Orsolobidae is a six-eyed spider family with about 180 described species in thirty genera. It was first described by J. A. L. Cooke in 1965, and was raised to family status from "Dysderidae" in 1985.
Hickmania is a monotypic genus of Australian cribellate araneomorph spiders in the family Austrochilidae, containing only the Tasmanian cave spider. The genus was first described by Willis J. Gertsch in 1958, and has been found only in Tasmania. It is the last of an old Gondwanan lineage, long since separated from its closest relatives in South America. It is an icon species for faunal conservation in Tasmania, and is named in honor of V. V. Hickman, a professor at the University of Tasmania, who specialized in spiders. The species name is derived from the Ancient Greek τρωγλοδύτης (troglodytes), meaning "cave-dweller".
Oonops pulcher is a tiny spider. Its six eyes are located closely together, giving the impression of only one eye. The spider is of a bleak light red, with a reddish to whitish abdomen, and found out of doors in bird nests, under stones and under tree bark, also in webs of Amaurobius and Coelotes. Only two eggs are laid into a flat eggsac.
Acrobleps is a genus of Australian araneomorph spiders in the family Anapidae, containing the single species, Acrobleps hygrophilus. It was first described by V. V. Hickman in 1979, and has only been found in Australia.
Cycloctenus is a genus of Australasian araneomorph spiders in the family Cycloctenidae, first described by L. Koch in 1878. Originally placed with the nursery web spiders, it was transferred to the family Toxopidae because of the distinctive arrangement of its eyes, particularly the enlarged posterolateral eyes. It was moved to the Cycloctenidae in 1967.
Symphytognatha is a genus of dwarf orb-weavers that was first described by V. V. Hickman in 1931.
Afrilobus is a genus of African araneomorph spiders in the family Orsolobidae, and was first described by C. E. Griswold & Norman I. Platnick in 1987. As of June 2019 it contains only three species, found only in Africa and South Africa: A. australis, A. capensis, and A. jocquei.
Australobus is a monotypic genus of Western Australian araneomorph spiders in the family Orsolobidae containing the single species, Australobus torbay. It was first described by Raymond Robert Forster & Norman I. Platnick in 1985, and is only found in Western Australia.
Azanialobus is a monotypic genus of South African araneomorph spiders in the family Orsolobidae containing the single species, Azanialobus lawrencei. It was first described by C. E. Griswold & Norman I. Platnick in 1987, and is only found in South Africa.
Bealeyia is a monotypic genus of Polynesian araneomorph spiders in the family Orsolobidae containing the single species, Bealeyia unicolor. It was first described by Raymond Robert Forster & Norman I. Platnick in 1985, and is only found on the Polynesian Islands.
Chileolobus is a monotypic genus of Chilean araneomorph spiders in the family Orsolobidae containing the single species, Chileolobus eden. It was first described by Raymond Robert Forster & Norman I. Platnick in 1985, and is only found in Chile.
Dugdalea is a monotypic genus of Polynesian araneomorph spiders in the family Orsolobidae containing the single species, Dugdalea oculata. It was first described by Raymond Robert Forster & Norman I. Platnick in 1985, and is only found on the Polynesian Islands.
Falklandia is a monotypic genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Orsolobidae containing the single species, Falklandia rumbolli. It was first described by Raymond Robert Forster & Norman I. Platnick in 1985, and is only found on the Falkland Islands.
Hickmanolobus is a genus of Australian araneomorph spiders in the family Orsolobidae, and was first described by Raymond Robert Forster & Norman I. Platnick in 1985.
Maoriata is a genus of Polynesian araneomorph spiders in the family Orsolobidae, and was first described by Raymond Robert Forster & Norman I. Platnick in 1985. As of June 2019 it contains only three species, found only on the Polynesian Islands: M. magna, M. montana, and M. vulgaris.
Paralobus is a monotypic genus of Polynesian araneomorph spiders in the family Orsolobidae containing the single species, Paralobus salmoni. It was first described by Raymond Robert Forster & Norman I. Platnick in 1985, and is only found on the Polynesian Islands.
Tasmanoonops is a genus of Australian araneomorph spiders in the family Orsolobidae, and was first described by V. V. Hickman in 1930.
Turretia is a monotypic genus of Polynesian araneomorph spiders in the family Orsolobidae containing the single species, Turretia dugdalei. It was first described by Raymond Robert Forster & Norman I. Platnick in 1985, and is only found on the Polynesian Islands.
Vernon Victor Hickman (1894–1984) was an entomologist, born and resident in Tasmania, who became a leading authority on the spiders of Australia.
