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Taxonomy of Family Gnaphosidae Pocock, 1898
Flat-bellied ground spiders, Ground spiders, Running spiders, Stealthy ground 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
 
Gnaphosoidea
Simon, 1893
8
318
4654
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyGnaphosidae
Pocock, 1898
Flat-bellied ground spiders, Ground spiders
236
4120
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Gnaphosidae Pocock, 1898
SubfamilyDrassodinae
2
141
Genera
Species
SubfamilyEcheminae
10
365
Genera
Species
SubfamilyGnaphosinae
Pocock, 1898
12
290
Genera
Species
SubfamilyLaroninae
10
304
Genera
Species
SubfamilyMicariinae
52
1400
Genera
Species
SubfamilyZelotinae
1
45
Genus
Species
GenusActaeodes
Benoit, 1977
2Species
GenusAdelphodrassus
Rainbow, 1920
0Species
GenusAfrodrassex
Haddad & Booysen, 2022
2Species
GenusAlgarvezelotes
Wunderlich, 2023
1Species
GenusAllodrassus
Strand, 1906
  ⇒ Echemella
4Species
GenusAllomicythus
Ono, 2009
3Species
GenusAllozelotes
Yin & Peng, 1998
5Species
GenusAlmafuerte
Grismado & Carrión, 2017
7Species
GenusAmazoromus
Brescovit & Höfer, 1994
4Species
GenusAmusia
Tullgren, 1910
2Species
GenusAnagraphis
Simon, 1893
14Species
GenusAnagrina
Berland, 1920
2Species
GenusAneplasa
Tucker, 1923
8Species
GenusAnzacia
Dalmas, 1919
17Species
GenusAphantaulax
Simon, 1878
27Species
GenusApodrassodes
Vellard, 1924
13Species
GenusApodrassus
Chamberlin, 1916
1Species
GenusAponetius
Kamura, 2020
5Species
GenusApopyllus
Platnick & Shadab, 1984
17Species
GenusAracus
Thorell, 1887
1Species
GenusArauchemus
Ott & Brescovit, 2012 Brescovit, 2012
2Species
GenusArboricaria
Bosmans in Bosmans & Blick, 2000
6Species
GenusAsemesthes
Simon, 1887
27Species
GenusAsiabadus
Roewer, 1961
2Species
GenusAustraloechemus
Schmidt & Piepho, 1994
3Species
GenusAustrodomus
Lawrence, 1947
4Species
GenusAvstroneulanda
Zakharov & Ovtsharenko, 2022
14Species
GenusBenoitodes
Platnick, 1993
2Species
GenusBerinda
Roewer, 1928
17Species
GenusBerlandina
Dalmas, 1922
51Species
GenusBonna
Cambridge, 1898
0Species
GenusBrasilomma
Brescovit, Ferreira & Rheims, 2012 & Rheims, 2012
1Species
GenusCabanadrassus
Mello-Leitao, 1941
1Species
GenusCallilepis
Westring, 1874
35Species
GenusCallipelis
Zamani & Marusik, 2017
1Species
GenusCamilla
Tullgren, 1910
0Species
GenusCamillana
Strand, 1928
0Species
GenusCamillina
Berland, 1919
90Species
GenusCanariognapha
Wunderlich, 2011
1Species
GenusCaptrix
Petrunkevitch, 1942
1Species
GenusCaudalia
Alayón, 1980
1Species
GenusCeryerda
Simon, 1909
1Species
GenusCesonia
Simon, 1893
34Species
GenusCessonia
1Species
GenusCeto
Simon, 1874
  ⇒ Cetonana
2Species
GenusChatzakia
Lissner & Bosmans, 2016
1Species
GenusChileomma
Platnick, Shadab & Sorkin, 2005
7Species
GenusChileuma
Platnick, Shadab & Sorkin, 2005
3Species
GenusChilongius
Platnick, Shadab & Sorkin, 2005
5Species
GenusCivizelotes
Senglet, 2012
15Species
GenusCladothela
