Azilia is a genus of long-jawed orb-weavers that was first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1881. It is a senior synonym of Cardimia.
Species it contains eleven species, found in Central America, South America, Cuba, on Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and in the United States: Azilia affinis O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1893 – USA to Panama Azilia boudeti Simon, 1895 – Brazil Azilia eximia (Mello-Leitão, 1940) – Brazil Azilia formosa Keyserling, 1881 (type) – Peru Azilia guatemalensis O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1889 – Central America to Peru, St. Vincent Azilia histrio Simon, 1895 – Brazil Azilia integrans (Mello-Leitão, 1935) — Brazil Azilia marmorata Mello-Leitão, 1948 – Guyana Azilia montana Bryant, 1940 – Cuba Azilia rojasi Simon, 1895 – Venezuela Azilia vachoni (Caporiacco, 1954) – French Guiana
In synonymy: A. mexicana Banks, 1898 = Azilia affinis O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1893 A. vagepicta Simon, 1895 = Azilia affinis O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1893
Formerly placed here Azilia leucostigma Mello-Leitão, 1941– now in Galianoella
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