''Anapistula'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

of dwarf orb-weavers that was first described by

Carl Eduard Adolph Gerstaecker Carl Eduard Adolph Gerstaecker (30 August 1828 – 20 June 1895) was a German zoologist, entomologist and professor at the University of Berlin and then the University of Greifswald. Biography Gerstaecker was born in Berlin, where he studied me ...

in 1941.

Species

it contains twenty-five species, found in North America, the Caribbean, Africa, Oceania, Asia, South America, and

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, In recognized minority languages of Portugal: :* mwl, República Pertuesa is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula, in Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Macaronesian ...

: *'' Anapistula appendix'' Tong & Li, 2006 – China *'' Anapistula aquytabuera'' Rheims & Brescovit, 2003 –

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

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Anapistula ataecina ''Anapistula'' is a genus of dwarf orb-weavers that was first described by Carl Eduard Adolph Gerstaecker in 1941. Species it contains twenty-five species, found in North America, the Caribbean, Africa, Oceania, Asia, South America, and Port ...

'' Cardoso & Scharff, 2009 –

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Anapistula australia ''Anapistula'' is a genus of dwarf orb-weavers that was first described by Carl Eduard Adolph Gerstaecker in 1941. Species it contains twenty-five species, found in North America, the Caribbean, Africa, Oceania, Asia, South America, and Port ...

'' Forster, 1959 – Australia (

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Anapistula ayri ''Anapistula'' is a genus of dwarf orb-weavers that was first described by Carl Eduard Adolph Gerstaecker in 1941. Species it contains twenty-five species, found in North America, the Caribbean, Africa, Oceania, Asia, South America, and Port ...

'' Rheims & Brescovit, 2003 – Brazil *''

Anapistula bebuia ''Anapistula'' is a genus of dwarf orb-weavers that was first described by Carl Eduard Adolph Gerstaecker in 1941. Species it contains twenty-five species, found in North America, the Caribbean, Africa, Oceania, Asia, South America, and Port ...

'' Rheims & Brescovit, 2003 – Brazil *''

Anapistula benoiti ''Anapistula'' is a genus of dwarf orb-weavers that was first described by Carl Eduard Adolph Gerstaecker in 1941. Species it contains twenty-five species, found in North America, the Caribbean, Africa, Oceania, Asia, South America, and Port ...

'' Forster & Platnick, 1977 – Congo *''

Anapistula bifurcata ''Anapistula'' is a genus of dwarf orb-weavers that was first described by Carl Eduard Adolph Gerstaecker in 1941. Species it contains twenty-five species, found in North America, the Caribbean, Africa, Oceania, Asia, South America, and Port ...

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, 1998 – Australia (

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Anapistula boneti ''Anapistula'' is a genus of dwarf orb-weavers that was first described by Carl Eduard Adolph Gerstaecker in 1941. Species it contains twenty-five species, found in North America, the Caribbean, Africa, Oceania, Asia, South America, and Port ...

'' Forster, 1958 –

Mexico Mexico ( Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guate ...

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Anapistula caecula ''Anapistula'' is a genus of dwarf orb-weavers that was first described by Carl Eduard Adolph Gerstaecker in 1941. Species it contains twenty-five species, found in North America, the Caribbean, Africa, Oceania, Asia, South America, and Port ...

'' Baert & Jocqué, 1993 – Ivory Coast *''

Anapistula cuttacutta ''Anapistula'' is a genus of dwarf orb-weavers that was first described by Carl Eduard Adolph Gerstaecker in 1941. Species it contains twenty-five species, found in North America, the Caribbean, Africa, Oceania, Asia, South America, and Port ...

'' Harvey, 1998 – Australia (Northern Territory) *''

Anapistula equatoriana ''Anapistula'' is a genus of dwarf orb-weavers that was first described by Carl Eduard Adolph Gerstaecker in 1941. Species it contains twenty-five species, found in North America, the Caribbean, Africa, Oceania, Asia, South America, and Port ...

'' Dupérré & Tapia, 2017 –

Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechuan languages, Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar language, Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechuan ...

