Dysderidae
(Dysderid Spiders)

The spider family Dysderidae, commonly known as Dysderid Spiders, have been sighted 178 times by contributing members. Based on collected data, the geographic range for Dysderidae includes 2 countries and 32 states in the United States. Dysderidae is most often sighted indoors, and during the month of April.

Overview

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Araneomorphae
Family: Dysderidae

Common Name (AAS)

Dysderid Spiders

Other Common Names

Long-fanged Six-eyed Spiders, Cell Spiders

Author

Carl Ludwig Koch, 1837

Sightings Overview

There have been 178 confirmed sightings of Dysderidae (Dysderid Spiders), with the most recent sighting submitted on August 23, 2025 by Spider ID member mgwg. The detailed statistics below may not utilize the complete dataset of 178 sightings because of certain Dysderidae sightings reporting incomplete data.

Web: 8% of the time, Dysderidae spiders are sighted in a spider web (Sample size: 178)
Sex: 3 female and 6 male.
Environment: Dysderidae has been sighted 76 times outdoors, and 119 times indoors.
Outdoors: Man-made structure (30). Low foliage (5). High foliage (1). Ground layer (16). Under rock or debris (24).

Location and Range

Dysderidae (Dysderid Spiders) has been sighted in the following countries: Canada, United States.

Dysderidae has also been sighted in the following states: Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin.