The Orsolobidae are a six-eyed spider family with about 180 described species in 29 genera. They were separated from the Dysderidae. Several genera were transferred from the Oonopidae.
Most genera are endemic to New Zealand and the Australian region.
Several genera occur in southern Africa (Afrilobus, Azanialobus) and South America (Chileolobus, Mallecolobus, Orsolobus, Osornolobus, Falklandia, Losdolobus).
Afrilobus Griswold & Platnick, 1987 (Africa)Anopsolobus Forster & Platnick, 1985 (New Zealand))Ascuta Forster, 1956 (New Zealand)Australobus Forster & Platnick, 1985 (Australia)Azanialobus Griswold & Platnick, 1987 (South Africa)Bealeyia Forster & Platnick, 1985 (New Zealand)Calculus Purcell, 1910 (South Africa)Chileolobus Forster & Platnick, 1985 (Chile)Cornifalx Hickman, 1979 (Tasmania)Dugdalea Forster & Platnick, 1985 (New Zealand)Duripelta Forster, 1956 (New Zealand)Falklandia Forster & Platnick, 1985 (Falkland Islands)Hickmanolobus Forster & Platnick, 1985 (Tasmania)Losdolobus Platnick & Brescovit, 1994 (Brazil)Mallecolobus Forster & Platnick, 1985 (Chile)Maoriata Forster & Platnick, 1985 (New Zealand)Orongia Forster & Platnick, 1985 (New Zealand)Orsolobus Simon, 1893 (Chile, Argentina)Osornolobus Forster & Platnick, 1985 (Chile)Paralobus Forster & Platnick, 1985 (New Zealand)Pounamuella Forster & Platnick, 1985 (New Zealand)Subantarctia Forster, 1955 (New Zealand)Tangata Forster & Platnick, 1985 (New Zealand)Tasmanoonops Hickman, 1930 (Australia)Tautukua Forster & Platnick, 1985 (New Zealand)Turretia Forster & Platnick, 1985 (New Zealand)Waiporia Forster & Platnick, 1985 (New Zealand)Waipoua Forster & Platnick, 1985 (New Zealand)Wiltonia Forster & Platnick, 1985 (New Zealand)
