Cybaeidae is a
family
Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...
of
spider
Spiders (order (biology), order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight limbs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject venom, and spinnerets that extrude spider silk, silk. They are the largest order of arachnids and ran ...
s first described by
Nathan Banks
Nathan Banks (April 13, 1868 – January 24, 1953) was an American entomologist noted for his work on Neuroptera, Megaloptera, Hymenoptera, and Acarina (mites). He started work on mites in 1880 with the USDA. In 1909 he reported many Costa Rican ...
in 1892. The
diving bell spider or water spider ''Argyroneta aquatica'' was previously included in this family, but is now in the family
Dictynidae
Dictynidae is a family of cribellate, hackled band-producing spiders first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1871. Most build irregular webs on or near the ground, creating a tangle of silken fibers among several branches or stems of on ...
.
Genera
, the
World Spider Catalog
The World Spider Catalog (WSC) is an online searchable database concerned with spider taxonomy. It aims to list all accepted families, genera and species, as well as provide access to the related taxonomic literature.
The WSC began as a series of ...
accepts the following extant genera:
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Allocybaeina''
Bennett, 2020
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Blabomma''
Chamberlin & Ivie, 1937 — United States, Korea
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Calymmaria''
Chamberlin & Ivie, 1937 — United States, Canada, Mexico
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Cryphoeca''
Thorell, 1870 — Asia, Europe, North America
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Cryphoecina''
Deltshev, 1997 — Montenegro
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Cybaeina''
Chamberlin & Ivie, 1932 — United States
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Cybaeota''
Chamberlin & Ivie, 1933 — United States, Canada
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Cybaeozyga''
Chamberlin & Ivie, 1937 — United States
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Cybaeus''
L. Koch, 1868 — Asia, North America, Europe, Peru
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Dirksia''
Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942 — United States, France
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Ethobuella''
Chamberlin & Ivie, 1937 — United States, Canada
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Mastigusa''
Menge, 1854 — France, Hungary
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Neocryphoeca''
Roth, 1970 — United States
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Neocybaeina''
Bennett, 2023 — United States
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Pseudocybaeota''
Wang & Zhang, 2022 — United States
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Rothaeina''
Hedin, Ramírez & Monjaraz-Ruedas, 2025 — United States
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Sincybaeus''
Simon, 1898 — China, Japan
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Siskiyu''
Simon, 1884 — United States
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Symposia''
Simon, 1898 — Venezuela, Colombia
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Tuberta''
Simon, 1884 — Azerbaijan, Italy
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Vagellia''
Simon, 1899 — Indonesia
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Willisus''
Roth, 1981 — United States
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Yorima''
Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942 — United States, Cuba
A fossil genus is also placed in this family:
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Vectaraneus''
Selden, 2003 (Isle of Wight)
See also
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List of Cybaeidae species
References
Araneomorphae families
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