List of spiders of Texas
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Spiders are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, and chelicerae with fangs that inject venom. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species diversity among all other groups of organisms...

 species that have been found in Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

, USA, as of July 17, 2006. It is taken from the Catalogue of Texas Spiders by D. Allen Dean, which was started in 1940. The list contains 980 species in 52 families.

Ctenizidae

  • Ummidia absoluta
  • Ummidia audouini
  • Ummidia beatula
  • Ummidia celsa
  • Ummidia funerea

Cyrtaucheniidae

  • Entychides arizonicus
  • Eucteniza rex
  • Eucteniza stolida
  • Myrmekiaphila
    Myrmekiaphila
    Myrmekiaphila is a genus of trapdoor spiders in the family Cyrtaucheniidae. All described species are endemic to the southeastern USA. The genus was transferred from the Ctenizidae by Raven in 1985. M. flavipes was transferred from genus Aptostichus in 2007.-Description:The known species of this...

     comstocki
  • Myrmekiaphila fluviatilis

Theraphosidae

  • Aphonopelma
    Aphonopelma
    Aphonopelma is a genus of tarantulas, members of which are native to the Americas. It includes nearly all of the North American tarantulas north of Mexico and a considerable part of the tarantulas which range into Central America. Only a few species are described from South America...

     anax
  • Aphonopelma armada
  • Aphonopelma arnoldi
  • Aphonopelma breenei
  • Aphonopelma clarki
  • Aphonopelma echinum
  • Aphonopelma gurleyi
  • Aphonopelma harlingenum
  • Aphonopelma hentzi
  • Aphonopelma heterops
  • Aphonopelma hollyi
  • Aphonopelma marxi
  • Aphonopelma moderatum
  • Aphonopelma mordax
  • Aphonopelma rusticum
  • Aphonopelma steindachneri
  • Aphonopelma texense
  • Aphonopelma waconum

Agelenidae

  • Agelenopsis aleenae
  • Agelenopsis aperta
    Agelenopsis aperta
    Agelenopsis aperta, commonly known as the desert grass spider, is a species of spider belonging to the family Agelenidae. It is found in dry regions across the southern United States and into Mexico....

  • Agelenopsis emertoni
  • Agelenopsis kastoni
  • Agelenopsis longistyla
  • Agelenopsis naevia
  • Agelenopsis spatula
  • Barronopsis texana
  • Malthonica pagana
  • Tegenaria
    Tegenaria
    House spiders of the genus Tegenaria are fast-running brownish funnel-web weavers that occupy much of the Northern Hemisphere except for Japan, Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand. Of all Agelenids, Tegenaria possesses the largest species of funnel weavers: the dust spider , the Cardinal spider ...

     domestica
  • Tortolena dela

Anyphaenidae

  • Anyphaena celer
  • Anyphaena dixiana
  • Anyphaena fraterna
  • Anyphaena lacka
  • Anyphaena maculata
  • Anyphaena pectorosa
  • Hibana
    Hibana
    Hibana is a spider genus that is found from the United States to Brazil, including the West Indies. It includes the yellow ghost spider of North America, which was formerly categorized in a different genus as Aysha velox.-Species:...

     arunda
  • Hibana cambridgei
  • Hibana futilis
  • Hibana gracilis
  • Hibana incursa
  • Hibana velox
    Hibana velox
    Hibana velox is a common spider of North America, for example Texas and Alabama. It can be found in foliage and in houses. It is useful in preying on insects like the citrus leafminer, Phyllocnistis citrella .-References:* Becker, L. . Diagnoses de nouvelles aranéides américaines. Ann. Soc. ent...

  • Lupettiana mordax
  • Pippuhana calcar
  • Wulfila (spider) albens
  • Wulfila bryantae
  • Wulfila saltabundus
  • Wulfila tantillus

Araneidae

  • Acacesia
    Acacesia
    Acacesia is a genus of orb weaver spiders with a mostly neotropical distribution. Only A. hamata can also be found in the USA.-Description:...

     hamata
  • Acanthepeira cherokee
  • Acanthepeira stellata
  • Allocyclosa bifurca
  • Araneus
    Araneus
    Araneus is a genus of common orb-weaving spiders. It includes about 650 species, among which are the European garden spider and the barn spider.-Description:...

     bicentarius
  • Araneus bonsallae
  • Araneus cavaticus
  • Araneus cingulatus
  • Araneus cochise
  • Araneus detrimentosus
  • Araneus gemma
  • Araneus illaudatus
    Araneus illaudatus
    Araneus illaudatus, commonly called the Texas orb-weaver is a species of spider belonging to the family Araneidae. It has a rather restricted range in western Texas and eastern Arizona....

  • Araneus juniperi
  • Araneus kerr
  • Araneus marmoreus
    Araneus marmoreus
    Araneus marmoreus, commonly called the marbled orb-weaver is a species of spider belonging to the family Araneidae. It has a Holarctic distribution....

  • Araneus miniatus
  • Araneus nashoba
  • Araneus nordmanni
  • Araneus pegnia
  • Araneus pratensis
  • Araneus texanus
  • Araneus thaddeus
  • Araniella
    Araniella
    Araniella is a spider genus from the Araneidae family.-Species:* Araniella alpica — Europe to Azerbaijan* Araniella coreana Namkung, 2002 — Korea* Araniella cucurbitina — Palearctic...

     displicata
  • Argiope argentata
    Argiope argentata
    Argiope argentata is a member of the Argiope genus of spiders and is also known as the Silver Argiope.-Description:As with most members of the Argiope genus the female of the species tends to be much larger than the male...

  • Argiope aurantia
  • Argiope blanda
  • Argiope trifasciata
    Argiope trifasciata
    Argiope trifasciata, also called banded garden spider in the USA, is a species of spider found around the world. In Europe you can find it in the Iberian peninsula, Canary islands, and Madeira. The similar looking Argiope bruennichi is common in the Azores...

  • Colphepeira catawba
  • Cyclosa
    Cyclosa
    Cyclosa is a spider genus in the family Araneidae.One small species from Guyana has a striking black and white pattern and rests in the center of an orb web with greyish "imitation spiders" it has created from prey remains...

     berlandi
  • Cyclosa caroli
  • Cyclosa conica
    Cyclosa conica
    Cyclosa conica is a small spider with no common name. It is an orb weaver, and it is easily recognized by the way it strings together the dead bodies of insects and other debris and hangs it near the center of its web. It hides on this string of debris, and its natural coloration makes it extremely...

  • Cyclosa turbinata
  • Cyclosa walckenaeri
  • Eriophora
    Eriophora
    Eriophora is a genus of orb-weaver spiders that occur in the Americas, Australasia and Africa. Eriophora transmarina is commonly known as the "Australian garden orb weaver spider"....

     edax
  • Eriophora ravilla
  • Eustala anastera
  • Eustala bifida
  • Eustala brevispina
  • Eustala cameronensis
  • Eustala cepina
  • Eustala clavispina
  • Eustala devia
  • Eustala emertoni
  • Gasteracantha cancriformis
    Gasteracantha cancriformis
    Gasteracantha cancriformis is a species of spider.Females are long and wide...

  • Gea
    Gea (spider)
    Gea is a spider genus in the family Araneidae.-Species list:* Gea africana Simon, 1895 — Congo* Gea argiopides Strand, 1911 — Aru Islands, New Guinea* Gea bituberculata — New Guinea...

     heptagon
  • Hypsosinga funebris
  • Hypsosinga rubens
  • Kaira alba
  • Kaira altiventer
  • Kaira hiteae
  • Larinia directa
  • Larinioides
    Larinioides
    Larinioides is a genus of orb-weaving spiders that mostly occurs in temperate climates around the northern hemisphere.The name of the genus is derived from the related araneid spider genus Larinia, with the meaning "like Larinia".-Species:...

     cornutus
    Larinioides cornutus
    Larinioides cornutus, the furrow spider, is an orb-weaver spider with Holarctic distribution.Females reach a body length of about 6–14 mm, males up to 5–9 mm. Leg spans range from 18–35 mm....

  • Larinioides patagiatus
  • Larinioides sclopetarius
    Larinioides sclopetarius
    Larinioides sclopetarius, commonly called bridge spider or gray cross spider, is a relatively large orb-weaver spider with holarctic distribution that is often found on bridges, especially near light and over water. The species tends to live on steel objects and is seldom seen on vegetation.Females...

