''Cheiracanthiidae'' is a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Vladimir Wagner in 1887. The

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Eutichuridae was used for a long time, but Cheiracanthiidae has priority. The largest genus currently recognized as belonging to this family is ''

Cheiracanthium ''Cheiracanthium'', commonly called ''yellow sac spiders'', is a genus of Araneomorphae, araneomorph spiders in the family Cheiracanthiidae, and was first described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1839. They are usually pale in colour, and have an spide ...

'', which has previously been placed in both the

Clubionidae The sac spiders of the family Clubionidae have a very confusing taxonomic history. Once, this family was a large catch-all taxon for a disparate collection of spiders, similar only in that they had eight eyes arranged in two rows and conical anter ...

and the

Miturgidae Miturgidae is a family (biology), family of Araneomorphae, araneomorph spiders that includes nearly 170 species in 29 genus, genera worldwide. First described by Eugène Simon in 1886, it has been substantially revised, and includes the previous f ...

Taxonomy

It was recognized as a synonym of "Eutichuridae" in 2009, but was in danger of becoming

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until it was resurrected in 2011. The group was originally described as the subfamily Eutichurinae of the family

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in 1967. The

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of the group is described as "reasonably uncontroversial", but it has been placed in either the Miturgidae or the

. An analysis by Martín J. Ramírez in 2014 suggested that it was better considered as a separate family.

Genera

, the

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accepts the following genera: *''

Calamoneta ''Calamoneta'' is a genus of southeastern Asian spiders within the family Cheiracanthiidae. It was originally placed in the Miturgidae, but it was moved by Ramírez in 2014. It was named and first described by Christa Deeleman-Reinhold in 2001. ...

'' Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001 — Indonesia *'' Calamopus'' Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001 — Thailand, Indonesia *''

'' C. L. Koch, 1839 — Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania, Argentina *'' Cheiramiona'' Lotz & Dippenaar-Schoeman, 1999 — Africa, Egypt *''

Ericaella ''Ericaella'' is a genus of spiders in the family Cheiracanthiidae ''Cheiracanthiidae'' is a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Vladimir Wagner in 1887. The synonym Eutichuridae was used for a long time, but Cheiracanthiidae has ...

'' Bonaldo, 1994 — Brazil, Panama, Peru *''

Eutichurus ''Eutichurus'' is a genus of spiders in the family Cheiracanthiidae ''Cheiracanthiidae'' is a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Vladimir Wagner in 1887. The synonym Eutichuridae was used for a long time, but Cheiracanthiidae ha ...

'' Simon, 1897 — South America, India, Central America *''

Eutittha ''Eutittha'' is a genus of spiders in the family Cheiracanthiidae. It was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1878. Species it contains 9 species: *'' E. brevicalcarata'' (L. Koch, 1873) – Indonesia (Lombok), Australia (Western Australia) * ...

'' Thorell, 1878 — Asia, Australia *''

Lessertina ''Lessertina'' is a genus of African araneomorph spiders in the family Cheiracanthiidae, first described by R. F. Lawrence in 1942. it contains only two species, both found in South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South ...

'' Lawrence, 1942 — South Africa *''

Macerio ''Macerio'' is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Cheiracanthiidae, first described by Eugène Simon Eugène Louis Simon (; 30 April 1848 – 17 November 1924) was a French naturalist who worked particularly on insects and spid ...

'' Simon, 1897 — Chile, Argentina *''

Radulphius ''Radulphius'' is a genus of spiders in the family Cheiracanthiidae ''Cheiracanthiidae'' is a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Vladimir Wagner in 1887. The synonym Eutichuridae was used for a long time, but Cheiracanthiidae ha ...

'' Keyserling, 1891 — Brazil *''

Sinocanthium ''Sinocanthium'' is a monotypic genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above spe ...

'' Yu & Li, 2020 — China *''

Strotarchus ''Strotarchus'' is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Cheiracanthiidae that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1888. Originally added to the Clubionidae, it was moved to the Miturgidae in 1967, and to the Cheiracanthiidae in ...

'' Simon, 1888 — Pakistan, Costa Rica, North America, Brazil *''

Summacanthium ''Summacanthium'' is a genus of spiders in the family Cheiracanthiidae. It was first described in 2001 by Deeleman-Reinhold Christa Laetitia Deeleman-Reinhold (born 23 November 1930) is a Dutch arachnologist. She specializes in spiders from So ...

'' Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001 — Indonesia *''

Tecution ''Tecution'' is a genus of spiders from Saint Helena within the family Cheiracanthiidae. They were first described and named by Benoit in 1977. It was originally placed in the Clubionidae, but it was moved to Miturgidae in 1997, then to Cheiracan ...

'' Benoit, 1977 — St. Helena

References

Araneomorphae families {{Cheiracanthiidae-stub