"Eresidae" redirects here. For the deme of ancient Attica, see Eiresidae.
Velvet spiders
Temporal range: Miocene–present
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Eresus kollari, male
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Chelicerata
Class:
Arachnida
Order:
Araneae
Infraorder:
Araneomorphae
Family:
Eresidae C. L. Koch, 1845
Diversity
9 genera, 128 species
Velvet spiders (family Eresidae) are a small group (about 100 species in 9 genera[1]) of spiders almost entirely limited to the Old World, with the exception of one species known from Brazil. In Europe, some are commonly called the ladybird spiders.
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