Anapidae is a family of rather small spiders with 231 described species in 58 genera. It includes the former family Micropholcommatidae as the subfamily

Micropholcommatinae The Micropholcommatinae are a subfamily of araneomorph spiders in the family Anapidae. They were previously treated as the family Micropholcommatidae. Micropholcommatins are extremely small, with body lengths typically between 0.5 and 2 mm ...

, and the former family Holarchaeidae. Most species are less than long. They generally live in leaf litter and moss on the floor of rain forest. Many build orb webs with a diameter less than . In some species, such as '' P. parocula'', the pedipalps of the female are reduced to coxal stumps.

Description

Spiders of this family are very small, usually less than two millimeters long, and lack a cribellum. They can have either six or eight eyes, the rear median eyes either reduced or missing. The carapace is modified so that the eyes are raised higher than usual. Color can range from reddish brown to yellowish brown. Both margins of chelicerae have teeth. The legs are short and spineless. The labium has a spur that extends between the chelicerae and can be seen when the chelicerae are spread.

Distribution

Anapidae are found worldwide, particularly in South America, Africa, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Few genera occur in North America or Europe. Only ''

Comaroma simoni ''Comaroma'' is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Anapidae, first described by Philipp Bertkau in 1889. Species it contains six species: *''Comaroma hatsushibai ''Comaroma'' is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Anapidae ...

'' and the three species of ''Zangherella'' are found in Europe; ''

Gertschanapis shantzi ''Gertschanapis'' is a genus of North American araneomorph spiders in the family Anapidae, containing the single species, ''Gertschanapis shantzi''. It was first described by Norman I. Platnick Norman Ira Platnick (December 30, 1951 – Apr ...

'' and ''

Comaroma mendocino ''Comaroma'' is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Anapidae, first described by Philipp Bertkau in 1889. Species it contains six species: *''Comaroma hatsushibai'' Ono, 2005 – Japan *''Comaroma maculosa'' Oi, 1960 – China, Korea, ...

'' are found in the United States.

Systematics

The family Micropholcommatidae was synonymized with this family by Schütt in 2003 and by Lopa et al. in 2011, a change that has been accepted by the World Spider Catalog. Similarly, the family Holarchaeidae was synonymized by Dimitrov et al. in 2017, and likewise accepted by the World Spider Catalog.

Genera

, the World Spider Catalog accepts the following genera: *''

Acrobleps ''Acrobleps'' is a genus of Australian araneomorph spiders in the family Anapidae, containing the single species, ''Acrobleps hygrophilus''. It was first described by V. V. Hickman in 1979, and has only been found in Australia Austra ...

'' Hickman, 1979 — Australia *'' Algidiella'' Rix & Harvey, 2010 — New Zealand *'' Anapis'' Simon, 1895 — South America, Central America, Mexico, Jamaica *'' Anapisona'' Gertsch, 1941 — South America, Central America, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Mexico *'' Austropholcomma'' Rix & Harvey, 2010 — Australia *'' Borneanapis'' Snazell, 2009 — Indonesia *''

Caledanapis ''Caledanapis'' is a genus of South Pacific araneomorph spiders in the family Anapidae, first described by Norman I. Platnick & Raymond Robert Forster in 1989. Species it contains six species, all found on New Caledonia ) , anthem = "" ...

'' Platnick & Forster, 1989 — New Caledonia *'' Chasmocephalon'' O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1889 — Australia *'' Comaroma'' Bertkau, 1889 — Asia, United States *''

Conculus ''Conculus'' is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Anapidae, first described by T. Komatsu in 1940. On 30 May 2019, two new species were described, with both coming from Southeast Asia. Species , the World Spider Catalog accepted t ...

'' Kishida, 1940 — Papua New Guinea, Asia *''

Crassanapis ''Crassanapis'' is a genus of South American araneomorph spiders in the family Anapidae, first described by Norman I. Platnick Norman Ira Platnick (December 30, 1951 – April 8, 2020) was an American biological systematist and arachnologis ...

'' Platnick & Forster, 1989 — Chile, Argentina *''

Crozetulus ''Crozetulus'' is a genus of African araneomorph spiders in the family Anapidae, first described by V. V. Hickman Vernon Victor Hickman (1894–1984) was an entomologist, born and resident in Tasmania, who became a leading authority on the sp ...

'' Hickman, 1939 — Africa *''

Dippenaaria ''Dippenaaria'' is a genus of African araneomorph spiders in the family Anapidae Anapidae is a family of rather small spiders with 231 described species in 58 genera. It includes the former family Micropholcommatidae as the subfamily Microp ...

'' Wunderlich, 1995 — South Africa *''

Elanapis ''Elanapis'' is a genus of South American araneomorph spiders in the family Anapidae, containing the single species ''Elanapis aisen''. It was first described by Norman I. Platnick Norman Ira Platnick (December 30, 1951 – April 8, 2020) w ...

