Entelegyne Spiders
Entelegynae
The Entelegynae or entelegynes are a subgroup of araneomorph spiders, one of the two main groups into which the araneomorphs were traditionally divided. (The other traditional subgroup, Haplogynae, has been shown not to be monophyletic.) Almost all members of this group have eight eyes, and females have a genital plate. However, some entelegyne species have no (or reduced) eyes, and six-eyed spiders do occur, for example in the genus Lygromma (Prodidomidae, Gnaphosoidea).
10 branches of this group, most-observed first
Orbweavers and Allies
superfamilyAraneoidea
RTA Clade Spiders
zoosectionRta clade
Salticoid Spiders
superfamilySalticoidea
Thomisoidea Spiders
superfamilyThomisoidea
Flatmesh Weavers and Two-Tailed Spiders
superfamilyOecobioidea
Hackled Orbweavers
familyUloboridae
Net-casting Spiders
familyDeinopidae
Velvet Spiders
familyEresidae
Rock weavers
superfamilyTitanoecoidea
Red-and-black Spiders and Megadictynids
superfamilyNicodamoidea
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 342614.