Phrurolithidae
Phrurolithidae is a family of araneomorph spiders, known as guardstone spiders. The family was first described by Nathan Banks in 1892.[1] First included in the Corinnidae as the subfamily Phrurolithinae, later phylogenetic studies justified a separate family.[2]
| Phrurolithidae Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
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| Otacilia lynx | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Phrurolithidae Banks, 1892 |
| Diversity | |
| 24 genera, 360 species | |
Genera
As of January 2023, the World Spider Catalog accepts the following genera:[3]
- Abdosetae Fu, Zhang & MacDermott, 2010 — Indonesia
- Aculithus Liu & S. Q. Li, 2022 — China
- Alboculus Liu, 2020 — China
- Bosselaerius Zamani & Marusik, 2020 — Asia
- Corealithus Kamura, 2021 — Asia
- Dorymetaecus Rainbow, 1920 — Australia
- Edelithus Liu & Li, 2022 — Asia
- Grandilithus Liu & S. Q. Li, 2022 — China
- Labialithus Kamura, 2021 — Asia
- Lingulatus Mu & Zhang, 2022 — Asia
- Liophrurillus Wunderlich, 1992 — Europe, North Africa
- Lunalithus Kamura, 2022 — Japan
- Otacilia Thorell, 1897 — Asia
- Pennalithus Kamura, 2021 — Asia
- Phonotimpus Gertsch & Davis, 1940 — Mexico
- Phrurolinillus Wunderlich, 1995 — Portugal, Spain
- Phrurolithus C. L. Koch, 1839 — North America, Asia, Europe, Cuba
- Phruronellus Chamberlin, 1921 — United States
- Phrurotimpus Chamberlin & Ivie, 1935 — United States, Canada
- Piabuna Chamberlin & Ivie, 1933 — United States, Mexico
- Plynnon Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001 — Indonesia
- Scotinella Banks, 1911 — United States, Canada
- Xiaoliguang Lin & Li, 2023 — Vietnam
- Xilithus Lin & Li, 2023 — China, Japan
See also
References
- Banks, N. (1892). "A classification of North American spiders". The Canadian Entomologist. 24 (4): 88–97. doi:10.4039/Ent2488-4. S2CID 83972486.
- Ramírez, Martín J. (2014). "The morphology and phylogeny of dionychan spiders (Araneae, Araneomorphae)". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 390: 342–343. doi:10.1206/821.1. hdl:2246/6537. S2CID 86146467.
- "Family: Phrurolithidae Banks, 1892". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
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