  • Mangora calcarifera
  • Mangora fascialata
  • Mangora gibberosa
  • Mangora maculata
  • Mangora placida
  • Mangora spiculata
  • Mastophora alvareztoroi
  • Mastophora cornigera
  • Mastophora leucabulba
  • Mastophora phrynosoma
  • Mastophora stowei
  • Mecynogea lemniscata
  • Metazygia wittfeldae
  • Metazygia zilloides
  • Metepeira
    Metepeira
    Metepeira is a genus of orb-weaver spiders with about 40 described species. These are found from Argentina to Canada, including Caribbean islands.-Name:...

     arizonica
  • Metepeira comanche
  • Metepeira foxi
  • Metepeira labyrinthea
    Metepeira labyrinthea
    Metepeira labyrinthea, the labyrinth orbweaver, is a small spider, with thin legs and a round, bulbous abdomen; it is a member of the Araneidae family, of genus Metepeira. The female’s length is 5.3 mm, its carapace 2.3 mm, abdomen 3.3 mm, and extended legs 18.4 mm. The carapace...

  • Metepeira minima
  • Micrathena
    Micrathena
    The spider genus Micrathena contains more than hundred species, most of them Neotropical woodland orb-weavers.Only three species occur in the eastern United States: females of M. gracilis have five pairs of conical tubercles on the abdomen, female M. mitrata have two short posterior pairs, and...

     gracilis
  • Micrathena mitrata
  • Micrathena sagittata
    Micrathena sagittata
    Micrathena sagittata is a species of spider belonging to the family Araneidae. It is found in the eastern United States and throughout Central America....

  • Neoscona
    Neoscona
    Neoscona is a genus of spider in the family Araneidae with a mostly pantropical distribution. One species, N. adianta, has a palearctic distribution, and several species occur in North America....

     arabesca
  • Neoscona crucifera
    Neoscona crucifera
    Neoscona crucifera is an orb-weaver spider in the family Araneidae. It is found in the United States from Maine to Florida in the east, to Minnesota in the Midwest, to Arizona in the southwest, and in Mexico...

  • Neoscona domiciliorum
    Neoscona domiciliorum
    Neoscona domiciliorum, commonly known as the spotted orbweaver or redfemured spotted orbweaver, is a spider in the family Araneidae. The specific epithet domiciliorum means "of dwellings" in Latin and refers to the fact that this species is often found living on buildings...

  • Neoscona nautica
  • Neoscona oaxacensis
  • Neoscona utahana
  • Ocrepeira ectypa
  • Ocrepeira georgia
  • Ocrepeira globosa
  • Ocrepeira redempta
  • Scoloderus
    Scoloderus
    Scoloderus is a genus of orb-weaving spider of the family Araneidae which feed largely on nocturnal moths. Scoloderus spiders make a "ladder" type nest with vertical extensions of sticky orbs above and below the circumference of the primary orb. When a moth strikes the web, it slides down the...

     nigriceps
  • Verrucosa arenata
  • Wagneriana tauricornis

Caponiidae

  • Orthonops lapanus
  • Tarsonops systematicus

Clubionidae

  • Clubiona
    Clubiona
    Clubiona is a large spider genus that occurs almost worldwide, although in South America, it is only found in Chile. They are commonly called leafcurling sac spiders.-External links:* * * *...

     abboti
  • Clubiona adjacens
  • Clubiona catawba
  • Clubiona kagani
  • Clubiona kiowa
  • Clubiona maritima
  • Clubiona pygmaea
  • Elaver chisosa
  • Elaver dorotheae
  • Elaver excepta
  • Elaver mulaiki
  • Elaver texana

Corinnidae

  • Castianeira
    Castianeira
    Castianeira is a genus of spiders present in Eurasia, Africa, and the Americas.Some of its species mimic ants; others prey on them.-References:...

     alteranda
  • Castianeira amoena
  • Castianeira crocata
  • Castianeira cubana
  • Castianeira descripta
  • Castianeira gertschi
  • Castianeira longipalpa
  • Castianeira occidens
  • Castianeira peregrina
  • Castianeira trilineata
  • Falconina gracilis
  • Mazax kaspari
  • Mazax pax
  • Meriola
    Meriola
    Meriola is a genus of crabs in the family Xanthidae, containing the following species:* Meriola acutidens * Meriola corallina Takeda & Marumura, 1997* Meriola rufomaculata Davie, 1992...

     decepta
  • Phrurolithus apertus
  • Phrurolithus callidus
  • Phrurolithus emertoni
  • Phrurolithus leviculus
  • Phruronellus formica
  • Phrurotimpus alarius
  • Phrurotimpus alarius
  • Phrurotimpus borealis
  • Scotinella fratrella
  • Septentrinna bicalcarata
  • Trachelas mexicanus
  • Trachelas similis
  • Trachelas tranquillus
  • Trachelas volutus

Ctenidae

  • Anahita punctulata
  • Ctenus valverdiensis
  • Leptoctenus byrrhus

Dictynidae

  • Argennina unica
  • Brommella lactea
  • Cicurina aenigma
  • Cicurina arcuata
  • Cicurina armadillo
  • Cicurina bandera
  • Cicurina bandida
  • Cicurina baronia
    Cicurina baronia
    Cicurina baronia is a rare species of spider in the family Dictynidae known by the common name Robber Baron cave meshweaver. It is endemic to Texas in the United States, where it is known from only one cave in Bexar County...

  • Cicurina barri
  • Cicurina blanco
  • Cicurina browni
  • Cicurina brunsi
  • Cicurina bullis
  • Cicurina buwata
  • Cicurina caliga
  • Cicurina caverna
  • Cicurina coryelli
  • Cicurina cueva
  • Cicurina davisi
  • Cicurina delrio
  • Cicurina dorothea
  • Cicurina ezelli
  • Cicurina gruta
  • Cicurina hexops
  • Cicurina holsingeri
  • Cicurina hoodensis
  • Cicurina joya
  • Cicurina loftini
  • Cicurina machete
  • Cicurina madla
    Cicurina madla
    Cicurina madla is a rare species of spider in the family Dictynidae known by the common name Madla Cave meshweaver. It is endemic to Texas in the United States, where it is known from only eight caves in Bexar County...

  • Cicurina marmorea
  • Cicurina mckenziei
  • Cicurina medina
  • Cicurina menardia
  • Cicurina microps
  • Cicurina minorata
  • Cicurina mirifica
  • Cicurina mixmaster
  • Cicurina modesta
  • Cicurina neovespera
  • Cicurina obscura
  • Cicurina orellia
  • Cicurina pablo
  • Cicurina pampa
  • Cicurina pastura
  • Cicurina patei
  • Cicurina platypus
  • Cicurina porteri
  • Cicurina puentecilla
  • Cicurina rainesi
  • Cicurina reclusa
  • Cicurina reddelli
  • Cicurina reyesi
  • Cicurina riogrande
  • Cicurina robusta
  • Cicurina rosae
  • Cicurina rudimentops
  • Cicurina russelli
  • Cicurina sansaba
  • Cicurina selecta
  • Cicurina serena
  • Cicurina sheari
  • Cicurina sintonia
  • Cicurina sprousei
  • Cicurina stowersi
  • Cicurina suttoni
  • Cicurina texana
  • Cicurina travisae
  • Cicurina troglobia
  • Cicurina ubicki
  • Cicurina uvalde
  • Cicurina varians
  • Cicurina venefica
  • Cicurina venii
    Cicurina venii
    Cicurina venii is a rare species of spider in the family Dictynidae known by the common name Braken Bat Cave meshweaver. It is endemic to Texas in the United States, where it is known from only one cave in Bexar County...

  • Cicurina vespera
    Cicurina vespera
    Cicurina vespera is a rare species of spider in the family Dictynidae known by the common name Government Canyon Bat Cave meshweaver. It is endemic to Texas in the United States, where it is known from only one cave in Bexar County...

  • Cicurina vibora
  • Cicurina wartoni
  • Cicurina watersi
  • Dictyna annexa
  • Dictyna bellans
  • Dictyna bostoniensis
  • Dictyna calcarata
  • Dictyna cholla
  • Dictyna coloradensis
  • Dictyna foliacea
  • Dictyna formidolosa
  • Dictyna personata
  • Dictyna secuta
  • Dictyna sylvania
  • Dictyna terrestris
  • Dictyna volucripes
  • Emblyna callida
  • Emblyna consulta
  • Emblyna cruciata
  • Emblyna evicta
  • Emblyna hentzi
  • Emblyna iviei
  • Emblyna melva
  • Emblyna orbiculata
  • Emblyna reticulata
  • Emblyna roscida
  • Emblyna stulta
  • Emblyna sublata
  • Lathys delicatula
  • Lathys maculina
  • Mallos blandus
  • Mallos pallidus
  • Phantyna bicornis
  • Phantyna mulegensis
  • Phantyna provida
  • Phantyna segregata
  • Thallumetus pineus
  • Tivyna petrunkevitchi
  • Tricholathys knulli

Diguetidae

  • Diguetia
    Diguetia
    Diguetia is a genus of six-eyed spiders. They occur in the USA and Mexico, with the exception of one Argentinian species.Diguetia, which is common throughout the southwestern USA, builds an unusual tent-like web, often between cacti, somewhat resembling the webs of Linyphiidae...

     albolineata
  • Diguetia canities
    Diguetia canities
    Diguetia canities, commonly called the desert bush spider is a species of coneweb spider found in desert and semidesert habitats in the United States from California eastward to Oklahoma and Texas....

