SYNOPSIS OF THE DESCRIBED ARANEAE OF THE WORLD
3/7/2005 
                                                         Recent        Fossil      Status
                                                      Gen.  Spec.    Gen.   Spec.
 
ORDER            Araneae                             3598 [38274]    118     216 
SUBORDER           Incertaesedis                        0       0      1       1 
SUBORDER           Mesothelae                           5       0     11      12 
FAMILY                      Liphistiidae                5       0      0       0 Complete
FAMILY                      Arthrolycosidae             0       0      2       3 Complete
FAMILY                      Arthromygalidae             0       0      9       9 Complete
SUBORDER           Mygalomorphae                      315       1      4       4 
INFRAORDER          Mygalomorphaeincertae
FAMILY                      Mygalomorphaeincertae       0       0      1       1 Complete
INFRAORDER          Tuberculotae
SUPERFAMILY               Mecicobothrioidea            11       0      0       0 
FAMILY                      Mecicobothriidae            4       0      0       0 Complete
FAMILY                      Microstigmatidae            7       0      0       0 Complete
SUPERFAMILY               Hexatheloidea                11       0      1       1 
FAMILY                      Hexathelidae               11       0      1       1 Complete
SUPERFAMILY               Dipluroidea                  25       0      1       1 
FAMILY                      Dipluridae                 25       0      1       1 Complete
SUPERFAMILY               Nemesioidea                  39       1      0       0 
FAMILY                      Nemesiidae                 39       1      0       0 Complete
SUPERFAMILY               Theraphosoidea              116       0      2       2 
FAMILY                      Theraphosidae             112       0      2       2 * Complete
FAMILY                      Paratropididae              4       0      0       0 Complete
SUPERFAMILY               Barycheloidea                46       0      0       0 
FAMILY                      Barychelidae               46       0      0       0 Complete
INFRAORDER          Fornicephalae
SERIES                Atypoidina
SUPERFAMILY               Atypoidea                     6       0      0       0 
FAMILY                      Atypidae                    3       0      0       0 Complete
FAMILY                      Antrodiaetidae              3       0      0       0 Complete
SERIES                Rastelloidina
SUPERFAMILY               Cyrtauchenioidea             18       0      0       0 
FAMILY                      Cyrtaucheniidae            18       0      0       0 Complete
SUPERFAMILY               Idiopoidea                   20       0      0       0 
FAMILY                      Idiopidae                  20       0      0       0 Complete
SUPERFAMILY               Ctenizoidea                   9       0      0       0 
FAMILY                      Ctenizidae                  9       0      0       0 Complete
SUPERFAMILY               Migoidea                     13       0      1       1 
FAMILY                      Migidae                    10       0      0       0 Complete
FAMILY                      Actinopodidae               3       0      0       0 Complete
SUBORDER           Araneomorphae                     3274       0    102     205 
INFRAORDER          Hypochileae
FAMILY                      Hypochilidae                2       0      1       1 Complete
INFRAORDER          Araneomorphi
SERIES                Gradunguleae
FAMILY                      Austrochilidae              3       0      0       0 Complete
FAMILY                      Gradungulidae               7       0      0       0 Complete
SERIES                Haplogynae
SUPERFAMILY               Filistatoidea                16       0      0       0 
FAMILY                      Filistatidae               16       0      0       0 Complete
SUPERFAMILY               Scytodoidea                  16       0     12      13 
FAMILY                      Drymusidae                  1       0      0       0 
FAMILY                      Periegopidae                1       0      0       0 
FAMILY                      Scytodidae                  5       0      0       0 
FAMILY                      Sicariidae                  2       0      0       0 
SUPERFAMILY               Leptonetoidea                35       0      0       0 
FAMILY                      Leptonetidae               15       0      0       0 
FAMILY                      Ochyroceratidae            13       0      0       0 
FAMILY                      Telemidae                   7       0      0       0 
SUPERFAMILY               Pholcoidea                   80       0      1       1 
FAMILY                      Diguetidae                  3       0      0       0 
