Ray spider
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The ray spiders are spider
s most recognizable for their construction of cone-shaped webs. As of 2008, the family consists of 75 species in 12 genera.
Spider
Spiders are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, and chelicerae with fangs that inject venom. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species diversity among all other groups of organisms...
s most recognizable for their construction of cone-shaped webs. As of 2008, the family consists of 75 species in 12 genera.
Genera
The categorization into subfamilies follows Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog.- Eperiotypinae
- Epeirotypus O. P-CambridgeOctavius Pickard-CambridgeThe Reverend Octavius Pickard-Cambridge FRS was an English clergyman and zoologist.Pickard-Cambridge was born in Bloxworth rectory, Dorset, the fifth son of Revd George Pickard, rector and squire of Bloxworth: the family changed their name to Pickard-Cambridge in 1848...
, 1894 — Mexico to Costa Rica - Naatlo Coddington, 1986 — Central and South America
- Ogulninae
- Ogulnius O. P.-Cambridge, 1882 — Central and South America, South Asia
- Platoninae
- Chthonos Coddington, 1986 — South Africa
- Plato Coddington, 1986 — South America
- Theridiosomatinae
- Andasta Simon, 1895 — South Asia
- Baalzebub Coddington, 1986 — Central and South Africa, Australia
- Epilineutes Coddington, 1986 — Mexico to Brazil
- Theridiosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 1879 — worldwide
- Wendilgarda Keyserling, 1886 — Central to South America, Asia
- Zoma Saaristo, 1996 — Seychelles
- incertae sedisIncertae sedis, is a term used to define a taxonomic group where its broader relationships are unknown or undefined. Uncertainty at specific taxonomic levels is attributed by , , and similar terms.-Examples:*The fossil plant Paradinandra suecica could not be assigned to any...
- Parogulnius Archer, 1953 — USA