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.
Kikongo is a genus of sub-Saharan African ground spiders first described by B. V. B. Rodrigues and C. A. Rheims in 2020. As of December 2021 it contains only three species: K. buta, K. rutshuru, and K. ruwenzori.
Vailimia is a genus of Asian jumping spiders. The type species was described in 1907 from a single male about 6 millimetres (0.24 in) long. It was originally thought to be close to Harmochirus, but the male pedipalp, chelicera, and cephalothorax drawn by Proszynski in 1984, and information gained from later collected specimens indicates otherwise. Subsequently, five more species have been identified. It may be a synonym for Pancorius.
Kituba is a small genus of central African ground spiders. It was first described by B. V. B. Rodrigues and C. A. Rheims in 2020, and it has only been found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. As of December 2021 it contains only two species: K. langalanga and K. mayombensis.
Phonognatha is a genus of South Pacific orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1895. It was originally placed with the long-jawed orb weavers, and was moved to Araneidae in 2008.
Utivarachna is a genus of Asian araneomorph spiders in the family Trachelidae first described by Kyukichi Kishida in 1940. It was largely ignored until Christa L. Deeleman-Reinhold revised the sac and ground spiders in 2001, transferring some species from Trachelas and adding several new ones. The genus was further expanded in 2014 and 2015.
Arauchemus is a genus of South American ground spiders that was first described by R. Ott & Antônio Brescovit in 2012. As of May 2019 it contains only two species, both found in Brazil: A. graudo and A. miudo.
Talanitoides is a monotypic genus of Asian ground spiders.
Brasilomma is a monotypic genus of Brazilian ground spiders containing the single species, Brasilomma enigmatica. It was first described by Antônio Domingos Brescovit in 2012, and is only found in Brazil.
Lasophorus is a genus of ground spiders first described by M. Chatzaki in 2018. As of April 2019 it contains only two species.
Marjanus is a genus of ground spiders containing the single species, Marjanus platnicki. It was first described by M. Chatzaki in 2018, and is only found in Greece and China.
Paracymbiomma is a genus of South American ground spiders. It was first described by B. V. B. Rodrigues, I. Cizauskas and C. A. Rheims in 2018, and it has only been found in Brazil.
Almafuerte is a genus of South American ground spiders first described by C. J. Grismado & N. L. Carrión in 2017.
Indopadilla is a genus of jumping spiders first described by J. T. D. Caleb, P. M. Sankaran and K. S. Nafin in 2019. It was placed into the tribe Baviini in the Salticoida clade of Salticinae. Several species have been transferred from the genus Bavia.
Laminion is a genus of south Asian ant spiders. It was first described by P. M. Sankaran, J. T. D. Caleb and P. A. Sebastian in 2020, and it has only been found in India.
Asianopis is a genus of Asian net-casting spiders first described by Y. J. Lin, L. Shao and A. Hänggi in 2020.
Indiani is a monotypic genus of South American ground spiders containing the single species, Indiani gaspar. It was first described by B. V. B. Rodrigues, I. Cizauskas and Y. Lemos in 2020, and placed into the Prodidominae subfamily. As of 2021 it has only been found in Brazil.
Marinarozelotes is a genus of ground spiders first described by A. V. Ponomarev and V. Y. Shmatko in 2020. The type species, Marinarozelotes barbatus, was originally described under the name "Melanophora barbata".
Solitudes is a monotypic genus of east Asian ground spiders containing the single species, Solitudes dushengi. It was first described by Y. J. Lin and S. Q. Li in 2020 and added to the new subfamily, Solitudinae. As of 2021 it has only been found in China.
Yoruba is a small genus of western African ground spiders first described by B. V. B. Rodrigues and C. A. Rheims in 2020 and added to the subfamily Prodidominae. As of December 2021 it contains only two species: Y. ibadanus and Y. toubensis.
