Phrurolithidae is a family of

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 ...

spiders first described by

Nathan Banks Nathan Banks (April 13, 1868 – January 24, 1953) was an American entomologist noted for his work on Neuroptera, Megaloptera, Hymenoptera, and Acarina (mites). He started work on mites in 1880 with the USDA. In 1915 he authored the first compr ...

in 1892. First included in the

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 small ...

as the subfamily Phrurolithinae, later phylogenetic studies justified a separate family.

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: *'' Abdosetae'' Fu, Zhang & MacDermott, 2010 — Indonesia *'' Alboculus'' Liu, 2020 — China *'' Bosselaerius'' Zamani & Marusik, 2020 — Asia *'' Corealithus'' Kamura, 2021 — Asia *'' Dorymetaecus'' Rainbow, 1920 — Australia *'' Labialithus'' Kamura, 2021 — Asia *'' Liophrurillus'' Wunderlich, 1992 — Europe, North Africa *'' Otacilia'' Thorell, 1897 — Asia *'' Pennalithus'' Kamura, 2021 — Asia *'' Phonotimpus'' Gertsch & Davis, 1940 — Mexico *'' Phrurolinillus'' Wunderlich, 1995 — Portugal, Spain *'' Phrurolithus'' C. L. Koch, 1839 — North America, Asia, Europe, Cuba *'' Phruronellus'' Chamberlin, 1921 — United States *'' Phrurotimpus'' Chamberlin & Ivie, 1935 — United States, Canada *'' Piabuna'' Chamberlin & Ivie, 1933 — United States, Mexico *'' Plynnon'' Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001 — Indonesia *'' Scotinella'' Banks, 1911 — United States, Canada

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