Titanoecidae
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Titanoeca
Titanoeca is a genus of cribellate-web spiders in the family Titanoecidae, established by Thorell in 1870. The genus comprises 31 species as of January 2026, distributed primarily across Eurasia with notable exceptions: three species endemic to North America (T. americana, T. brunnea, T. nigrella), one holarctic species (T. nivalis), and one Ecuadorian endemic (T. guayaquilensis). Members construct cribellate webs and exhibit conditional foraging behavior.
Titanoeca americana
Titanoeca americana is a species of true spider in the family Titanoecidae, first described by Emerton in 1888. It is one of several species in the genus Titanoeca, which are small to medium-sized spiders characterized by their cribellate silk production. The species is known from North America, with records from the United States.