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Taxonomy of Family Anyphaenidae Bertkau, 1878
Anyphaenid sac spiders, Buzzing Spiders, Ghost spiders, Sac spiders, Seashore Spiders


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
1342
20133
198818
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
1080
16061
173944
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
282
7084
82599
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
242
6840
80976
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
128
5852
73566
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
120
5804
73277
Families
Genera
Species
GroupEntelogynae
Simon, 1893
97
5220
64610
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Dictynoidea
Forster, 1970
Sac spiders
9
328
2963
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyAnyphaenidae
Bertkau, 1878
Anyphaenid sac spiders, Buzzing Spiders, Ghost spiders
83
878
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Anyphaenidae Bertkau, 1878
SubfamilyAmaurobioidinae
Hickman, 1949
22
279
Genera
Species
SubfamilyAnyphaeninae
Bertkau, 1878
33
582
Genera
Species
SubfamilyMalenellinae
Ramirez, 1995
1
1
Genus
Species
GenusAbuzaida
Keyserling, 1891
0Species
GenusAljassa
Brescovit, 1997
6Species
GenusAniphaena
Lucas, 1870
0Species
GenusAporatea
Simon, 1897
0Species
GenusCluilius
Simon, 1889
0Species
GenusCragus
Cambridge, 1896
0Species
GenusEldar
Oliveira & Brescovit, 2025
0Species
GenusEusamuza
Mello-Leitao, 1915
0Species
GenusGayenella
Berland, 1913
0Species
GenusGayennina
Gertsch, 1935
0Species
GenusHaptisus
Simon, 1897
0Species
GenusHeterommides
Strand, 1912
0Species
GenusLuxurionephila
Wunderlich, 2004
1Species
GenusMessila
Petrunkevitch, 1928
0Species
GenusMezenia
Simon, 1897
0Species
GenusMezenina
Strand, 1932
0Species
GenusOlbophthalmus
Simon, 1904
0Species
GenusRathalos
Lin & Li, 2022
2Species
GenusSamuza
Keyserling, 1891
0Species
GenusSchiapellia
Mello-Leitao, 1938
0Species
GenusShuyushka
Dupérré & Tapia, 2016
3Species
GenusShuyuska
Dupérré & Tapia, 2016
0Species
GenusSinophaena
Lin & Li, 2021
2Species
GenusTerupis
Simon, 1904
0Species
GenusTetromma
Keyserling, 1878
0Species
GenusVulfila
Simon, 1897
1Species
GenusXenarachne
Dunlop & Poschmann, 1997
1Species

Synonyms

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Anyphaenidae
GermanZartspinnen
EnglishAnyphaenid sac spiders, Buzzing Spiders, Ghost spiders, Sac spiders, Seashore Spiders
DutchBuisspinnen
DanishSummeedderkopper
SwedishSpökspindlar
FinnishAavehämähäkit


Distribution and Species lists of Anyphaenidae Bertkau, 1878
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Afghanistan
1 Genus  1 Species
Albania
1 Genus  1 Species
Algeria
1 Genus  3 Species
Andorra
1 Genus  2 Species
Argentina
36 Genera  154 Species
Australia
5 Genera  6 Species
Austria
1 Genus  1 Species
Azerbaijan
2 Genera  3 Species
Bahamas
4 Genera  5 Species
Belarus
1 Genus  1 Species
Belgium
1 Genus  2 Species
Belize
4 Genera  5 Species
Bolivia
20 Genera  22 Species
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1 Genus  1 Species
Brazil
34 Genera  194 Species
Bulgaria
1 Genus  2 Species
Canada
4 Genera  7 Species
Cape Verde
6 Genera  5 Species
Chile
24 Genera  100 Species
China
3 Genera  22 Species
Colombia
21 Genera  76 Species
Costa Rica
14 Genera  32 Species
Croatia
1 Genus  2 Species
Cuba
8 Genera  21 Species
Czech Republic
1 Genus  2 Species
Denmark
1 Genus  2 Species
Dominica
2 Genera  3 Species
Dominican Republic
8 Genera  17 Species
Ecuador
17 Genera  53 Species
El Salvador
5 Genera  9 Species
Estonia
1 Genus  2 Species
Finland
1 Genus  1 Species
France
5 Genera  11 Species
Gambia
1 Genus  1 Species
Georgia
2 Genera  3 Species
Germany
4 Genera  5 Species
Greece
2 Genera  3 Species
Guatemala
8 Genera  21 Species
Guyana
4 Genera  4 Species
Haiti
4 Genera  7 Species
Honduras
4 Genera  8 Species
Hungary
1 Genus  1 Species
Iceland
3 Genera  4 Species
India
1 Genus  3 Species
Indonesia
2 Genera  1 Species
Iran
1 Genus  1 Species
Ireland
1 Genus  1 Species
Israel
1 Genus  1 Species
Italy
1 Genus  3 Species
Jamaica
3 Genera  4 Species
Japan
2 Genera  4 Species
Latvia
1 Genus  2 Species
Lebanon
1 Genus  2 Species
Lithuania
1 Genus  2 Species
Luxembourg
1 Genus  1 Species
Madagascar
3 Genera  1 Species
Mauritius
1 Genus  1 Species
Mexico
14 Genera  88 Species
Micronesia
1 Genus  0 Species
Moldova
1 Genus  1 Species
Montenegro
1 Genus  1 Species
Morocco
1 Genus  2 Species
Namibia
1 Genus  1 Species
Netherlands
1 Genus  1 Species
New Zealand
2 Genera  9 Species
Nicaragua
7 Genera  11 Species
Niue
1 Genus  1 Species
Norway
1 Genus  1 Species
Panama
17 Genera  51 Species
Paraguay
11 Genera  21 Species
Peru
24 Genera  41 Species
Poland
1 Genus  2 Species
Portugal
1 Genus  6 Species
Republic South Africa
1 Genus  1 Species
Romania
1 Genus  3 Species
Russia
1 Genus  6 Species
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1 Genus  1 Species
Serbia
1 Genus  1 Species
Slovakia
1 Genus  2 Species
Slovenia
1 Genus  2 Species
Solomon Islands
2 Genera  2 Species
South Korea
1 Genus  1 Species
Spain
12 Genera  14 Species
Suriname
2 Genera  3 Species
Sweden
1 Genus  2 Species
Switzerland
1 Genus  1 Species
Taiwan
1 Genus  3 Species
Tanzania
1 Genus  1 Species
Thailand
1 Genus  1 Species
Trinidad and Tobago
3 Genera  3 Species
Tunisia
1 Genus  2 Species
Turkey
1 Genus  3 Species
Ukraine
1 Genus  1 Species
United Kingdom
4 Genera  8 Species
Uruguay
8 Genera  22 Species
USA
10 Genera  50 Species
Venezuela
16 Genera  35 Species


Distribution on islands


Found in fossile formations


Links, sources and further information
Anyphaenidae at artfakta.se
Anyphaenidae at biodiversity.org.au
Anyphaenidae at dyntaxa.se
Anyphaenidae at gbif.org
Anyphaenidae at irmng.org
Anyphaenidae at itis.gov
Anyphaenidae at marinespecies.org