Kishida, 1928
14Species
GenusCoillina
Yin & Peng, 1998
2Species
GenusCoreodrassus
Paik, 1984
9Species
GenusCrosbyellum
Strand, 1934
0Species
GenusCryptodrassus
Miller, 1943
14Species
GenusCryptoerithus
Rainbow, 1915
19Species
GenusCubanopyllus
Alayón & Platnick, 1993
2Species
GenusCylphosa
Chamberlin, 1933
0Species
GenusDai
Liu & Zhang, 2024
1Species
GenusDesultor
Petrunkevitch, 1942
1Species
GenusDiaphractus
Purcell, 1907
3Species
GenusDictyum
Agassiz, 1846
0Species
GenusDrassodes
Westring, 1851
275Species
GenusDrassodex
Murphy, 2007
12Species
GenusDrassus
Walckenaer, 1805
138Species
GenusDrassyllinus
Wunderlich, 1988
1Species
GenusDrassyllochemmis
Gertsch & Davis, 1936
0Species
GenusDrassylus
3Species
GenusDyction
Walckenaer, 1836
0Species
GenusEleleis
Simon, 1893
9Species
GenusEncoptarthria
Main, 1954
8Species
GenusEognaphosops
Wunderlich, 2011
1Species
GenusGaviphosa
Sankaran, 2021
1Species
GenusGytha
Keyserling, 1891
0Species
GenusHeser
Tuneva, 2005
12Species
GenusHomeothele
Tucker, 1923
0Species
GenusHotwheels
Liu & Zhang, 2024
1Species
GenusIbala
Fitzpatrick, 2009
18Species
GenusIndiani
Rodrigues, Cizauskas & Lemos, 2020
1Species
GenusIranotricha
Zamani & Marusik, 2018
1Species
GenusJoshidaia
Kishida, Yaginuma in Brignoli, 1983
0Species
GenusKatumbea
Cooke, 1964
1Species
GenusKikongo
Rodrigues & Rheims, 2020
3Species
GenusKituba
Rodrigues & Rheims, 2020
2Species
GenusLasophorus
Chatzaki, 2018
2Species
GenusLatica
Silva, Guerrero, Bidegaray-Batista & Simó, 2020
1Species
GenusLatzelotes
Wunderlich, 2011
0Species
GenusLeptodrassex
Murphy, 2007
6Species
GenusLeptopilos
Levy, 2009
11Species
GenusLiodrassus
Chamberlin, 1936
7Species
GenusLitopyllis
5Species
GenusLygromma
Simon, 1893
20Species
GenusLygrommatoides
Strand, 1918
1Species
GenusMacarophaeus
Wunderlich, 2011
4Species
GenusMarinarozelotes
Ponomarev, 2020
48Species
GenusMarjanus
Chatzaki, 2018
2Species
GenusMarusik
Lin & Li, 2023
1Species
GenusMeizhelan
Lin & Li, 2023
1Species
GenusMesklia
Roewer, 1928
0Species
GenusMilleriana
Denis, 1966
  ⇒ Collinsia
2Species
GenusMolycria
Simon, 1887
39Species
GenusMulicymnis
Simon, 1893
0Species
GenusMutusca
Cambridge, 1874
0Species
GenusMyandra
Simon, 1887
4Species
GenusNamundra
Platnick & Bird, 2007
5Species
GenusNeodrassex
Ott, 2012
5Species
GenusNeozimiris
Simon, 1903
13Species
GenusNomindra
Platnick & Baehr, 2006
19Species
GenusNopyllus
Ott, 2014
2Species
GenusOenosomum
Kishida, Yaginuma in Brignoli, 1983
0Species
GenusOltacloea
Mello-Leitao, 1940
3Species
GenusParacymbiomma
Rodrigues, Cizauskas & Rheims, 2018
10Species
GenusPlatnickus
Liu & Zhang, 2023
3Species
GenusPlutonodomus
Cooke, 1964
1Species
GenusProdida
Dalmas, 1919
3Species
GenusProdidomus
Hentz, 1847
66Species
GenusPurcelliana
Cooke, 1964
4Species
GenusPythonissa
Koch, 1837
26Species
GenusScopodes
Chamberlin, 1922
0Species
GenusScotognatha
Petrunkevitch, 1928
0Species
GenusScotophinus
Simon, 1905
0Species
