Ray spider

Ray spiders
female Wendilgarda
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
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]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Currently valid spider genera and species", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2015-10-12
  2. "Family Theridiosomatidae Simon, 1881", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2015-10-12
  • Kaston, B.J. (1972). How to Know the Spiders. Pictured key nature series (3rd ed.). Dubuque, IA: Wm C. Brown Company Publishers. OCLC 668250654.


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