Zoridae
Encyclopedia
The Zoridae are a spider
family with more than 70 described species in 13 genera.
Spiders in this family hunt without webs.
It is very hard to determine species, especially in the Zora genus.
, and several species of the genus Zora can be found in colder climates, including the U.S.
and Europe
up to Sweden
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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...
family with more than 70 described species in 13 genera.
Spiders in this family hunt without webs.
It is very hard to determine species, especially in the Zora genus.
Distribution
Most species occur in the tropics (South America, Australia, Africa, Asia). The species Israzorides judaeus is endemic to IsraelIsrael
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
, and several species of the genus Zora can be found in colder climates, including the U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
up to Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
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Gallery in UV
Photographs made with a Dino-Lite microscope show a different vision of these spiders because the internal lighting source of the microscope is bright on the violet-UV end of the spectrum.Genera
- Argoctenus L. Koch, 1878 — New Zealand, Australia
- Elassoctenus SimonEugène SimonEugène Simon was a French arachnologist. His many taxonomic contributions include categorizing and naming many spiders, as well as creating genera such as Anelosimus, Psellocoptus and Phlogius....
, 1909 — Australia - Hestimodema Simon, 1909 — Australia
- Hoedillus Simon, 1898 — Guatemala
- Israzorides Levy, 2003 — Israel
- Odo Keyserling, 1887 — Central and South America, Australia
- Odomasta Simon, 1909 — Tasmania
- Simonus Ritsema, 1881 — Australia
- Thasyraea L. Koch, 1878 — Australia
- Voraptus Simon, 1898 — Africa
- Xenoctenus Mello-Leitão, 1938 — Argentina
- Zora C. L. Koch, 1847 — Palearctic
- Zoroides Berland, 1924 — Australia
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