| Phrurolithidae Temporal range: Palaeogene–present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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| Otacilia lynx | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Phrurolithidae Banks, 1892 |
| Diversity | |
| 24 genera, 360 species | |
Phrurolithidae is a family of araneomorph spiders, known as guardstone spiders. The family was first described by Nathan Banks in 1892. First included in the Corinnidae as the subfamily Phrurolithinae, later phylogenetic studies justified a separate family.
Genera
Main article: List of Phrurolithidae speciesAs of January 2023, the World Spider Catalog accepts the following genera:
- Abdosetae Fu, Zhang & MacDermott, 2010 — Indonesia
- Aculithus Liu & S. Q. Li, 2022 — China
- Alboculus Liu, 2020 — China
- 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
- 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
- Xiaoliguang Lin & Li, 2023 — Vietnam
- Xilithus Lin & Li, 2023 — China, Japan
See also
References
- Banks, N. (1892). "A classification of North American spiders". The Canadian Entomologist. 24 (4): 88–97. doi:10.4039/Ent2488-4. S2CID 83972486.
- Ramírez, Martín J. (2014). "The morphology and phylogeny of dionychan spiders (Araneae, Araneomorphae)". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 390: 342–343. doi:10.1206/821.1. hdl:2246/6537. S2CID 86146467.
- "Family: Phrurolithidae Banks, 1892". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
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