  • Diguetia canities
    Diguetia canities
    Diguetia canities, commonly called the desert bush spider is a species of coneweb spider found in desert and semidesert habitats in the United States from California eastward to Oklahoma and Texas....

  • Diguetia imperiosa

Filistatidae

  • Filistatinella crassipalpis
  • Filistatoides insignis
  • Kukulcania
    Kukulcania
    Kukulcania is a genus of spiders that is found in the Americas, for example in the USA and Peru.-Species:* Kukulcania arizonica * Kukulcania brevipes...

     arizonica
    Kukulcania arizonica
    Kukulcania arizonica, commonly called the Arizona black hole spider is a species of spider belonging to the family Filistatidae. As the scientific and common names suggest, this spider is only found in Arizona, United States....

  • Kukulcania hibernalis

Gnaphosidae

  • Callilepis
    Callilepis
    Callilepis is a genus of gnaphosid spiders with about 20 described species. Some are found from Mexico to Canada, others from Europe to India...

     chisos
  • Callilepis gertschi
  • Callilepis imbecilla
  • Camillina
    Camillina
    Camillina is a genus of spider in the Gnaphosidae family.-Species:* Camillina aldabrae — Central, Southern Africa, Aldabra, Seychelles, Borneo* Camillina antigua Platnick & Shadab, 1982 — Guatemala, Honduras...

     pulchra
  • Cesonia
    Cesonia
    Cesonia is a genus of spider in the Gnaphosidae family.-Species:* Cesonia aspida Chatzaki, 2002 — Crete* Cesonia bilineata — North America* Cesonia bixleri Platnick & Shadab, 1980 — USA...

     bilineata
  • Cesonia sincera
  • Drassodes
    Drassodes
    Drassodes is a spider genus in the family Gnaphosidae. They can reach a length of about 20mm; the brownish spiders live under rocks or bark in mostly dry habitats.-References: : , version 8.0. American Museum of Natural History....

     gosiutus
  • Drassodes saccatus
  • Drassyllus antonito
  • Drassyllus aprilinus
  • Drassyllus cerrus
  • Drassyllus covensis
  • Drassyllus creolus
  • Drassyllus dixinus
  • Drassyllus dromeus
  • Drassyllus gynosaphes
  • Drassyllus inanus
  • Drassyllus lepidus
  • Drassyllus mormon
  • Drassyllus mumai
  • Drassyllus notonus
  • Drassyllus orgilus
  • Drassyllus prosaphes
  • Drassyllus rufulus
  • Drassyllus sinton
  • Drassyllus texamans
  • Eilica bicolor
  • Gertschosa amphiloga
  • Gnaphosa altudona
  • Gnaphosa clara
  • Gnaphosa fontinalis
  • Gnaphosa sericata
  • Haplodrassus chamberlini
  • Haplodrassus dixiensis
  • Haplodrassus signifer
  • Herpyllus bubulcus
  • Herpyllus cockerelli
  • Herpyllus ecclesiasticus
    Herpyllus ecclesiasticus
    The spider species Herpyllus ecclesiasticus is commonly called the eastern parson spider, after the abdominal markings resembling an old-style cravat worn by clergy in the 18th century...

  • Herpyllus gertschi
  • Herpyllus hesperolus
  • Herpyllus propinquus
  • Herpyllus regnans
  • Litopyllus temporarius
  • Micaria deserticola
  • Micaria emertoni
  • Micaria gertschi
  • Micaria imperiosa
  • Micaria langtry
  • Micaria longipes
  • Micaria mormon
  • Micaria nanella
  • Micaria nye
  • Micaria palliditarsa
  • Micaria pasadena
  • Micaria pulicaria
  • Micaria punctata
  • Micaria seminola
  • Micaria triangulosa
  • Micaria vinnula
  • Nodocion eclecticus
  • Nodocion floridanus
  • Nodocion rufithoracicus
  • Scopoides cambridgei
  • Scotophaeus blackwalli
  • Sergiolus angustus
  • Sergiolus bicolor
  • Sergiolus capulatus
  • Sergiolus cyaneiventris
  • Sergiolus lowelli
  • Sergiolus minutus
  • Sergiolus montanus
  • Sergiolus ocellatus
  • Sergiolus stella
  • Sergiolus tennesseensis
  • Sosticus insularis
  • Synaphosus paludis
  • Synaphosus syntheticus
  • Talanites captiosus
  • Talanites exlineae
  • Trachyzelotes lyonneti
  • Urozelotes rusticus
  • Zelotes
    Zelotes
    Zelotes is a genus of gnaphosid spiders with nearly 400 described species. The genus is distributed worldwide....

     aiken
  • Zelotes anglo
  • Zelotes duplex
  • Zelotes gertschi
  • Zelotes hentzi
  • Zelotes laetus
  • Zelotes lasalanus
  • Zelotes lymnophilus
  • Zelotes monodens
  • Zelotes pseustes
  • Zelotes tuobus

Hahniidae

  • Hahnia arizonica
  • Hahnia cinerea
  • Hahnia flaviceps
  • Neoantistea agilis
  • Neoantistea mulaiki
  • Neoantistea oklahomensis
  • Neoantistea riparia

Leptonetidae

  • Archoleptoneta garza
  • Neoleptoneta
    Neoleptoneta
    Neoleptoneta is a spider genus in the family Leptonetidae, confined to the USA and Mexico.-Species:* Neoleptoneta alabama * Neoleptoneta anopica * Neoleptoneta apachea...

     anopica
  • Neoleptoneta bullis
  • Neoleptoneta chisosea
  • Neoleptoneta coeca
  • Neoleptoneta concinna
  • Neoleptoneta devia
  • Neoleptoneta furtiva
  • Neoleptoneta microps
    Neoleptoneta microps
    Neoleptoneta microps is a rare species of spider in the family Leptonetidae known by the common name Government Canyon bat cave spider. It is endemic to Texas in the United States, where it is known from two caves in Bexar County. It is a troglobite, an animal which spends its entire life in caves...

  • Neoleptoneta myopica
  • Neoleptoneta paraconcinna
  • Neoleptoneta uvaldea
  • Neoleptoneta valverdae

Linyphiidae

  • Centromerus latidens
  • Ceraticelus emertoni
  • Ceraticelus paludigenus
  • Ceraticelus paschalis
  • Ceraticelus similis
  • Ceratinops crenatus
  • Ceratinops rugosus
  • Ceratinopsis laticeps
  • Eperigone albula
  • Eperigone antrea
  • Eperigone bryantae
  • Eperigone eschatologica
  • Eperigone maculata
  • Eperigone paula
  • Eperigone tridentata
  • Erigone
    Erigone (genus)
    Erigone is a genus of spiders of the araneomorphae sub-order and the Linyphiidae family. They are carnivorous, preying on small insects such as psylla and flies. The species of the genus are native to America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania...

     autumnalis
  • Erigone barrowsi
  • Erigone dentigera
  • Erigone personata
  • Eulaira suspecta
  • Floricomus mulaiki
  • Floricomus ornatulus
  • Floricomus rostratus
  • Florinda coccinea
  • Frontinella communis
  • Grammonota inornata
  • Grammonota maculata
  • Grammonota nigrifrons
  • Grammonota suspiciosa
  • Grammonota texana
  • Grammonota vittata
  • Idionella anomala
  • Idionella deserta
  • Idionella formosa
  • Idionella sclerata
  • Islandiana flaveola
  • Islandiana unicornis
  • Jalapyphantes puebla
  • Masoncus conspectus
  • Meioneta fabra
  • Meioneta llanoensis
  • Meioneta micaria
  • Neriene
    Neriene
    Neriene is a genus of spiders of the family Linyphiidae.-Species:* Neriene albolimbata * Neriene amiculata * Neriene angulifera * Neriene aquilirostralis Chen & Zhu, 1989...

     radiata
  • Scylaceus sp.
  • Soulgas corticarius
  • Styloctetor purpurescens
  • Tapinocyba hortensis
  • Tennesseellum formica
  • Tenuiphantes sabulosus
  • Tenuiphantes zebra
  • Tutaibo anglicanus
  • Walckenaeria
    Walckenaeria
    Walckenaeria is a large spider genus in the family Linyphiidae.Some males of the erigonines are very strange, with their eyes set up on mounds or turrets...

     puella
  • Walckenaeria spiralis

Lycosidae

  • Allocosa
    Allocosa
    Allocosa is a spider genus of the Lycosidae family . The about 140 recognized species are spread worldwide.-Species:* Allocosa abmingani — South Australia* Allocosa absoluta — USA, Mexico...

     absoluta
  • Allocosa apora
  • Allocosa funerea
  • Allocosa furtiva
  • Allocosa georgicola
  • Allocosa mulaiki
  • Allocosa noctuabunda
  • Allocosa pylora
  • Allocosa retenta
  • Alopecosa
    Alopecosa
    Alopecosa is a spider genus in the family Lycosidae , with about 140 species and several subspecies.Most species grow up to 2 cm. Alopecosa females make a burrow in which they deposit their egg sac. The female then stays in the burrow guarding the sac until the eggs hatch.In Germany, there are...

     kochi
  • Arctosa
    Arctosa
    Arctosa is a genus of wolf spiders. Most species are found only in the Old world, especially Asia and Africa....

     littoralis
  • Arctosa minuta
  • Camptocosa parallela
  • Camptocosa texana
  • Geolycosa fatifera
  • Geolycosa latifrons
  • Geolycosa missouriensis
  • Geolycosa riograndae
  • Geolycosa sepulchralis
  • Gladicosa euepigynata
  • Gladicosa gulosa
    Gladicosa gulosa
    Gladicosa gulosa is a type of wolf spider found in Beech-Maple forests where the spider can be found in the plant strata of ground, herb or shrub...

