Phrurolithidae

Phrurolithidae is a family of araneomorph spiders, known as guardstone spiders. The family was first described by Nathan Banks in 1892. First included in the Corinnidae as the subfamily Phrurolithinae, later phylogenetic studies justified a separate family.

==Genera== , this family includes 27 genera and 421 species: Abdosetae Fu, Zhang & MacDermott, 2010 – China, Malaysia Aculithus Liu & S. Q. Li, 2022 – China Alboculus Liu, 2020 – China Beatitas Mu & Zhang, 2023 – China Bosselaerius Zamani & Marusik, 2020 – Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, Iran Brevitubus Zhu, Liao, Yin & Xu, 2025 – China Corealithus Kamura, 2021 – China, Japan, Korea, Russia Dorymetaecus Rainbow, 1920 – Lord Howe Island, New Caledonia Edelithus Liu & Li, 2022 – China, Vietnam Grandilithus Liu & S. Q. Li, 2022 – China, Japan, Taiwan, Vietnam Labialithus Kamura, 2021 – China, Japan, Korea, Russia Lingulatus Mu & Zhang, 2022 – China, Laos, Vietnam Liophrurillus Wunderlich, 1992 – Algeria, Morocco, Madeira, Romania, Italy, Portugal, Spain, France Lunalithus Kamura, 2022 – Japan Mutatus Mu, Wang, F. Zhang & Z. S. Zhang, 2025 – China Otacilia Thorell, 1897 – Asia Pennalithus Kamura, 2021 – China, Japan, Korea, Russia Phonotimpus Gertsch & Davis, 1940 – Mexico, Mexiko Phrurolinillus Wunderlich, 1995 – Portugal, Spain Phrurolithus C. L. Koch, 1839 – Morocco, Asia, Europe, Cuba, Hispaniola, United States. Introduced to Canada Phrurotimpus Chamberlin & Ivie, 1935 – China, North America Piabuna Chamberlin & Ivie, 1933 – Mexico, United States Plynnon Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001 – China, Indonesia, Borneo Punctus Mu & Zhang, 2023 – China Scotinella Banks, 1911 – North America Xiaoliguang Lin & Li, 2023 – Vietnam Xilithus Liu & Li, 2023 – China, Japan