'' Platnick & Forster, 1989 — Chile *''

Enielkenie ''Enielkenie'' is a genus of East Asian araneomorph spiders in the family Anapidae Anapidae is a family of rather small spiders with 231 described species in 58 genera. It includes the former family Micropholcommatidae as the subfamily Micr ...

'' Ono, 2007 — Taiwan *'' Eperiella'' Rix & Harvey, 2010 — Chile, Australia *'' Epigastrina'' Rix & Harvey, 2010 — Australia *'' Eterosonycha'' Butler, 1932 — Australia *'' Forsteriola'' Brignoli, 1981 — Burundi, Rwanda, Congo *'' Gaiziapis'' Miller, Griswold & Yin, 2009 — China *''

Gertschanapis ''Gertschanapis'' is a genus of North American araneomorph spiders in the family Anapidae, containing the single species, ''Gertschanapis shantzi''. It was first described by Norman I. Platnick & Raymond Robert Forster in 1990, and has only be ...

'' Platnick & Forster, 1990 — United States *'' Gigiella'' Rix & Harvey, 2010 — Australia, Chile *'' Guiniella'' Rix & Harvey, 2010 — Papua New Guinea *'' Hickmanapis'' Platnick & Forster, 1989 — Australia *'' Holarchaea'' Forster, 1955 — Australia, New Zealand *'' Mandanapis'' Platnick & Forster, 1989 — New Caledonia *''

Maxanapis ''Maxanapis'' is a genus of Australian araneomorph spiders in the family Anapidae, first described by Norman I. Platnick Norman Ira Platnick (December 30, 1951 – April 8, 2020) was an American biological systematist and arachnologist. At t ...

'' Platnick & Forster, 1989 — Australia *'' Metanapis'' Brignoli, 1981 — Africa, Nepal *'' Micropholcomma'' Crosby & Bishop, 1927 — Australia *'' Minanapis'' Platnick & Forster, 1989 — Chile, China, Argentina *'' Montanapis'' Platnick & Forster, 1989 — New Caledonia *'' Normplatnicka'' Rix & Harvey, 2010 — Australia, Chile *'' Nortanapis'' Platnick & Forster, 1989 — Australia *''

Novanapis ''Novanapis'' is a genus of Oceania, South Pacific Araneomorphae, araneomorph spiders in the family Anapidae, containing the single species, ''Novanapis spinipes''. It was first described by Norman I. Platnick & Raymond Robert Forster in 1989, a ...

'' Platnick & Forster, 1989 — New Zealand *'' Octanapis'' Platnick & Forster, 1989 — Australia *'' Olgania'' Hickman, 1979 — Australia *'' Paranapis'' Platnick & Forster, 1989 — New Zealand *'' Patelliella'' Rix & Harvey, 2010 — Australia *'' Pecanapis'' Platnick & Forster, 1989 — Chile *'' Pseudanapis'' Simon, 1905 — Asia, Germany, South America, Africa, Mexico, Central America, Papua New Guinea *''

Pua PUA or Pua Science and technology * Potentially unwanted application, a type of privacy-invasive software * Private Use Areas, in Unicode * Pua (spider), ''Pua'', a genus of spider in the family Anapidae * Pua Aloalo, the state flower of Hawaii * ...

'' Forster, 1959 — New Zealand *'' Queenslanapis'' Platnick & Forster, 1989 — Australia *'' Raveniella'' Rix & Harvey, 2010 — Australia *'' Rayforstia'' Rix & Harvey, 2010 — New Zealand, Australia *'' Risdonius'' Hickman, 1939 — Australia *'' Sheranapis'' Platnick & Forster, 1989 — Chile *'' Sinanapis'' Wunderlich & Song, 1995 — China, Laos, Vietnam *'' Sofanapis'' Platnick & Forster, 1989 — Chile *''

Spinanapis ''Spinanapis'' is a genus of Australian araneomorph spiders in the family Anapidae, first described by Norman I. Platnick Norman Ira Platnick (December 30, 1951 – April 8, 2020) was an American biological systematist and arachnologist. At ...

'' Platnick & Forster, 1989 — Australia *'' Taliniella'' Rix & Harvey, 2010 — New Zealand *'' Taphiassa'' Simon, 1880 — Australia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka *'' Tasmanapis'' Platnick & Forster, 1989 — Australia *''

Teutoniella ''Teutoniella'' is a genus of spiders in the family Anapidae. It was first described in 1981 by Brignoli. , it contains 2 species. References

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'' Brignoli, 1981 — Chile, Brazil *'' Tinytrella'' Rix & Harvey, 2010 — New Zealand *'' Tricellina'' Forster & Platnick, 1989 — Chile *'' Victanapis'' Platnick & Forster, 1989 — Australia *'' Zangherella'' Caporiacco, 1949 — Europe, Algeria, Turkey *'' Zealanapis'' Platnick & Forster, 1989 — New Zealand

References

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