| Anzacia | |
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| Anzacia gemmea | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Gnaphosidae |
| Genus: | Anzacia Dalmas, 1919 [1] |
| Type species | |
| A. perexigua (Simon, 1880) | |
| Species | |
15, see text | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Anzacia is a genus of South Pacific ground spiders that was first described by R. de Dalmas in 1919. [3]
As of May 2019 [update] it contains fifteen species: [1]
Ground spiders comprise Gnaphosidae, the seventh largest spider family with over 2,000 described species in over 100 genera distributed worldwide. There are 105 species known to central Europe, and common genera include Gnaphosa, Drassodes, Micaria, Cesonia, Zelotes and many others. They are closely related to Clubionidae. At present, no ground spiders are known to be seriously venomous to humans.
Gallieniellidae is a family of spiders first described by J. Millot in 1947. It was originally thought to be endemic to Madagascar until species were also found in southern Kenya, northeastern Argentina, and Australia. Drassodella was transferred from the family Gnaphosidae in 1990. They are suspected to be specialized in ant-preying.
Prodidomidae is a family of spider, sometimes called long-spinneret ground spiders. It was formerly regarded as a subfamily of Gnaphosidae, but was raised to a family in 2022.
Camillina is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by Lucien Berland in 1919. They are very similar to sister genus Zelotes.
Gnaphosa is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by Pierre André Latreille in 1804. They all have a serrated keel on the retromargin of each chelicera.
Hemicloea is a genus of South Pacific flat spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1870. Originally placed with the ground spiders, it was moved to the Trochanteriidae in 2018.
Eilica is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1891.
Hypodrassodes is a genus of South Pacific ground spiders that was first described by R. de Dalmas in 1919.
Microdrassus is a monotypic genus of East African ground spiders containing the single species, Microdrassus inaudax. It was first described by R. de Dalmas in 1919, and has only been found in Seychelles.
Parasyrisca is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by E. Schenkel in 1963. Originally placed with the sac spiders, it was moved to the Miturgidae in 1967, then to the ground spiders in 1988.
Scotognapha is a genus of European ground spiders that was first described by R. de Dalmas in 1920.
Smionia is a genus of African ground spiders that was first described by R. de Dalmas in 1920. As of May 2019 it contains only two species: S. capensis and S. lineatipes.
Talanites is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by Eugène Simon in 1893.
Cryptoerithus is a genus of Australian ground spiders that was first described by William Joseph Rainbow in 1915. Originally placed with the long-spinneret ground spiders, it was transferred to the ground spiders in 2018.
Molycria is a genus of Australian ground spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1887.
Nomindra is a genus of Australian ground spiders that was first described by Norman I. Platnick & Barbara Baehr in 2006. Originally placed with the long-spinneret ground spiders, it was transferred to the ground spiders in 2018.
Prodidomus is a genus of long-spinneret ground spiders that was first described by Nicholas Marcellus Hentz in 1847.
Wesmaldra is a genus of Australian ground spiders that was first described by Norman I. Platnick & Barbara Baehr in 2006. Originally placed with the long-spinneret ground spiders, it was transferred to the ground spiders in 2018.
Wydundra is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by Norman I. Platnick & Barbara Baehr in 2006. Originally placed with the long-spinneret ground spiders, it was transferred to the ground spiders in 2018.