Sicariidae
| Sicariidae Temporal range:
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| Brown recluse spider (Loxosceles reclusa) | |
| Hexophthalma hahni from South Africa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Superfamily: | Scytodoidea |
| Family: | Sicariidae Keyserling, 1880 |
| Genera | |
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| Diversity | |
| 3 genera, 177 species | |
| blue: reported countries (WSC) green: observation hotspots (iNaturalist) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Sicariidae is a family of six-eyed venomous spiders known for their potentially necrotic bites. The family consists of three genera and about 180 species. Well known spiders in this family include the brown recluse spider and the six-eyed sand spider.