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


Class
 		Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids		533
4412
23236		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
456
3391
19281		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
103
1620
12187		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders		95
1584
11960		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for South America
95 Families width 11960 Species and 36 Subspecies
#ABCDEFGHILMNOPSTUZ
Actinopodidae Simon, 1892Mouse Spiders106SpeciesTaxom
Agelenidae C. L. Koch, 1837Agelenid Spiders34SpeciesTaxom
Amaurobiidae Thorell, 1870Amaurobiids74SpeciesTaxom
Ammoxenidae Simon, 1893Ammoxenid spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Amphinectidae Forster & Wi..., 1973Amphinectid spiders16SpeciesTaxom
Anamidae Simon, 188935SpeciesTaxom
Anapidae Simon, 1895Anapid spiders58SpeciesTaxom
Antrodiaetidae Gertsch, 1940Folding trapdoor spider1SpeciesTaxom
Anyphaenidae Bertkau, 1878Anyphaenid sac spiders474SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders1215SpeciesTaxom
Atypidae Thorell, 1870Atypical tarantulas1SpeciesTaxom
Austrochilidae Zapfe, 1955Austrochilid spiders11SpeciesTaxom
Barychelidae Simon, 1889Brush-footed trapdoors68SpeciesTaxom
Caponiidae Simon, 1890Caponiid spiders75SpeciesTaxom
Cithaeronidae Simon, 1893Cithaeronid spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Clubionidae Wagner, 1887Clubiones39SpeciesTaxom
Corinnidae Karsch, 1880Ant-like Sac Spiders415SpeciesTaxom
Ctenidae Keyserling, 1877Tropical wolf spiders260SpeciesTaxom
Ctenizidae Thorell, 1887Cork-lid trapdoor spider8SpeciesTaxom
Cybaeidae Banks, 1892Pond Water Spiders7SpeciesTaxom
Cycloctenidae Simon, 1898Scuttling spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtaucheniidae Simon, 1892Cyrtaucheiid spiders35SpeciesTaxom
Deinopidae C. L. Koch, 1850Net-casters16SpeciesTaxom
Desidae Pocock, 1895Desid spiders16SpeciesTaxom
Dictynidae O. P-Cambridge, 1871Dictynid spiders57SpeciesTaxom
Diguetidae F. O. Pickar..., 1899Coneweb spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Dipluridae Simon, 1889Curtainweb Spiders133SpeciesTaxom
Drymusidae Simon, 1893Drymusid spiders9SpeciesTaxom
Dysderidae C. L. Koch, 1837Dysderid spiders13SpeciesTaxom
Eresidae C. L. Koch, 1851Eresid spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Filistatidae Ausserer, 1867Crevice weaver35SpeciesTaxom
Gallieniellidae Millot, 1947Gallieniellid spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Gnaphosidae Pocock, 1898Flat-bellied ground spiders339SpeciesTaxom
Hahniidae Bertkau, 1878Dwarf sheet spiders42SpeciesTaxom
Halonoproctidae Pocock, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Hersiliidae Thorell, 1870Hersiliids17SpeciesTaxom
Hexathelidae Simon, 1892Australian funnelweb spiders13SpeciesTaxom
Hypochilidae Marx, 1888Lampshade spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Idiopidae Simon, 1892Armored trapdoor spiders41SpeciesTaxom
Lamponidae Simon, 1893White-tailed spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Leptonetidae Simon, 1890Cave spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders584SpeciesTaxom
Liocranidae Simon, 1897Liocranid sac spiders8SpeciesTaxom
Lycosidae Lehtinen & H..., 1979Ground Spiders367SpeciesTaxom
Malkaridae Davies, 1980Malkarids1SpeciesTaxom
Mecicobothriidae Holmberg, 1882Dwarf tarantula2SpeciesTaxom
Mecysmaucheniidae Simon, 1895Mecysmaucheniid spiders24SpeciesTaxom
Micropholcommatidae Hickman, 1943Micropholcommatid spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Microstigmatidae Raven & Plat..., 1981Microstigmatid spiders23SpeciesTaxom
