Cheiracanthiidae

Cheiracanthiidae

Classification

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Cheiracanthiidae: /ˌkaɪrəˈkænθi.aɪdiː/

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Images

Cheiracanthium mildei, Nea Makri, Greece by Anna N Chapman. Used under a CC0 license.
Strotarchus piscatorius 2 by CBG Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics. Used under a CC0 license.
Strotarchus piscatorius 1 by CBG Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics. Used under a CC BY-SA 3.0 license.
Cheiracanthium mildei male Piazzo 05 by Syrio. Used under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
Cheiracanthium mildei male Piazzo 04 by Syrio. Used under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
Cheiracanthium mildei 02 by Cymothoa exigua. Used under a CC BY-SA 3.0 de license.

Summary

Cheiracanthiidae is a family of araneomorph spiders that includes the genera Cheiracanthium and Strotarchus. They have been subject to reclassification and synonymization over the years, with the largest genus being Cheiracanthium, including species widespread across North America.

Distribution

North America (USA and southern Canada)

Evolution

Cheiracanthiidae was first described by Vladimir Wagner in 1887, initially recognized as a subfamily of Miturgidae and later transferred to Eutichuridae in 2014 before being synonymized again with Cheiracanthiidae.

Similar Taxa

Tags

  • arachnology
  • spiders
  • Cheiracanthiidae
  • Cheiracanthium
  • Strotarchus