Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a cribellum, which is a kind of comb-like device used to separate fibers of silk drawn from its spinnerets into many extremely fine fibers. Those fibers are so small in diameter that prey insects easily become entangled in them. The spiders then bite them before they can get away. One cosmopolitan species is ''O. navus'' (sometimes also called ''O. annulipes''). One species of interest is ''Oecobius civitas''. When a spider enters the home of another spider, rather than defend itself, the resident leaves to find another one.

Species

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Oecobius achimota Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a cribe ...

'' Shear & Benoit, 1974 (Ghana) * ''

Oecobius aculeatus Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a crib ...

'' Wunderlich, 1987 (Canary Is.) * ''

Oecobius affinis Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a cribel ...

'' O. P.-Cambridge, 1872 (Syria, Jordan) * ''

Oecobius agaetensis Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a crib ...

'' Wunderlich, 1992 (Canary Is.) * ''

Oecobius albipunctatus Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a crib ...

'' O. P.-Cambridge, 1872 (Syria) * ''

Oecobius alhoutyae Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a cribel ...

'' Wunderlich, 1995 (Kuwait) * ''

Oecobius amboseli ''Oecobius amboseli'' is a species of wall spider in the family Oecobiidae. It is found in Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, and Rwanda. It is an invasive species An invasive species otherwise known as an alien is an introduced organism th ...

'' Shear & Benoit, 1974 (Egypt, Kenya, Uganda) * ''

Oecobius annulipes Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a cribel ...

'' Lucas, 1846 (Algeria) * ''

Oecobius ashmolei Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a cribe ...

'' Wunderlich, 1992 (Canary Is.) * ''

Oecobius beatus Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a cribel ...

'' Gertsch & Davis, 1937 (Mexico) * ''

Oecobius bracae Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a cribe ...

'' Shear, 1970 (Mexico) * ''

Oecobius caesaris Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a cribel ...

'' Wunderlich, 1987 (Canary Is., Azores) * ''

Oecobius cambridgei Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a crib ...

'' Wunderlich, 1995 (Lebanon) * ''

Oecobius camposi Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a cribel ...

'' Wunderlich, 1992 (Canary Is.) * ''

Oecobius cellariorum ''Oecobius cellariorum'' is a species of wall spider in the family Oecobiidae. It is found in a range from Southern Europe to North Africa, Jordan and Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, i ...

'' (Dugès, 1836) (Cosmopolitan) * ''

Oecobius chiasma Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a crib ...

'' Barman, 1978 (India) * ''

Oecobius civitas Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a cribel ...

'' Shear, 1970 (Mexico) * ''

Oecobius concinnus Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a cribel ...

'' Simon, 1893 (USA to Brazil, Galapagos Is. (elsewhere, introduced)) * ''

Oecobius culiacanensis Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a cribel ...

'' Shear, 1970 (Mexico) * ''

Oecobius cumbrecita Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a cribel ...

'' Wunderlich, 1987 (Canary Is.) * ''

Oecobius depressus Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a cribel ...

'' Wunderlich, 1987 (Canary Is.) * ''

Oecobius dolosus Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a cribel ...

'' Wunderlich, 1987 (Canary Is.) * ''

Oecobius doryphorus Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a cribel ...

'' Schmidt, 1977 (Canary Is.) * ''

Oecobius erjosensis Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a cribel ...

'' Wunderlich, 1992 (Canary Is.) * ''

Oecobius formosensis Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a cribel ...

'' (Kishida, 1943) (Taiwan) * ''

Oecobius fortaleza Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a cribel ...

'' Wunderlich, 1992 (Canary Is.) * ''

Oecobius fuerterotensis Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a cribel ...

'' Wunderlich, 1992 (Canary Is.) * ''

Oecobius furcula Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a cribel ...

'' Wunderlich, 1992 (Canary Is.) * ''

Oecobius gomerensis Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a cribel ...

'' Wunderlich, 1979 (Canary Is.) * ''

Oecobius hayensis Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a cribel ...

'' Wunderlich, 1992 (Canary Is.) * ''

Oecobius hidalgoensis Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a cribe ...

'' Wunderlich, 1992 (Canary Is.) * ''

Oecobius hierroensis Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a cribe ...

'' Wunderlich, 1987 (Canary Is.) * ''

Oecobius hoffmannae Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a cribe ...

'' Jiménez & Llinas, 2005 (Mexico) * ''

Oecobius idolator Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a crib ...

'' Shear & Benoit, 1974 (Burkina Faso) * ''

Oecobius iguestensis Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a crib ...

'' Wunderlich, 1992 (Canary Is.) * ''

Oecobius incertus Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a cribel ...

'' Wunderlich, 1995 (North Africa) * ''

Oecobius infierno Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a crib ...

'' Wunderlich, 1987 (Canary Is.) * ''

Oecobius interpellator Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a cribel ...

'' Shear, 1970 (USA) * ''

Oecobius isolatoides Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a cribel ...

