The Thomisidae are a family of spiders, including about 175 genera and over 2,100 species. The common name crab spider is often linked to species in this family, but is also applied loosely to many other families of spiders. Many members of this family are also known as flower spiders or flower crab spiders.
Miturgidae is a family of araneomorph spiders that includes nearly 170 species in 29 genera worldwide. First described by Eugène Simon in 1886, it has been substantially revised, including of previous family "Zoridae" as subfamily "Zorinae" and excluding the family "Xenoctenidae". Several genera have also been removed, such as the large genus Cheiracanthium, which was transferred to the Cheiracanthiidae.
Hypoblemum is a genus of South Pacific jumping spiders that was first described by George and Elizabeth Peckham in 1886. The taxonomy was radically revised in 2019.
Ordgarius is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1886. Adult females of the genus are bolas spiders, capturing their prey with one or more sticky drops at the end of a single line of silk rather than in a web. Males and juvenile females capture their prey directly with their legs.
Hetschkia is a monotypic genus of Brazilian comb-footed spiders containing the single species, Hetschkia gracilis. It was first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1886, and is found in Brazil.
Wirada is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1886.
Cryptachaea is a genus of spiders in the Theridiidae family.
Ero is a genus of pirate spiders first described in 1836. They resemble comb-footed spiders due to their globular abdomen, which is higher than it is long.
Laminacauda is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Alfred Frank Millidge in 1985.
Linyphia is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Pierre André Latreille in 1804. The name is Greek, and means "thread-weaver" or "linen maker".
Emertonella is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by E. B. Bryant in 1945.
Acroaspis is a genus of South Pacific orb-weaver spiders first described by Ferdinand Karsch in 1878.
Carepalxis is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1872. These spiders only build webs at night and break them down in the morning. C. coronata builds orb webs up to 60 centimetres (24 in) in diameter with closely woven spiral threads.
Dolophones is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Charles Athanase Walckenaer in 1837.
Heurodes was a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1886. It previously contained three species, Heurodes fratrellus and Heurodes turritus, both now considered nomen dubium, and Heurodes porcula, now considered a synonym of Eriovixia porcula(Simon, 1877)
Paraplectanoides is a genus of Australian orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1886. As of April 2019 it contains only two species.
Satilatlas is a genus of sheet weavers that was first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1886.
Sphecozone is a genus of sheet weavers that was first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1871.
Chthonos is a genus of South American ray spiders that was created by Jonathan A. Coddington in 1986 because the previous name was preoccupied. Originally placed with the Orb-weaver_spiders under the name Tecmessa, it was transferred to the ray spiders in 1986.
Wendilgarda is a genus of ray spiders that was first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1886.