FAMILY                      Pholcidae                  75       0      1       1 Complete
FAMILY                      Plectreuridae               2       0      0       0 
SUPERFAMILY               Caponioidea                  41       0      0       2 
FAMILY                      Caponiidae                 11       0      0       2 
FAMILY                      Tetrablemmoidea             0       0      0       0 
FAMILY                      Tetrablemmidae             30       0      0       0 
SUPERFAMILY               Dysderoidea                 122       0      1       5 
FAMILY                      Dysderidae                 25       0      1       3 Complete
FAMILY                      Oonopidae                  66       0      0       1 
FAMILY                      Orsolobidae                28       0      0       0 Complete
FAMILY                      Segestriidae                3       0      0       1 
SERIES                Entelogynae
SUPERFAMILY               Eresoidea                    23       0      2       5 
FAMILY                      Eresidae                   10       0      0       2 
FAMILY                      Hersiliidae                 7       0      1       2 Complete
FAMILY                      Oecobiidae                  6       0      1       1 
SUPERFAMILY               Archaeoidea                  20       0      1       1 
FAMILY                      Archaeidae                  3       0      1       1 
FAMILY                      Holarchaeidae               1       0      0       0 
FAMILY                      Mecysmaucheniidae           7       0      0       0 
FAMILY                      Micropholcommatidae         8       0      0       0 
FAMILY                      Pararchaeidae               1       0      0       0 
SUPERFAMILY               Palpimanoidea                18       0      0       0 
FAMILY                      Huttoniidae                 1       0      0       0 
FAMILY                      Palpimanidae               15       0      0       0 Complete
FAMILY                      Stenochilidae               2       0      0       0 
SUPERFAMILY               Mimetoidea                   16       0      0       3 
FAMILY                      Malkaridae                  4       0      0       0 
FAMILY                      Mimetidae                  12       0      0       3 Complete
SUPERFAMILY               Uloboroidea                  24       0      1       1 
FAMILY                      Deinopidae                  4       0      1       1 
FAMILY                      Uloboridae                 20       0      0       0 Complete
SUPERFAMILY               Araneoidea                  998       0     35      79 
FAMILY                      Anapidae                   34       0      1       1 
FAMILY                      Araneidae                 164       0      1       4 Complete
FAMILY                      Cyatholipidae              23       0      0       0 
FAMILY                      Linyphiidae               567       0      9      15 
FAMILY                      Mysmenidae                 22       0      0       1 
FAMILY                      Juraraneidae                0       0      1       1 
FAMILY                      Nesticidae                  9       0      6      12 Complete
FAMILY                      Pimoidae                    2       0      0       0 
FAMILY                      Symphytognathidae           6       0      0       0 
FAMILY                      Synaphridae                 2       0      0       0 
FAMILY                      Synotaxidae                13       0      0       0 Complete
FAMILY                      Tetragnathidae             56       0      7      12 Complete
FAMILY                      Theridiidae                87       0      9      31 * Complete
FAMILY                      Ephalmatoridae              0       0      1       2 
FAMILY                      Theridiosomatidae          13       0      0       0 Complete
SUPERFAMILY               Archaeometoidea               0       0      3       3 
FAMILY                      Archaeometidae              0       0      3       3 
SUPERFAMILY               Lycosoidea                  255       0      5       8 
FAMILY                      Ctenidae                   39       0      1       1 
FAMILY                      Lycosidae                 103       0      0       1 
FAMILY                      Neolanidae                  1       0      0       0 
FAMILY                      Oxyopidae                   9       0      0       1 Complete
FAMILY                      Pisauridae                 50       0      2       3 
FAMILY                      Psechridae                  2       0      1       1 
FAMILY                      Senoculidae                 1       0      0       0 
FAMILY                      Stiphidiidae               13       0      0       0 
FAMILY                      Trechaleidae               14       0      0       0 Complete
