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

Subphylum Chelicerata
Heymons, 1901

Species in this portal
353
Ecological class
345 troglobionts and 8 stygobionts
Realm
Aquatic, Terrestrial
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
34 states and provinces
Karst regions
Appalachians, Driftless Area, Edwards Plateau and Balcones, Florida Lime Sinks, Guadalupe Mountains, Hawaii, Interior Low Plateau, Mother Lode, Other, Ozarks
Conservation
262 of 312 ranked G1 or G2; 9 federally listed

Classes

  • Arachnida 353 in portal

Species in this portal

  • Adelocosa anops Kauai Cave Wolf Spider G1G2 HI
  • Agastoschizomus texanus TX
  • Agyneta gagnei G1G2 HI
  • Agyneta hedini CO
  • Alabamocreagris mortis Alabama pseudoscorpion G1G2 AL
  • Alabamocreagris pecki G1G2 AL
  • Albiorix anophthalmus G1G2 AZ
  • Allomideopsis wichitaensis TX
  • Almuerzothyas comalensis GNR TX
  • Americocreagris columbiana G2G3 OR, WA
  • Anachemmis jungi CA
  • Anthrobia coylei G2 VA, WV
  • Anthrobia monmouthia Mammoth Cave Spider G5 AL, KY, TN, VA
  • Aphrastochthonius grubbsi Grubb's Cave Pseudoscorpion G1 CA
  • Aphrastochthonius pachysetus G1G2 NM
  • Aphrastochthonius pecki G1 AL
  • Aphrastochthonius similis Carlow's Cave Pseudoscorpion G1 CA
  • Aphrastochthonius tenax G1G2 AL
  • Apocheiridium reddelli G1G2 TX
  • Apochthonius coecus G1G2 VA
  • Apochthonius colecampi G1G2 MO
  • Apochthonius diabolus G1 AR
  • Apochthonius forbesi G1G2 OR
  • Apochthonius grubbsi G1G2 CA
  • Apochthonius hobbsi Buckskin Cave Pseudoscorpion G1 OH
  • Apochthonius holsingeri G1G2 VA
  • Apochthonius indianensis Indiana Cave Pseudoscorpion G1 IN
  • Apochthonius malheuri Malheur Pseudoscorpion G1G2 OR
  • Apochthonius minor G1 GA, TN
  • Apochthonius mysterius Mystery Cave Pseudoscorpion G1G2 MO
  • Apochthonius paucispinosus Dry Fork Valley Cave Pseudoscorpion G1 WV
  • Apochthonius russelli Russell Cave Pseudoscorpion G1 AL
  • Apochthonius titanicus G2 AR
  • Apochthonius typhlus Stone County Cave Pseudoscorpion G1G2 MO
  • Appaleptoneta barrowsi G1 AL
  • Appaleptoneta credula G1 AL
  • Appaleptoneta fiskei GNR GA
  • Appaleptoneta jonesi G1 AL
  • Australinocreagris grahami G1G2 CA
  • Axonopsella bakeri FL, TX
  • Banksula californica Alabaster Cave Harvestman GH CA
  • Banksula galilei Galile's Cave Harvestman G1 CA
  • Banksula grahami G2G3 CA
  • Banksula grubbsi Grubbs' Cave Harvestman G1 CA
  • Banksula martinorum Martins' Cave Harvestman G1 CA
  • Banksula melones Melones Cave Harvestman G1 CA
  • Banksula rudolphi Rudolph's Cave Harvestman G1 CA
  • Banksula tuolumne Tuolumne Cave Harvestman G2 CA
  • Banksula tutankhamen King Tut Cave Harvestman G1 CA
  • Bathyphantes weyeri Wide Shield Sheetweaver G4 AR, IN, KY, ON, PA, QC, VA, WI, WV
  • Belba bulbipedata G1 KY
