The Mygalomorphae, or mygalomorphs, are an infraorder of spiders, and comprise one of three major groups of living spiders with over 3,000 species, found on all continents except Antarctica. Many members are known as trapdoor spiders due to their creation of trapdoors over their burrows. Other prominent groups include Australian funnel web spiders and tarantulas, with the latter accounting for around one third of all mygalomorphs.
Nursery web spiders (Pisauridae) are a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1890. Females of the family are known for building special nursery webs. When their eggs are about to hatch, a female spider builds a tent-like web, places her egg sac inside, and stands guard outside, hence the family's common name. Like wolf spiders, however, nursery web spiders are roaming hunters that don't use webs for catching prey.
Miturgidae is a family of araneomorph spiders that includes nearly 170 species in 29 genera worldwide. First described by Eugène Simon in 1886, it has been substantially revised, and includes the previous family Zoridae as a synonym, and excludes the family Xenoctenidae. Several genera have also been removed, such as the large genus Cheiracanthium, which was transferred to the Cheiracanthiidae.
Dolomedes is a genus of large spiders of the family Pisauridae. They are also known as fishing spiders, raft spiders, dock spiders or wharf spiders. Almost all Dolomedes species are semiaquatic, with the exception of the tree-dwelling D. albineus of the southeastern United States. Many species have a striking pale stripe down each side of the body.
Barychelidae, also known as brushed trapdoor spiders, is a spider family with about 300 species in 42 genera.
Migidae, also known as tree trapdoor spiders, is a family of spiders with about 100 species in eleven genera. They are small to large spiders with little to no hair and build burrows with a trapdoor. Some species live in tree fern stems. They have a Gondwanan distribution, found almost exclusively on the Southern Hemisphere, occurring in South America, Africa, Madagascar, Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia.
Masteria is a genus of curtain web spiders that was first described by L. Koch in 1873. They occur in the tropics of Central to South America, Asia and Micronesia, with one species found in Australia. M. petrunkevitchi males are 4 millimetres (0.16 in) long and females are 5 millimetres (0.20 in) long. M. lewisi, M. barona, and M. downeyi are slightly smaller and have only six eyes.
Caledothele is a genus of South Pacific spiders in the family Euagridae. It was first described by Robert Raven in 1991.
John (Jack) Burnett Venman was an Australian best known for deeding 254 acres of farming land to the Shire of Albert for A$1 in 1970. The land is now known as the Venman Bushland National Park. The park is located 40 km south of Brisbane CBD on West Mount Cotton Road, Mount Cotton, Queensland.
Barycheloides is a genus of South Pacific brushed trapdoor spiders first described by Robert Raven in 1994.
Natgeogia is a monotypic genus of South Pacific brushed trapdoor spiders containing the single species, Natgeogia rastellata. It was first described by Robert Raven in 1994, and has only been found on New Caledonia.
Orstom is a genus of South Pacific brushed trapdoor spiders first described by Robert Raven in 1994.
Questocrypta is a monotypic genus of South Pacific brushed trapdoor spiders containing the single species, Questocrypta goloboffi. It was first described by Robert Raven in 1994, and has only been found on New Caledonia.
Stenygrocercus is a genus of South Pacific spiders in the family Euagridae. It was first described by Eugène Simon in 1892.
Dendrolycosa is a genus of nursery web spiders that was first described by Carl Ludwig Doleschall in 1859.
Mangromedes is a genus of spiders in the family Pisauridae.
Ornodolomedes Marshi was named after an Ingham cane farmer in North Queensland, John Marsh.
Tasmomedes is a genus of nursery web spiders containing the single species, Tasmomedes eberhardarum. It was first described by Robert J. Raven & W. Hebron in 2018, and is only found in Australia.
Dolomedes venmani is a species of araneomorph spider in the family Pisauridae.
