Liocranidae is a

family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...

araneomorph The Araneomorphae (also called the Labidognatha) are an infraorder of spiders. They are distinguishable by chelicerae (fangs) that point diagonally forward and cross in a pinching action, in contrast to the Mygalomorphae (tarantulas and their ...

spider Spiders ( order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject venom, and spinnerets that extrude silk. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species ...

s first described by Eugène Simon in 1897. They are one of several groups called "sac spiders". The

holarctic The Holarctic realm is a biogeographic realm that comprises the majority of habitats found throughout the continents in the Northern Hemisphere. It corresponds to the floristic Boreal Kingdom. It includes both the Nearctic zoogeographical reg ...

genus '' Agroeca'' is the best-known, but it also includes various genera of more obscure spiders that still lack a diagnosis. Two species in the North American genus ''Neoanagraphis'' are found in the extremely dry conditions in the Mojave, Sonoran and Chihuahuan deserts. Females live in animal burrows while males wander and are the ones most often caught in

pitfall trap A pitfall trap is a trapping pit for small animals, such as insects, amphibians and reptiles. Pitfall traps are a sampling technique, mainly used for ecology studies and ecologic pest control. Animals that enter a pitfall trap are unable to esca ...

Genera

, the

World Spider Catalog The World Spider Catalog (WSC) is an online searchable database concerned with spider taxonomy. It aims to list all accepted families, genera and species, as well as provide access to the related taxonomic literature. The WSC began as a series of ...

accepts the following genera: *''

Agraecina ''Agraecina'' is a genus of liocranid sac spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1932. Species it contains six species, found in Africa, Europe, Spain, and Kazakhstan: *'' Agraecina canariensis'' Wunderlich, 1992 – Canary ...

'' Simon, 1932 — Europe, Africa, Kazakhstan *'' Agroeca'' Westring, 1861 — Asia, Europe, Africa, South America, North America *''

Andromma ''Andromma'' is a genus of spiders in the family Liocranidae. It was first described in 1893 by Eugène Simon Eugène Louis Simon (; 30 April 1848 – 17 November 1924) was a French naturalist who worked particularly on insects and s ...

'' Simon, 1893 — Africa *''

Apostenus ''Apostenus'' is a genus of liocranid sac spiders that was first described by Niklas Westring in 1851. Species it contains thirteen species, found in Europe, Africa, Canada, the United States, and Karakorum: *'' Apostenus algericus'' Bosmans, ...

'' Westring, 1851 — Africa, United States, Europe *''

Arabelia ''Arabelia'' is a genus of spiders in the family Liocranidae Liocranidae is a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1897. They are one of several groups called "sac spiders". The holarctic genus '' Agroeca'' is the ...

'' Bosselaers, 2009 — Greece, Turkey *''

Argistes ''Argistes'' is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Liocranidae, containing three species restricted to Sri Lanka and Namibia. Species * '' Argistes africanus'' Simon, 1910 — Namibia * '' Argistes seriatus'' (Karsch, 1892) — Sri La ...

'' Simon, 1897 — Sri Lanka *''

Coryssiphus ''Coryssiphus'' is a genus of spiders in the family Liocranidae. It was first described in 1903 by Simon. , it contains 3 species, all in South Africa. References Liocranidae Araneomorphae genera Spiders of South Africa {{lioc ...

'' Simon, 1903 — South Africa *''

Cteniogaster ''Cteniogaster'' is a genus of spiders in the family Liocranidae. It was first described in 2013 by Bosselaers & Jocqué. , it contains 7 African species. Species ''Cteniogaster'' comprises the following species: *'' Cteniogaster conviva'' Boss ...

'' Bosselaers & Jocqué, 2013 — Tanzania, Kenya *'' Cybaeodes'' Simon, 1878 — Europe, Algeria *''

Donuea ''Donuea'' is a genus of African corinnid sac spiders first described by Embrik Strand Embrik Strand (2 June 1876 – 3 November 1947) was an entomologist and arachnologist who classified many insect and spider species including the ...

'' Strand, 1932 — Madagascar *''

Hesperocranum ''Hesperocranum'' is a genus of spiders in the family Liocranidae. It was first described in 1991 by Ubick & Platnick. , it contains only one species, ''Hesperocranum rothi'', found in the U.S. References Liocranidae Monotypic Araneomorp ...

