Phrurolithidae Explained

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]

Genera

See main article: List of Phrurolithidae species., 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

• List of Phrurolithidae species

Notes and References

1. Banks. N.. 1892. A classification of North American spiders. The Canadian Entomologist. 24. 4. 88–97. 10.4039/Ent2488-4. 83972486.
2. Ramírez . Martín J. . 2014 . The morphology and phylogeny of dionychan spiders (Araneae, Araneomorphae) . Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History . 390 . 342–343. 10.1206/821.1 . 2246/6537 . 86146467 . free .
3. Web site: Family: Phrurolithidae Banks, 1892 . 19 January 2023 . World Spider Catalog . Natural History Museum Bern.