Phrurolithidae
Phrurolithidae is a family of araneomorph spiders, known as guardstone spiders. The family was first described by Nathan Banks in 1892. First included in the Corinnidae as the subfamily Phrurolithinae, later phylogenetic studies justified a separate family.
Genera
, this family includes 27 genera and 421 species:Abdosetae Fu, Zhang & MacDermott, 2010 – China, MalaysiaAculithus Liu & S. Q. Li, 2022 – ChinaAlboculus Liu, 2020 – ChinaBeatitas Mu & Zhang, 2023 – ChinaBosselaerius Zamani & Marusik, 2020 – Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, IranBrevitubus Zhu, Liao, Yin & Xu, 2025 – ChinaCorealithus Kamura, 2021 – China, Japan, Korea, RussiaDorymetaecus Rainbow, 1920 – Lord Howe Island, New CaledoniaEdelithus Liu & Li, 2022 – China, VietnamGrandilithus Liu & S. Q. Li, 2022 – China, Japan, Taiwan, VietnamLabialithus Kamura, 2021 – China, Japan, Korea, RussiaLingulatus Mu & Zhang, 2022 – China, Laos, VietnamLiophrurillus Wunderlich, 1992 – Algeria, Morocco, Madeira, Romania, Italy, Portugal, Spain, FranceLunalithus Kamura, 2022 – JapanMutatus Mu, Wang, F. Zhang & Z. S. Zhang, 2025 – ChinaOtacilia Thorell, 1897 – AsiaPennalithus Kamura, 2021 – China, Japan, Korea, RussiaPhonotimpus Gertsch & Davis, 1940 – Mexico, MexikoPhrurolinillus Wunderlich, 1995 – Portugal, SpainPhrurolithus C. L. Koch, 1839 – Morocco, Asia, Europe, Cuba, Hispaniola, United States. Introduced to CanadaPhrurotimpus Chamberlin & Ivie, 1935 – China, North AmericaPiabuna Chamberlin & Ivie, 1933 – Mexico, United StatesPlynnon Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001 – China, Indonesia, BorneoPunctus Mu & Zhang, 2023 – ChinaScotinella Banks, 1911 – North AmericaXiaoliguang Lin & Li, 2023 – VietnamXilithus Liu & Li, 2023 – China, Japan