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Cave Biology Data Portal
Subterranean biodiversity of North America and around the globe
AnimaliaArthropodaChelicerataArachnida

Order Araneae
Clerck, 1757

Species in this portal
122
Ecological class
All troglobiont
Realm
Terrestrial
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
25 states and provinces
Karst regions
Appalachians, Driftless Area, Edwards Plateau and Balcones, Guadalupe Mountains, Hawaii, Interior Low Plateau, Other, Ozarks
Conservation
77 of 109 ranked G1 or G2; 6 federally listed

Families

  • Dictynidae 55 in portal
  • Leptonetidae 23 in portal
  • Linyphiidae 15 in portal
  • Lycosidae 2 in portal
  • Nesticidae 21 in portal
  • Ochyroceratidae 2 in portal
  • Tengellidae 3 in portal
  • Theridiidae 1 in portal

Species in this portal

  • Adelocosa anops Kauai Cave Wolf Spider G1G2 HI
  • Agyneta gagnei G1G2 HI
  • Agyneta hedini CO
  • Anachemmis jungi CA
  • Anthrobia coylei G2 VA, WV
  • Anthrobia monmouthia Mammoth Cave Spider G5 AL, KY, TN, VA
  • Appaleptoneta barrowsi G1 AL
  • Appaleptoneta credula G1 AL
  • Appaleptoneta fiskei GNR GA
  • Appaleptoneta jonesi G1 AL
  • Bathyphantes weyeri Wide Shield Sheetweaver G4 AR, IN, KY, ON, PA, QC, VA, WI, WV
  • Calileptoneta briggsi Briggs' Cave Spider G1 CA
  • Cicurina bandera G2G3 TX
  • Cicurina bandida Bandit Cave Meshweaver G2 TX
  • Cicurina baronia Robber Baron Cave Meshweaver G1 TX
  • Cicurina barri G1G2 TX
  • Cicurina browni G1G2 TX
  • Cicurina brunsi TX
  • Cicurina bullis TX
  • Cicurina buwata G1G2 TX
  • Cicurina caliga GNR TX
  • Cicurina caverna G1G2 TX
  • Cicurina coryelli G1G2 TX
  • Cicurina delrio TX
  • Cicurina ezelli G1G2 TX
  • Cicurina gruta G1G2 TX
  • Cicurina holsingeri G1G2 TX
  • Cicurina hoodensis GNR TX
  • Cicurina joya TX
  • Cicurina loftini TX
  • Cicurina machete G1G2 TX
  • Cicurina madla Madla Cave Meshweaver G1 TX
  • Cicurina mckenziei G1G2 TX
  • Cicurina medina G1G2 TX
  • Cicurina menardia G1G2 TX
  • Cicurina mirifica TX
  • Cicurina mixmaster GNR TX
  • Cicurina neovespera TX
  • Cicurina obscura G1G2 TX
  • Cicurina orellia G1G2 TX
  • Cicurina pablo G1G2 TX
  • Cicurina pastura G1G2 TX
  • Cicurina patei G1G2 TX
  • Cicurina platypus TX
  • Cicurina porteri G1G2 TX
  • Cicurina puentecilla G1G2 TX
  • Cicurina rainesi G1G2 TX
  • Cicurina reclusa G1G2 TX
  • Cicurina reddelli G1G2 TX
  • Cicurina russelli G1G2 TX
  • Cicurina sansaba G1G2 TX
  • Cicurina selecta G1G2 TX
  • Cicurina serena G1G2 TX
  • Cicurina sheari G1G2 TX
  • Cicurina sprousei G1G2 TX
  • Cicurina stowersi G1G2 TX
  • Cicurina suttoni G1G2 TX
  • Cicurina travisae G1G2 TX
  • Cicurina troglobia GNR TX
  • Cicurina ubicki G1G2 TX
  • Cicurina uvalde G1G2 TX
  • Cicurina venefica G1G2 TX
  • Cicurina vespera Government Canyon Bat Cave Meshweaver G1 TX
  • Cicurina vibora G1G2 TX
  • Cicurina wartoni Warton Cave Meshweaver G1 TX
  • Cicurina watersi G1G2 TX
  • Cicurina wiltoni G1 AL
  • Eidmannella bullata G1G2 TX
  • Eidmannella delicata G1G2 TX
  • Eidmannella nasuta G1G2 TX
  • Eidmannella reclusa G1G2 TX
  • Eidmannella rostrata G4 TX
  • Eidmannella tuckeri GNR TX
  • Erigone stygius G1G2 HI
  • Islandiana cavealis Cave Sheet-web Spider GNR IN
  • Islandiana lewisi cave sheet-web spider G1 IN
  • Islandiana muma G1G2 AL, VA
  • Islandiana speophila Cavern Sheet-web Spider G1 WV
  • Islandiana unicornis G2G3 OK, TX
  • Liocranoides archeri Archer's Two-clawed Cave Spider G2 AL, TN
  • Liocranoides unicolor GU KY, TN
  • Lycosa howarthi G1G2 HI
  • Nesticus barri Barr's Cave Spider G3 AL, TN
  • Nesticus barrowsi G1G2 TN
  • Nesticus brimleyi G1G2 NC
  • Nesticus cressleri GNR GA
  • Nesticus dilutus Grassy Creek Cave Spider G1 TN
  • Nesticus furtivus Racoon Mountain Caverns Cave Spider G1 TN
  • Nesticus georgia Georgia Cave Spider G1G2 GA
  • Nesticus holsingeri Holsinger's Cave Spider G3G4 VA
  • Nesticus jonesi Cave Spring Cave Spider G1 AL
  • Nesticus lula GNR GA
  • Nesticus paynei G3G4 TN, VA
  • Nesticus pecki Monteagle Cave Spider GNR TN
  • Nesticus potterius G1G2 CA
  • Nesticus stygius G1G2 TN
  • Nesticus tennesseensis Tennessee Cave Spider G3G4 TN, VA, WV
  • Oaphantes prometheus CA
  • Oreonetides beattyi Beatty's Sheetweb Cave Spider GNR IN, MD, PA, TN, VA
  • Ozarkia alabama GNR AL
  • Ozarkia arkansa AR
  • Ozarkia blanda GNR AL
  • Ozarkia georgia GNR GA
  • Ozarkia novaegalleciae NM
  • Ozarkia serena G1G2 AL
  • Phanetta subterranea Subterranean Sheetweb Spider G5 AL, AR, GA, IL, IN, KY, MO, NC, OH, TN, VA, WV
  • Porrhomma cavernicola Appalachian Cave Spider G5 AL, AR, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MD, MO, NC, OK, ON, PA, TN, VA, WV
  • Tayshaneta anopica G1G2 TX
  • Tayshaneta archambaulti GNR TX
  • Tayshaneta bullis GNR TX
  • Tayshaneta concinna G1G2 TX
  • Tayshaneta fawcetti GNR TX
  • Tayshaneta microps Government Canyon Bat Cave Spider G1 TX
  • Tayshaneta myopica Tooth Cave Spider G1G2 TX
  • Tayshaneta oconnorae GNR TX
  • Tayshaneta sandersi GNR TX
  • Tayshaneta sprousei GNR TX
  • Tayshaneta vidrio GNR TX
  • Tayshaneta whitei GNR TX
  • Theotima makua G2G3 HI
  • Thymoites minero G1G2 AZ
  • Usofila gracilis G1G2 CA

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Other resources

Catalogue of Life
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GBIF
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ITIS
82732
iNaturalist
47118
NCBI Taxonomy
6893

Cave Biology Data Portal

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