Araneae19 species

Family Ghost Spiders (Anyphaenidae)

Anyphaenidae is a family in the order Araneae. Browse 19 named species recorded in this family, or open an individual profile for its available identification and natural-history information.

Species in Anyphaenidae (19)

Anyphaena accentuata

Size 4.5 to 7 mm. Although variable in appearance, the two chevron marks on the abdomen are the indicator of this species. There are three Anyphaena species in the UK and all are extremely similar. Microscopic examination of the genitals of mature sp

Anyphaena aperta

Identification: Palp Epigynum "Although the distribution indicates that this might be an introduced species, no specimens or described species from the Palearctic or Oriental regions resemble Anyphaena aperta ."

Anyphaena californica

Identification: Very similar to A. pacifica . Requires microscopic examination of the genitalia of adults to distinguish them. Palp (ventral/retrolateral view) Epigynum

Anyphaena celer

Identification: Palp (ventral/lateral) Epigynum (ventral/ventral dissected/dorsal dissected) Anyphaena maculata (as of 10/5/25 not listed in BugGuide) is very similar to Anyphaena celer , and shares much of the same range, though is more southern in

Anyphaena dixiana

Identification: May be quickly recognized by the spur borne on the dorsal prong of the RTA of males and the greatly reduced epigynal midpiece of females. Palp (ventral/lateral) Epigynum (ventral/dorsal dissected) Closest to A. crebrispina .

Anyphaena fraterna

Identification: A species that can be fairly easily recognized under a microscope by the long and narrow median apophysis of the males and by the female's epigynal plate being wider anteriorly than posteriorly. Habitus (male/female) Palp (ventral vie

Anyphaena numida

Length 6mm. Pale yellow to reddish brown, with darker brownish spots on legs, prosoma and opisthosoma. Prosoma yellowish with faint radial stripes and a dark spot in the centre. Abdomen yellow-brown to red-brown with six distinctive black spots and s

Anyphaena pacifica

Identification: Palp (ventral/lateral) Epigynum (ventral/dorsal dissected)

Anyphaena pectorosa

Identification: Palp (ventral/lateral) Epigynum (ventral/ventral dissected/dorsal dissected)

Hibana cambridgei

Identification: Epigynum (undissected/dissected ventral/dissected dorsal):

garden ghost spider

Hibana gracilis

Identification: Spider is yellow to white with longitudinal stripes on the carapace, and dark spots arranged in two longitudinal rows cover the abdomen. This species can be identified by its brown chelicerae. Male Palp (ventral/lateral/medial) Epigyn

Lupettiana mordax

Identification: It is the only anyphaenid that has such porrect chelicerae (they extend forward). This is a very obvious characteristic in the males. See example here:

Wulfila albens

Wulfila albens is a species of ghost spider in the family Anyphaenidae. It is found in the United States.

Arachosia cubana

Hibana futilis

Identification: Epigynum: ventral/dorsal dissected