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Eresidae
(Velvet Spiders)

The spider family Eresidae, commonly known as Velvet Spiders, have been sighted 0 times by contributing members. Based on collected data, the geographic range for Eresidae includes 0 countries and 0 states in the United States. Eresidae is most often sighted during the month of .

Taxonomic Hierarchy

  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Class: Arachnida
  • Order: Araneae
  • Suborder: Araneomorphae
  • Family: Eresidae

Common Name (AASMore information icon)

Eresid Spiders

Other Common Names

Velvet Spiders

Author

Carl Ludwig Koch, 1845



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