Uloboridae is a family of non-venomous spiders, known as cribellate orb weavers or hackled orb weavers. Their lack of venom glands is a secondarily evolved trait. Instead, they wrap their prey thoroughly in silk, cover it in regurgitated digestive enzymes, and then ingest the liquified body.
Philoponella is a genus of uloborid spiders. Like all Uloboridae, these species have no venom.
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.
María Elena Galiano was an Argentine arachnologist. She was one of the leading taxonomists of Neotropical jumping spiders. Galiano worked at the Bernardino Rivadavia Natural Sciences Museum in Buenos Aires. She died in an accident on October 30, 2000. The genera Galianora and Galianoella are named in her honor.
Daviesa is a genus of Australian tangled nest spiders first described by A. Ö. Koçak & M. Kemal in 2008. This genus is named in honour of New Zealand arachnologist Valerie Todd Davies. As of April 2019 it contains only two species.
Dippenaaria is a genus of African araneomorph spiders in the family Anapidae, containing the single species, Dippenaaria luxurians. It was first described by J. Wunderlich in 1995, and has only been found in South Africa. The genus was named in honour of South African arachnologist Ansie Dippenaar-Schoeman.
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.
Galianoella is a monotypic genus of South American araneomorph spiders in the family Gallieniellidae containing the single species, Galianoella leucostigma. It was first described by Pablo A. Goloboff in 2000, breaking it off from Azilia. It has only been found in Argentina. The genus is named in honour of María Elena Galiano.
Harmiella is a monotypic genus of South American dwarf sheet spiders containing the single species, Harmiella schiapelliae. It was first described by Paolo Brignoli in 1979, and has only been found in Brazil. The genus is named in honour of German arachnologist Marie Harm.
Hahniharmia is a genus of spiders in the family Hahniidae. It was first described in 2004 by Wunderlich. As of 2017, it contains only one species, Hahniharmia picta. The genus is named in honour of German arachnologist Marie Harm.
Ericaella is a genus of spiders in the family Cheiracanthiidae. It was first described in 1994 by Bonaldo. This genus is named after the Brazilian arachnologist Erica Helena Buckup. As of 2017, it contains 4 species.
Deelemanella is a monotypic genus of comb-footed spiders containing the single species, Deelemanella borneo. It was first described by H. Yoshida in 2003, and is found on Borneo. This genus was named after the Dutch arachnologist Christa L. Deeleman-Reinhold.
Okumaella is a monotypic genus of East Asian comb-footed spiders containing the single species, Okumaella okumae. It was first described by H. Yoshida in 2009, and is found in Japan. This genus is named in honour of the Japanese arachnologist Chiyoko Okuma.
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:
Waitkera is a genus of spiders in the family Uloboridae. It was first described in 1979 by Opell. As of 2021, it contains only one species, Waitkera waitakerensis, found in New Zealand.
Chatzakia is a genus of spiders in the family Gnaphosidae. It was first described in 2016 by Lissner & Bosmans. This genus was named in honour of the Greek arachnologist Maria Chatzaki. As of 2017, it contains only one species, Chatzakia balearica, found on the Balearic Islands.
Christa Laetitia Deeleman-Reinhold is a Dutch arachnologist. She specializes in spiders from Southeast Asia and Southern Europe, particularly cave-dwelling and tropical spiders. She donated a collection of about 25,000 Southeast Asian spiders, the largest collection of Southeast Asian spiders in existence, to the Naturalis Biodiversity Center in Leiden. In addition to numerous articles, she has written the book Forest Spiders of South East Asia (2001).
Katya is a genus of Southeast Asian jumping spiders first described by Jerzy Prószyński & Christa Deeleman-Reinhold in 2010. As of April 2019 it contains only three species. This genus is named after the Uzbek arachnologist Ekaterina Andreeva.
Sestakovaia is a small genus of liocranid sac spiders first described by Alireza Zamani and Yuri M. Marusik in 2021. As of December 2021 it contains only two species: S. annulipes and S. hyrcania. This genus is named after the Slovakian arachnologist Anna Šestáková.
