Ant spiders are members of the family Zodariidae. They are small to medium-sized eight-eyed spiders found in all tropical and subtropical regions of South America, Africa, Madagascar, Australia-New Guinea, New Zealand, Arabia and the Indian subcontinent. Most species are daytime hunters and live together with ants, mimicking their behavior and sometimes even their chemical traits. Although little is known about most zodariids, members of the genus Zodarion apparently feed only on ants; a number of other genera in the family are apparently also ant specialists.
Palfuria is a spider genus of the family Zodariidae of which nine species from Africa have been described to date.
Hermippus is a genus of ant eating spiders in the family Zodariidae, containing twelve species restricted to Asia and parts of Africa. Three new species were discovered in 2014.
Arushina is a monotypic genus of East African corinnid sac spiders containing the single species, Arushina dentichelis. It was first described by Lodovico di Caporiacco in 1947, and has only been found in Tanzania. Originally placed with the Dictynidae, it was moved to the Ant spiders in 1967, to the Sac spiders in 1991, then to the Corrinid sac spiders in 2000.
Aschema is a genus of spiders in the family Zodariidae. It was first described in 1991 by Jocqué. As of 2017, it contains 2 species, both found in Madagascar.
Asteron is a genus of spiders in the family Zodariidae. It was first described in 1991 by Jocqué. As of 2017, it contains 8 Australian species.
Australutica is a genus of spiders in the family Zodariidae. It was first described in 1995 by Jocqué. As of 2017, it contains 6 species.
Caesetius is a genus of spiders in the family Zodariidae. It was first described in 1893 by Simon. As of 2017, it contains 10 species from southern Africa.
Cicynethus is a genus of spiders in the family Zodariidae. It was first described in 1910 by Simon. As of 2022, it contains 7 species.
Cydrela is a genus of spiders in the family Zodariidae. It was first described in 1873 by Thorell. As of 2022, it contains 17 species from a variety of places in Asia and Africa.
Cyrioctea is a genus of spiders in the family Zodariidae. It was first described in 1889 by Simon. As of 2017, it contains 14 African and South American species.
Forsterella is a genus of spiders in the family Zodariidae. It was first described in 1991 by Jocqué. As of 2017, it contains only one species, Forsterella faceta, found in New Zealand.
Heradida is a genus of spiders in the family Zodariidae. It was first described in 1893 by Simon. As of 2021, it contains 8 African species.
Neostorena is a genus of spiders in the family Zodariidae. It was first described in 1914 by William Joseph Rainbow. As of 2017, it contains 7 species from Australia.
Psammoduon is a genus of spiders in the family Zodariidae. It was first described in 1991 by Jocqué. As of 2017, it contains 3 species found in Namibia and South Africa.
Ranops is a genus of spiders in the family Zodariidae. It was first described in 1991 by Jocqué. As of 2022, it contains 5 species from Africa.
Storosa is a genus of Australian ant spiders first described by Rudy Jocqué in 1991. As of April 2019 it contains only two species. S. obscura is a fast running spider found on the ground between litter. It can grow up to 13 millimetres (0.51 in) long and waves its front legs if threatened.
Systenoplacis is a genus of spiders in the family Zodariidae. It was first described in 1907 by Simon. As of 2017, it contains 22 African species.
Laminion is a genus of south Asian ant spiders. It was first described by P. M. Sankaran, J. T. D. Caleb and P. A. Sebastian in 2020, and it has only been found in India.
Ranops wandae is a species of ant spider in the genus Ranops that lives in Namibia. First described in 2020 by Rudy Jocqué and Arnaud Henrard, the spider is small, measuring between 2.24 and 3.26 mm in length. The male is smaller thamn the female. The carapace is brown, bottle-shaped and has a mottled pattern only on the male. The abdomen is grey, oval and also lacks any pattern on either sex. Most of the remainder of the spider is brown. The most characteristic feature of the genus are the long legs, which can measure up to 9.15 mm (0.360 in) long in the case of the back legs of the female. The legs are also yellow. The male also has a distinctive large curved median apophysis and curved retrolateral tibial apophysis on the palpal bulb which helps identify this species against others in the genus.
