Zoropsidae

Zoropsidae, also known as false wolf spiders for their physical similarity to wolf spiders, is a family of cribellate araneomorph spiders first described by Philipp Bertkau in 1882. They can be distinguished from wolf spiders by their two rows of eyes that are more equal in size than those of Lycosidae.

False wolf spiders
Temporal range:
Zoropsis spinimana
Eyes of a Titiotus sp.
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Zoropsidae
Bertkau, 1882
Diversity
27 genera, 194 species

The families Tengellidae and Zorocratidae are now included in Zoropsidae.

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