Migidae Simon, 1892Tree trapdoor spiders16SpeciesTaxom
Mimetidae Simon, 1881Pirate spider49SpeciesTaxom
Miturgidae Simon, 1885Long-legged sac spiders75SpeciesTaxom
Mysmenidae Petrunkevitch, 1928Dwarf cobweb spiders59SpeciesTaxom
Nemesiidae Simon, 1892Tube Trapdoor Spiders26SpeciesTaxom
Nesticidae Simon, 1894Cave cobweb spider15SpeciesTaxom
Nicodamidae Simon, 1898Nicodamid spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Ochyroceratidae Fage, 1912Midget ground weaver69SpeciesTaxom
Oecobiidae Blackwall, 1862Disc web spider10SpeciesTaxom
Oonopidae Simon, 1890Dwarf Cell Spiders703SpeciesTaxom
Orsolobidae Cooke, 1965Orsolobid spiders44SpeciesTaxom
Oxyopidae Thorell, 1870Lynx spiders71SpeciesTaxom
Palpimanidae Thorell, 1870Palp-footed spiders75SpeciesTaxom
Paratropididae Simon, 1889Bald-legged spiders39SpeciesTaxom
Philodromidae Thorell, 1870False crab spiders127SpeciesTaxom
Pholcidae C. L. Koch, 1851Carpenter spider488SpeciesTaxom
Pimoidae Wunderlich, 1986Pimoid spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Pisauridae Simon, 1890Big wolf spider69SpeciesTaxom
Prodidomidae (Simon, 1882)Long-spinnered ground spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Salticidae Blackwall, 1842Jumping Spider1754SpeciesTaxom
Scytodidae Blackwall, 1864Glue spitter112SpeciesTaxom
Segestriidae Simon, 1893Six-eyed Spiders39SpeciesTaxom
Selenopidae Simon, 1897Flatties35SpeciesTaxom
Senoculidae Simon, 1890Senoculid spiders24SpeciesTaxom
Sicariidae Keyserling, 1880Brown recluse spiders97SpeciesTaxom
Sparassidae Bertkau, 1872Giant crab spiders259SpeciesTaxom
Stiphidiidae Dalmas, 1917Sheetweb spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Symphytognathidae Hickman, 1931Dwarf orb-weavers19SpeciesTaxom
Synotaxidae Simon, 1894Synotaxid spiders17SpeciesTaxom
Telemidae Fage, 1913Long-legged cave spider3SpeciesTaxom
Tengellidae (Dahl, 1908)Tengellid spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Tetrablemmidae O. P-Cambridge, 1873Armored spider17SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers325SpeciesTaxom
Theraphosidae Thorell, 1870Bird-eating spiders732SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders920SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosomatidae Simon, 1881Ray orbweavers55SpeciesTaxom
Thomisidae Sundevall, 1833Crab Spider501SpeciesTaxom
Titanoecidae Lehtinen, 1967Rock Weavers17SpeciesTaxom
Trachelidae Simon, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Trechaleidae Simon, 1890Trechaleid spiders123SpeciesTaxom
Trochanteriidae Karsch, 1879Flat spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Uloboridae Thorell, 1869Cribellate orb weavers83SpeciesTaxom
Zodariidae Thorell, 1881Ant spiders145SpeciesTaxom
Zoridae F. O. P-Camb..., 1893Wandering Spiders27SpeciesTaxom
Zorocratidae (Dahl, 1913)Zorocratid spider2SpeciesTaxom
Zoropsidae Bertkau, 1882False Huntsman Spiders2SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Araneae with occurrences in South America
SuborderAraneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders		75
1397
10563		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom

SuborderMygalomorphae
Pocock, 1892
Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders		17
170
1280		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom

FamilyClubionidae
Wagner, 1887
Clubiones, Clubionids, Foliage Spiders, Sac Spider, Sac spiders, Two-Clawed Hunting Spiders		6
39		Genera
Species
Taxom

FamilyCycloctenidae
Simon, 1898
Scuttling spiders		2
1		Genera
Species
Taxom

FamilyMiturgidae
Simon, 1885
Long-legged sac spiders, Prowling Hunters, Prowling spiders, Racing Stripe Spiders		8
75		Genera
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