  • Bishopella jonesi G1 AL
  • Calicina cloughensis Clough Cave Harvestman G1 CA
  • Calileptoneta briggsi Briggs' Cave Spider G1 CA
  • Cheiridium reyesi G1G2 TX
  • Chinquipellobunus madlae G4 TX
  • Chinquipellobunus russelli G2G3 TX
  • Chitrella archeri G1G2 TN
  • Chitrella elliotti G1G2 TX
  • Chitrella major G1G2 TX
  • Chitrella regina Royal Syarinid Pseudoscorpion G1 WV
  • Chitrella superba G1 VA
  • Chitrella welbourni G1G2 NM
  • Chitrellina chiricahuae G1G2 AZ
  • 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
  • Crosbyella distincta G1G2 AR
  • Crosbyella roeweri G1G2 AR
  • Cryptocreagris destica CO
  • Cryptocreagris steinmanni CO
  • Dinocheirus cavicola G2G3 TX
  • Eidmannella bullata G1G2 TX
  • Eidmannella delicata G1G2 TX
  • Eidmannella nasuta G1G2 TX
  • Eidmannella reclusa G1G2 TX
  • Eidmannella rostrata G4 TX
  • Eidmannella tuckeri GNR TX
  • Elliotta howarthi G1G2 WA
  • Erigone stygius G1G2 HI
  • Fissilicreagris imperialis Empire Cave Pseudoscorpion G1 CA
  • Flabellorhagidia pecki G1G2 ID
  • Foveacheles auricularia CA
  • Foveacheles goffi G1G2 HI
  • Foveacheles tenorioae G1G2 HI
  • Foveacheles titanica G2G3 CA
  • Galumna alata G1G2 KY
  • Hamohalacarus subterraneus Donaldson's Cave Water Mite G1 IN
  • Hesperochernes bradybaughi GNR AZ
  • Hesperochernes holsingeri Holsinger's Cave Pseudoscorpion G1 IN
  • Hesperochernes mirabilis Southeastern Cave Pseudoscorpion G5 AL, GA, IN, KY, OH, TN, VA
  • Hesperochernes occidentalis Guano Pseudoscorpion G5 AR, MO, OK, TX
  • Hesperonemastoma inops G1G2 KY
  • Hesperonemastoma pallidimaculosum G3 AL
  • Hesperonemastoma smilax GNR WV
  • Horreolanus orphanus IL
  • Hubbardia shoshonensis Shoshone Cave Whipscorpion G1 CA
  • 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
  • Kleptochthonius affinis G1G2 TN
  • Kleptochthonius anophthalmus G1 VA
  • Kleptochthonius attenuatus G1 KY
  • Kleptochthonius barri G1G2 TN
  • Kleptochthonius binoculatus G1G2 VA
  • Kleptochthonius cerberus G1 KY
  • Kleptochthonius charon G1G2 TN
  • Kleptochthonius daemonius G1G2 TN
  • Kleptochthonius erebicus G1 KY
  • Kleptochthonius gertschi Gertsch's Cave Pseudoscorpion G1 VA
  • Kleptochthonius griseomanus Gray-handed Cave Pseudoscorpion G2 IN
  • Kleptochthonius hageni G1G2 KY
  • Kleptochthonius henroti Greenbrier Valley Cave Pseudoscorpion G2 WV
  • Kleptochthonius hetricki Organ Cave Pseudoscorpion G1 WV
  • Kleptochthonius hubrichti G1G2 KY
  • Kleptochthonius infernalis G1 TN
  • Kleptochthonius krekeleri G2G4 KY
  • Kleptochthonius lewisorum Lewis Cave Pseudoscorpion G1 IN
  • Kleptochthonius lutzi Lutz's Cave Pseudoscorpion G1 VA
  • Kleptochthonius magnus G1 GA, TN
  • Kleptochthonius microphthalmus G1G2 KY
  • Kleptochthonius myopius G1 TN
  • Kleptochthonius orpheus Orpheus Cave Pseudoscorpion G1 WV
