Anyphaenidae is a family of araneomorph spiders, sometimes called anyphaenid sac spiders or ghost spiders. They are distinguished from the sac spiders of the family Clubionidae and other spiders by having the abdominal spiracle placed one third to one half of the way anterior to the spinnerets toward the epigastric furrow on the underside of the abdomen. In most spiders the spiracle is just anterior to the spinnerets.
Avaruarachne is a genus of jumping spiders containing the single species Avaruarachne satchelli. The species was first described by Brian John Marples in 1955 as Avarua satchelli, but Avarua was discovered to be preoccupied and was replaced by Avaruarachne by Danniella Sherwood in 2021. It has only been found in the Cook Islands.
Bacelarella is a genus of African jumping spiders that was first described by Lucien Berland & J. Millot in 1941. This genus was named in honour of the Portuguese arachnologist Amélia Bacelar.
Wesolowskana is a spider genus of the family Salticidae. Both described species are endemic to the Cape Verde Islands. The genus should possibly be included in the genus Pseudicius. It was originally named Luxuria when it was first described by Wanda Wesołowska in 1989. It was renamed in 2008 because Luxuria was already in use for a genus of molluscs. This genus was named in honour of Wanda Wesołowska.
Pamphobeteus is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1901. It includes some of the largest spiders in the world. They are found in South America, including the countries of Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Brazil, Colombia and Panama.
Nukuhiva is a genus of spiders with a single species, Nukuhiva adamsoni, that occurs only on the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia. It is in the wolf spider family, Lycosidae. It has been found on Nuku Hiva and on Ua Huka, a smaller island about 25 km (16 mi) to the east.
Ansistaria is a genus of African crab spiders first described by Danniella Sherwood in 2022. As of July 2022 it contains only two species.
Glenognatha is a genus of long-jawed orb-weavers that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1887. It was considerably revised in 2016.
Pandava is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Titanoecidae.
Thrixopelma is a genus of South American tarantulas that was first described by Günter E. W. Schmidt in 1994. They are medium to large tarantulas, usually being 35mm to 60mm in body length.
Anyphaenoides is a genus of anyphaenid sac spiders first described by Lucien Berland in 1913. It is a senior synonym of "Quechuella"
Buckupiella is a genus of South American anyphaenid sac spiders containing the single species, Buckupiella imperatriz. It was first described by Antônio Brescovit in 1997, and has only been found in Brazil and Argentina. This genus is named after the Brazilian arachnologist Erica Helena Buckup.
Hatitia is a genus of South American anyphaenid sac spiders first described by Antônio Brescovit in 1997.
Xizangiana is a genus of East Asian ground spiders. The genus was first described in 2004 under the name Xizangia, but this had already been used for at least two other groups of animals. The replacement name Xizangiana was published by Sherwood, Li & Zhang in 2022. As of June 2022, the genus contains only two species, both found in China: X. linzhiensis and X. rigaze.
Ansiea is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Pekka T. Lehtinen in 2004. This genus was named in honour of South African arachnologist Ansie Dippenaar-Schoeman. As of June 2020 it contains two species found in Africa and Saudi Arabia: A. buettikeri and A. tuckeri.
Conifaber is a genus of spiders in the family Uloboridae. It was first described in 1982 by Opell. As of 2017, it contains 4 species, all from South America:
Ariston is a genus of cribellate orb-weavers first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1896.
Umbyquyra gurleyi is a tarantula in the genus Umbyquyra, it is found in Brazil in Goiás in the National Park "Emas", it was first described by Danniella Sherwood and Ray Gabriel in 2020. It was named in honor of American herpetologist Russ Gurley, for his contributions and friendship to the authors.
