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Spiders Category‑class

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Hierarchy[edit]

As of 16 October 2016, the hierarchical structure was:

Spiders of Africa (4 C, 236 P)

Spiders of the Canary Islands (14 P)

Spiders of Madagascar (12 P)

Spiders of Réunion (10 P)

Spiders of South Africa (15 P)

Spiders of Asia (4 C, 343 P)

Spiders of China (38 P)

Spiders of Indonesia (7 P) – problematic, as Borneo is split between Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei; New Guinea between Indonesia and Papua New Guinea; Timor between Indonesia and East Timor

Spiders of Israel (12 P)

Spiders of Taiwan (14 P)

Spiders of Europe (24 C, 442 P) – 2 geographical categories, rest by family

Spiders of Great Britain (5 P)

Spiders of Georgia (country) (33 P)

Spiders of North America (2 C, 269 P)

Spiders of Central America (45 P)

Spiders of the United States (84 P) – note says to exclude Pacific islands, including Hawaii

Spiders of Oceania (3 C, 48 P) – includes Hawaii and other American Pacific Islands

Spiders of Australia (187 P)

Spiders of Hawaii (13 P)

Spiders of New Zealand (57 P)

Spiders of South America (344 P)

Category:Spiders of Russia includes spiders of Europe and Asia which are not otherwise categorized, but doesn't fit into the hierarchy. Peter coxhead (talk) 09:24, 16 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]