  • Gladicosa huberti
  • Gladicosa pulchra
  • Hesperocosa unica
  • Hogna
    Hogna
    Hogna is a genus of wolf spiders with more than 200 described species. It is found on all continents except Antarctica.Two species of Hogna, sometimes confused with each other, are among the largest found in the United States, Hogna carolinensis and Hogna helluo. Hogna carolinensis females may have...

     annexa
  • Hogna antelucana
  • Hogna aspersa
  • Hogna baltimoriana
  • Hogna carolinensis
    Hogna carolinensis
    Hogna carolinensis, also known as the Carolina wolf spider, is usually regarded as the largest of the wolf spiders found in North America. The body length of females is typically , and the body length of males is typically around . Members of this species are known to live in burrows that they...

  • Hogna coloradensis
  • Hogna helluo
  • Hogna lenta
  • Hogna tigana
  • Hogna watsoni
  • Pardosa
    Pardosa
    Pardosa is a large genus of wolf spiders, with more than 500 described species that are found in all regions of the world.-References: : , version 8.5. American Museum of Natural History....

     atlantica
  • Pardosa delicatula
  • Pardosa distincta
  • Pardosa falcifera
  • Pardosa littoralis
  • Pardosa mercurialis
  • Pardosa milvina
  • Pardosa pauxilla
  • Pardosa saxatilis
  • Pardosa sierra
  • Pardosa sternalis
  • Pardosa vadosa
  • Pardosa zionis
  • Pirata
    Pirata (genus)
    Pirata is a genus of wolf spiders belonging to the family Lycosidae.-Species:The genus Pirata contains the following species:* Pirata abalosi – Argentina* Pirata affinis Roewer, 1960 – Congo...

     alachuus
  • Pirata apalacheus
  • Pirata davisi
  • Pirata felix
  • Pirata hiteorum
  • Pirata insularis
  • Pirata sedentarius
  • Pirata seminolus
  • Pirata spiniger
  • Pirata sylvanus
  • Rabidosa hentzi
  • Rabidosa punctulata
  • Rabidosa rabida
  • Schizocosa aulonia
  • Schizocosa avida
  • Schizocosa bilineata
  • Schizocosa crassipes
  • Schizocosa mccooki
  • Schizocosa ocreata
  • Schizocosa perplexa
  • Schizocosa retrorsa
  • Schizocosa rovneri
  • Schizocosa saltatrix
  • Schizocosa segregata
  • Schizocosa stridulans
  • Schizocosa uetzi
  • Sosippus
    Sosippus
    The spider genus Sosippus is, with other genera in the subfamily Hippasinae, unique among the spiders in the family Lycosidae in producing a large funnel-web resembling that of the Agelenidae...

     texanus
  • Trochosa acompa
  • Trochosa terricola
  • Varacosa avara
  • Varacosa gosiuta
  • Varacosa parthenus
  • Varacosa shenandoa

Mimetidae

  • Ero
    Ero
    Ero is a genus of pirate spiders in the family Mimetidae.-Description:Members of this genus resemble the comb-footed spiders, Theridiidae, due to their globular abdomen which is higher than it is long. The upper side of this bears one or two pairs of conical tubercles and some curved bristle-like...

     canionis
  • Ero pensacolae
  • Mimetus
    Mimetus
    Mimetus is a genus of pirate spiders in the family Mimetidae. They are found worldwide.-Description:Members of this genus resemble the comb-footed spiders, Theridiidae, due to their globular abdomen. The upper side of this bears curved bristle-like hairs...

     haynesi
  • Mimetus hesperus
  • Mimetus notius
  • Mimetus puritanus
  • Mimetus syllepsicus

Miturgidae

  • Cheiracanthium
    Cheiracanthium
    Cheiracanthium is a genus of spiders in the Miturgidae family. Certain species are commonly known as the "yellow sac spider".- Description :...

     inclusum
  • Strotarchus piscatorius
  • Strotarchus planeticus
  • Syspira longipes
  • Teminius affinis

Nesticidae

  • Eidmannella bullata
  • Eidmannella delicata
  • Eidmannella nasuta
  • Eidmannella pallida
  • Eidmannella reclusa
  • Eidmannella rostrata
  • Eidmannella tuckeri
  • Gaucelmus augustinus

Oecobiidae

  • Oecobius cellariorum
  • Oecobius navus
    Oecobius navus
    Oecobius navus is a small cosmopolitan cribellate spider species of about 2-3mm. It is light grey with darkly annulated legs. It builds flat webs with lateral openings with a diameter of about 3 cm under rocks, on ceilings and along the corners of walls with protruding signaling...

  • Oecobius putus

Oonopidae

  • Oonops
    Oonops
    Oonops is a spider genus mostly found in America, Europe to Russia and East and North Africa. One species, O. pulcher, is not only found in Europe and North Africa, but also on Tasmania, although no species occurs on the Australian mainland. O. triangulipes is distributed in Micronesia. O. caecus...

     furtivus
  • Oonops secretus
  • Oonops stylifer
  • Opopaea devia
  • Opopaea meditata
  • Opopaea sedata
  • Orchestina saltitans
  • Scaphiella hespera
  • Scaphiella juvenilis

Oxyopidae

  • Hamataliwa grisea
  • Hamataliwa helia
  • Hamataliwa unca
  • Oxyopes acleistus
  • Oxyopes aglossus
  • Oxyopes apollo
  • Oxyopes lynx
  • Oxyopes salticus
    Oxyopes salticus
    Oxyopes salticus is a species of lynx spider....

  • Oxyopes scalaris
  • Oxyopes tridens
  • Peucetia
    Peucetia
    Peucetia is a genus of lynx spiders that is found worldwide.While P. viridana is found only in India and Myanmar, the similar named P. viridans occurs only from the southern USA to Venezuela....

     longipalpis
  • Peucetia viridans
    Peucetia viridans
    Peucetia viridans, the green lynx spider, is a conspicuous bright-green spider found on shrubs. It is the largest North American lynx spider.-Description:...


Philodromidae

  • Apollophanes punctipes
  • Apollophanes texanus
  • Ebo
    Ebo (genus)
    Ebo is a genus of philodromid crab spiders.Thirteen species are described, mostly from North and South America:* Ebo bharatae Tikader, 1965 — India, Andaman Islands* Ebo bucklei Platnick, 1972 — Canada...

     albocaudatus
  • Ebo evansae
  • Ebo latithorax
  • Ebo merkeli
  • Ebo mexicanus
  • Ebo pepinensis
  • Ebo punctatus
  • Ebo redneri
  • Ebo texanus
  • Philodromus
    Philodromus
    Philodromus is a genus of philodromid crab spiders.Spiders in this genus are distinctively flattened.The more than 250 described species are distributed throughout the Holarctic region, with few species reaching into more southern regions. Some are found in certain parts of Africa, with sporadic...

     alascensis
  • Philodromus cespitum
  • Philodromus histrio
  • Philodromus imbecillus
  • Philodromus infuscatus
  • Philodromus keyserlingi
  • Philodromus laticeps
  • Philodromus marginellus
  • Philodromus marxi
  • Philodromus minutus
  • Philodromus montanus
  • Philodromus placidus
  • Philodromus praelustris
  • Philodromus pratariae
  • Philodromus rufus
  • Philodromus undarum
  • Philodromus vulgaris
    Philodromus vulgaris
    Philodromus vulgaris is a species of spider, commonly called the longlegged crab spider, in the genus Philodromus....

