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Narrative
Arachnid (Class Arachnidae) consists of nine to eleven different surviving orders depending upon how one divides the Arachnid class. In total, there are about 60,000 to perhaps 75,000 species grouped in the following eleven orders:
Order - - - - - - - Number of Species
Acarina-Mites and Ticks - 30,000
Amblypygi-Tailless Whipscorpions - 60
Araneae-Spiders - 35,000
Palpigrada-Micro Whipscorpions - 50
Ricinulei or Podogona-Ricinulids - 20
Pseudoscorpionida-False Scorpions - 1,000
Schizomida-Short Tailed Whipscorpions - --
Scorpionida-Scorpions - 2,000
Solpugida-Sun Spiders, Windscorpions - 1,000
Phalangida-Daddy Long Legs - 2,200
Uropygi-Whipscorpions - 70
The old order, Pedipalpida (Whipscorpions), has been divided into the following orders:
Uropygi - (Whipscorpions)
Ambylypygi - (Tailless Whipscorpions)
Schizomida - (Short Tailed Whipscorpions)
Taxonomy
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Animalia
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Arthropoda
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Jointed Legged Animals
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Class
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Arachnidae
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Spiders And Scorpions
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References
| Title | Author | Comments |
| Common Spiders of the United States | Emerton, James H. | This is a Dover reprint of the work originally published by Ginn in 1902. |
| Spiders and their Kin | Levi, Herbert W. | Although a small pocket guide, this book has some wonderful illustrations and is very helpful in identifying many of the common spiders found in North America. Scorpions, Millipedes, Ticks, and Centipedes are also covered. |
| Spiders and Scorpions of Texas - A Field Guide | Jackman, John A. | With 49 color pictures of spiders and scorpions, this 202 page book provides a good study of the spiders and scorpions of Texas. |
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| Genus | Species |
| Abramis | ballerus |
| Abramis | brama |
| Abramis | sapa |
| Acantharchus | pomotis |
| Acanthocybium | solanderi |
| Accipiter | albogularis |
| Accipiter | badius |
| Accipiter | bicolor |
| Accipiter | brachyurus |
| Accipiter | brevipes |
| Accipiter | buergersi |
| Accipiter | butleri |
| Accipiter | castanilius |
| Accipiter | chionogaster |
| Accipiter | cirrhocephalus |
| Accipiter | collaris |
| Accipiter | erythrauchen |
| Accipiter | erythronemius |
| Accipiter | erythropus |
| Accipiter | fasciatus |
| Accipiter | francesii |
| Accipiter | griseiceps |
| Accipiter | gularis |
| Accipiter | gundlachi |
| Accipiter | haplochrous |
| Accipiter | henicogrammus |
| Accipiter | henstii |
| Accipiter | imitator |
| Accipiter | luteoschistaceus |
| Accipiter | madagascariensis |
| Accipiter | melanochlamys |
| Accipiter | melanoleucus |
| Accipiter | meyerianus |
| Accipiter | minullus |
| Accipiter | nanus |
| Accipiter | nisus |
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