Opisthothelae

Translingual right|thumb|Araneus diadematus Etymology mul Proper noun suborder order Araneae spiders that have certain relatively recently evolved characteristics: the absence of tergite plates on, and near-absence of ganglia in, the abdomen; the hindmost position of the spinnerets; and the presence of venom glands Usage notes Opisthothelae is a clade and was introduced as a classification relatively recently to mark a division of its members from the more primitive members of Mesothelae suborder. Hypernyms superfamily Hyponyms suborder Araneomorphae infraorder, Mygalomorphae infraorder infraorders References