  • Thanatus formicinus
  • Thanatus rubicellus
  • Thanatus vulgaris
  • Tibellus
    Tibellus
    Tibellus is a genus of slender crab spiders described by Simon in 1875, belonging to the order Araneae, family Philodromidae. Species of this genus are present in Eurasia, Africa, Americas and Australia.-Description:...

     duttoni
  • Tibellus oblongus

Pholcidae

  • Chisosa diluta
  • Crossopriza
    Crossopriza
    Crossopriza is a genus of cellar spiders classified under the subfamily Holocneminae, family Pholcidae.It contains the following species:* Crossopriza cylindrogaster Simon, 1907 — West Africa...

     lyoni
    Crossopriza lyoni
    Crossopriza lyoni is a widespread species of cellar spiders that prefer to live in or around human structures. They are commonly known as tailed cellar spiders, tailed daddy longlegs spiders, and sometimes box spiders. They all possess extremely long fragile legs that can reach up to long and a...

  • Micropholcus fauroti
  • Modisimus texanus
  • Pholcophora texana
  • Pholcus
    Pholcus
    The spider genus Pholcus contains the Daddy long-legs spider P. phalangioides.Confusion often arises because the name "Daddy longlegs" is also applied to two other unrelated arthropods: the Harvestman and the Crane Fly....

     phalangioides
    Pholcus phalangioides
    The cellar spider or daddy longlegs , also known as the skull spider due to its cephalothorax looking like a human skull, is a spider of the family Pholcidae. Females have a body length of about 9 mm; males are slightly smaller. Its legs are about 5 or 6 times the length of its body...

  • Physocyclus
    Physocyclus
    Physocyclus is a spider genus in the family Pholcidae.-Species:* Physocyclus bicornis Gertsch, 1971 — Mexico* Physocyclus californicus Chamberlin & Gertsch, 1929 — USA* Physocyclus cornutus Banks, 1898 — Mexico...

     enaulus
  • Physocyclus hoogstraali
  • Psilochorus
    Psilochorus
    Psilochorus is a genus of spiders in the family Pholcidae.-Description:The abdomen of Psilochorus species is humped and oval. The eight eyes are located in two rows.-Distribution:...

     coahuilanus
  • Psilochorus imitatus
  • Psilochorus pallidulus
  • Psilochorus redemptus
  • Psilochorus utahensis
  • Smeringopus
    Smeringopus
    Smeringopus is a genus of cellar spiders classified under the subfamily Holocneminae, family Pholcidae.It contains the following species:* Smeringopus affinitatus Strand, 1906 — Ethiopia* Smeringopus arambourgi Fage, 1936 — Ethiopia, Kenya...

     pallidus
  • Spermophora
    Spermophora
    Spermophora is a genus of cellar spiders classified under the subfamily Pholcinae, family Pholcidae.It contains the following species:* Spermophora berlandi Fage, 1936 — Kenya* Spermophora deelemanae Huber, 2005 — Ambon...

     senoculata

Pisauridae

  • Dolomedes
    Dolomedes
    Dolomedes is a genus of large spiders of the family Pisauridae. They are also known as fishing spiders, raft spiders, dock spiders or wharf spiders. Almost all Dolomedes species are semi-aquatic, with the exception of the tree-dwelling D. albineus of the southwestern United States...

     albineus
  • Dolomedes scriptus
    Dolomedes scriptus
    Dolomedes scriptus is a fishing spider found in central North America. Female spiders can grow to be over 6 cm in legspan. The spider is a pale brown colour with lighter stripes around its legs and a stripe down each side of the body. It is similar to D. tenebrosus.-References:* , The Nearctic...

  • Dolomedes tenebrosus
    Dolomedes tenebrosus
    The Dark Fishing Spider is a fishing spider found in northeastern North America.Female bodies are 15–26 mm; males are 7–13 mm. Legs range from 50–90 mm. The spider is a pale to dark brown colour with several chevron markers and lighter stripes around its legs. Similar to D....

  • Dolomedes triton
    Dolomedes triton
    The six-spotted fishing spider, Dolomedes triton, is an arachnid from the nursery web spider family Pisauridae. This species is from the genus Dolomedes, the fishing spiders. This species of fishing spider is named after the mythological Greek god Triton who is the messenger of the big sea and the...

  • Dolomedes vittatus
  • Pisaurina dubia
  • Pisaurina mira
  • Tinus peregrinus

Salticidae

  • Admestina
    Admestina
    Admestina is a genus of the spider family Salticidae .-Species:* Admestina archboldi Piel, 1992 — USA* Admestina tibialis — USA* Admestina wheeleri Peckham & Peckham, 1888 — USA, Canada...

     archboldi
  • Admestina tibialis
  • Sassacus cyaneus
  • Anasaitis
    Anasaitis
    Anasaitis is a genus of the spider family Salticidae . The five described species occur in the West Indies, with one species also found in the United States.-Species:* Anasaitis canosa — USA, Cuba...

     canosa
    Anasaitis canosa
    Anasaitis canosa, Previously of the genus Corythalia, is a small jumping spider that can typically be found atop leaf-litter or man-made structures such as fences and exterior walls. This species is more commonly known as the twin-flagged jumping spider due to the two pennant shaped markings on the...

  • Attidops
    Attidops
    Attidops is a genus of jumping spiders. It is closely related to the genera Ballus, Admestina and Icius, possibly derived from the Dendryphantinae.-Description:...

     cutleri
  • Attidops youngi
  • Bagheera
    Bagheera
    Bagheera the black-toned Indian Leopard is an animal fictional character in Rudyard Kipling's Mowgli stories in The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book...

     prosper
  • Bellota
    Bellota
    Bellota is a spider genus of the Salticidae family .-Species:* Bellota fascialis Dyal, 1935 — Pakistan* Bellota formicina — Peru* Bellota livida Dyal, 1935 — Pakistan...

     micans
  • Bellota wheeleri
  • Bredana
    Bredana
    Bredana is a genus of jumping spiders that occurs in the USA.-Species:* Bredana alternata Gertsch, 1936 * Bredana complicata Gertsch, 1936...

     alternata
  • Bredana complicata
  • Chalcoscirtus
    Chalcoscirtus
    Chalcoscirtus is a spider genus of the Salticidae family . Almost all species occur in Eurasia, with a few species found in North America.-Name:...

     diminutus
  • Cheliferoides
    Cheliferoides
    Cheliferoides is a genus of the spider family Salticidae .-Species:* Cheliferoides longimanus Gertsch, 1936 — USA...

     longimanus
  • Cheliferoides segmentatus
  • Eris flava
  • Eris floridana
  • Eris militaris
  • Eris rufa
  • Ghelna
    Ghelna
    Ghelna is a genus of the spider family Salticidae .-Species:* Ghelna barrowsi — USA* Ghelna canadensis — USA, Canada* Ghelna castanea — USA...

     barrowsi
  • Ghelna castanea
  • Ghelna sexmaculata
  • Habronattus
    Habronattus
    Habronattus is a genus in the family Salticidae .-Species:* Habronattus abditus Griswold, 1987 — Mexico* Habronattus agilis — USA* Habronattus alachua Griswold, 1987 — USA...

     calcaratus
  • Habronattus coecatus
  • Habronattus cognatus
  • Habronattus delectus
  • Habronattus dorotheae
  • Habronattus fallax
  • Habronattus forticulus
  • Habronattus hirsutus
  • Habronattus klauseri
  • Habronattus mataxus
  • Habronattus mexicanus
  • Habronattus moratus
  • Habronattus orbus
  • Habronattus sugillatus
  • Habronattus texanus
  • Habronattus tranquillus
  • Habronattus tuberculatus
  • Habronattus virgulatus
  • Habronattus viridipes
  • Hasarius
    Hasarius
    Hasarius is a spider genus of the Salticidae family .H. neocaledonicus was removed from Hasarius in 2008 and put in its own genus, Rhondes.-Species:* Hasarius adansoni — Cosmopolitan...

     adansoni
    Hasarius adansoni
    Hasarius adansoni, also called Adanson's House Jumper, is a species of jumping spider.-Distribution:H. adansoni is found in warmer climates around the world, for example Japan, Taiwan and Australia. It has also been introduced worldwide in greenhouses and similar places, for example in several...

  • Hentzia
    Hentzia
    Hentzia is a genus of the spider family Salticidae .-Species:* Hentzia alamosa Richman, 2010 — Texas, United States* Hentzia antillana Bryant, 1940 — West Indies* Hentzia audax Bryant, 1940 — Cuba...

     mitrata
  • Hentzia palmarum
  • Lyssomanes
    Lyssomanes
    Lyssomanes is a spider genus of the Salticidae family . Approximately 80 species have been described, ranging from South and Central America, up to the southern United States....

     viridis
  • Maevia
    Maevia
    Maevia is a spider genus of the Salticidae family .Maevia appears to have been a large blanket genus in its beginnings, with not closely related species from the New World and the region from India to the Moluccas being lumped there...

     inclemens
    Maevia inclemens
    Maevia inclemens is a relatively common and colorful jumping spider of North America. In the males there are two forms, a very rare phenomenon in zoology...

