Dwarf tarantulas, also known as sheet funnel-web spiders are a type of spider from the family Mecicobothriidae. Dwarf tarantulas are one of several families of the suborder Mygalomorphae; this larger group also includes the true tarantulas.
Trechaleidae (tre-kah-LEE-ih-dee) is a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1890, and includes about 140 described species in 16 genera. They all live in Central and South America except for Shinobius orientalis, which is endemic to Japan. Other names for the family are longlegged water spiders and fishing spiders.
The Entelegynae or entelegynes are a subgroup of araneomorph spiders, the largest of the two main groups into which the araneomorphs were traditionally divided. Females have a genital plate (epigynum) and a "flow through" fertilization system; males have complex palpal bulbs. Molecular phylogenetic studies have supported the monophyly of Entelegynae.
Wirada is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1886.
Dolichognatha is a genus of tropical and subtropical long-jawed orb-weavers that was first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1869. Originally placed with the Archaeidae, it was transferred to the Araneidae in 1967, and to the Tetragnathidae in 1981.
Ephebopus is a genus of northeastern South American tarantulas that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892. Its relation to other tarantulas is one of the most uncertain in the family, and it has been frequently moved around and has been placed in each of the eight subfamilies at least once.
Trechalea is a genus of spider in the family Trechaleidae, found in the United States to Peru and Brazil.
Verrucosa is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Henry McCook in 1888. It contains almost fifty described species, most of which live in South America. The only species in the United States is the arrowhead spider.
Cleocnemis is a genus of South American running crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1886.
Blandinia is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Pisauridae. It was first described in 2016 by Tonini et al. as a replacement name for Ransonia. As of 2017, it contains only one species, Blandinia mahasoana, from Madagascar.
Naatlo is a genus of ray spiders that was first described by Jonathan A. Coddington in 1986.
Epicadus is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1895. It is considered a senior synonym of Tobias.
Caricelea is a genus of spiders in the family Trechaleidae. It was first described in 2007 by Silva & Lise. As of 2017, it contains 3 species, all from Peru.
Heidrunea is a genus of spiders in the family Trechaleidae. It was first described in 1994 by Brescovit & Höfer. As of 2017, it contains 3 species, all from Brazil.
Paradossenus is a genus of spiders in the family Trechaleidae. It was first described in 1903 by F. O. Pickard-Cambridge. As of 2017, it contains 13 species.
Paratrechalea is a genus of spiders in the family Trechaleidae. It was first described in 2005 by Carico. As of 2017, it contains 7 species from Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay.
Syntrechalea is a genus of spiders in the family Trechaleidae. It was first described in 1902 by F. O. Pickard-Cambridge. As of 2017, it contains 12 species.
Enna is a genus of South American and Central American araneomorph spiders in the family Trechaleidae, first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1897.
