Anapistula


Anapistula is a genus of dwarf orb-weavers that was first described by Willis J. Gertsch in 1941.

Distribution

Spiders in this genus are mostly found in South America, Africa, and Asia. One species reaches north into the USA, three species are endemic to Australia, and two on the Iberian peninsula.

Species

, this genus includes 34 species:Anapistula appendix Tong & Li, 2006 – ChinaAnapistula aquytabuera Rheims & Brescovit, 2003 – BrazilAnapistula ataecina Cardoso & Scharff, 2009 – PortugalAnapistula australia Forster, 1959 – Australia Anapistula ayri Rheims & Brescovit, 2003 – BrazilAnapistula barbara Brescovit & Cizauskas, 2025 – BrazilAnapistula bebuia Rheims & Brescovit, 2003 – BrazilAnapistula benoiti Forster & Platnick, 1977 – DR CongoAnapistula bifurcata [Mark Mark Harvey (arachnologist)|Harvey (arachnologist)|Harvey], 1998 – Australia Anapistula boneti Forster, 1958 – MexicoAnapistula caecula Baert & Jocqué, 1993 – Ivory CoastAnapistula choojaiae Rivera-Quiroz, Petcharad & Miller, 2021 – ThailandAnapistula cuttacutta Harvey, 1998 – Australia Anapistula delrosalae Pertegal & Barranco, 2025 – SpainAnapistula equatoriana Dupérré & Tapia, 2017 – EcuadorAnapistula guyri Rheims & Brescovit, 2003 – BrazilAnapistula ishikawai Ono, 2002 – JapanAnapistula jerai Harvey, 1998 – Malaysia, Indonesia Anapistula martinae Sherwood, Harvey, Fowler, Joshua, Stevens, Scipio-O’Dean & Ellick, 2024 – St. HelenaAnapistula minadopico Brescovit & Cizauskas, 2025 – BrazilAnapistula orbisterna Lin, Pham & Li, 2009 – VietnamAnapistula panensis Lin, Tao & Li, 2013 – ChinaAnapistula pocaruguara Rheims & Brescovit, 2003 – BrazilAnapistula sanjiao S. Q. Li & Lin, 2022 – ChinaAnapistula secreta Gertsch, 1941 – USA to Colombia, Bahamas, Jamaica, GalapagosAnapistula serpentina Brescovit & Cizauskas, 2025 – BrazilAnapistula seychellensis Saaristo, 1996 – SeychellesAnapistula tiputiana Zamani & Marusik, 2024 – EcuadorAnapistula tonga Harvey, 1998 – TongaAnapistula troglobia Harvey, 1998 – Australia Anapistula walayaku S. Q. Li & Lin, 2022 – ChinaAnapistula ybyquyra Rheims & Brescovit, 2003 – BrazilAnapistula yungas Rubio & González, 2010 – ArgentinaAnapistula zhengi Lin, Tao & Li, 2013 – China