'' Shear, 1970 (USA, Mexico) * ''

Oecobius isolatus Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a crib ...

'' Chamberlin, 1924 (USA, Mexico) * ''

Oecobius juangarcia Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a crib ...

'' Shear, 1970 (Mexico) * ''

Oecobius lampeli Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a cribe ...

'' Wunderlich, 1987 (Canary Is.) * ''

Oecobius latiscapus Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a cribe ...

'' Wunderlich, 1992 (Canary Is.) * ''

Oecobius linguiformis Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a cribe ...

'' Wunderlich, 1995 (Canary Is.) * ''

Oecobius longiscapus Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a crib ...

'' Wunderlich, 1992 (Canary Is.) * ''

Oecobius machadoi Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a cribe ...

'' Wunderlich, 1995 (Portugal, Spain) * ''

Oecobius maculatus Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a cribel ...

'' Simon, 1870 (Mediterranean to Azerbaijan) * ''

Oecobius marathaus Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a cribel ...

'' Tikader, 1962 (Pantropical) * ''

Oecobius marcosensis Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a cribe ...

'' Wunderlich, 1992 (Canary Is.) * ''

Oecobius maritimus Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a cribel ...

'' Wunderlich, 1987 (Canary Is.) * ''

Oecobius minor Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a cribe ...

'' Kulczyn'ski, 1909 (Azores, Madeira) * ''

Oecobius nadiae Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a cribel ...

'' (Spassky, 1936) (Central Asia, China) * ''

Oecobius navus ''Oecobius navus'' is a small cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan cribellate spider species found across the world. Description Both adult males and females are approximately the same size, with a body length of 2–2.5 mm (0.08 – 0.10 i ...

'' Blackwall, 1859 (Cosmopolitan) ** ''

Oecobius navus hachijoensis Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a cribel ...

'' Uyemura, 1965 (Japan) * ''

Oecobius palmensis Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a crib ...

'' Wunderlich, 1987 (Canary Is.) * ''

Oecobius paolomaculatus Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a cribel ...

'' Wunderlich, 1995 (Algeria) * ''

Oecobius pasteuri Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a cribel ...

'' Berland & Millot, 1940 (West Africa) * ''

Oecobius persimilis Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a cribel ...

'' Wunderlich, 1987 (Canary Is.) * ''

Oecobius petronius Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a crib ...

'' Simon, 1890 (Yemen) * ''

Oecobius piaxtla Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a cribe ...

'' Shear, 1970 (Mexico) * ''

Oecobius pinoensis Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a cribel ...

'' Wunderlich, 1992 (Canary Is.) * ''

Oecobius przewalskyi Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a cribe ...

'' Hu & Li, 1987 (Tibet) * ''

Oecobius pseudodepressus Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a cribe ...

'' Wunderlich, 1992 (Canary Is.) * ''

Oecobius putus Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a crib ...

'' O. P.-Cambridge, 1876 (Egypt, Sudan to Azerbaijan (USA, introduced)) * ''

Oecobius rhodiensis Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a crib ...

'' Kritscher, 1966 (Greece) * ''

Oecobius rioensis Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a cribel ...

'' Wunderlich, 1992 (Canary Is.) * ''

Oecobius rivula Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a crib ...

'' Shear, 1970 (Mexico) * ''

Oecobius rugosus Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a cribe ...

'' Wunderlich, 1987 (Canary Is.) * ''

Oecobius sapporensis Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a cribel ...

'' Saito, 1934 (Japan) * ''

Oecobius selvagensis Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a crib ...

'' Wunderlich, 1995 (Salvages) * ''

Oecobius sheari Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a cribe ...

'' Benoit, 1975 (Chad) * ''

Oecobius similis Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a cribe ...

'' Kulczyn'ski, 1909 (Madeira, Canary Is., Azores, St. Helena) * ''

Oecobius sombrero Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a cribe ...

'' Wunderlich, 1987 (Canary Is.) * ''

Oecobius tadzhikus Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a cribel ...

'' Andreeva & Tyschchenko, 1969 (Central Asia) * ''

Oecobius tasarticoensis Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a cribel ...

'' Wunderlich, 1992 (Canary Is.) * ''

Oecobius teliger Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a crib ...

'' O. P.-Cambridge, 1872 (Lebanon) * ''

Oecobius templi Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a cribe ...

'' O. P.-Cambridge, 1876 (Egypt, Sudan) * ''

Oecobius tibesti Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a cribe ...

'' Shear & Benoit, 1974 (Chad) * ''

Oecobius trimaculatus Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a crib ...

'' O. P.-Cambridge, 1872 (Jordan) * ''

Oecobius unicoloripes Wall spider is the common name for members of the genus ''Oecobius''. The members of these several species are all very small spiders that make small flat webs over crevices in walls and in similar spaces. They possess an organ called a cribel ...

'' Wunderlich, 1992 (Canary Is.)

Species

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