The name house spider is a generic term for 11 different spiders commonly found around human dwellings, and may refer to their common name:Yellow sac spider, Cheiracanthium inclusum, a common spider worldwide often found in dwellings Black house spider, Badumna insignis, an Australian spider also found in New Zealand Brown house spider, Steatoda grossa, a spider with cosmopolitan distribution American house spider, Parasteatoda tepidariorum, a cobweb spider Cellar spider, of the family Pholcidae, also known as daddy long-legs in North America Domestic house spider, Tegenaria domestica, also known as barn weaver in North America Giant house spider, Eratigena atrica Hobo spider, Eratigena agrestis Geometric house spider or house button spider, Latrodectus geometricus Southern house spider, Kukulcania hibernalis Tiny house spider, Oonops domesticus