Pholcoidea
Pholcus sp. , Pholcidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Arachnida Order: Araneae Suborder: Araneomorphae Division: Haplogynae Superfamily: Pholcoidea
Diversity
3 families, 1004 species
Families
Diguetidae Pholcidae Plectreuridae

The Pholcoidea are a superfamily of araneomorph spiders. 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 The Araneomorphae are a Suborder of Spiders They are distinguished by having Chelicerae (fangs that point diagonally forward and cross in a pinching action The Haplogynae are a series of araneomorph spiders Unlike the Entelegynae, they lack hardened (sclerotized female genitalia ( Epigynes Spider taxonomy is the Alpha taxonomy of the Spiders members of the Araneae order of the arthropod The coneweb spiders of the family Diguetidae are six-eyed haplogyne (lacking hardened female genitalia or Epigyne) Spiders that live in The Pholcidae are a Spider family in the suborder Araneomorphae. Plectreurid spiders (family Plectreuridae) belong to a small family confined to the North American Deserts and the island of Cuba. Taxonomic rank ( rank, category, taxonomic category is an abstract term used in the Scientific classification, or Taxonomy, of organisms The Araneomorphae are a Suborder of Spiders They are distinguished by having Chelicerae (fangs that point diagonally forward and cross in a pinching action They contain two families of six-eyed spiders:

• Diguetidae
• Pholcidae

and one family of eight-eyed spiders:

• Plectreuridae

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