Amaurobiidae is a family of three-clawed cribellate or ecribellate spiders found in crevices and hollows or under stones where they build retreats, and are often collected in pitfall traps. Unlidded burrows are sometimes quite obvious in crusty, loamy soil. They are difficult to distinguish from related spiders in other families, especially Agelenidae, Desidae and Amphinectidae. Their intra- and interfamilial relationships are contentious. According to the World Spider Catalog, 2023, the family Amaurobiidae includes 286 species in 50 genera.
Cambridgea is a spider genus in the family Desidae and some of the first endemic spiders described from New Zealand. They are known for constructing large horizontal sheet webs measuring up to a square metre in larger species. Cambridgea were originally assigned to the Agelenidae by Dalmas in 1917 but were reassigned to the Stiphidiidae in 1973. Most recently, both Cambridgea and sister genus Nanocambridgea were reassigned to the Desidae, subfamily Porteriinae on the basis of molecular evidence.
Muritaia is a genus of South Pacific tangled nest spiders first described by Raymond Robert Forster & C. L. Wilton in 1973.
Oztira is a genus of Australian tangled nest spiders first described by G. A. Milledge in 2011.
Aorangia is a genus of South Pacific sheetweb spiders first described by Raymond Robert Forster & C. L. Wilton in 1973.
Makora is a genus of South Pacific intertidal spiders first described by Raymond Robert Forster & C. L. Wilton in 1973.
Mamoea is a genus of South Pacific intertidal spiders first described by Raymond Robert Forster & C. L. Wilton in 1973.
Muritaia suba is a species of Amaurobiidae, endemic to New Zealand.
Mamoea grandiosa is a species in the spider family Desidae that is endemic to New Zealand and was first described by Ray Forster and Cecil Wilton in 1973. The holotype specimen was collected by Beverley Holloway at Solomon Island, off Stewart Island, during the 1955 Dominion Museum expedition.
Neoramia hokina is a species of Stiphidiidae that is endemic to New Zealand.
Cambridgea turbotti is a species of spider in the family Desidae. The species was first described by Ray Forster and Cecil Louis Wilton in 1973, and is endemic to New Zealand.
Muritaia kaituna is a species of Amaurobiidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.
Muritaia parabusa is a species of Amaurobiidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.
Otira canasta is a species of Amaurobiidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.
Otira indura is a species of Amaurobiidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.
Otira liana is a species of Amaurobiidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.
Otira parva is a species of Amaurobiidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.
Otira satura is a species of Amaurobiidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.
Otira terricola is a species of Amaurobiidae spider that is endemic to New Zealand.
