Phrurolithidae

Phrurolithidae is a family of araneomorph spiders, known as guardstone spiders. The family was first described by Nathan Banks in 1892.^[1] First included in the Corinnidae as the subfamily Phrurolithinae, later phylogenetic studies justified a separate family.^[2]

Phrurolithidae Temporal range: Palaeogene–present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Otacilia lynx
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Phrurolithidae Banks, 1892
Diversity
24 genera, 360 species

Genera

Main article: List of Phrurolithidae species

As of January 2025^[update], the World Spider Catalog accepted the following genera:^[3]

• Abdosetae Fu, Zhang & MacDermott, 2010 — Indonesia
• Aculithus Liu & S. Q. Li, 2022 — China
• Alboculus Liu, 2020 — China
• Beatitas Mu & Zhang, 2023
• Bosselaerius Zamani & Marusik, 2020 — Asia
• Corealithus Kamura, 2021 — Asia
• Dorymetaecus Rainbow, 1920 — Australia
• Edelithus Liu & Li, 2022 — Asia
• Grandilithus Liu & S. Q. Li, 2022 — China
• Labialithus Kamura, 2021 — Asia
• Lingulatus Mu & Zhang, 2022 — Asia
• Liophrurillus Wunderlich, 1992 — Europe, North Africa
• Lunalithus Kamura, 2022 — Japan
• 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
• Phrurotimpus Chamberlin & Ivie, 1935 — United States, Canada
• Piabuna Chamberlin & Ivie, 1933 — United States, Mexico
• Plynnon Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001 — Indonesia
• Punctus Mu & Zhang, 2023
• Scotinella Banks, 1911 — United States, Canada
• Xiaoliguang Lin & Li, 2023 — Vietnam
• Xilithus Lin & Li, 2023 — China, Japan

See also

• List of Phrurolithidae species