Liocranidae

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Classis: Arachnida
Ordo: Araneae
Subordo: Opisthothelae
Infraordo: Araneomorphae
Taxon: Neocribellatae
Series: Entelegynae
Sectio: Dionycha
Superfamilia: Corinnoidea

Familia: Liocranidae
Subfamiliae (4): Cybaeodinae - Liocraninae - Oedignathinae - Paratinae
Overview of genera

Arabelia – Agraecina – Agroeca – Andromma – Apostenus – Argistes – Brachyanillus – Coryssiphus – Cteniogaster – Cybaeodes – Donuea – Hesperocranum – Heterochemmis – Itatsina – Jacaena – Laudetia – Liocranoeca – Liocranum – Liparochrysis – Mesiotelus – Mesobria – Montebello – Neoanagraphis – Paratus – Platnick (Marusik & Fomichev) – Plynnon – Rhaeboctesis – Sagana – Scotina – Sesieutes – Sphingius – Sudharmia – Teutamus – Turkocranum – Toxoniella

Name

Liocranidae Simon, 1897
References

Bosselaers, J. 2009: Studies in Liocranidae (Araneae): redescriptions and transfers in Apostenus Westring and Brachyanillus Simon, as well as description of a new genus. Zootaxa, 2141: 37–55. Abstract & excerpt
Deltshev, C. & Wang, C-X. 2016. A new Agraecina spider species from the Balkan Peninsula (FYR Macedonia) (Araneae: Liocranidae). Zootaxa 4117(1): 135–140. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4117.1.8. Reference page.
Marusik, Yu.M. & Fomichev, A. 2020a. A new genus of Liocranidae (Arachnida: Araneae) from Tajikistan. Acta Biologica Sibirica 6: 583–594. DOI: 10.3897/abs.6.e59687. Open access. Reference page.
Ribera, C. & De Mas, E. 2015: Description of three new troglobiontic species of Cybaeodes (Araneae, Liocranidae) endemic to the Iberian Peninsula. Zootaxa 3957(3): 313–323. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3957.3.4. Preview (PDF) Reference page.
Platnick, N. I. 2009. The World Spider Catalog, version 9.5. American Museum of Natural History. [1]

Vernacular names
English: Liocranid sac spider
日本語: ウエムラグモ科
한국어: 밭고랑거미과
Nederlands: Bodemzakspinnen
中文: 光盔蛛科

Liocranidae is a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1897.[1] They are one of several groups called "sac spiders". The holarctic genus Agroeca is the best-known, but it also includes various genera of more obscure spiders that still lack a diagnosis. Two species in the North American genus Neoanagraphis are found in the extremely dry conditions in the Mojave, Sonoran and Chihuahuan deserts. Females live in animal burrows while males wander and are the ones most often caught in pitfall traps.
Genera
Main article: List of Liocranidae species

As of August 2021, the World Spider Catalog accepts the following genera:[2]

Agraecina Simon, 1932 — Europe, Africa, Kazakhstan
Agroeca Westring, 1861 — Asia, Europe, Africa, South America, North America
Andromma Simon, 1893 — Africa
Apostenus Westring, 1851 — Africa, United States, Europe
Arabelia Bosselaers, 2009 — Greece, Turkey
Argistes Simon, 1897 — Sri Lanka
Coryssiphus Simon, 1903 — South Africa
Cteniogaster Bosselaers & Jocqué, 2013 — Tanzania, Kenya
Cybaeodes Simon, 1878 — Europe, Algeria
Donuea Strand, 1932 — Madagascar
Hesperocranum Ubick & Platnick, 1991 — United States
Jacaena Thorell, 1897 — Asia
Koppe Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001 — Asia, Papua New Guinea
Laudetia Gertsch, 1941 — Dominica
Liocranoeca Wunderlich, 1999 — United States, Europe, Russia
Liocranum L. Koch, 1866 — Europe, Ethiopia, Asia, Papua New Guinea, Cuba
Liparochrysis Simon, 1909 — Australia
Mesiotelus Simon, 1897 — Europe, Asia, Kenya
Mesobria Simon, 1898 — Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Neoanagraphis Gertsch & Mulaik, 1936 — United States, Mexico
Oedignatha Thorell, 1881 — Asia, Oceania, Seychelles
Paratus Simon, 1898 — Asia
Platnick Marusik & Fomichev, 2020 — Tajikistan
Rhaeboctesis Simon, 1897 — Angola, Namibia, South Africa
Sagana Thorell, 1875 — Europe, the Caucasus
Scotina Menge, 1873 — Algeria, Malta, Asia
Sesieutes Simon, 1897 — Asia
Sestakovaia Zamani & Marusik, 2021 — Europe, Iran
Sphingius Thorell, 1890 — Asia
Sudharmia Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001 — Indonesia
Teutamus Thorell, 1890 — Asia
Toxoniella Warui & Jocqué, 2002 — Kenya
Vankeeria Bosselaers, 2012 — Greece
Xenoplectus Schiapelli & Gerschman, 1958 — Argentina