Filistatidae is a animal family in the Animalia kingdom, order Araneae, class Arachnida. The family contains 4 accepted species worldwide.
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Kukulcania hibernalis (Hentz, 1842)
Kukulcania hibernalis, the southern house spider, is a large sexually dimorphic …
Kukulcania arizonica (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1935)
Kukulcania arizonica, the Arizona black hole spider, is a velvety black filistat…
Filistata insidiatrix (Forsskål, 1775)
Filistata insidiatrix is the largest filistatid spider species, found from the M…
Filistatidae animals belong to the Araneae order in the Animalia kingdom. However, male southern house spiders are usually larger than brown recluses, lack the distinctive violin shape on their cephalothorax, and have unusually long slender pedipalps. For instant identification, use the iNature app — AI-powered and works offline.
Filistatidae is classified in the order Araneae, class Arachnida, phylum Arthropoda. Males differ noticeably from females, with distinctly longer legs and a thinner body.
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