FAMILY                      Zoridae                    13       0      0       0 
FAMILY                      Zorocratidae                5       0      0       0 
FAMILY                      Zoropsidae                  5       0      1       1 
SUPERFAMILY               Agelenoidea                  78       0      3       7 
FAMILY                      Insecutoridae               0       0      1       3 
FAMILY                      Inceptoridae                0       0      1       2 
FAMILY                      Agelenidae                 44       0      1       2 
FAMILY                      Amphinectidae              34       0      0       0 
SUPERFAMILY               Amaurobioidea                68       0      0       1 
FAMILY                      Amaurobiidae               68       0      0       1 
SUPERFAMILY               Dictynoidea                 189       0      4      13 
FAMILY                      Arthrodictynidae            0       0      1       1 
FAMILY                      Anyphaenidae               56       0      0       1 Complete
FAMILY                      Cybaeidae                  12       0      0       2 
FAMILY                      Desidae                    38       0      0       2 
FAMILY                      Dictynidae                 48       0      2       6 
FAMILY                      Hahniidae                  26       0      1       1 
FAMILY                      Nicodamidae                 9       0      0       0 
SUPERFAMILY               Sparassoidea                 83       0      3       6 
FAMILY                      Sparassidae                83       0      3       6 * Complete
SUPERFAMILY               Selenopoidea                  4       0      0       1 
FAMILY                      Selenopidae                 4       0      0       1 * Complete
SUPERFAMILY               Zodarioidea                  67       0      4       5 
FAMILY                      Zodariidae                 67       0      4       5 Complete
SUPERFAMILY               Tengelloidea                  8       0      0       0 
FAMILY                      Tengellidae                 8       0      0       0 
SUPERFAMILY               Entelogynaeincertaesedis     54       0      9      12 
FAMILY                      Chummidae                   1       0      0       0 
FAMILY                      Clubionidae                15       0      9      12 
FAMILY                      Cryptothelidae              1       0      0       0 
FAMILY                      Cycloctenidae               5       0      0       0 
FAMILY                      Halidae                     2       0      0       0 
FAMILY                      Homalonychidae              1       0      0       0 * Complete
FAMILY                      Miturgidae                 29       0      0       0 Complete
SUPERFAMILY               Titanoecoidea                17       0      0       0 
FAMILY                      Phyxelididae               12       0      0       0 
FAMILY                      Titanoecidae                5       0      0       0 
SUPERFAMILY               Gnaphosoidea                196       0      6       7 
FAMILY                      Ammoxenidae                 4       0      0       0 Complete
FAMILY                      Cithaeronidae               2       0      0       0 Complete
FAMILY                      Gallieniellidae            10       0      0       0 Complete
FAMILY                      Gnaphosidae               114       0      5       5 
FAMILY                      Lamponidae                 22       0      0       0 Complete
FAMILY                      Prodidomidae               26       0      0       0 
FAMILY                      Trochanteriidae            18       0      1       2 Complete
SUPERFAMILY               Thomisoidea                 192       0      8      13 
FAMILY                      Philodromidae              29       0      3       3 
FAMILY                      Thomisidae                163       0      5      10 
SUPERFAMILY               Pyritaraneoidea               0       0      3       7 
FAMILY                      Pyritaraneidae              0       0      2       3 
FAMILY                      Parattidae                  0       0      1       4 
SUPERFAMILY               Salticoidea                 548       1      9      10 
FAMILY                      Salticidae                548       1      9      10 Complete
SUPERFAMILY               Corinnoidea                 106       0      3       8 
FAMILY                      Spatiatoridae               0       0      2       3 
FAMILY                      Corinnidae                 75       0      1       5 
FAMILY                      Liocranidae                31       0      0       0 
SUBORDER           Unknown                              0       0      0       0 
FAMILY                      Unknown                     0       0      0       0