Orbweavers and Allies
Araneoidea
Araneoidea is a taxon of araneomorph spiders, termed "araneoids", treated as a superfamily. As with many such groups, its circumscription has varied; in particular some families at one time moved to the Palpimanoidea have more recently been restored to Araneoidea. A 2014 treatment includes 18 families, with the araneoids making up about 26% of the total number of known spider species; a 2016 treatment includes essentially the same taxa, but now divided into 17 families.
12 branches of this superfamily, most-observed first
Orbweavers
familyAraneidae
Comb-footed Spiders
familyTheridiidae
Long-jawed Orbweavers
familyTetragnathidae
Golden Orbweavers
familyNephilidae
Dwarf, Sheetweb, and Hammock-web Spiders
epifamilyLinyphioidea
Leaf-curling Orbweavers
familyPhonognathidae
Pirate Spiders
familyMimetidae
Triangular Spiders and Allies
familyArkyidae
Dwarf Orbweavers and Allies
epifamilySymphytognathoidea
Cyatholipoid spiders
epifamilyCyatholipoidea
Pitted Shield Spiders
familyMalkaridae
Trampoline-web Spiders
familyParaplectanoididae
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 319384.