GenusShaitan
Kovblyuk, Kastrygina & Marusik, 2013 & Marusik, 2013
2Species
GenusSimonizelotes
Marinaro, 1968
0Species
GenusSolitudes
Lin & Li, 2020
1Species
GenusSostogeus
Chamberlin & Gertsch, 1940
1Species
GenusTalanitoides
Levy, 2009
1Species
GenusTheridium
Leach, 1816
  ⇒ Theridion
37Species
GenusTheuma
Simon, 1893
26Species
GenusTheumella
Strand, 1906
2Species
GenusTivodrassus
Chamberlin & Ivie, 1936
4Species
GenusTricongius
Simon, 1893
7Species
GenusTurkozelotes
Kovblyuk & Seyyar, 2009
8Species
GenusVerita
Ramírez & Grismado, 2016
1Species
GenusWesmaldra
Platnick & Baehr, 2006
14Species
GenusWydundra
Platnick & Baehr, 2006
46Species
GenusXizangia
Song, Zhu & Zhang, 2004
2Species
GenusXizangiana
Sherwood, Li & Zhang, 2022
11Species
GenusYoruba
Rodrigues & Rheims, 2020
2Species
GenusYuqilin
Lin & Li, 2023
1Species
GenusZagrotes
Zamani, Chatzaki, Esyunin & Marusik, 2021
4Species
GenusZavattarica
Caporiacco, 1941
0Species
GenusZelanda
Özdikmen, 2009
7Species
GenusZelotetis
Wunderlich, 2011
1Species
GenusZelotibia
Russell-Smith & Murphy, 2005
23Species
GenusZelowan
Murphy & Russell-Smith, 2010
18Species
GenusZhizhu
2Species
GenusZimirina
Dalmas, 1919
16Species
GenusZimiris
Simon, 1882
9Species
GenusZodariops
Mello-Leitao, 1939
0Species

Synonyms
Drassidae (Sundevall, 1833)
Drassodidae (Petrunkevitch, 1942)
Prodidomidae (Simon, 1884)

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Gnaphosidae
GermanGlattbauchspinnen, Plattbauchspinnen, Plattbauchsspinnen
EnglishFlat-bellied ground spiders, Ground spiders, Running spiders, Stealthy ground spiders
DutchBodemjachtspinnen
DanishMuseedderkopper
SwedishPlattbukspindlar, Plattbuksspindlar
FinnishKivikkohämähäkit
NorwegianFlatbukedderkopper


Distribution and Species lists of Gnaphosidae Pocock, 1898
#ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPRSTUVYZ
Afghanistan
19 Genera  48 Species
Albania
16 Genera  55 Species
Algeria
26 Genera  80 Species
Andorra
15 Genera  41 Species
Angola
9 Genera  11 Species
Argentina
30 Genera  80 Species
Armenia
1 Genus  1 Species
Australia
35 Genera  266 Species
Austria
21 Genera  115 Species
Azerbaijan
22 Genera  37 Species
Bahamas
8 Genera  9 Species
Belarus
11 Genera  37 Species
Belgium
21 Genera  73 Species
Belize
4 Genera  4 Species
Benin
1 Genus  1 Species
Bolivia
9 Genera  10 Species
Bosnia and Herzegovina
6 Genera  5 Species
Botswana
22 Genera  34 Species
Brazil
34 Genera  115 Species
Bulgaria
27 Genera  132 Species
Burkina Faso
3 Genera  6 Species
Burundi
2 Genera  10 Species
Cameroon
1 Genus  1 Species
Canada
20 Genera  107 Species
Cape Verde
16 Genera  25 Species
Central African Republic
1 Genus  1 Species
Chad
1 Genus  3 Species
Chile
16 Genera  48 Species
China
50 Genera  316 Species
Colombia
18 Genera  39 Species
Comoros
1 Genus  1 Species
Costa Rica
7 Genera  9 Species
Croatia
19 Genera  79 Species
Cuba
14 Genera  23 Species
Cyprus
26 Genera  46 Species
Czech Republic
