Sac spider

Family of spiders

Sac spiders

Temporal range: Palaeogene–present

PreꞒ

Clubiona trivialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Subphylum:  | Chelicerata
Class:  | Arachnida
Order:  | Araneae
Infraorder:  | Araneomorphae
Family:  | Clubionidae
Wagner, 1887
Diversity
18 genera, 659 species

The sac spiders of the family Clubionidae[1] have a very confusing taxonomic history. Once, this family was a large catch-all taxon for a disparate collection of spiders, similar only in that they had eight eyes arranged in two rows[2] and conical anterior spinnerets that touched, and were wandering predators that built silken retreats, or sacs, usually on plant terminals, between leaves, under bark, or under rocks. These are now recognized to include several families, some of which are more closely related to the three-clawed spiders, like lynx and wolf spiders, than to Clubionidae and related families.[3]

## Genera[edit]

Main article: List of Clubionidae species

The remnant Clubionidae now consist of a few over 500 species in 18 genera worldwide. However, "sac spider" used on its own should imply a member of the family Clubionidae, but other common names may use the phrase "sac spider" including:

* Anyphaenidae (anyphaenid sac spider)
* Corinnidae (corinnid sac spider)
* Liocranidae (liocranid sac spider)
* Miturgidae (long-legged sac spider)
* Tengellidae (merged into Zoropsidae)
* Zorocratidae (merged into Zoropsidae)

As of January 2023[update], the World Spider Catalog accepts the following genera:[4]

* Arabellata Baert, Versteirt & Jocqué, 2010 — New Guinea
* Bucliona Benoit, 1977 — St. Helena, Kenya, Russian Far East, Korea, Japan, China, Taiwan
* Clubiona Latreille, 1804 — Africa, North America, Asia, Oceania, South America, Europe, Panama
* Clubionina Berland, 1947 — St. Paul Is.
* Elaver O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1898 — North America, Caribbean, Central America, South America, Philippines
* Femorbiona Yu & Li, 2021 — China, Vietnam
* Invexillata Versteirt, Baert & Jocqué, 2010 — New Guinea
* Malamatidia Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001 — Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia
* Matidia Thorell, 1878 — Asia, Papua New Guinea
* Nusatidia Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001 — Asia
* Porrhoclubiona Lohmander, 1944 — Asia, Africa, Europe
* Pristidia Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001 — Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia
* Pteroneta Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001 — Asia, Australia
* Ramosatidia Yu & Li, 2021 — China
* Scopalio Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001 — Indonesia
* Simalio Simon, 1897 — Asia, Trinidad
* Sinostidia Yu & Li, 2021 — China
* Tixcocoba Gertsch, 1977 — Mexico

Additionally, the World Spider Catalog considers Carteroniella Strand, 1907 to be a nomen dubium.

In North America, the family as it is now recognised consists of only two genera, Clubiona and Elaver (formerly Clubionoides). Clubiona is nearly worldwide in distribution.

## See also[edit]

* List of Clubionidae species

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Sac Spiders, HYG-2060A-04". Archived from the original on 2009-03-05. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
2. ^ "Clubionidae". www.bio.brandeis.edu. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
3. ^ Tree of Life Web Project. 2006. Clubionidae. Version 25 March 2006 (temporary). http://tolweb.org/Clubionidae/2675/2006.03.25 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/
4. ^ "Family: Clubionidae Wagner, 1887". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 18 January 2023.

## External links[edit]

Wikispecies has information related to Clubionidae.

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* Platnick, N.I. 2003. World Spider Catalog 8.0
* Family Anyphaenidae Sac spiders, ghost spiders
* Australian sac spiders, family Clubionidae, Gnaphosidae, Miturgidae, Corinnidae
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Extant Araneae families

* Kingdom: Animalia
* Phylum: Arthropoda
* Subphylum: Chelicerata
* Class: Arachnida

Suborder Mesothelae

* Liphistiidae (segmented spiders)

Suborder Opisthothelae

| Mygalomorphae|

* Actinopodidae (mouse spiders and relatives)
* Antrodiaetidae (folding trapdoor spiders)
* Atracidae (Australian funnel-web spiders)
* Atypidae (atypical tarantulas or purseweb spiders)
* Barychelidae (brushed trapdoor spiders)
* Ctenizidae (cork-lid trapdoor spiders)
* Cyrtaucheniidae (wafer trapdoor spiders)
* Dipluridae (funnel-web tarantulas)
* Euctenizidae
* Halonoproctidae
* Hexathelidae (funnel-webs or venomous funnel-web tarantulas)
* Idiopidae
* Macrothelidae
* Mecicobothriidae (dwarf tarantulas)
* Microstigmatidae
* Migidae (tree trapdoor spiders)
* Nemesiidae (funnel-web tarantulas)
* Paratropididae (bald-legged spiders)
* Porrhothelidae
* Theraphosidae (true tarantulas)