'' Ubick & Platnick, 1991 — United States *''

Jacaena ''Jacaena'' is a genus of Asian liocranid sac spiders first described by Tamerlan Thorell Tord Tamerlan Teodor Thorell (3 May 1830 – 22 December 1901) was a Swedish arachnologist. Thorell studied spiders with Giacomo Doria at the Museo C ...

'' Thorell, 1897 — Asia *''

Koppe ''Koppe'' is a 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 species and below ...

'' Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001 — Asia, Papua New Guinea *''

Laudetia ''Laudetia'' is a genus of spiders in the family Liocranidae. It was first described in 1941 by Gertsch. , it contains 3 species from the Caribbean. References Liocranidae Araneomorphae genera Spiders of the Caribbean {{liocran ...

'' Gertsch, 1941 — Dominica *''

Liocranoeca ''Liocranoeca'' is a genus of liocranid sac spiders that was first described by J. Wunderlich in 1999. Species it contains four species, found in Europe, Siberia, and the United States: *'' Liocranoeca emertoni'' ( Kaston, 1938) – USA *'' Li ...

'' Wunderlich, 1999 — United States, Europe, Russia *''

Liocranum ''Liocranum'' is a genus of spiders in the family Liocranidae. The genus was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1866. Species According to ''The World Spider Catalog, Version 12.5'': * '' Liocranum apertum'' Denis, 1960 — Fra ...

'' L. Koch, 1866 — Europe, Ethiopia, Asia, Papua New Guinea, Cuba *''

Liparochrysis ''Liparochrysis'' is a genus of spiders in the family Liocranidae. It was first described in 1909 by Simon. , it contains only one species, ''Liparochrysis resplendens'', found in western Australia. References Liocranidae Monotypic Arane ...

'' Simon, 1909 — Australia *'' Mesiotelus'' Simon, 1897 — Europe, Asia, Kenya *'' Mesobria'' Simon, 1898 — Saint Vincent and the Grenadines *'' Neoanagraphis'' Gertsch & Mulaik, 1936 — United States, Mexico *''

Oedignatha ''Oedignatha'' is a genus of Asian spiders first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1881 as a genus of corinnid sac spiders, and moved to Liocranidae in 2014. Species it contains thirty-seven species in Southeast Asia, several of which were tra ...

'' Thorell, 1881 — Asia, Oceania, Seychelles *'' Paratus'' Simon, 1898 — Asia *'' Platnick'' Marusik & Fomichev, 2020 — Tajikistan *'' Rhaeboctesis'' Simon, 1897 — Angola, Namibia, South Africa *''

Sagana Sagana is a small industrial town in Kirinyaga District, Central, Kenya. It is along the Nairobi-Nyeri highway, 100 kilometres north of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. Its name comes from Kenya's longest river, Sagana River which is also called T ...

'' Thorell, 1875 — Europe, the Caucasus *'' Scotina'' Menge, 1873 — Algeria, Malta, Asia *''

Sesieutes ''Sesieutes'' is a genus of Asian Liocranidae, liocranid sac spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1897. It was briefly transferred to the Corinnidae in 2013, but was returned a year later due to its similarity and relation to ''Phrurolithu ...

'' Simon, 1897 — Asia *'' Sestakovaia'' Zamani & Marusik, 2021 — Europe, Iran *'' Sphingius'' Thorell, 1890 — Asia *'' Sudharmia'' Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001 — Indonesia *'' Teutamus'' Thorell, 1890 — Asia *'' Toxoniella'' Warui & Jocqué, 2002 — Kenya *''

Vankeeria ''Vankeeria'' is a genus of spiders in the family Liocranidae. First described in 2012 by Bosselaers, it contains only one species , ''Vankeeria catoptronifera'', found in Greece. References

Liocranidae Monotypic Araneomorphae genera ...

'' Bosselaers, 2012 — Greece *''

Xenoplectus ''Xenoplectus'' is a monotypic genus of South American liocranid sac spiders containing the single species, ''Xenoplectus armatus''. It was first described by R. D. Schiapelli & B. S. Gerschman de P. in 1958, and has only been found in Argentina ...

'' Schiapelli & Gerschman, 1958 — Argentina

References

External links

Arachnology Home Pages: Araneae
Araneomorphae families {{Liocranidae-stub

Genera

See also

References

External links