Family Guardstone Spiders (Phrurolithidae)
Phrurolithidae is a family in the order Araneae. Browse 11 named species recorded in this family, or open an individual profile for its available identification and natural-history information.
Species in Phrurolithidae (11)

Phrurotimpus borealis
Phrurotimpus borealis
Identification: Voucher image (male) Palp: Epigynum (undissected, ventral, dorsal):

Lesser Antmimic Guardstone Spider
Phrurotimpus certus
Phrurotimpus certus is a species of true spider in the family Phrurolithidae. It is found in the United States and Canada.

Scotinella fratrella
Scotinella fratrella
Identification: Scotinella specimens are very similar in appearance to those of Phrurolithus , the Old World genus from which they were split off. Two ways in which they differ from Phrurolithus is the lack of dorsal macrosetae on femur I and the pre

Scotinella redempta
Scotinella redempta
Scotinella redempta (Scotinella redempta) is a species in the family Phrurolithidae, commonly known as guardstone spiders, belonging to the order Araneae (Spiders). This species belongs to the genus Scotinella. As a member of class Arachnida, phylum

Phrurolithus pipensis
Phrurolithus pipensis

Phruronellus formica
Phruronellus formica

Phrurotimpus alarius
Phrurotimpus alarius

Piabuna pallida
Piabuna pallida

Scotinella minnetonka
Scotinella minnetonka

Scotinella pugnata
Scotinella pugnata

Scotinella sculleni
Scotinella sculleni