Ray spider
| Ray spiders | |
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| female Wendilgarda | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Theridiosomatidae Simon, 1881 |
| Genera | |
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| Diversity[1] | |
| 18 genera, 106 species | |
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The ray spiders (family Theridiosomatidae) are spiders most recognizable for their construction of cone-shaped webs. As of October 2015[update], the family consisted of 106 species in 18 genera.[1]
Genera
As of October 2015[update], the World Spider Catalog accepts 18 genera:[2]
- Andasta Simon, 1895
- Baalzebub Coddington, 1986
- Chthonopes Wunderlich, 2011
- Chthonos Coddington, 1986
- Coddingtonia Miller, Griswold & Yin, 2009
- Epeirotypus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1894
- Epilineutes Coddington, 1986
- Karstia Chen, 2010
- Luangnam Wunderlich, 2011
- Menglunia Zhao & Li, 2012
- Naatlo Coddington, 1986
- Ogulnius O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882
- Parogulnius Archer, 1953
- Plato Coddington, 1986
- Sinoalaria Zhao & Li, 2014
- Theridiosoma O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1879
- Wendilgarda Keyserling, 1886
- Zoma Saaristo, 1996
See also
References
- ^ a b "Currently valid spider genera and species", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2015-10-12
- ^ "Family Theridiosomatidae Simon, 1881", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2015-10-12
- Kaston, B.J. (1972). How to Know the Spiders. Pictured key nature series (3rd ed.). Dubuque, IA: Wm C. Brown Company Publishers. OCLC 668250654.
External links
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