Araneomorphae

Araneomorph spiders

Nephila inaurata (Nephilidae)

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Suborder:	Araneomorphae

Diversity

95 families

Families

see Table of families

The Araneomorphae are a suborder of spiders. The Nephilidae are a Spider family with 75 described species in four genera Arthropods are Animals belonging to the Phylum Arthropoda (from Greek ἄρθρον arthron, " Joint " Arachnids are a class ( Arachnida) of joint-legged Invertebrate Animals in the subphylum Chelicerata. Spiders are Predatory Invertebrate Animals that have two body segments, eight legs no chewing mouth parts and no wings Spider taxonomy is the Alpha taxonomy of the Spiders members of the Araneae order of the arthropod Spider taxonomy is the Alpha taxonomy of the Spiders members of the Araneae order of the arthropod This article is about the taxonomic rank for the sequence of species in a taxonomic list see Taxonomic order In scientific classification used Spiders are Predatory Invertebrate Animals that have two body segments, eight legs no chewing mouth parts and no wings They are distinguished by having chelicerae (fangs) that point diagonally forward and cross in a pinching action, in contrast to the Mygalomorphae (tarantulas and their close kin), where they point straight down. The Chelicerae are mouth parts of the Chelicerata, an Arthropod Subphylum that includes Arachnids, Merostomata The Mygalomorphae, (also called the Orthognatha) are an Infraorder of Spiders The latter name comes from the orientation of the fangs which Most of the spiders that people encounter in daily life belong to the Araneomorphae.

1 Distinguishing characteristics
- 1.1 Mygalomorphae
- 1.2 Araneomorphae
2 Spiders included
3 Systematics
4 Gallery
5 References

Distinguishing characteristics

Note the difference in the orientations of the chelicerae (fangs) of the two spiders below, representatives of the Mygalomorphae and the Araneomorphae. The Chelicerae are mouth parts of the Chelicerata, an Arthropod Subphylum that includes Arachnids, Merostomata

Mygalomorphae

Atrax robustus

This Atrax robustus (a member of the Hexathelidae) is making a threat display, and by so doing shows very clearly the orientation of its chelicerae, which go up and down, parallel to the long axis of the spider's body. The spider family Hexathelidae, the only family in the super-family Hexatheloidea, is one of two families (along with Dipluridae) of spiders known So it is a representative of the suborder Mygalomorphae, not Araneomorphae.

threatening Cheiracanthium punctorium

In Araneomorphae, the fangs slope towards each other, giving these spiders many more possibilities than Mylagomorphae, which can only bite top down. Cheiracanthium punctorium commonly known as the yellow sac spider is a spider found from central Europe to Central Asia.

Unlike Mygalomorphae, which can live for up to 25 years, most Araneomorphae die after about a year. [1]

Spiders included

Almost all of the familiar spiders are included in this group. The major exception is the Tarantulas, which have become so common as pets that many people have seen them. Tarantula is the common name for a group of hairy and often very large Spiders belonging to the family Theraphosidae, of which approximately 900 species There are a few other members of Mygalomorphae that one might see around homes or gardens, but they typically are relatively small and not easily noticed. For instance, the females of one such species lives and hunts from within a long silken tube, so unless one opens the tube or chances upon a male looking for a mate, one will never see them. The Araneomorphae, to the contrary, include the weavers of spiral webs, the cobweb spiders that live in the corners of our rooms and between windows and screens, the crab spiders that lurk on the surfaces of the flowers in our gardens, the jumping spiders that look back at us curiously from walls and tree trunks, the wolf spiders that sometimes carpet good hunting sites in a sunny spot in the lawn, the large Huntsman spiders that sometimes frighten people by getting into their cars or taking up residence behind wall clocks. The orb-weaver spiders (family Araneidae) are the builders of spiral wheel-shaped webs often found in gardens fields and forests The tangle-web spiders, also known as cobweb spiders and comb-footed spiders (family Theridiidae) are a large group (over 2200 Species in Crab spiders make up the Thomisidae family of the Araneae order The jumping spider family ( Salticidae) contains more than 500 described genera and over 5000 Species, making it the largest family of Spiders with about Huntsman spider is a common name given to the family Sparassidae (formerly Heteropodidae)

Systematics

The Araneomorphae are divided into two infraorders, the Hypochilae (containing only the family Hypochilidae), and the Araneomorphi. This article is about the taxonomic rank for the sequence of species in a taxonomic list see Taxonomic order In scientific classification used The Lampshade spiders of the family Hypochilidae are among the most primitive of Araneomorph Spiders There are two genera and eleven The Araneomorphi are in turn divided into the Austrochiloidea, and the two series Entelogynae and Haplogynae, each containing several superfamilies:

A cladogram shows the relation among taxons. Taxonomic rank ( rank, category, taxonomic category is an abstract term used in the Scientific classification, or Taxonomy, of organisms Taxonomic rank ( rank, category, taxonomic category is an abstract term used in the Scientific classification, or Taxonomy, of organisms Cladistics is the hierarchical classification of Species based on evolutionary ancestry ^[1]

Opisthothelae

Mygalomorphae

Araneomorphae

Hypochilidae

Austrochiloidea

	Gradungulidae

	Austrochilidae

Araneoclada

	Haplogynae

	Entelegynae

Most spiders in the Haplogynae series have six eyes, while most of those in the Entelegynae series have eight. Spiders are Predatory Invertebrate Animals that have two body segments, eight legs no chewing mouth parts and no wings The Mygalomorphae, (also called the Orthognatha) are an Infraorder of Spiders The latter name comes from the orientation of the fangs which The Lampshade spiders of the family Hypochilidae are among the most primitive of Araneomorph Spiders There are two genera and eleven The Austrochiloidea are a Superfamily of araneomorph spiders They contain two families of eight-eyed spiders Austrochilidae The Gradungulidae are a small Spider family with 16 species in seven genera The Austrochilidae) are a small Spider family with nine species in three genera The Haplogynae are a series of araneomorph spiders Unlike the Entelegynae, they lack hardened (sclerotized female genitalia ( Epigynes The Entelegynae are a subgroup of araneomorph spiders Almost all members of this group unlike most members of Haplogynae, have eight eyes and females have

Gallery

One might see these Araneomorphae within their ranges on any day in the summer:

Spider web early in the morning	Micrommata virescens	Agelena labyrinthica	Araniella cucurbitina
Florinda coccinea (Blacktailed Red Sheetweaver)	Philodromus sp.	Pisaura mirabilis?	Phidippus audax