Ant spiders are members of the family Zodariidae. They are small to medium-sized eight-eyed spiders found in all tropical and subtropical regions of South America, Africa, Madagascar, Australia-New Guinea, New Zealand, Arabia and the Indian subcontinent. Most species are daytime hunters and live together with ants, mimicking their behavior and sometimes even their chemical traits. Although little is known about most zodariids, members of the genus Zodarion apparently feed only on ants; a number of other genera in the family are apparently also ant specialists.
Zorocratidae is a formerly accepted family of spiders. Most of the genera formerly placed in this family have been transferred to the family Udubidae. The type genus, Zorocrates, is now placed in the Zoropsidae.
Harmochirus is a genus of the spider family Salticidae.
Thianella is a possible monotypic genus of jumping spiders containing the single species, Thianella disjuncta. It was first described by Embrik Strand in 1907, and is found only on Java. Based on a male specimen, Roewer placed it close to Thiania, but his placements of salticids have often been questionable and no drawings currently exist. The name is an alteration of the salticid genus Thiania, and the species name is from Latin disiunctus "separated". The World Spider Catalog regards the genus and species names as nomina dubia.
Phoneyusa is a genus of spiders belonging to the family Theraphosidae (tarantulas).
Copa is a genus of corinnid sac spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1886.
Udubidae is a family of araneomorph spiders, most of whose members were formerly placed in the family Zorocratidae, which is no longer accepted.
Paraplectana is a genus of Asian and African orb-weaver spiders first described by F. de Brito Capello in 1867.
Holopelus is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1886.
Cyphonisia is a genus of African brushed trapdoor spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1889.
Tigidia is a genus of brushed trapdoor spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1892.
Merenius is a genus of corinnid sac spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1910.
Aethrodiscus is a genus of African orb-weaver spiders containing the single species, Aethrodiscus transversalis. It was first described by Embrik Strand in 1913, and has only been found in Central Africa.
Pararaneus is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Lodovico di Caporiacco in 1940.
Pseudopsyllo is a genus of Central African orb-weaver spiders containing the single species, Pseudopsyllo scutigera. It was first described by Embrik Strand in 1916, and has only been found in Cameroon.
Diaphractus is a genus of African ground spiders that was first described by William Frederick Purcell in 1907. As of December 2023, it contains only three species: D. assimilis, D. leipoldti, and D. muticus.
Labullula is a monotypic genus of African dwarf spiders containing the single species, Labullula annulipes. It was first described by Embrik Strand in 1913, and has only been found in Angola, Cameroon, and Comoros.
Nilus is a genus of nursery web spiders that was first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1876.
Tmeticides is a monotypic genus of Malagasy sheet weavers containing the single species, Tmeticides araneiformis. It was first described by Embrik Strand in 1907, and is only found on Madagascar.
