Archaeidae, also known as assassin spiders and pelican spiders, is a spider family with about ninety described species in five genera. It contains small spiders, ranging from 2 to 8 millimetres long, that prey exclusively on other spiders. They are unusual in that they have "necks", ranging from long and slender to short and thick. The name "pelican spider" refers to these elongated jaws and necks used to catch their prey. Living species of Archaeidae occur in South Africa, Madagascar and Australia, with the sister family Mecysmaucheniidae occurring in southern South America and New Zealand.
Rugathodes is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by Allan Frost Archer in 1950. It is closely related to members of Theridion and Wamba.
Anatolidion is a monotypic genus of comb-footed spiders containing the single species, Anatolidion gentile. It was first described by J. Wunderlich in 2008, and is found in Africa and Europe.
Spermophorides is a genus of cellar spiders that was first described by J. Wunderlich in 1992.
Canariellanum is a genus of European dwarf spiders that was first described by J. Wunderlich in 1987.
Parapelecopsis is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by J. Wunderlich in 1992. The spider is found in woodlands in leaf litter, pine needles, moss at ground level and lichen and moss on tree trunks.
Achaeridion is a monotypic genus of comb-footed spiders containing the single species, Achaeridion conigerum. It was first described by J. Wunderlich in 2008, and is found in Europe.
Cameronidion is a monotypic genus of Malaysian comb-footed spiders containing the single species, Cameronidion punctatellum. It was first described by J. Wunderlich in 2011, and is found in Malaysia.
Dipoenata is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by J. Wunderlich in 1988.
Eurypoena is a monotypic genus of comb-footed spiders containing the single species, Eurypoena tuberosa. The species was first described by J. Wunderlich in 1992 who then created the genus in 1992. It is found on the Canary Islands.
Grancanaridion is a monotypic genus of comb-footed spiders containing the single species, Grancanaridion grancanariense. It was first described by J. Wunderlich in 2011, and is found on the Canary Islands.
Heterotheridion is a monotypic genus of comb-footed spiders with a palearctic distribution, containing the single species, Heterotheridion nigrovariegatum. It was first described by J. Wunderlich in 2008.
Jamaitidion is a monotypic genus of comb-footed spiders containing the single species, Jamaitidion jamaicense. The genus was first described by J. Wunderlich in 1995, and is found on the Greater Antilles. The sole species of this genus was described by Herbert Walter Levi in 1959. It was originally placed in Theridion, but was moved to its own genus based on unique features of the epigynum.
Magnopholcomma is a monotypic genus of comb-footed spiders containing the single species, Magnopholcomma globulus. It was first described by J. Wunderlich in 2008, and is found in Queensland.
Pycnoepisinus is a monotypic genus of Kenyan comb-footed spiders containing the single species, Pycnoepisinus kilimandjaroensis. It was first described by J. Wunderlich in 2008, and is found in Kenya.
Simitidion is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by J. Wunderlich in 1992. As of June 2020 it contains three species, native to Africa, Asia and Europe, and introduced to Canada: S. agaricographum, S. lacuna, and S. simile.
Tamanidion is a monotypic genus of Asian comb-footed spiders containing the single species, Tamanidion multidenticuli. It was first described by J. Wunderlich in 2011, and is found in Malaysia.
Bassaniodes is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1903.
Liophrurillus is a monotypic genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Phrurolithidae, containing the single species, Liophrurillus flavitarsis. It was first described by J. Wunderlich in 1992 as a possible corinnid sac spider, and was moved to Phrurolithidae in 2014. It has only been found in Europe and North Africa.
Priscaleclercera is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Psilodercidae, containing seven species. The genus was first described by Jorge Wunderlich in 2017, and its fossils have been found in Burmese amber, while live specimens have been found in Indonesia (Sulawesi).
