Leptonetoidea
Encyclopedia
The Leptonetoidea are a superfamily
of araneomorph
spiders. They contain three families
of six-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 three 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 six-eyed spiders:
- Leptonetidae
- OchyroceratidaeOchyroceratidaeThe Ochyroceratidae are a six-eyed spider family in the Leptonetoidea superfamily, with 154 described species in 14 genera.Ochyroceratidae are common inhabitants of the tropical forest litter and caves in South Africa, the Caribbean and Asia, especially species rich in the Indo-Pacific, where they...
- TelemidaeTelemidaeThe Telemidae are a six-eyed spider family with 57 described species in seven genera, see here for details-References:* Platnick, N.I. . On the tibial and patellar glands, relationships, and American genera of the spider family Leptonetidae . American Museum novitates 2855....