  • Kleptochthonius packardi Packard's Cave Pseudoscorpion G2 IN
  • Kleptochthonius pluto G1 TN
  • Kleptochthonius proserpinae Proserpina Cave Pseudoscorpion G1 WV
  • Kleptochthonius proximosetus G1 VA
  • Kleptochthonius regulus G1G2 VA
  • Kleptochthonius rex G1 TN
  • Kleptochthonius similis G1 VA
  • Kleptochthonius stygius G1 TN
  • Kleptochthonius tantalus G1 TN
  • Laelaps cavernicola KY
  • Larca aalbui Aalbu's Cave Pseudoscorpion G1 CA
  • Larca cavicola Grand Canyon Cave Pseudoscorpion G1G2 AZ
  • Larca guadalupensis Guadalupe Cave Pseudoscorpion G1G2 TX
  • Larca laceyi Lacey's Cave Pseudoscorpion G1 CA
  • Larca welbourni G1G2 AZ
  • Leucohya texana G1G2 TX
  • Linopodes mammouthia KS
  • Liocranoides archeri Archer's Two-clawed Cave Spider G2 AL, TN
  • Liocranoides unicolor GU KY, TN
  • Lissocreagris eurydice G1 AL
  • Lissocreagris nickajackensis G1G2 AL, TN
  • Lissocreagris persephone G1 AL
  • Lissocreagris pluto G1 AL
  • Lissocreagris valentinei Valentine's Cave Pseudoscorpion G1 VA
  • Lycosa howarthi G1G2 HI
  • Macrocheles stygius G1G2 KY
  • Macrocheles troglodytes G1G2 KY
  • Mexichthonius exoticus G1G2 TN
  • Microcreagris grandis Great Basin Cave Pseudoscorpion G1G2 NV
  • Mundochthonius cavernicola G1G2 IL, MO
  • Mundochthonius holsingeri G1 VA
  • Neoallochernes incertus G1G2 NM
  • Neoallochernes stercoreus G4 TX
  • Neochthonius imperialis Empire Cave Pseudoscorpion G1 CA
  • Neochthonius troglodytes G2G3 CA
  • 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
  • Parobisium charlotteae G1G2 OR
  • Parobisium petilum CA
  • Parobisium yosemite CA
  • Phalangodes armata G3G4 KY
  • Phanetta subterranea Subterranean Sheetweb Spider G5 AL, AR, GA, IL, IN, KY, MO, NC, OH, TN, VA, WV
  • Poecilophysis extraneostella G2 VA, WV
  • Poecilophysis weyerensis G3 KY, 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
  • Protolimnesia ventriplacophora TX
  • Pseudogarypus hypogeus G1G2 AZ
  • Pseudogarypus orpheus Music Hall Cave Pseudoscorpion G1 CA
  • Pseudogarypus speleus G1G2 CA
  • Rhagidia varia G5 VA, WV
  • Robustocheles occulta G2G3 AB, IA, WA
  • Sclerobunus cavicolens G1G2 MT
  • Sclerobunus jemez NV
  • Sclerobunus klomax GNR NM
  • Sclerobunus madhousensis G1G2 UT
  • Sclerobunus speoventus CO
  • Sclerobunus steinmanni CO
  • Sclerobunus ungulatus G1G2 NV
  • Soldanellonyx chapuisi G1 IN
  • Soldanellonyx morardi G1 IN
  • Speleomaster lexi G1G2 ID
  • Speleomaster pecki G1G2 ID
  • Speleonychia sengeri G1G2 WA
  • Taracus aspenae OR
  • Taracus fluvipileus CA
  • Taracus marchingtoni OR
  • Taracus silvestrii G1G2 OR
  • Taracus taylori GNR NV
  • Tartarocreagris altimana G1G2 TX
  • Tartarocreagris amblyopa G1G2 TX
  • Tartarocreagris attenuata G1G2 TX
  • Tartarocreagris domina G1G2 TX
  • Tartarocreagris grubbsi G1G2 TX
