Archaeoidea
Encyclopedia
The Archaeoidea are a superfamily
of araneomorph
spiders. They contain five families
of eight-eyed spiders:
Taxonomic rank
In biological classification, rank is the level in a taxonomic hierarchy. Examples of taxonomic ranks are species, genus, family, and class. Each rank subsumes under it a number of less general categories...
of araneomorph
Araneomorphae
The Araneomorphae are a suborder of spiders. They are distinguished by having fangs that oppose each other and cross in a pinching action, in contrast to the Mygalomorphae , which have fangs that are nearly parallel in alignment.- Distinguishing characteristics :Note the difference in the...
spiders. They contain five families
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of eight-eyed spiders:
- ArchaeidaeArchaeidaeThe Archaeidae are a spider family with 25 described species in three genera.Their common name pelican spider stems from their specialised anatomy: they have evolved elongated jaws and necks for catching other spiders.-Distribution:...
- HolarchaeidaeHolarchaeidaeThe Holarchaeidae are a spider family with only two described species in one genus.They are only up to 1.5mm in size and shiny black to beige in color...
- MecysmaucheniidaeMecysmaucheniidaeThe Mecysmaucheniidae are a spider family with 25 described species in seven genera.-Distribution:Most genera only occur in South America , with two genera endemic to New Zealand.-Species:...
- MicropholcommatidaeMicropholcommatidaeThe Micropholcommatidae are a spider family with 33 described species in eight genera. Micropholcommatids are extremely small, with body lengths typically between 0.5 and 2 mm...
- PararchaeidaePararchaeidaeThe Pararchaeidae are a spider family with 34 described species in seven genera.-Genera:Anarchaea Rix, 2006* Anarchaea corticola * Anarchaea falcata Rix, 2006...