Eocteniza is an extinct genus of arachnids containing the sole species Eocteniza silvicola, known from the Westphalian stage of the Carboniferous period in Coseley, England,[1][2] about 313 million years ago to 304 million years ago.

The front end of the carapace is narrowed and raised, separated from the rest of the cephalothorax by shallow grooves, and bearing the eyes at the front.

Pocock's description and drawing show in addition to the grooves separating the head from the rest of the thorax, three further pairs of radiating grooves, with the fovea towards the rear.

[2] This is different from mesothele spiders, whose fovea consists of a deep pit, with a transverse groove and deeper longitudinal groove.

[4][2] Eocteniza is placed in the family Arthrolycosidae, together with the genus Arthrolycosa.