Anapistula

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 <small>Tong & Li, 2006</small> – China
• Anapistula aquytabuera <small>Rheims & Brescovit, 2003</small> – Brazil
• Anapistula ataecina <small>Cardoso & Scharff, 2009</small> – Portugal
• Anapistula australia <small>Forster, 1959</small> – Australia (Queensland)
• Anapistula ayri <small>Rheims & Brescovit, 2003</small> – Brazil
• Anapistula barbara <small>Brescovit & Cizauskas, 2025</small> – Brazil
• Anapistula bebuia <small>Rheims & Brescovit, 2003</small> – Brazil
• Anapistula benoiti <small>Forster & Platnick, 1977</small> – DR Congo
• Anapistula bifurcata <small>Harvey, 1998</small> – Australia (Northern Territory)
• Anapistula boneti <small>Forster, 1958</small> – Mexico
• Anapistula caecula <small>Baert & , 1993</small> – Ivory Coast
• Anapistula choojaiae <small>Rivera-Quiroz, & Miller, 2021</small> – Thailand
• Anapistula cuttacutta <small>Harvey, 1998</small> – Australia (Northern Territory)
• Anapistula delrosalae <small>Pertegal & Barranco, 2025</small> – Spain
• Anapistula equatoriana <small>Dupérré & Tapia, 2017</small> – Ecuador
• Anapistula guyri <small>Rheims & Brescovit, 2003</small> – Brazil
• Anapistula ishikawai <small>Ono, 2002</small> – Japan
• Anapistula jerai <small>Harvey, 1998</small> – Malaysia (Borneo), Indonesia (Borneo, Krakatau)
• Anapistula martinae <small>Sherwood, Harvey, Fowler, Joshua, Stevens, Scipio-O’Dean & Ellick, 2024</small> – St. Helena
• Anapistula minadopico <small>Brescovit & Cizauskas, 2025</small> – Brazil
• Anapistula orbisterna <small>Lin, Pham & Li, 2009</small> – Vietnam
• Anapistula panensis <small>Lin, Tao & Li, 2013</small> – China
• Anapistula pocaruguara <small>Rheims & Brescovit, 2003</small> – Brazil
• Anapistula sanjiao <small>S. Q. Li & Lin, 2022</small> – China
• Anapistula secreta <small>Gertsch, 1941</small> – USA to Colombia, Bahamas, Jamaica, Galapagos
• Anapistula serpentina <small>Brescovit & Cizauskas, 2025</small> – Brazil
• Anapistula seychellensis <small>Saaristo, 1996</small> – Seychelles
• Anapistula tiputiana <small>Zamani & Marusik, 2024</small> – Ecuador
• Anapistula tonga <small>Harvey, 1998</small> – Tonga
• Anapistula troglobia <small>Harvey, 1998</small> – Australia (Western Australia)
• Anapistula walayaku <small>S. Q. Li & Lin, 2022</small> – China
• Anapistula ybyquyra <small>Rheims & Brescovit, 2003</small> – Brazil
• Anapistula yungas <small>Rubio & González, 2010</small> – Argentina
• Anapistula zhengi <small>Lin, Tao & Li, 2013</small> – China

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