21 Genera  85 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo
6 Genera  12 Species
Denmark
16 Genera  55 Species
Djibouti
2 Genera  3 Species
Dominica
1 Genus  2 Species
Dominican Republic
3 Genera  3 Species
Ecuador
13 Genera  25 Species
Egypt
23 Genera  48 Species
El Salvador
2 Genera  2 Species
Eritrea
2 Genera  2 Species
Estonia
16 Genera  55 Species
Ethiopia
22 Genera  61 Species
Fiji
1 Genus  1 Species
Finland
14 Genera  57 Species
France
45 Genera  264 Species
Georgia
16 Genera  25 Species
Germany
28 Genera  124 Species
Greece
41 Genera  247 Species
Grenada
2 Genera  2 Species
Guatemala
10 Genera  9 Species
Guinea-Bissau
5 Genera  6 Species
Guyana
2 Genera  2 Species
Haiti
3 Genera  3 Species
Honduras
7 Genera  8 Species
Hungary
24 Genera  97 Species
Iceland
10 Genera  15 Species
India
41 Genera  240 Species
Indonesia
23 Genera  43 Species
Iran
42 Genera  140 Species
Iraq
14 Genera  25 Species
Ireland
10 Genera  17 Species
Israel
34 Genera  130 Species
Italy
36 Genera  254 Species
Ivory Coast
14 Genera  18 Species
Jamaica
10 Genera  13 Species
Japan
28 Genera  82 Species
Jordan
5 Genera  6 Species
Kazakhstan
35 Genera  173 Species
Kenya
14 Genera  24 Species
Kosovo
4 Genera  4 Species
Kyrgyzstan
6 Genera  22 Species
Laos
1 Genus  2 Species
Latvia
16 Genera  53 Species
Lebanon
8 Genera  12 Species
Lesotho
10 Genera  11 Species
Liberia
1 Genus  1 Species
Libya
25 Genera  49 Species
Liechtenstein
2 Genera  2 Species
Lithuania
15 Genera  55 Species
Luxembourg
11 Genera  29 Species
Madagascar
8 Genera  11 Species
Malawi
4 Genera  7 Species
Malaysia
2 Genera  2 Species
Mali
3 Genera  3 Species
Malta
6 Genera  8 Species
Mauritania
2 Genera  3 Species
Mauritius
4 Genera  4 Species
Mexico
35 Genera  191 Species
Moldova
11 Genera  24 Species
Mongolia
14 Genera  72 Species
Montenegro
5 Genera  7 Species
Morocco
18 Genera  62 Species
Mozambique
11 Genera  13 Species
Myanmar
13 Genera  24 Species
Namibia
28 Genera  115 Species
Nepal
3 Genera  5 Species
Netherlands
24 Genera  67 Species
New Zealand
19 Genera  34 Species
Nicaragua
4 Genera  4 Species
Niger
5 Genera  6 Species
Nigeria
1 Genus  1 Species
Norway
14 Genera  69 Species
Oman
2 Genera  3 Species
Pakistan
19 Genera  40 Species
Palestine
8 Genera  10 Species
Panama
11 Genera  23 Species
Papua New Guinea
5 Genera  5 Species
Paraguay
8 Genera  14 Species
Peru
17 Genera  30 Species
Philippines
11 Genera  13 Species
Poland
20 Genera  83 Species
Portugal
38 Genera  213 Species
Republic South Africa
50 Genera  289 Species
Romania
24 Genera  114 Species
Russia
48 Genera  314 Species
Rwanda
4 Genera  6 Species
Saint Kitts and Nevis
3 Genera  3 Species
Saint Lucia
1 Genus  1 Species
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1 Genus  1 Species
Samoa
2 Genera  2 Species
São Tomé and Príncipe
3 Genera  3 Species
Saudi Arabia
3 Genera  5 Species
Senegal
7 Genera  9 Species
Serbia
22 Genera  83 Species
Seychelles
7 Genera  8 Species
