The World Spider Catalog, Version 4.0
by Norman I. Platnick

© Copyright 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 American Museum of Natural History. All Rights Reserved.
Title Page Introduction Families Counts Bibliography


CURRENTLY VALID SPIDER GENERA AND SPECIES (July 22, 2003)


(* indicates that the file has changed since Version 3.5)


Family Genera Species  
Family Genera Species
* 1. Liphistiidae 2 85
56 Theridiosomatidae 12 72
* 2. Atypidae 3 33
*57. Symphytognathidae 6 42
3 Antrodiaetidae 3 27
*58. Anapidae 34 143
4 Mecicobothriidae 4 8
*59. Mysmenidae 22 90
* 5. Hexathelidae 11 84
*60. Synaphridae 2 7
6 Dipluridae 24 175
61 Pimoidae 1 22
* 7. Cyrtaucheniidae 18 125
*62. Linyphiidae 559 4236
* 8. Ctenizidae 9 114
*63. Tetragnathidae 56 984
* 9. Idiopidae 20 269
*64. Araneidae 163 2830
10 Actinopodidae 3 41
*65. Lycosidae 99 2260
11 Migidae 10 91
*66. Trechaleidae 13 72
*12. Nemesiidae 38 325
*67. Pisauridae 50 320
13 Microstigmatidae 6 12
*68. Oxyopidae 9 405
14 Barychelidae 44 298
69 Senoculidae 1 31
*15. Theraphosidae 109 864
*70. Stiphidiidae 10 78
16 Paratropididae 4 8
71 Neolanidae 1 3
17 Hypochilidae 2 11
*72. Zorocratidae 5 21
*18. Austrochilidae 3 8
*73. Psechridae 4 25
19 Gradungulidae 7 16
*74. Zoropsidae 3 15
20 Filistatidae 16 108
*75. Zoridae 12 73
21 Sicariidae 2 122
*76. Ctenidae 42 453
*22. Scytodidae 5 157
*77. Agelenidae 42 490
23 Periegopidae 1 2
*78. Cybaeidae 10 139
24 Drymusidae 1 9
*79. Desidae 38 180
*25. Leptonetidae 15 184
80 Halidae 2 3
26 Telemidae 7 22
81 Amphinectidae 33 175
*27. Ochyroceratidae 13 145
82 Cycloctenidae 5 36
*28. Pholcidae 70 836
*83. Hahniidae 26 215
29 Plectreuridae 2 29
*84. Dictynidae 48 552
30 Diguetidae 3 15
*85. Amaurobiidae 67 592
31 Caponiidae 11 67
86 Phyxelididae 12 54
32 Tetrablemmidae 30 124
87 Titanoecidae 5 44
*33. Segestriidae 3 106
*88. Nicodamidae 9 29
*34. Dysderidae 24 486
*89. Tengellidae 7 31
*35. Oonopidae 65 450
*90. Miturgidae 29 370
36 Orsolobidae 28 175
*91. Anyphaenidae 54 520
37 Archaeidae 3 18
*92. Liocranidae 31 169
38 Mecysmaucheniidae 7 23
*93. Clubionidae 15 532
39 Pararchaeidae 1 7
*94. Corinnidae 76 900
40 Holarchaeidae 1 2
*95. Zodariidae 60 670
*41. Micropholcommatidae 8 33
96 Cryptothelidae 1 10
42 Huttoniidae 1 1
97 Chummidae 1 2
43 Stenochilidae 2 12
98 Homalonychidae 1 3
*44. Palpimanidae 15 125
99 Ammoxenidae 4 17
45 Malkaridae 4 10
100 Cithaeronidae 2 6
46 Mimetidae 12 154
101 Gallieniellidae 10 48
47 Eresidae 10 102
102 Trochanteriidae 18 146
*48. Oecobiidae 6 101
*103. Lamponidae 22 190
49 Hersiliidae 7 148
*104. Prodidomidae 26 161
*50. Deinopidae 4 57
*105. Gnaphosidae 113 1948
*51. Uloboridae 19 244
106 Selenopidae 3 174
52 Cyatholipidae 23 58
*107. Sparassidae 83 983
53 Synotaxidae 13 64
*108. Philodromidae 29 513
*54. Nesticidae 9 200
*109. Thomisidae 164 2024
*55. Theridiidae 80 2208
*110. Salticidae 539 4968

Total 3,530 genera, 38,274 species