  • Maevia poultoni
  • Marpissa bryantae
  • Marpissa dentoides
  • Marpissa formosa
  • Marpissa lineata
  • Marpissa obtusa
  • Marpissa pikei
    Marpissa pikei
    Marpissa pikei is a species of jumping spider that is found in the eastern USA, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and Cuba.-Description:M. pikei has a very elongated form , which enables it to hide on hide while stretching along twigs or blades of grass...

  • Menemerus
    Menemerus
    Menemerus is a spider genus of the Salticidae family .-Species:* Menemerus acuminatus Rainbow, 1912 — Queensland* Menemerus albocinctus Keyserling, 1890 — Nicobar Islands* Menemerus animatus O...

     bivittatus
    Menemerus bivittatus
    Menemerus bivittatus is a spider in the Salticidae family commonly known as the gray wall jumper. It is a pantropical species and is usually found on the walls of buildings or on tree trunks where it stalks its prey.-Distribution:...

  • Messua (genus) limbata
  • Metacyrba
    Metacyrba
    Metacyrba is a spider genus of the family Salticidae .-Name:The genus name is combined from Ancient Greek "after, beside" and the salticid genus Cyrba.-Species:* Metacyrba floridana Gertsch, 1934 — USA...

     punctata
  • Metacyrba taeniola
    Metacyrba taeniola
    Metacyrba taeniola is a species of spider in the family Salticidae, the jumping spiders. Males grow to a length of , while females reach . It differs from related species such as Metacyrba floridana and M. punctata by its greater overall size, and by the breadth of its carapace, which is around 70%...

  • Metaphidippus
    Metaphidippus
    Metaphidippus is a spider genus of the Salticidae family .-Name:The genus name is combined from Ancient Greek μετά "after, beside" and the salticid genus Phidippus.-Species:...

     chera
  • Metaphidippus felix
  • Metaphidippus longipalpus
  • Metaphidippus texanus
  • Mexigonus
    Mexigonus
    Mexigonus is a spider genus of the Salticidae family .-Species:* Mexigonus arizonensis * Mexigonus dentichelis...

     minutus
  • Naphrys
    Naphrys
    Naphrys is a spider genus of the Salticidae family . Its four described species occur in North America from Canada to Mexico...

     acerba
  • Naphrys pulex
  • Neon nelli
  • Neonella
    Neonella
    Neonella is a spider genus of the Salticidae family . Its species occur from the USA to Argentina.-Species:* Neonella antillana Galiano, 1988 — Jamaica* Neonella cabana Galiano, 1998 — Argentina...

     vinnula
  • Paradamoetas
    Paradamoetas
    Paradamoetas is a spider genus of the Salticidae family .-Name:The genus name is a combination of Ancient Greek para "alongside" and the salticid genus Damoetas.-Species:...

     formicinus
  • Paramarpissa
    Paramarpissa
    Paramarpissa is a spider genus of the Salticidae family .-Species:* Paramarpissa albopilosa — USA, Mexico* Paramarpissa griswoldi Logunov & Cutler, 1999 — USA, Mexico...

     piratica
  • Paraphidippus
    Paraphidippus
    Paraphidippus is a spider genus of the Salticidae family .-Species:* Paraphidippus aurantius — USA to Panama, Greater Antilles* Paraphidippus basalis — USA...

     aurantius
    Paraphidippus aurantius
    Paraphidippus aurantius is a species of jumping spider.-Distribution:P. aurantius occurs from the USA to Panama, and on the Greater Antilles.-References: : , version 8.0. American Museum of Natural History....

  • Paraphidippus fartilis
  • Peckhamia
    Peckhamia
    Peckhamia is a spider genus of the Salticidae family .-Name:The genus is named in honor of George and Elizabeth Peckham, who identified many salticids at the time.-Species:...

     americana
  • Peckhamia picata
  • Peckhamia scorpiona
  • Pelegrina
    Pelegrina
    Pelegrina is a spider genus of the Salticidae family . They are found throughout North America. Most of the species in Pelegrina were previously placed in the genus Metaphidippus.-Species:...

     arizonensis
  • Pelegrina chalceola
  • Pelegrina exigua
  • Pelegrina galathea
    Pelegrina galathea
    Pelegrina galathea, commonly known as the Peppered Jumper, is a species of jumping spider. It is endemic to North America, occurring from Canada to Costa Rica. It is normally found in sunlit, grassy areas.-External links:* at Bugguide.net...

  • Pelegrina peckhamorum
  • Pelegrina pervaga
  • Pelegrina proterva
  • Pelegrina sabinema
  • Pelegrina tillandsiae
  • Pellenes
    Pellenes
    Pellenes is a spider genus of the Salticidae family .Most species have a special propensity for snail shells and are dark to black with white stripes on the back. Often there are bright red markings. Especially the male Pellenes seriatus and P...

     limatus
  • Phidippus apacheanus
  • Phidippus arizonensis
  • Phidippus asotus
  • Phidippus audax
    Phidippus audax
    Phidippus audax is a common jumping spider of North America. It is commonly referred to as the daring jumping spider, or bold jumping spider. The average size of adults ranges from roughly 13 to 20 mm in length....

  • Phidippus bidentatus
  • Phidippus californicus
    Phidippus californicus
    Phidippus californicus is a species of jumping spider. It is found in the southwestern USA Phidippus californicus is a species of jumping spider. It is found in the southwestern USA Phidippus californicus is a species of jumping spider. It is found in the southwestern USA (Arizona, New Mexico,...

  • Phidippus cardinalis
    Phidippus cardinalis
    Phidippus cardinalis is a species of jumping spider. It is commonly called Cardinal jumper. It is one of the species of jumping spiders which are mimics of mutillid wasps in the genus Dasymutilla ; several species of these wasps are similar in size and coloration, and possess a very painful...

  • Phidippus carneus
  • Phidippus carolinensis
  • Phidippus clarus
    Phidippus clarus
    Phidippus clarus is a species of jumping spider found in old fields throughout eastern North America. It often waits upside down near the top of a plant, which may be useful for detecting prey, and then quickly jumps down before the prey can escape...

  • Phidippus comatus
  • Phidippus mystaceus
    Phidippus mystaceus
    Phidippus mystaceus is a species of jumping spider that is found in North America. Females grow to about one centimeter in body length.-Name:...

  • Phidippus octopunctatus
    Phidippus octopunctatus
    Phidippus octopunctatus is a jumping spider that occurs in the USA and Mexico, mostly in the Great Basin Desert. It is among the largest jumping spiders found in North America, approaching 25 mm in body length...

  • Phidippus otiosus
    Phidippus otiosus
    Phidippus otiosus is a species of jumping spider that is found in southeastern North America. It is primarily a tree-living species. Females reach a body length of about 16 mm. Its iridescent fangs can range in color from purple to green....

  • Phidippus phoenix
  • Phidippus pius
    Phidippus pius
    Phidippus pius is a species of jumping spider that is found in Central and North America.-Name:The species name is derived from the Latin word pius or "pious", meaning dutiful, godly, or holy.-Further reading:...

  • Phidippus princeps
  • Phidippus pruinosus
  • Phidippus putnami
    Phidippus putnami
    Phidippus putnami is a species of jumping spider that is found in North America.-External links:* *...

  • Phidippus texanus
  • Phidippus tyrannus
  • Phidippus vexans
  • Phidippus whitmani
    Phidippus whitmani
    Phidippus whitmani is a species of jumping spider.-Description:While the male is strikingly red on top, with a black band in the frontal eye region and sometimes with white setae on the forelegs, the female is of a rather inconspicuous brown color...

  • Phlegra hentzi
  • Platycryptus
    Platycryptus
    Platycryptus is a spider genus of the Salticidae family . It was first described in 1979 by David E. Hill.-Species:* Platycryptus arizonensis — USA...

     undatus
    Platycryptus undatus
    Platycryptus undatus, also called tan jumping spider, is a species of jumping spider.-Distribution:Platycryptus undatus occurs in North and Central America. The distribution of this species ranges from the Eastern States and adjacent Canada, to Texas and Wisconsin...

  • Plexippus paykulli
    Plexippus paykulli
    thumb|left|Male Plexippus paykulliPlexippus paykulli is a jumping spider in the family Salticidae. It is native to south east Asia but has spread to other parts of the world. In the United States it is called the pantropical jumping spider...

