Phrurolithidae

Phrurolithidae Temporal range: Palaeogene–present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Otacilia lynx
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Phrurolithidae Banks, 1892
Diversity
27 genera, 421 species
blue: reported countries (WSC) green: observation hotspots (iNaturalist)

Phrurolithidae is a family of araneomorph spiders, known as guardstone spiders. The family was first described by Nathan Banks in 1892. ^[1] First included in the Corinnidae as the subfamily Phrurolithinae, later phylogenetic studies justified a separate family. ^[2]

Genera

As of January 2026 ^[update] , this family includes 27 genera and 421 species: ^[3]

• Abdosetae Fu, Zhang & MacDermott, 2010 – China, Malaysia
• Aculithus Liu & S. Q. Li, 2022 – China
• Alboculus Liu, 2020 – China
• Beatitas Mu & Zhang, 2023 – China
• Bosselaerius Zamani & Marusik, 2020 – Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, Iran
• Brevitubus Zhu, Liao, Yin & Xu, 2025 – China
• Corealithus Kamura, 2021 – China, Japan, Korea, Russia
• Dorymetaecus Rainbow, 1920 – Lord Howe Island, New Caledonia
• Edelithus Liu & Li, 2022 – China, Vietnam
• Grandilithus Liu & S. Q. Li, 2022 – China, Japan, Taiwan, Vietnam
• Labialithus Kamura, 2021 – China, Japan, Korea, Russia
• Lingulatus Mu & Zhang, 2022 – China, Laos, Vietnam
• Liophrurillus Wunderlich, 1992 – Algeria, Morocco, Madeira, Romania, Italy, Portugal, Spain, France
• Lunalithus Kamura, 2022 – Japan
• Mutatus Mu, Wang, F. Zhang & Z. S. Zhang, 2025 – China
• Otacilia Thorell, 1897 – Asia
• Pennalithus Kamura, 2021 – China, Japan, Korea, Russia
• Phonotimpus Gertsch & Davis, 1940 – Mexico, Mexiko
• Phrurolinillus Wunderlich, 1995 – Portugal, Spain
• Phrurolithus C. L. Koch, 1839 – Morocco, Asia, Europe, Cuba, Hispaniola, United States. Introduced to Canada
• Phrurotimpus Chamberlin & Ivie, 1935 – China, North America
• Piabuna Chamberlin & Ivie, 1933 – Mexico, United States
• Plynnon Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001 – China, Indonesia, Borneo
• Punctus Mu & Zhang, 2023 – China
• Scotinella Banks, 1911 – North America
• Xiaoliguang Lin & Li, 2023 – Vietnam
• Xilithus Liu & Li, 2023 – China, Japan

References

1. Banks, N. (1892). "A classification of North American spiders". The Canadian Entomologist. 24 (4): 88–97. doi:10.4039/Ent2488-4. S2CID   83972486.
2. Ramírez, Martín J. (2014). "The morphology and phylogeny of dionychan spiders (Araneae, Araneomorphae)". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 390: 342–343. doi:10.1206/821.1. hdl: 2246/6537 . S2CID   86146467.
3. "Family Phrurolithidae Banks, 1892". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2026-01-17.

External links

• Citizen science observations for Phrurolithidae at iNaturalist