  • Tartarocreagris hoodensis G1G2 TX
  • Tartarocreagris infernalis G2G3 TX
  • Tartarocreagris intermedia G1G2 TX
  • Tartarocreagris proserpina G1G2 TX
  • Tartarocreagris reyesi GNR TX
  • Tartarocreagris texana Tooth Cave Pseudoscorpion G1G2 TX
  • 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
  • Texella cokendolpheri Cokendolpher Cave Harvestman G1 TX
  • Texella elliotti TX
  • Texella hardeni G1G2 TX
  • Texella hilgerensis TX
  • Texella martensi CA
  • Texella mulaiki G2G3 TX
  • Texella reyesi Bone Cave Harvestman G2G3 TX
  • Texella shoshone Shoshone Cave Harvestman G1 CA
  • Texella tuberculata TX
  • Texella welbourni G1G2 NM
  • Texella whitei TX
  • Theotima makua G2G3 HI
  • Thymoites minero G1G2 AZ
  • Tolus appalachius Appalachian Cave Spider G3G4 AL, TN
  • Traegaardhia holsingeri AR, KY, MO, OK
  • Traegaardhia paralleloseta G1 VA
  • Traegaardhia similis AR
  • Tuberochernes aalbui G1G2 CA
  • Tuberochernes cohni GNR AZ
  • Tuberochernes ubicki G1 AZ
  • Tyrannochthonius aladdinensis G1 AL
  • Tyrannochthonius aralu G1 AL
  • Tyrannochthonius archeri G1 AL
  • Tyrannochthonius attenuatus G1 AL
  • Tyrannochthonius avernicolus G1 AL
  • Tyrannochthonius barri Barr's Cave Pseudoscorpion G1 AL
  • Tyrannochthonius binoculatus G1 AL
  • Tyrannochthonius chamberlini G1 AL
  • Tyrannochthonius charon G1 AL
  • Tyrannochthonius diabolus G1G2 AL
  • Tyrannochthonius erebicus G1 AL
  • Tyrannochthonius felix G1 AL
  • Tyrannochthonius fiskei G1 TN
  • Tyrannochthonius gnomus G1 AL
  • Tyrannochthonius halopotamus G1 AL, TN
  • Tyrannochthonius hypogeus G1 KY
  • Tyrannochthonius infernalis G1 AL
  • Tyrannochthonius jonesi Jones' Cave Pseudoscorpion G1 AL
  • Tyrannochthonius muchmoreorum GNR TX
  • Tyrannochthonius nergal G1 AL
  • Tyrannochthonius orpheus G1G2 AL
  • Tyrannochthonius osiris G1 AL
  • Tyrannochthonius parvus G1G2 AL
  • Tyrannochthonius pecki Peck's Cave Peudoscorpion G1 AL
  • Tyrannochthonius pholeter G1 AL
  • Tyrannochthonius pluto G1G2 AL
  • Tyrannochthonius pupukeanus G1 HI
  • Tyrannochthonius satan G1 AL
  • Tyrannochthonius sheltae Shelta Cave Pseudoscorpion G1 AL
  • Tyrannochthonius skeletonis G1 AL
  • Tyrannochthonius steevesi Steeves' Cave Pseudoscorpion G1 TN
  • Tyrannochthonius stonei HI
  • Tyrannochthonius stygius G1 AL
  • Tyrannochthonius tartarus G1 AL
  • Tyrannochthonius tenuis G1 AL
  • Tyrannochthonius torodei Torode's Cave Pseudoscorpion G1 AL
  • Tyrannochthonius troglodytes G1G2 TX
  • Uroctonus grahami G1G2 CA
  • Usofila gracilis G1G2 CA
  • Veigaia bakeri Baker's Cave Mite G1 IN
  • Veigaia wyandottensis Wyandotte Cave Mite G1 IN
  • Vulcanochthonius aa HI
  • Vulcanochthonius howarthi G1G2 HI
  • Vulcanochthonius pohakuloae HI

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