SYNOPSIS OF THE DESCRIBED ARANEAE OF THE WORLD
3/7/2005
Recent Fossil Status
Gen. Spec. Gen. Spec.
ORDER Araneae 3598 [38274] 118 216
SUBORDER Incertaesedis 0 0 1 1
SUBORDER Mesothelae 5 0 11 12
FAMILY Liphistiidae 5 0 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Arthrolycosidae 0 0 2 3 Complete
FAMILY Arthromygalidae 0 0 9 9 Complete
SUBORDER Mygalomorphae 315 1 4 4
INFRAORDER Mygalomorphaeincertae
FAMILY Mygalomorphaeincertae 0 0 1 1 Complete
INFRAORDER Tuberculotae
SUPERFAMILY Mecicobothrioidea 11 0 0 0
FAMILY Mecicobothriidae 4 0 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Microstigmatidae 7 0 0 0 Complete
SUPERFAMILY Hexatheloidea 11 0 1 1
FAMILY Hexathelidae 11 0 1 1 Complete
SUPERFAMILY Dipluroidea 25 0 1 1
FAMILY Dipluridae 25 0 1 1 Complete
SUPERFAMILY Nemesioidea 39 1 0 0
FAMILY Nemesiidae 39 1 0 0 Complete
SUPERFAMILY Theraphosoidea 116 0 2 2
FAMILY Theraphosidae 112 0 2 2 * Complete
FAMILY Paratropididae 4 0 0 0 Complete
SUPERFAMILY Barycheloidea 46 0 0 0
FAMILY Barychelidae 46 0 0 0 Complete
INFRAORDER Fornicephalae
SERIES Atypoidina
SUPERFAMILY Atypoidea 6 0 0 0
FAMILY Atypidae 3 0 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Antrodiaetidae 3 0 0 0 Complete
SERIES Rastelloidina
SUPERFAMILY Cyrtauchenioidea 18 0 0 0
FAMILY Cyrtaucheniidae 18 0 0 0 Complete
SUPERFAMILY Idiopoidea 20 0 0 0
FAMILY Idiopidae 20 0 0 0 Complete
SUPERFAMILY Ctenizoidea 9 0 0 0
FAMILY Ctenizidae 9 0 0 0 Complete
SUPERFAMILY Migoidea 13 0 1 1
FAMILY Migidae 10 0 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Actinopodidae 3 0 0 0 Complete
SUBORDER Araneomorphae 3274 0 102 205
INFRAORDER Hypochileae
FAMILY Hypochilidae 2 0 1 1 Complete
INFRAORDER Araneomorphi
SERIES Gradunguleae
FAMILY Austrochilidae 3 0 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Gradungulidae 7 0 0 0 Complete
SERIES Haplogynae
SUPERFAMILY Filistatoidea 16 0 0 0
FAMILY Filistatidae 16 0 0 0 Complete
SUPERFAMILY Scytodoidea 16 0 12 13
FAMILY Drymusidae 1 0 0 0
FAMILY Periegopidae 1 0 0 0
FAMILY Scytodidae 5 0 0 0
FAMILY Sicariidae 2 0 0 0
SUPERFAMILY Leptonetoidea 35 0 0 0
FAMILY Leptonetidae 15 0 0 0
FAMILY Ochyroceratidae 13 0 0 0
FAMILY Telemidae 7 0 0 0
SUPERFAMILY Pholcoidea 80 0 1 1
FAMILY Diguetidae 3 0 0 0
FAMILY Pholcidae 75 0 1 1 Complete
FAMILY Plectreuridae 2 0 0 0
SUPERFAMILY Caponioidea 41 0 0 2
FAMILY Caponiidae 11 0 0 2
FAMILY Tetrablemmoidea 0 0 0 0
FAMILY Tetrablemmidae 30 0 0 0
SUPERFAMILY Dysderoidea 122 0 1 5
FAMILY Dysderidae 25 0 1 3 Complete
FAMILY Oonopidae 66 0 0 1
FAMILY Orsolobidae 28 0 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Segestriidae 3 0 0 1
SERIES Entelogynae
SUPERFAMILY Eresoidea 23 0 2 5
FAMILY Eresidae 10 0 0 2
FAMILY Hersiliidae 7 0 1 2 Complete
FAMILY Oecobiidae 6 0 1 1
SUPERFAMILY Archaeoidea 20 0 1 1
FAMILY Archaeidae 3 0 1 1
FAMILY Holarchaeidae 1 0 0 0
FAMILY Mecysmaucheniidae 7 0 0 0
FAMILY Micropholcommatidae 8 0 0 0
FAMILY Pararchaeidae 1 0 0 0
SUPERFAMILY Palpimanoidea 18 0 0 0
FAMILY Huttoniidae 1 0 0 0
FAMILY Palpimanidae 15 0 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Stenochilidae 2 0 0 0
