Scaffold web spiders (Nesticidae) is a family of

araneomorph The Araneomorphae (also called the Labidognatha) are an infraorder of spiders. They are distinguishable by chelicerae (fangs) that point diagonally forward and cross in a pinching action, in contrast to the Mygalomorphae (tarantulas and their ...

spiders closely allied with tangle web spiders. Like the "

Theridiidae Theridiidae, also known as the tangle-web spiders, cobweb spiders and comb-footed spiders, is a large family of araneomorph spiders first described by Carl Jakob Sundevall in 1833. This diverse, globally distributed family includes over 3,000 sp ...

", these spiders have a comb of serrated bristles on the hind tarsi that are used to pull silk bands from the spinnerets. It contains 16 genera and about 300 species, many of which are associated with caves or overhangs. The genus ''

Nesticus ''Nesticus'' is a genus of American and Eurasian scaffold web spiders first described by Tamerlan Thorell Tord Tamerlan Teodor Thorell (3 May 1830 – 22 December 1901) was a Swedish arachnologist. Thorell studied spiders with Giacomo Doria ...

'' is the type for the family and is found throughout the world. The related '' Eidmannella'' has speciated considerably in Texas caves and includes some extremely localized species that are considered threatened. One species, ''Eidmannella pallida'', is found in caves and under overhangs, but also in agricultural fields and other habitats away from such restricted areas. The genus '' Carpathonesticus'' is found in central Eurasia.

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 genera: *'' Aituaria'' Esyunin & Efimik, 1998 — Ukraine, Russia, Georgia *'' Canarionesticus'' Wunderlich, 1992 — Canary Is. *'' Carpathonesticus'' Lehtinen & Saaristo, 1980 — Europe, Asia *''

Cyclocarcina ''Cyclocarcina'' is a genus of spiders in the family Nesticidae Scaffold web spiders (Nesticidae) is a family of araneomorph spiders closely allied with tangle web spiders. Like the " Theridiidae", these spiders have a comb of serrated bristl ...

'' Komatsu, 1942 — Japan *'' Domitius'' Ribera, 2018 — Spain, Portugal, Italy *'' Eidmannella'' Roewer, 1935 — North America, Spain, Japan *'' Gaucelmus'' Keyserling, 1884 — Mexico, Central America, Jamaica *'' Hamus'' Ballarin & Li, 2015 — Tibet *'' Kryptonesticus'' Pavlek & Ribera, 2017 — Europe, New Zealand *'' Nescina'' Ballarin & Li, 2015 — China *'' Nesticella'' Lehtinen & Saaristo, 1980 — Asia, Africa, Oceania, Brazil *''

'' Thorell, 1869 — Asia, Africa, Cuba, North America, South America, Europe *'' Pseudonesticus'' Liu & Li, 2013 — China *'' Speleoticus'' Ballarin & Li, 2016 — China, Japan *'' Typhlonesticus'' Kulczyński, 1914 — Europe *'' Wraios'' Ballarin & Li, 2015 — China The following extinct genera have been placed in the Nesticidae: *†'' Balticonesticus'' Wunderlich, 1986 –

Palaeogene The Paleogene ( ; also spelled Palaeogene or Palæogene; informally Lower Tertiary or Early Tertiary) is a geologic period and system that spans 43 million years from the end of the Cretaceous Period million years ago ( Mya) to the beginning ...

Baltic amber The Baltic region is home to the largest known deposit of amber, called Baltic amber or succinite. It was produced sometime during the Eocene epoch, but exactly when is controversial. It has been estimated that these forests created more than ...

*†'' Eopopino'' Petrunkevitch, 1942 – Palaeogene, Baltic and

Bitterfeld Bitterfeld () is a town in the district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 July 2007 it has been part of the town of Bitterfeld-Wolfen. It is situated approximately 25 km south of Dessau, and 30 km northeast of Halle ( ...

amber *†'' Heteronesticus'' Wunderlich, 1986 – Palaeogene, Baltic amber *†'' Hispanonesticus'' Wunderlich, 1986 –

Neogene The Neogene ( ), informally Upper Tertiary or Late Tertiary, is a geologic period and system that spans 20.45 million years from the end of the Paleogene Period million years ago ( Mya) to the beginning of the present Quaternary Period Mya. ...

, Dominican amber

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