Spiders of the World

Known Species Information

List Of The Number Of Species Per Family Found Worldwide

For more information about these spider families, consult the Spider Family Key.

• Trapdoor: about 400 species
• Spitting: about 100 species
• Violin: about 50 species
• Comb-footed: about 2,000 species
• Sheet-web: about 4,000 species
• Large-jawed: about 600 species
• Orb web: about 3,500-4,000 species
• Funnel web: about 600 species
• Wolf: about 3000 species
• Lynx: about 500 species
• Sac: about 1,500 species
• Crab: about 2000 species
• Jumping: about 5000 species
• Dictynidae: about 500 species
• Nursery Web: about 600 species
• Uloboridae: about 200 species
• Daddy long legs: about 300 species of Pholcidae, (spiders) + 800 species of Phalangiidae, order Opilones.

Spiders of the World

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Last revised: 19 May 1995 ( )