Anapistula is a genus of dwarf orb-weavers that was first described by Willis J. Gertsch in 1941.
Distribution Spiders in this genus are mostly found in South America, Africa, and Asia. One species reaches north into the USA, three species are endemic to Australia, and two on the Iberian Peninsula.
Species , this genus includes 34 species:
Anapistula appendix Tong & Li, 2006 – China Anapistula aquytabuera Rheims & Brescovit, 2003 – Brazil Anapistula ataecina Cardoso & Scharff, 2009 – Portugal Anapistula australia Forster, 1959 – Australia (Queensland) Anapistula ayri Rheims & Brescovit, 2003 – Brazil Anapistula barbara Brescovit & Cizauskas, 2025 – Brazil Anapistula bebuia Rheims & Brescovit, 2003 – Brazil Anapistula benoiti Forster & Platnick, 1977 – DR Congo Anapistula bifurcata Harvey, 1998 – Australia (Northern Territory) Anapistula boneti Forster, 1958 – Mexico Anapistula caecula Baert & Jocqué, 1993 – Ivory Coast Anapistula choojaiae Rivera-Quiroz, Petcharad & Miller, 2021 – Thailand Anapistula cuttacutta Harvey, 1998 – Australia (Northern Territory) Anapistula delrosalae Pertegal & Barranco, 2025 – Spain Anapistula equatoriana Dupérré & Tapia, 2017 – Ecuador Anapistula guyri Rheims & Brescovit, 2003 – Brazil Anapistula ishikawai Ono, 2002 – Japan Anapistula jerai Harvey, 1998 – Malaysia (Borneo), Indonesia (Borneo, Krakatau) Anapistula martinae Sherwood, Harvey, Fowler, Joshua, Stevens, Scipio-O’Dean & Ellick, 2024 – St. Helena Anapistula minadopico Brescovit & Cizauskas, 2025 – Brazil Anapistula orbisterna Lin, Pham & Li, 2009 – Vietnam Anapistula panensis Lin, Tao & Li, 2013 – China Anapistula pocaruguara Rheims & Brescovit, 2003 – Brazil Anapistula sanjiao S. Q. Li & Lin, 2022 – China Anapistula secreta Gertsch, 1941 – USA to Colombia, Bahamas, Jamaica, Galapagos Anapistula serpentina Brescovit & Cizauskas, 2025 – Brazil Anapistula seychellensis Saaristo, 1996 – Seychelles Anapistula tiputiana Zamani & Marusik, 2024 – Ecuador Anapistula tonga Harvey, 1998 – Tonga Anapistula troglobia Harvey, 1998 – Australia (Western Australia) Anapistula walayaku S. Q. Li & Lin, 2022 – China Anapistula ybyquyra Rheims & Brescovit, 2003 – Brazil Anapistula yungas Rubio & González, 2010 – Argentina Anapistula zhengi Lin, Tao & Li, 2013 – China
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