Ground spiders comprise Gnaphosidae, the seventh largest spider family with nearly 2,000 described species in over 100 genera distributed worldwide. There are 105 species known to central Europe, and common genera include Gnaphosa, Drassodes, Micaria, Cesonia, Zelotes and many others. They are closely related to Clubionidae. At present, no ground spiders are known to be seriously venomous to humans.
Tegenaria is a genus of fast-running funnel weavers that occupy much of the Northern Hemisphere except for Japan and Indonesia. It was first described by Pierre André Latreille in 1804, though many of its species have been moved elsewhere. The majority of these were moved to Eratigena, including the giant house spider and the hobo spider.
Yllenus is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1868. Until 2019, it was considered a senior synonym of Pseudomogrus, and many of the species formerly placed here were transferred to new genera Logunyllus and Marusyllus by Jerzy Prószyński in 2016.
Pireneitega is a genus of funnel weavers first described by Kyukichi Kishida in 1955.
Sauron is a genus of sheet weavers that was first described by K. Y. Eskov & Y. M. Marusik in 1995. They reach a body length of 1.25 to 2 millimetres. The genus name is derived from Sauron, a character in the books of J. R. R. Tolkien.
Micaria is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by Niklas Westring in 1851. They are 1.3 to 6.5 millimetres long.
Ovtchinnikovia is a genus of Asian tangled nest spiders containing the single species, Ovtchinnikovia caucasica. It was first described by Yuri M. Marusik, M. M. Kovblyuk & A. V. Ponomarev in 2010, and has only been found in Russia.
Azerithonica is a genus of Asian funnel weavers containing the single species, Azerithonica hyrcanica. It was first described by E. Guseinov, Yuri M. Marusik & S. Koponen in 2005, and has only been found in Azerbaijan.
Lathys is a genus of cribellate araneomorph spiders in the family Dictynidae, and was first described by Eugène Simon in 1884. It is a replacement name for "Lethia" Menge, 1869 because that name was already in use as a synonym for a genus of moths.
Scotolathys is a monotypic genus of cribellate araneomorph spiders in the family Dictynidae containing the single species, Scotolathys simplex. It was first described by Eugène Simon in 1884, and separated from Lathys into its own genus in 2009. Species occur in Algeria, Spain, Macedonia, Greece, Ukraine, and in Israel.
Synaphris is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Synaphridae, and was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1894. Originally placed with the tangle web spiders, it was moved to the Symphytognathidae in 1973, and to the Synaphridae in 2003.
Berlandina is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by R. de Dalmas in 1922.
Haplodrassus is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by R. V. Chamberlin in 1922. They range from 3 to 10 millimetres. H. signifer is the most widespread species, found across North America except for Alaska and northern Canada.
Parasyrisca is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by E. Schenkel in 1963. Originally placed with the sac spiders, it was moved to the Miturgidae in 1967, then to the ground spiders in 1988.
Pulchellodromus is a genus of running crab spiders that was first separated from Philodromus by J. Wunderlich in 2012.
Silometopoides is a genus of sheet weavers that was first described by K. Y. Eskov in 1990.
Styloctetor is a genus of sheet weavers that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1884.
Marusyllus is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae, found in Russia, Central Asia, the Indian subcontinent and China.
Cozyptila is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Y. M. Marusik, Pekka T. Lehtinen & M. M. Kovblyuk in 2005. As of July 2020 it contains three species, found in Europe and on Cyprus: C. blackwalli, C. guseinovorum, and C. nigristernum.
Pseudomogrus is a genus of jumping spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1937.
