Simon, 1894Cave cobweb spider69SpeciesTaxom
Nicodamidae Simon, 1898Nicodamid spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Ochyroceratidae Fage, 1912Midget ground weaver18SpeciesTaxom
Oecobiidae Blackwall, 1862Disc web spider19SpeciesTaxom
Oonopidae Simon, 1890Dwarf Cell Spiders181SpeciesTaxom
Orsolobidae Cooke, 1965Orsolobid spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Oxyopidae Thorell, 1870Lynx spiders53SpeciesTaxom
Palpimanidae Thorell, 1870Palp-footed spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Pararchaeidae Forster & Pl..., 1984Pararchaeid spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Paratropididae Simon, 1889Bald-legged spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Parattidae Petrunkevitch, 19224SpeciesTaxom
Philodromidae Thorell, 1870False crab spiders146SpeciesTaxom
Pholcidae C. L. Koch, 1851Carpenter spider245SpeciesTaxom
Pimoidae Wunderlich, 1986Pimoid spiders15SpeciesTaxom
Pisauridae Simon, 1890Big wolf spider32SpeciesTaxom
Plectreuridae Simon, 1893Plectreurid spider28SpeciesTaxom
Salticidae Blackwall, 1842Jumping Spider1086SpeciesTaxom
Scytodidae Blackwall, 1864Glue spitter35SpeciesTaxom
Segestriidae Simon, 1893Six-eyed Spiders25SpeciesTaxom
Selenopidae Simon, 1897Flatties28SpeciesTaxom
Senoculidae Simon, 1890Senoculid spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Sicariidae Keyserling, 1880Brown recluse spiders53SpeciesTaxom
Sparassidae Bertkau, 1872Giant crab spiders96SpeciesTaxom
Stiphidiidae Dalmas, 1917Sheetweb spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Symphytognathidae Hickman, 1931Dwarf orb-weavers3SpeciesTaxom
Synotaxidae Simon, 1894Synotaxid spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Telemidae Fage, 1913Long-legged cave spider4SpeciesTaxom
Tengellidae (Dahl, 1908)Tengellid spiders50SpeciesTaxom
Tetrablemmidae O. P-Cambridge, 1873Armored spider7SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers167SpeciesTaxom
Theraphosidae Thorell, 1870Bird-eating spiders217SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders612SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosomatidae Simon, 1881Ray orbweavers13SpeciesTaxom
Thomisidae Sundevall, 1833Crab Spider295SpeciesTaxom
Titanoecidae Lehtinen, 1967Rock Weavers13SpeciesTaxom
Trechaleidae Simon, 1890Trechaleid spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Trochanteriidae Karsch, 1879Flat spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Trogloraptoridae Griswold, A..., 20121SpeciesTaxom
Uloboridae Thorell, 1869Cribellate orb weavers34SpeciesTaxom
Zodariidae Thorell, 1881Ant spiders58SpeciesTaxom
Zoridae F. O. P-Camb..., 1893Wandering Spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Zorocratidae (Dahl, 1913)Zorocratid spider32SpeciesTaxom
Zoropsidae Bertkau, 1882False Huntsman Spiders1SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Araneae with occurrences in North America
SuborderAraneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders		74
1157
7885		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom

SuborderMesothelae
Pocock, 1892
2
2
3		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom

SuborderMygalomorphae
Pocock, 1892
Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders		16
85
453		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom

FamilyAcanthoctenidae
Simon, 1892
1
0		Genus
Species
Taxom

FamilyClubionidae
Wagner, 1887
Clubiones, Clubionids, Foliage Spiders, Sac Spider, Sac spiders, Two-Clawed Hunting Spiders		11
114		Genera
Species
Taxom

FamilyGrandoculidae ♰
Penney, 2011
1
1		Genus
Species
Taxom

FamilyLagonomegopidae ♰
Eskov & Wunderlich, 1995
1
1		Genus
Species
Taxom

FamilyMiturgidae
Simon, 1885
Long-legged sac spiders, Prowling Hunters, Prowling spiders, Racing Stripe Spiders		7
40		Genera
Species
Taxom

FamilyMyrmecicultoridae
1
1		Genus
Species
Taxom

FamilyTrogloraptoridae
Griswold, Audisio & Ledford, 2012
1
1		Genus
Species
Taxom



Araneae (Clerck 1757)
Araneae (Clerck 1757)


Links, sources and further information
Araneae at artfakta.se
Araneae at biodiversity.org.au
Araneae at dyntaxa.se
Araneae at gbif.org
Araneae at irmng.org
Araneae at itis.gov
Araneae at marinespecies.org