Sierra Leone
3 Genera  3 Species
Singapore
1 Genus  1 Species
Slovakia
21 Genera  95 Species
Slovenia
16 Genera  61 Species
Solomon Islands
5 Genera  6 Species
Somalia
6 Genera  7 Species
South Korea
15 Genera  32 Species
Spain
45 Genera  255 Species
Sudan
3 Genera  5 Species
Suriname
1 Genus  3 Species
Sweden
27 Genera  109 Species
Switzerland
23 Genera  108 Species
Syria
10 Genera  17 Species
Taiwan
11 Genera  25 Species
Tajikistan
13 Genera  36 Species
Tanzania
16 Genera  31 Species
Thailand
11 Genera  14 Species
Togo
1 Genus  1 Species
Trinidad and Tobago
3 Genera  3 Species
Tunisia
20 Genera  42 Species
Turkey
38 Genera  181 Species
Turkmenistan
18 Genera  27 Species
Uganda
3 Genera  3 Species
Ukraine
32 Genera  149 Species
United Arab Emirates
1 Genus  6 Species
United Kingdom
35 Genera  94 Species
Uruguay
6 Genera  8 Species
USA
49 Genera  370 Species
Uzbekistan
12 Genera  22 Species
Venezuela
16 Genera  20 Species
Vietnam
5 Genera  6 Species
Yemen
8 Genera  14 Species
Zambia
12 Genera  13 Species
Zimbabwe
27 Genera  82 Species


Distribution on islands
#ACDEFGHIKLMOPRSTVW
Aldabra Group
2 Genera  2 Species
Alnön
6 Genera  9 Species
Anak Krakatau
1 Genus  1 Species
Archipiélago Juan Fernández
1 Genus  1 Species
Arholma
1 Genus  1 Species
Azores
8 Genera  10 Species
Chichagof Island
2 Genera  2 Species
Desertas
2 Genera  3 Species
Desertas Islands
1 Genus  1 Species
El Hierro
7 Genera  7 Species
Fårö (Denmark)
4 Genera  5 Species
Fuerteventura
9 Genera  13 Species
Gotska Sandön
5 Genera  8 Species
Gran Canaria
13 Genera  24 Species
Grande-Terre
1 Genus  2 Species
Hebrides
2 Genera  2 Species
Ilhéu Chão
1 Genus  1 Species
Isla García
1 Genus  1 Species
Isla Santa Cruz
1 Genus  1 Species
Islands of Chile
16 Genera  18 Species
Islands of the Stagnone of Marsala
1 Genus  1 Species
Kodiak Island
1 Genus  1 Species
Krakatoa
1 Genus  1 Species
La Gomera
8 Genera  13 Species
La Graciosa
1 Genus  1 Species
La Palma
5 Genera  8 Species
Lanzarote
4 Genera  6 Species
Lord Howe Island
4 Genera  6 Species
Macaronesia
30 Genera  110 Species
Magnetic Island
1 Genus  1 Species
Møn
1 Genus  1 Species
Outer Hebrides
2 Genera  2 Species
Pine Island
1 Genus  1 Species
Porto Santo Island
4 Genera  5 Species
Prince of Wales Island (Alaska)
4 Genera  4 Species
Puhtu
4 Genera  4 Species
Rügen
1 Genus  1 Species
Santa Catalina Island
1 Genus  1 Species
Santa Catalina Island (California)
1 Genus  1 Species
Santa Cruz Island
2 Genera  2 Species
Santa Cruz Island (California)
2 Genera  2 Species
Santa Maria Island
6 Genera  7 Species
Savage Islands
1 Genus  1 Species
Store Færder
1 Genus  1 Species
Stradbroke Island
3 Genera  2 Species
Tenerife
11 Genera  19 Species
Thursday Island
1 Genus  0 Species
Vancouver Island
7 Genera  16 Species
Wellington
12 Genera  13 Species
Wrangell Island
1 Genus  1 Species


Found in fossile formations


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