  • Poultonella
    Poultonella
    Poultonella is a spider genus of the Salticidae family .Both described species are only found in the United States.-Species:* Poultonella alboimmaculata...

     alboimmaculata
  • Poultonella nuecesensis
  • Rhetenor
    Rhetenor
    Rhetenor is a spider genus of the Salticidae family . Spiders in this genus are beetle mimics.The name of the genus is a literary reference. In Ovid's Metamorphoses, Rhetenor was a companion of Diomedes.-Species:...

     texanus
  • Salticus
    Salticus
    Salticus is a spider genus of the Salticidae family .-Description:Salticus species are typically marked with a black and white pattern, with some featuring transverse stripes, often gaining them the popular name "zebra spiders". Mature males have very long chelicerae on which they rest their long,...

     austinensis
  • Salticus peckhamae
  • Salticus scenicus
  • Sarinda hentzi
  • Sassacus
    Sassacus
    Sassacus was a Pequot sachem....

     papenhoei
  • Sassacus vitis
  • Sitticus
    Sitticus
    Sitticus is a spider genus of the Salticidae family .-Species:* Sitticus albolineatus — Russia, China, Korea* Sitticus ammophilus — Russia, Central Asia, Canada...

     concolor
  • Sitticus dorsatus
  • Sitticus welchi
  • Synageles
    Synageles
    Synageles is a genus of antlike jumping spiders with about 20 described species. In the old world, the species is found from Spain to China, with one found in northern Africa Synageles is a genus of antlike jumping spiders (Salticidae) with about 20 described species. In the old world, the species...

     bishopi
  • Synageles noxiosus
  • Synemosyna
    Synemosyna
    Synemosyna is a genus of ant-like jumping spiders that occurs from Argentina to the northern United States.-Species:* Synemosyna americana — Mexico to Venezuela* Synemosyna ankeli Cutler & Müller, 1991 — Colombia...

     formica
  • Talavera minuta
  • Thiodina
    Thiodina
    Thiodina is a spider genus of the Salticidae family . Thiodina species are endemic to North and South America, ranging from New York to Argentina. All members of the genus have two pairs of bulbous spines on the ventral side of the first tibiae...

     puerpera
    Thiodina puerpera
    Thiodina puerpera is a species of jumping spider commonly found in the eastern United States. Its range stretches along the Gulf Coast from Florida to Texas, and north to Kansas, Illinois, and Pennsylvania. It is usually found in grassy areas during the warmer months of the year. Adult females are...

  • Thiodina sylvana
  • Zygoballus
    Zygoballus
    Zygoballus is a genus of jumping spiders found in North and South America.-Taxonomy and history:The genus was first described in 1885 by American arachnologists George and Elizabeth Peckham based on the type species Zygoballus rufipes...

     nervosus
    Zygoballus nervosus
    Zygoballus nervosus is a species of jumping spider which occurs in the eastern United States and Canada.-Taxonomy:The species was first described by the arachnologists George and Elizabeth Peckham in 1888 as Eris nervosus. Arachnologist James Emerton subsequently described the species in 1891 as...

  • Zygoballus rufipes
    Zygoballus rufipes
    Zygoballus rufipes, commonly called the hammerjawed jumper, is a species of jumping spider which occurs in the United States, Canada, and Central America. Adult females are 4.3 to 6 mm in body length, while males are 3 to 4 mm.-Taxonomy:...

  • Zygoballus sexpunctatus
    Zygoballus sexpunctatus
    Zygoballus sexpunctatus is a species of jumping spider which occurs in the southeastern United States where it can be found in a variety of grassy habitats. Adult spiders measure between 3 and 4.5 mm in length. The cephalothorax and abdomen are bronze to black in color, with reddish brown or...


Scytodidae

  • Scytodes
    Scytodes
    Scytodes is a genus of spitting spider that occurs all around the world. The best known species is Scytodes thoracica which has a holarctic distribution....

     dorothea
  • Scytodes perfecta
  • Scytodes thoracica
    Scytodes thoracica
    Scytodes thoracica is a spitting spider because it spits a poisonous sticky silken substance over its prey. Its size ranges between . The carapace is unusual in sloping upwards towards its rear end, whereas the abdomen slopes downwards....

  • Scytodes zapatana

Sicariidae

  • Loxosceles apachea
  • Loxosceles blanda
  • Loxosceles devia
  • Loxosceles reclusa
  • Loxosceles rufescens

Sparassidae

  • Heteropoda
    Heteropoda
    The Heteropoda are a pantropical genus of spiders. There are hundreds of member species.-Species:Heteropoda acuta - Davies, 1994HHeteropoda amphora - Fox, 1936 Heteropoda dagmarae - Jäger & Vedel, 2005...

     venatoria
  • Olios fasciculatus

Tetragnathidae

  • Azilia affinis
  • Glenognatha foxi
  • Leucauge
    Leucauge
    Leucauge is a spider genus with pantropical distribution.The body and leg shapes and the silver, black and yellow markings of Leucauge females make identification of the genus relatively easy. They have two rows of long, slender curved hairs on the femurs of the fourth leg...

     venusta
    Leucauge venusta
    The orchard spider is a long-jawed orbweaver spider that occurs from southern Canada to Panama, along the East coast, reaching into the central US. The web is often oriented horizontally, with the spider hanging down in the center.It is distinctively colored, with leaf-green legs and sides...

  • Metellina
    Metellina
    Metellina is a genus of tetragnathid spiders that occurs mostly in Eurasia, with two species found in North America. M. segmentata was introduced to Canada.Some researchers consider this genus to belong to a distinct family, the Metidae.M...

     mimetoides
  • Pachygnatha
    Pachygnatha
    Pachygnatha is a spider genus in the family Tetragnathidae.-Species:* Pachygnatha africana Strand, 1906 — Ethiopia* Pachygnatha amurensis Strand, 1907 — Russia* Pachygnatha atromarginata Bosmans & Bosselaers, 1994 — Cameroon...

     tristriata
  • Tetragnatha
    Tetragnatha
    Tetragnatha is a genus of spiders containing hundreds of species. They are found all over the world, although most occur in the tropics and subtropics. They are commonly called stretch spiders, referring to their elongated body form...

     caudata
  • Tetragnatha elongata
  • Tetragnatha guatemalensis
  • Tetragnatha laboriosa
  • Tetragnatha nitens
  • Tetragnatha pallescens
  • Tetragnatha straminea
  • Tetragnatha vermiformis
  • Tetragnatha versicolor
  • Tetragnatha viridis

Theridiidae

  • Achaearanea
    Achaearanea
    Achaearanea is a genus of spiders in the Theridiidae family.-Taxonomy:This genus used to include the extremely abundant common house spider, which was transferred to genus Parasteatoda in 2006, together with many other species. A. veruculata and many more species were moved to genus Cryptachaea in...

     canionensis
  • Achaearanea florendida
  • Achaearanea globosa
  • Achaearanea insulsa
  • Achaearanea porteri
  • Achaearanea schullei
  • Achaearanea tepidariorum
  • Anelosimus
    Anelosimus
    Anelosimus is a genus of tangle web spider described by Eugène Simon, in 1891, from Venezuela. It includes the South American social spider Anelosimus eximius and related species....

     studiosus
    Anelosimus studiosus
    Anelosimus studiosus is a subsocial tangle web spider or theridiid spider living in both North America and South America.-External links:* * * * * *...

  • Argyrodes
    Argyrodes
    Spiders of the genus Argyrodes , also called dewdrop spiders, occur worldwide. They are best known as kleptoparasites: they steal other spiders' prey. They invade and reside in their host's web even though they can spin their own webs...

     elevatus
  • Argyrodes pluto
  • Chrosiothes
    Chrosiothes
    Chrosiothes is a spider genus that occurs almost exclusively in the New World from the USA to Brazil, with one species found in China, Korea and Japan, and two species endemic to Taiwan....

     jocosus
  • Chrosiothes minusculus
  • Chrysso
    Chrysso
    Chrysso is a spider genus that mostly occurs in the Americas and Asia. C. pulcherrima is pantropical, C. nordica occurs from Hungary to Mongolia, and in North America, and C. spiniventris has been intruced in Europe....

     albomaculata
  • Coleosoma acutiventer
  • Crustulina altera
  • Crustulina sticta
  • Dipoena abdita
  • Dipoena cathedralis
  • Dipoena nigra
  • Emertonella taczanowskii
  • Enoplognatha
    Enoplognatha
    Spiders in the genus Enoplognatha are, for theridiids, medium to large sized. Like Steatoda, they have a large colulus and a subspherical abdomen. Males usually have enlarged chelicerae.They can be found almost everywhere on earth....

     caricis
  • Enoplognatha marmorata
  • Episinus
    Episinus
    Episinus is a spider genus of the family Theridiidae.These spiders reach about 5mm in size. They occur almost worldwide.-Species:* Episinus affinis Bösenberg & Strand, 1906...

     cognatus
  • Euryopis lineatipes
  • Euryopis mulaiki
  • Euryopis quinquemaculata
  • Euryopis spinigera
  • Euryopis texana
  • Faiditus americanus
  • Faiditus cancellatus
  • Faiditus caudatus
  • Faiditus davisi
  • Faiditus globosus
  • Faiditus subdolus
  • Keijia alabamensis
  • Keijia antoni
  • Keijia mneon
  • Keijia punctosparsa
  • Latrodectus geometricus
    Latrodectus geometricus
    The spider Latrodectus geometricus, commonly known as the brown widow, grey widow, or geometric button spider, is one of the widow spiders in the genus Latrodectus. As such, it is a "cousin" to the more famous Latrodectus mactans...

