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Corinnidae sp.

Corinnidae sp.


Family: Corinnidae
Order: Araneae
Class: Arachnida
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia

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Corinnidae is a family of araneomorph spiders, sometimes called corinnid sac spiders. The family, like other "clubionoid" families, has a confusing taxonomic history. Once it was a part of the large catch-all taxon Clubionidae, now very much smaller.

The original members of the family are apparently similar only in that they have eight eyes arranged in two rows, conical anterior spinnerets that touch and are generally wandering predators that build silken retreats, or sacs, usually on plant terminals, between leaves, under bark or under rocks.

In 2014, Martín Ramírez recognized the family in a restricted sense, including only the subfamilies Corinninae and Castianeirinae. Two former subfamilies of the Corinnidae are now treated as separate families, Phrurolithidae and Trachelidae. As now recognized, Corinnidae contains 71 genera and over 800 species worldwide.

Members of the genus Castianeira appear to be mimics of ants and velvet ants. Other corinnid ant-like genera include Mazax, Myrmecium and Myrmecotypus. Corinna is the type genus for the family and consists of small running spiders.

Genera: , this family includes 76 genera and 892 species:
  • Abapeba Bonaldo, 2000 – Puerto Rico, St. Vincent, Trinidad, Panama, Mexico, South America
  • Aetius O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897 – Ivory Coast, Asia
  • Allomedmassa Dankittipakul & Singtripop, 2014 – China, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Apochinomma Pavesi, 1881 – Africa, Asia, Brazil
  • Arushina Caporiacco, 1947 – Tanzania
  • Attacobius Mello-Leitão, 1925 – Argentina, Brazil
  • Austrophaea Lawrence, 1952 – South Africa
  • Battalus Karsch, 1878 – Australia
  • Brachyphaea Simon, 1895 – East Africa
  • Bunyoronius Bonaldo, Ramírez & Haddad, 2022 – Rwanda, Uganda, Central African Republic
  • Cambalida Simon, 1909 – Africa, India
  • Carteronius Simon, 1896 – Africa
  • Castianeira Keyserling, 1879 – Africa, Asia, North America, South America, Portugal, Spain
  • Castoponera Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001 – Indonesia, Malaysia
  • Coenoptychus Simon, 1885 – Africa, India, Sri Lanka
  • Copa Simon, 1886 – Madagascar, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Australia
  • Copuetta Haddad, 2013 – Africa
  • Corinna C. L. Koch, 1841 – Cameroon, Kenya, Tanzania, Pakistan, North America, South America, New Guinea
  • Corinnomma Karsch, 1880 – Africa, Asia, St. Vincent
  • Creugas Thorell, 1878 – USA to South America. Introduced to Ascension Island, Japan, Myanmar, Australia, Pacific islands
  • Crinopseudoa Jocqué & Bosselaers, 2011 – Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia
  • Cycais Thorell, 1877 – Japan, Indonesia
  • Disnyssus Raven, 2015 – Australia
  • Donuea Strand, 1932 – Madagascar, Mauritius
  • Echinax Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001 – Africa, Asia
  • Ecitocobius Bonaldo & Brescovit, 1998 – Brazil
  • Erendira Bonaldo, 2000 – Puerto Rico, St. Vincent, Panama, Venezuela, Lesser Antilles
  • Falconina Brignoli, 1985 – Bonaire, Panama, Mexico, South America. Introduced to Cuba, United States
  • Fengzhen Lu & Li, 2023 – China
  • Fluctus Jin & Zhang, 2020 – China
  • Graptartia Simon, 1896 – Africa
  • Grismadox Pett, Rubio & Perger, 2022 – Bolivia, Paraguay
  • Griswoldella Haddad, 2021 – Madagascar
  • Hortipes Bosselaers & Ledoux, 1998 – Africa, Mozambique
  • Humua Ono, 1987 – Japan
  • Ianduba Bonaldo, 1997 – Argentina, Brazil
  • Iridonyssus Raven, 2015 – Australia
  • Kolora Raven, 2015 – Australia
  • Leichhardteus Raven & Baehr, 2013 – Australia
  • Leptopicia Raven, 2015 – Australia
  • Mazax O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1898 – North America, South America
  • Medmassa Simon, 1887 – Africa, Asia, Australia, Papua New Guinea
  • Megalostrata Karsch, 1880 – North America, Colombia
  • Melanesotypus Raven, 2015 – Solomon Islands
  • Merenius Simon, 1909 – Africa, Yemen
  • Messapus Simon, 1898 – Africa
  • Methesis Simon, 1896 – South America
  • Myrmecium Latreille, 1824 – South America
  • Myrmecotypus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1894 – USA to South America
  • Nucastia Raven, 2015 – Australia
  • Nyssus Walckenaer, 1805 – Australia, Fiji, Solomon Islands. Introduced to New Zealand
  • Olbus Simon, 1880 – Chile
  • Ozcopa Raven, 2015 – Australia
  • Parachemmis Chickering, 1937 – Panama, Brazil, Colombia, Guyana
  • Paradiestus Mello-Leitão, 1915 – Brazil
  • Paramedmassa Jin, H. Zhang & F. Zhang, 2019 – China, Laos, Thailand
  • Peng Lu & Li, 2023 – China, Malaysia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka
  • Poecilipta Simon, 1897 – Australia, New Caledonia
  • Pranburia Deeleman-Reinhold, 1993 – China, Southeast Asia
  • Procopius Thorell, 1899 – West, Central Africa
  • Pronophaea Simon, 1897 – South Africa
  • Psellocoptus Simon, 1896 – Venezuela
  • Pseudocorinna Simon, 1909 – Africa
  • Scorteccia Caporiacco, 1936 – Libya
  • Septentrinna Bonaldo, 2000 – Guatemala, Mexico, United States
  • Serendib Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001 – China, Southeast Asia
  • Simonestus Bonaldo, 2000 – Guatemala, Panama, Mexico, Venezuela
  • Sphecotypus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1895 – Bolivia
  • Spinirta Jin & Zhang, 2020 – China
  • Stethorrhagus Simon, 1896 – South America
  • Tapixaua Bonaldo, 2000 – South America
  • Ticopa Raven, 2015 – Australia
  • Tupirinna Bonaldo, 2000 – Panama, South America
  • Vendaphaea Haddad, 2009 – South Africa
  • Wasaka Haddad, 2013 – Cameroon, Eastern Africa
  • Xeropigo O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 – Trinidad, United States, South America, Caribbean to Brazil, Guiana. Introduced to St. Helena

Source: Wikipedia, article Corinnidae sp.. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 18/07/2026.





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Count: 6

Foto
Photography ID: 623739
  Adult

Ciudad Tarariras
Colonia
Uruguay
01/04/2025
Luis Mier
Foto
Photography ID: 597413
  Adult

Monte Hermoso
Buenos Aires
Argentina
12/02/2013
Luis F.Moreno
Foto
Photography ID: 564347
  Adult

Guaçuí
Espírito Santo
Brazil
10/12/2023
Erik Ferreira
Foto
Photography ID: 564346
  Adult

Guaçuí
Espírito Santo
Brazil
10/12/2023
Erik Ferreira
Foto
Photography ID: 452847
  Adult

Paraná
Entre Ríos
Argentina
05/05/2021
Néstor Trossero
Foto
Photography ID: 327637
  Adult

City Bell
Buenos Aires
Argentina
04/07/2019
Roberto Battaglia


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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
225494604/01/2025UruguayColoniaJardín, Ciudad TararirasLuis Mier
194403512/10/2023BrazilEspírito SantoGuaçuíErik Ferreira
142404405/05/2021ArgentinaEntre RíosZona urbana, ParanáNéstor Trossero
90976607/04/2019ArgentinaBuenos AiresCity BellRoberto Battaglia
213829502/12/2013ArgentinaBuenos AiresMonte Hermoso, Monte HermosoLuis F.Moreno
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Corinnidae sp. – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 14/09/2026.