About 40,000 species of Spiders have been described and they are classified into 111 families. The following is a list of families classified under the three suborders.

Contents 1 Suborder Mesothelae 2 Suborder Mygalomorphae 2.1 Mecicobothrioidea 2.2 Hexatheloidea 2.3 Dipluroidea 2.4 Nemesioidea 2.5 Theraphosoidea 2.6 Barycheloidea 2.7 Atypoidea 2.8 Cyrtauchenioidea 2.9 Idiopoidea 2.10 Ctenizoidea 2.11 Migoidea 3 Suborder Araneomorphae 3.1 Hypochiloidea 3.2 Austrochiloidea 3.3 Filistatoidea 3.4 Scytodoidea 3.5 Leptonetoidea 3.6 Pholcoidea 3.7 Caponioidea 3.8 Dysderoidea 3.9 Eresoidea 3.10 Archaeoidea 3.11 Palpimanoidea 3.12 Mimetoidea 3.13 Uloboroidea 3.14 Araneoidea 3.15 Lycosoidea 3.16 Agelenoidea 3.17 Amaurobioidea 3.18 Dictynoidea 3.19 Sparassoidea 3.20 Selenopoidea 3.21 Zodaroidea 3.22 Tengelloidea 3.23 incertae sedis 3.24 Titanoecoidea 3.25 Gnaphosoidea 3.26 Thomisoidea 3.27 Salticoidea 3.28 Corinnoidea 4 References

[edit] Suborder Mesothelae

• Liphistiidae

[edit] Suborder Mygalomorphae

The Mygalomorphae are large spiders, including the Tarantulas and are identified by the orientation of their fangs. The fangs point downwards.

[edit] Mecicobothrioidea

• Mecicobothriidae
• Microstigmatidae

[edit] Hexatheloidea

• Hexathelidae

[edit] Dipluroidea

• Dipluridae

[edit] Nemesioidea

• Nemesiidae

[edit] Theraphosoidea

• Theraphosidae
• Paratropididae

[edit] Barycheloidea

• Barychelidae

[edit] Atypoidea

• Atypidae
• Antrodiaetidae

[edit] Cyrtauchenioidea

• Cyrtaucheniidae

[edit] Idiopoidea

• Idiopidae

[edit] Ctenizoidea

• Ctenizidae

[edit] Migoidea

• Migidae
• Actinopodidae

[edit] Suborder Araneomorphae

The suborder Araneomorphae consists of most of the spiders that have fangs that point diagonally and cross each other in contrast to the previous suborder. Most of the familiar garden spiders belong to the Araneomorphae.

[edit] Hypochiloidea

• Hypochilidae

[edit] Austrochiloidea

• Austrochilidae
• Gradungulidae

[edit] Filistatoidea

• Filistatidae

[edit] Scytodoidea

• Drymusidae
• Periegopidae
• Scytodidae
• Sicariidae

[edit] Leptonetoidea

• Leptonetidae
• Ochyroceratidae
• Telemidae

[edit] Pholcoidea

• Diguetidae
• Pholcidae
• Plectreuridae

[edit] Caponioidea

• Caponiidae
• Tetrablemmidae

[edit] Dysderoidea

• Dysderidae
• Oonopidae
• Orsolobidae
• Segestriidae

[edit] Eresoidea

• Eresidae
• Hersiliidae
• Oecobiidae

[edit] Archaeoidea

• Archaeidae
• Holarchaeidae
• Mecysmaucheniidae
• Micropholcommatidae
• Pararchaeidae

[edit] Palpimanoidea

• Huttoniidae
• Palpimanidae
• Stenochilidae

[edit] Mimetoidea

• Malkaridae
• Mimetidae

[edit] Uloboroidea

• Deinopidae
• Uloboridae

[edit] Araneoidea

• Anapidae
• Araneidae
• Cyatholipidae
• Linyphiidae
• Mysmenidae
• Nesticidae
• Pimoidae
• Symphytognathidae
• Synaphridae
• Synotaxidae
• Tetragnathidae
• Nephilidae
• Theridiidae
• Theridiosomatidae

[edit] Lycosoidea

• Ctenidae
• Lycosidae
• Oxyopidae
• Pisauridae
• Psechridae
• Senoculidae
• Stiphidiidae
• Trechaleidae
• Zoridae
• Zorocratidae
• Zoropsidae

[edit] Agelenoidea

• Agelenidae
• Amphinectidae

[edit] Amaurobioidea

• Amaurobiidae

[edit] Dictynoidea

• Anyphaenidae
• Cybaeidae
• Desidae
• Dictynidae
• Hahniidae
• Nicodamidae

[edit] Sparassoidea

• Sparassidae

[edit] Selenopoidea

• Selenopidae

[edit] Zodaroidea

• Zodariidae

[edit] Tengelloidea

• Tengellidae

[edit] incertae sedis

• Chummidae
• Clubionidae
• Cycloctenidae
• Homalonychidae
• Miturgidae

[edit] Titanoecoidea

• Phyxelididae
• Titanoecidae

[edit] Gnaphosoidea

• Ammoxenidae
• Cithaeronidae
• Gallieniellidae
• Gnaphosidae
• Lamponidae
• Prodidomidae
• Trochanteriidae

[edit] Thomisoidea

• Philodromidae
• Thomisidae

[edit] Salticoidea

• Salticidae

[edit] Corinnoidea

• Corinnidae
• Liocranidae

[edit] References

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