Corinnidae

Corinnidae is a family of araneomorph spiders, sometimes called corinnid sac spiders. The family, like other "clubionoid" families, has a confusing taxonomic history. Once it was a part of the large catch-all taxon Clubionidae, now very much smaller. The original members of the family are apparently similar only in that they have eight eyes arranged in two rows, conical anterior spinnerets that touch and are generally wandering predators that build silken retreats, or sacs, usually on plant terminals, between leaves, under bark or under rocks.

In 2014, Martín Ramírez recognized the family in a restricted sense, including only the subfamilies Corinninae and Castianeirinae. Two former subfamilies of the Corinnidae are now treated as separate families, Phrurolithidae and Trachelidae. As now recognized, Corinnidae contains 71 genera and over 800 species worldwide. Among the common genera are ''Castianeira'' (nearly world wide) and ''Corinna'' (widespread).

Members of the genus ''Castianeira'' appear to be mimics of ants and velvet ants. Other corinnid ant-like genera include ''Mazax'', ''Myrmecium'' and ''Myrmecotypus''. ''Corinna'' is the type genus for the family and consists of small running spiders.

Genera

, the World Spider Catalog accepts the following genera:

*'' Abapeba'' Bonaldo, 2000 — South America, Panama, Caribbean, Mexico
*'' Aetius'' O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897 — Asia, Côte d'Ivoire
*'' Allomedmassa'' Dankittipakul & Singtripop, 2014 — Malaysia, Thailand, China
*'' Apochinomma'' Pavesi, 1881 — South America, Africa, Asia
*'' Arushina'' Caporiacco, 1947 — Tanzania
*'' Attacobius'' Mello-Leitão, 1925 — Brazil, Argentina
*'' Austrophaea'' Lawrence, 1952 — South Africa
*'' Battalus'' Karsch, 1878 — Australia
*'' Brachyphaea'' Simon, 1895 — Tanzania, Kenya, Mozambique
*'' Cambalida'' Simon, 1910 — Africa, India
*''Castianeira'' Keyserling, 1879 — Central America, Asia, North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Cuba
*'' Castoponera'' Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001 — Indonesia, Malaysia
*'' Coenoptychus'' Simon, 1885 — Africa, Asia
*''Copa'' Simon, 1886 — Sri Lanka, Africa, Australia
*'' Copuetta'' Haddad, 2013 — Africa
*''Corinna'' C. L. Koch, 1841 — Caribbean, South America, Africa, Papua New Guinea, Mexico, Central America, Pakistan
*'' Corinnomma'' Karsch, 1880 — Asia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Africa
*''Creugas'' Thorell, 1878 — Mexico, South America, Myanmar, Australia, Central America
*'' Crinopseudoa'' Jocqué & Bosselaers, 2011 — Guinea, Liberia
*'' Cycais'' Thorell, 1877 — Indonesia, Japan
*''Disnyssus'' Raven, 2015 — Australia
*'' Echinax'' Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001 — Asia, Africa
*'' Ecitocobius'' Bonaldo & Brescovit, 1998 — Brazil
*'' Erendira'' Bonaldo, 2000 — Venezuela, Panama, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
*'' Falconina'' Brignoli, 1985 — South America, Panama, Cuba, United States
*''Fluctus'' Jin & Zhang , 2020 — China
*''Graptartia'' Simon, 1896 — Morocco, Algeria
*'' Griswoldella'' Haddad, 2021 — Madagascar
*''Hortipes'' Bosselaers & Ledoux, 1998 — Africa
*'' Humua'' Ono, 1987 — Japan
*'' Ianduba'' Bonaldo, 1997 — Brazil, Argentina
*'' Iridonyssus'' Raven, 2015 — Australia
*''Kolora'' Raven, 2015 — Australia
*'' Leichhardteus'' Raven & Baehr, 2013 — Australia
*'' Leptopicia'' Raven, 2015 — Australia
*''Mandaneta'' Strand, 1932 — Ghana, Congo
*'' Mazax'' O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1898 — North America, Jamaica, Central America, Argentina
*'' Medmassa'' Simon, 1887 — Asia, Oceania
*'' Megalostrata'' Karsch, 1880 — Cuba, Mexico, Panama
*'' Melanesotypus'' Raven, 2015 — Solomon Is.
*'' Merenius'' Simon, 1910 — Africa, Yemen
*''Messapus'' Simon, 1898 — Africa
*'' Methesis'' Simon, 1896 — South America
*'' Myrmecium'' Latreille, 1824 — South America, Trinidad
*'' Myrmecotypus'' O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1894 — North America, Argentina, Central America
*''Nucastia'' Raven, 2015 — Australia
*''Nyssus'' Walckenaer, 1805 — Australia, New Zealand, Fiji
*'' Olbus'' Simon, 1880 — Chile
*'' Ozcopa'' Raven, 2015 — Australia
*'' Parachemmis'' Chickering, 1937 — Panama, South America
*'' Paradiestus'' Mello-Leitão, 1915 — Brazil
*'' Paramedmassa'' Jin, H. Zhang & F. Zhang, 2019 — Thailand, Laos, China
*''Poecilipta'' Simon, 1897 — Australia
*'' Pranburia'' Deeleman-Reinhold, 1993 — Asia
*''Procopius'' Thorell, 1899 — Africa
*'' Pronophaea'' Simon, 1897 — South Africa
*'' Psellocoptus'' Simon, 1896 — Venezuela
*'' Pseudocorinna'' Simon, 1910 — Africa
*'' Scorteccia'' Caporiacco, 1936 — Libya
*'' Septentrinna'' Bonaldo, 2000 — United States, Mexico, Guatemala
*'' Serendib'' Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001 — Thailand, Indonesia
*'' Simonestus'' Bonaldo, 2000 — South America, Central America, Mexico
*'' Sphecotypus'' O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1895 — Asia, Nicaragua, Brazil
*'' Spinirta'' Jin & Zhang, 2020 — China
*'' Stethorrhagus'' Simon, 1896 — South America
*'' Tapixaua'' Bonaldo, 2000 — Brazil, Peru
*'' Ticopa'' Raven, 2015 — Australia
*''Tupirinna'' Bonaldo, 2000 — Brazil, Venezuela, Panama
*'' Vendaphaea'' Haddad, 2009 — South Africa
*'' Wasaka'' Haddad, 2013 — Africa
*'' Xeropigo'' O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 — South America, Trinidad, United States

See also

* List of Corinnidae species

References

External links

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Araneomorphae families