  • Latrodectus hesperus
    Latrodectus hesperus
    Latrodectus hesperus, the Western black widow spider or Western widow, is a venomous spider species found in western regions of North America. The female's body is 14–16 millimeters in length and is black, often with an hourglass shaped red mark on the lower abdomen. This "hourglass" mark can be...

  • Latrodectus mactans
  • Latrodectus variolus
    Latrodectus variolus
    Latrodectus variolus, the Northern black widow spider or Northern widow, is a venomous spider species of the Latrodectus genus in the Theridiidae family...

  • Neospintharus furcatus
  • Neospintharus trigonum
  • Nesticodes rufipes
  • Phoroncidia americana
  • Phycosoma lineatipes
  • Rhomphaea fictilium
  • Rhomphaea projiciens
  • Spintharus
    Spintharus
    The spider genus Spintharus occurs from the northeastern USA to Brazil, with one species found in Pakistan.It is very similar to the genus Thwaitesia, and both are similar to Episinus. Unlike Argyrodes, they have two setae in place of a colulus.Specimens of S. flavidus are variable in structure...

     flavidus
  • Steatoda
    Steatoda
    The spider genus Steatoda, in the family Theridiidae, includes over 120 recognized species, distributed around the world ....

     alamosa
  • Steatoda americana
  • Steatoda borealis
  • Steatoda fulva
  • Steatoda mexicana
  • Steatoda punctulata
  • Steatoda quadrimaculata
  • Steatoda transversa
  • Steatoda triangulosa
  • Steatoda variata
  • Steatoda variata
  • Stemmops
    Stemmops
    Stemmops is a genus of small theridiid spiders that mostly occur in America, from the USA to Brazil. In 1998 two species were found in China, in addition to S. nipponicus, which is found in Japan, Korea and China.-Species:...

     bicolor
  • Takayus lyricus
  • Theridion
    Theridion
    The spider genus Theridion, after which the family Theridiidae is named, consists of almost 600 described species that occur all around the world....

     australe
  • Theridion cameronense
  • Theridion cinctipes
  • Theridion cynicum
  • Theridion differens
  • Theridion dilutum
  • Theridion dividuum
  • Theridion flavonotatum
  • Theridion frondeum
  • Theridion glaucescens
  • Theridion goodnightorum
  • Theridion hidalgo
  • Theridion llano
  • Theridion murarium
  • Theridion myersi
  • Theridion positivum
  • Theridion rabuni
  • Theridion submissum
  • Theridula opulenta
  • Thymoites expulsus
  • Thymoites illudens
  • Thymoites marxi
  • Thymoites missionensis
  • Thymoites pallidus
  • Thymoites unimaculatus
  • Tidarren
    Tidarren
    Tidarren is a genus of spiders. The males are much smaller than females.The males of this genus amputate one of their palps before maturation and enter their adult life with one palp only...

     haemorrhoidale
  • Tidarren sisyphoides
    Tidarren sisyphoides
    Tidarren sisyphoides is a spider of the family Theridiidae .The male of this species is only 1% the size of the female. At copulation, the male dies during insertion and remains attached to the female for more than two hours. However, the female does not eat her mate. The dead male is afterwards...

  • Wamba crispulus

Thomisidae

  • Bassaniana floridana
  • Bassaniana utahensis
  • Bassaniana versicolor
  • Majellula sp.
  • Misumena
    Misumena
    Flower crab spiders are crab spiders of the genus Misumena with holarctic distribution.The goldenrod crab spider is the largest and most well-known of the North American flower spiders, commonly seen hunting in goldenrod sprays in autumn. It can change its color between white and yellow to match...

     vatia
    Misumena vatia
    Misumena vatia is a species of crab spider with holarctic distribution. In North America, where it is the largest and best-known flower spider, it is called the goldenrod crab spider or flower spider, because it is commonly found hunting in goldenrod sprays in the autumn.Young males in the early...

  • Misumenoides
    Misumenoides
    Misumenoides is a genus of spiders in the family Thomisidae. Spiders in this family are commonly called "crab" or "flower" spiders.The female M...

     formosipes
    Misumenoides formosipes
    Misumenoides formosipes is a species of crab spider. The species' unofficial common name is white banded crab spider, which refers to a white line than runs through the plane of their eyes.-Description:...

  • Misumenops
    Misumenops
    Misumenops is a common genus of crab spider with more than 100 described species.-Distribution:Most species of this genus occur in the Americas from Canada to Argentina, with only a few exceptions:...

     asperatus
    Misumenops asperatus
    One of the 'flower spiders' , Misumenops asperatus is a much smaller nearctic relative of the better-known Goldenrod Spider Misumena vatia. M...

  • Misumenops californicus
  • Misumenops carletonicus
  • Misumenops celer
    Misumenops celer
    The Celer Crab Spider, like other crab spiders, is an ambush predator. Its range is quite large and has been all over the United States and Canada....

  • Misumenops coloradensis
  • Misumenops dubius
  • Misumenops oblongus
  • Modysticus modestus
  • Ozyptila
    Ozyptila
    Ozyptila is a genus of rather small crab spiders.-Species:* Ozyptila aculeipes Strand, 1906 * Ozyptila aculipalpa Wunderlich, 1995 * Ozyptila americana Banks, 1895...

     americana
  • Ozyptila hardyi
  • Ozyptila monroensis
  • Synema parvulum
  • Synema viridans
  • Tmarus
    Tmarus
    Tmarus is a genus of crab spiders.-Species list:* Tmarus aberrans Mello-Leitão, 1944 — Brazil* Tmarus aculeatus Chickering, 1950 — Panama* Tmarus africanus Lessert, 1919 — Tanzania, South Africa* Tmarus albidus Tmarus is a genus of crab spiders.-Species list:* Tmarus aberrans Mello-Leitão, 1944 —...

     angulatus
  • Tmarus floridensis
  • Tmarus rubromaculatus
  • Tmarus unicus
  • Xysticus
    Xysticus
    Xysticus is a genus of ground crab spiders described by C. L. Koch in 1835, belonging to the order Araneae, family Thomisidae. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek root xyst, meaning "scraped, scraper".-Distribution:...

     apachecus
  • Xysticus aprilinus
  • Xysticus auctificus
  • Xysticus coloradensis
  • Xysticus concursus
  • Xysticus elegans
  • Xysticus ellipticus
  • Xysticus emertoni
  • Xysticus ferox
  • Xysticus fraternus
  • Xysticus funestus
  • Xysticus furtivus
  • Xysticus gulosus
  • Xysticus lassanus
  • Xysticus locuples
  • Xysticus nevadensis
  • Xysticus pellax
  • Xysticus punctatus
  • Xysticus robinsoni
  • Xysticus texanus

Titanoecidae

  • Titanoeca
    Titanoeca
    Titanoeca is a genus of spiders that occurs mainly in Eurasia, with three species found only in North America . One species has a holarctic distribution, and T. guayaquilensis is endemic to Ecuador.The species formerly known as Titanoeca obscura was renamed to T...

     americana
  • Titanoeca nigrella
  • Titanoeca nivalis

Uloboridae

  • Hyptiotes
    Hyptiotes
    -Feeding:Hyptiotes creates a triangular web and sits at a vertex until it detects vibrations that signify the collision of its prey. At this moment hyptiotes releases a coil of silk which it has held taught in such a manner that the tension of the web causes it to entangle the spider's prey. The...

     cavatus
  • Hyptiotes puebla
  • Miagrammopes mexicanus
  • Octonoba sinensis
  • Philoponella
    Philoponella
    Philoponella is a genus of uloborid spiders. Like all Uloboridae, these species have no venom.The species P. vicinus uses its silk to crush its victims to death.-Cooperation:...

     oweni
  • Philoponella semiplumosa
  • Uloborus
    Uloborus
    Uloborus is a spider genus in the family Uloboridae with 72 described species. Most species occur in the tropics and subtropics, with only few species in northern America and Europe....

     glomosus
  • Uloborus segregatus

Zorocratidae

  • Zorocrates aemulus
  • Zorocrates alternatus
  • Zorocrates isolatus
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