False-wolf-spiders
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Anachemmis
Anachemmis is a genus of North American false wolf spiders in the family Zoropsidae. First described by Ralph Vary Chamberlin in 1919, it was briefly synonymized with Titiotus before being reconfirmed as a distinct genus in 1999. The genus contains five species distributed in the southwestern United States and Mexico. All species were described or redescribed by Platnick & Ubick in 2005.
Zoropsidae
False Wolf Spiders
Zoropsidae, commonly known as false wolf spiders, is a family of cribellate araneomorph spiders first described by Philipp Bertkau in 1882. The family includes approximately 180 species across 28 genera as of 2026. Members are wandering spiders that bear superficial resemblance to wolf spiders (Lycosidae) but are distinguished by their eye arrangement. The family has undergone taxonomic revision, with Tengellidae and Zorocratidae now included within Zoropsidae. One species, Zoropsis spinimana, has been introduced to the United States.