Araneomorphae|

| Non-entelegynes|

* Archaeidae (pelican spiders)
* Austrochilidae
* Caponiidae
* Diguetidae (coneweb spiders)
* Drymusidae (false violin spiders)
* Dysderidae (woodlouse hunters)
* Filistatidae (crevice weaver spiders)
* Gradungulidae (large-clawed spiders)
* Huttoniidae
* Hypochilidae (lampshade spiders)
* Leptonetidae
* Mecysmaucheniidae
* Ochyroceratidae (midget ground weavers)
* Oonopidae (goblin spiders)
* Orsolobidae
* Pacullidae
* Palpimanidae (palp-footed spiders)
* Periegopidae
* Pholcidae (cellar spiders)
* Plectreuridae
* Scytodidae (spitting spiders)
* Segestriidae (tube-dwelling spiders)
* Sicariidae (violin spiders, assassin spiders)
* Stenochilidae
* Telemidae (long-legged cave spiders)
* Tetrablemmidae (armored spiders)
* Trogloraptoridae (Trogloraptor marchingtoni)

Entelegynae|

* Agelenidae (araneomorph funnel weavers)
* Amaurobiidae (tangled nest spiders)
* Ammoxenidae (termite hunters)
* Anapidae
* Anyphaenidae (anyphaenid sac spiders)
* Araneidae (orb-weaver spiders)
* Arkyidae
* Cheiracanthiidae
* Cithaeronidae
* Clubionidae (sac spiders)
* Corinnidae (dark sac spiders)
* Ctenidae (wandering spiders or tropical wolf spiders)
* Cyatholipidae
* Cybaeidae
* Cycloctenidae
* Deinopidae (net-casting spiders)
* Desidae (intertidal spiders)
* Dictynidae
* Eresidae (velvet spiders)
* Gallieniellidae
* Gnaphosidae (flat-bellied ground spiders)
* Hahniidae (dwarf sheet spiders)
* Hersiliidae (tree trunk spiders)
* Homalonychidae
* Lamponidae (white-tailed spiders)
* Linyphiidae (sheet weavers or money spiders)
* Liocranidae (liocranid sac spiders)
* Lycosidae (wolf spiders)
* Malkaridae (shield spiders)
* Megadictynidae
* Mimetidae (pirate spiders)
* Miturgidae
* Mysmenidae (spurred orb-weavers)
* Nesticidae (cave cobweb spiders)
* Nicodamidae (red and black spiders)
* Oecobiidae (disc web spiders)
* Oxyopidae (lynx spiders)
* Penestomidae
* Philodromidae (running crab spiders)
* Phrurolithidae
* Physoglenidae
* Phyxelididae
* Pimoidae
* Pisauridae (nursery web spiders) (including Halidae)
* Psechridae
* Salticidae (jumping spiders)
* Selenopidae
* Senoculidae (bark hunters)
* Sparassidae (huntsman spiders)
* Stiphidiidae
* Symphytognathidae (dwarf orb-weavers)
* Synaphridae
* Synotaxidae
* Tetragnathidae (long jawed orb-weavers)
* Theridiidae (tangle-web spiders)
* Theridiosomatidae (ray spiders)
* Thomisidae (crab spiders)
* Titanoecidae
* Toxopidae
* Trachelidae
* Trechaleidae
* Trochanteriidae
* Udubidae
* Uloboridae (cribellate orb weavers)
* Viridasiidae
* Xenoctenidae
* Zodariidae (ant spiders)
* Zoropsidae

* Spider taxonomy
* Bold are families with more than 1000 species

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q8634
* Wikispecies: Clubionidae
* ADW: Clubionidae
* AFD: Clubionidae
* BioLib: 552
* BOLD: 1405
* BugGuide: 1955
* CoL: 8CH
* EoL: 8811
* EPPO: 1CLUBF
* Fauna Europaea: 10681
* Fauna Europaea (new): 15e43439-6668-4657-b274-e9de107c1f98
* Fossilworks: 133859
* GBIF: 3401
* iNaturalist: 121773
* IRMNG: 100053
* ITIS: 871518
* NBN: NBNSYS0000159718
* NCBI: 210000
* NZOR: fa1e3f3c-c7c7-4800-bd01-e8db32bffd67
* Plazi: 856B8C05-FA1D-57E8-7533-1AD890C71004
* uBio: 6261574
* WoRMS: 231936
* WSC: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spiderfam:0048

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