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Taxonomy of Family Sicariidae Keyserling, 1880
Brown recluse spiders, Fiddleback Spiders, recluse spider, Recluse spiders, Sixeyed sicariid spiders, Violin Spiders


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
1342
20133
198818
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
1080
16061
173944
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
282
7084
82599
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
242
6840
80976
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
128
5852
73566
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
120
5804
73277
Families
Genera
Species
GroupHaplogynae
Simon, 1893
20
573
8636
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Scytodoidea
Caporiacco, 1938
5
17
594
Families
Genera
Species
FamilySicariidae
Keyserling, 1880
Brown recluse spiders, Fiddleback Spiders, Recluse spider
8
232
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Sicariidae Keyserling, 1880
GenusCalheirosia
Mello Leitao, 1917
0Species
GenusHexophthalma
Karsch, 1879
6-eyed sand spiders, Six eyed crab spider
10Species
GenusLoxoceles
1Species
GenusLoxosceles
Heineken & Lowe, 1832
Brown spiders, Fiddle-back, Reapers, Recluse spiders
178Species
GenusLoxoscelis
Heineken & Lowe, 1832
4Species
GenusLoxoscella
Strand, 1906
0Species
GenusSicarius
Walckenaer, 1847
Assassin spiders, Sand recluse spiders
39Species
GenusThomisoides
Nicolet in Gay, 1849
0Species

Synonyms
Sicardae (Keyserling, 1880)

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Sicariidae
GermanGeigenspinnen, Violinspinnen
EnglishBrown recluse spiders, Fiddleback Spiders, Recluse spider, Recluse spiders, Sixeyed sicariid spiders, Violin Spiders
DutchVioolspinnen
FinnishAavikkohämähäkit


Distribution and Species lists of Sicariidae Keyserling, 1880
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Afghanistan
1 Genus  1 Species
Algeria
1 Genus  1 Species
Angola
1 Genus  1 Species
Argentina
2 Genera  18 Species
Australia
2 Genera  5 Species
Bahamas
1 Genus  3 Species
Bahrain
1 Genus  1 Species
Belgium
1 Genus  1 Species
Belize
1 Genus  1 Species
Bolivia
2 Genera  4 Species
Botswana
1 Genus  1 Species
Brazil
2 Genera  31 Species
Cambodia
1 Genus  1 Species
Canada
1 Genus  4 Species
Cape Verde
2 Genera  6 Species
Chile
2 Genera  20 Species
China
1 Genus  3 Species
Colombia
2 Genera  8 Species
Costa Rica
2 Genera  2 Species
Croatia
1 Genus  2 Species
Cuba
1 Genus  4 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1 Genus  1 Species
Dominican Republic
1 Genus  4 Species
Ecuador
2 Genera  11 Species
El Salvador
2 Genera  2 Species
Ethiopia
1 Genus  4 Species
Fiji
1 Genus  0 Species
Finland
1 Genus  1 Species
France
1 Genus  3 Species
Germany
1 Genus  0 Species
Greece
1 Genus  2 Species
Guatemala
2 Genera  5 Species
Guinea
1 Genus  4 Species
Honduras
1 Genus  1 Species
India
1 Genus  2 Species
Indonesia
1 Genus  1 Species
Iran
1 Genus  4 Species
Israel
1 Genus  1 Species
Italy
1 Genus  4 Species
Ivory Coast
1 Genus  1 Species
Jamaica
1 Genus  4 Species
Japan
1 Genus  2 Species
Kenya
1 Genus  3 Species
Laos
1 Genus  2 Species
Lebanon
1 Genus  2 Species
Liberia
1 Genus  1 Species
Libya
1 Genus  1 Species
Malawi
1 Genus  2 Species
Malta
1 Genus  1 Species
Mexico
1 Genus  42 Species
Micronesia
1 Genus  1 Species
Morocco
1 Genus  3 Species
Mozambique
1 Genus  1 Species
Namibia
3 Genera  22 Species
Netherlands
1 Genus  3 Species
Nicaragua
2 Genera  1 Species
Panama
1 Genus  3 Species
Paraguay
2 Genera  4 Species
Peru
2 Genera  33 Species
Philippines
1 Genus  1 Species
Portugal
1 Genus  2 Species
Republic South Africa
5 Genera  23 Species
Seychelles
1 Genus  1 Species
Solomon Islands
1 Genus  1 Species
Somalia
1 Genus  1 Species
Spain
3 Genera  9 Species
Sweden
2 Genera  2 Species
Syria
1 Genus  3 Species
Taiwan
2 Genera  7 Species
Tanzania
1 Genus  2 Species
Thailand
1 Genus  1 Species
Trinidad and Tobago
1 Genus  1 Species
Tunisia
1 Genus  3 Species
Turkey
1 Genus  2 Species
Turkmenistan
1 Genus  2 Species
United Kingdom
2 Genera  2 Species
Uruguay
1 Genus  2 Species
USA
2 Genera  18 Species
Venezuela
1 Genus  7 Species
Zambia
1 Genus  1 Species
Zimbabwe
2 Genera  2 Species


Distribution on islands


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