SUPERFAMILY Mimetoidea 16 0 0 3
FAMILY Malkaridae 4 0 0 0
FAMILY Mimetidae 12 0 0 3 Complete
SUPERFAMILY Uloboroidea 24 0 1 1
FAMILY Deinopidae 4 0 1 1
FAMILY Uloboridae 20 0 0 0 Complete
SUPERFAMILY Araneoidea 998 0 35 79
FAMILY Anapidae 34 0 1 1
FAMILY Araneidae 164 0 1 4 Complete
FAMILY Cyatholipidae 23 0 0 0
FAMILY Linyphiidae 567 0 9 15
FAMILY Mysmenidae 22 0 0 1
FAMILY Juraraneidae 0 0 1 1
FAMILY Nesticidae 9 0 6 12 Complete
FAMILY Pimoidae 2 0 0 0
FAMILY Symphytognathidae 6 0 0 0
FAMILY Synaphridae 2 0 0 0
FAMILY Synotaxidae 13 0 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Tetragnathidae 56 0 7 12 Complete
FAMILY Theridiidae 87 0 9 31 * Complete
FAMILY Ephalmatoridae 0 0 1 2
FAMILY Theridiosomatidae 13 0 0 0 Complete
SUPERFAMILY Archaeometoidea 0 0 3 3
FAMILY Archaeometidae 0 0 3 3
SUPERFAMILY Lycosoidea 255 0 5 8
FAMILY Ctenidae 39 0 1 1
FAMILY Lycosidae 103 0 0 1
FAMILY Neolanidae 1 0 0 0
FAMILY Oxyopidae 9 0 0 1 Complete
FAMILY Pisauridae 50 0 2 3
FAMILY Psechridae 2 0 1 1
FAMILY Senoculidae 1 0 0 0
FAMILY Stiphidiidae 13 0 0 0
FAMILY Trechaleidae 14 0 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Zoridae 13 0 0 0
FAMILY Zorocratidae 5 0 0 0
FAMILY Zoropsidae 5 0 1 1
SUPERFAMILY Agelenoidea 78 0 3 7
FAMILY Insecutoridae 0 0 1 3
FAMILY Inceptoridae 0 0 1 2
FAMILY Agelenidae 44 0 1 2
FAMILY Amphinectidae 34 0 0 0
SUPERFAMILY Amaurobioidea 68 0 0 1
FAMILY Amaurobiidae 68 0 0 1
SUPERFAMILY Dictynoidea 189 0 4 13
FAMILY Arthrodictynidae 0 0 1 1
FAMILY Anyphaenidae 56 0 0 1 Complete
FAMILY Cybaeidae 12 0 0 2
FAMILY Desidae 38 0 0 2
FAMILY Dictynidae 48 0 2 6
FAMILY Hahniidae 26 0 1 1
FAMILY Nicodamidae 9 0 0 0
SUPERFAMILY Sparassoidea 83 0 3 6
FAMILY Sparassidae 83 0 3 6 * Complete
SUPERFAMILY Selenopoidea 4 0 0 1
FAMILY Selenopidae 4 0 0 1 * Complete
SUPERFAMILY Zodarioidea 67 0 4 5
FAMILY Zodariidae 67 0 4 5 Complete
SUPERFAMILY Tengelloidea 8 0 0 0
FAMILY Tengellidae 8 0 0 0
SUPERFAMILY Entelogynaeincertaesedis 54 0 9 12
FAMILY Chummidae 1 0 0 0
FAMILY Clubionidae 15 0 9 12
FAMILY Cryptothelidae 1 0 0 0
FAMILY Cycloctenidae 5 0 0 0
FAMILY Halidae 2 0 0 0
FAMILY Homalonychidae 1 0 0 0 * Complete
FAMILY Miturgidae 29 0 0 0 Complete
SUPERFAMILY Titanoecoidea 17 0 0 0
FAMILY Phyxelididae 12 0 0 0
FAMILY Titanoecidae 5 0 0 0
SUPERFAMILY Gnaphosoidea 196 0 6 7
FAMILY Ammoxenidae 4 0 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Cithaeronidae 2 0 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Gallieniellidae 10 0 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Gnaphosidae 114 0 5 5
FAMILY Lamponidae 22 0 0 0 Complete
FAMILY Prodidomidae 26 0 0 0
FAMILY Trochanteriidae 18 0 1 2 Complete
SUPERFAMILY Thomisoidea 192 0 8 13
FAMILY Philodromidae 29 0 3 3
FAMILY Thomisidae 163 0 5 10
SUPERFAMILY Pyritaraneoidea 0 0 3 7
FAMILY Pyritaraneidae 0 0 2 3
FAMILY Parattidae 0 0 1 4
SUPERFAMILY Salticoidea 548 1 9 10
FAMILY Salticidae 548 1 9 10 Complete
SUPERFAMILY Corinnoidea 106 0 3 8
FAMILY Spatiatoridae 0 0 2 3
FAMILY Corinnidae 75 0 1 5
FAMILY Liocranidae 31 0 0 0
SUBORDER Unknown 0 0 0 0
FAMILY Unknown 0 0 0 0