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Anapistula guyri ''Anapistula'' is a genus of dwarf orb-weavers that was first described by Carl Eduard Adolph Gerstaecker in 1941. Species it contains twenty-five species, found in North America, the Caribbean, Africa, Oceania, Asia, South America, and Port ...

'' Rheims & Brescovit, 2003 – Brazil *''

Anapistula ishikawai ''Anapistula'' is a genus of dwarf orb-weavers that was first described by Carl Eduard Adolph Gerstaecker in 1941. Species it contains twenty-five species, found in North America, the Caribbean, Africa, Oceania, Asia, South America, and Portuga ...

'' Ono, 2002 – Japan *'' Anapistula jerai'' Harvey, 1998 –

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

(Kalimantan, Krakatau),

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*'' Anapistula orbisterna'' Lin, Pham & Li, 2009 –

Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making it ...

*'' Anapistula panensis'' Lin, Tao & Li, 2013 – China *''

Anapistula pocaruguara ''Anapistula'' is a genus of dwarf orb-weavers that was first described by Carl Eduard Adolph Gerstaecker in 1941. Species it contains twenty-five species, found in North America, the Caribbean, Africa, Oceania, Asia, South America, and Port ...

'' Rheims & Brescovit, 2003 – Brazil *''

Anapistula secreta ''Anapistula'' is a genus of dwarf orb-weavers that was first described by Carl Eduard Adolph Gerstaecker in 1941. Species it contains twenty-five species, found in North America, the Caribbean, Africa, Oceania, Asia, South America, and Port ...

'' Gertsch, 1941 (

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Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of Hispan ...

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Anapistula seychellensis ''Anapistula seychellensis'' is a species of araneomorph spider that is endemic to the islands of Silhouette, Praslin and Curieuse in the Seychelles. It can be found in woodland habitats in leaf litter. It is threatened by habitat degradation caus ...

'' Saaristo, 1996 –

Seychelles Seychelles (, ; ), officially the Republic of Seychelles (french: link=no, République des Seychelles; Creole: ''La Repiblik Sesel''), is an archipelagic state consisting of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city, ...

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Anapistula tonga ''Anapistula'' is a genus of dwarf orb-weavers that was first described by Carl Eduard Adolph Gerstaecker in 1941. Species it contains twenty-five species, found in North America, the Caribbean, Africa, Oceania, Asia, South America, and Port ...

'' Harvey, 1998 –

Tonga Tonga (, ; ), officially the Kingdom of Tonga ( to, Puleʻanga Fakatuʻi ʻo Tonga), is a Polynesian country and archipelago. The country has 171 islands – of which 45 are inhabited. Its total surface area is about , scattered over in ...

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Anapistula troglobia ''Anapistula'' is a genus of dwarf orb-weavers that was first described by Carl Eduard Adolph Gerstaecker in 1941. Species it contains twenty-five species, found in North America, the Caribbean, Africa, Oceania, Asia, South America, and Port ...

'' Harvey, 1998 – Australia (

Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to ...

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Anapistula ybyquyra ''Anapistula'' is a genus of dwarf orb-weavers that was first described by Carl Eduard Adolph Gerstaecker in 1941. Species it contains twenty-five species, found in North America, the Caribbean, Africa, Oceania, Asia, South America, and Port ...

'' Rheims & Brescovit, 2003 – Brazil *''

Anapistula yungas ''Anapistula'' is a genus of dwarf orb-weavers that was first described by Carl Eduard Adolph Gerstaecker in 1941. Species it contains twenty-five species, found in North America, the Caribbean, Africa, Oceania, Asia, South America, and Port ...

'' Rubio & González, 2010 –

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, t ...

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Anapistula zhengi ''Anapistula'' is a genus of dwarf orb-weavers that was first described by Carl Eduard Adolph Gerstaecker in 1941. Species it contains twenty-five species, found in North America, the Caribbean, Africa, Oceania, Asia, South America, and Port ...

'' Lin, Tao & Li, 2013 – China

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