33 species for Gaston County |
Colloquial | family | sciName | comName |
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Funnel Weavers | AGELENIDAE | Barronopsis texana | a funnel weaver |
Orb Weavers | ARANEIDAE | Araneus marmoreus | Marbled orbweaver |
| | Araneus niveus | |
| | Argiope aurantia | yellow garden spider |
| | Eustala anastera | Humpbacked orbweaver |
| | Gasteracantha cancriformis | Spinybacked orbweaver |
| | Mangora gibberosa | Lined orbweaver |
| | Micrathena gracilis | spined Micrathena |
| | Micrathena mitrata | white micrathena |
| | Neoscona crucifera | Spotted Orbweaver |
Mesh Web Weavers | DICTYNIDAE | Thallumetus pineus | a mesh web spider |
No Colloquial Name | DOLOMEDIDAE | Dolomedes triton | Six-spotted fishing spider |
| DYSDERIDAE | Dysdera crocata | Woodlouse Hunter |
| HALONOPROCTIDAE | Ummidia unidentified species | a corklid trapdoor spider |
Sheetweb and Dwarf Spiders | LINYPHIIDAE | Agyneta micaria | |
Liocranid Sac Spiders | LIOCRANIDAE | Agroeca unidentified species | |
Prowling Spiders | MITURGIDAE | Zora pumila | a prowling spider |
No Colloquial Name | NEPHILIDAE | Trichonephila clavipes | Golden Silk orbweaver |
Running Crab Spiders | PHILODROMIDAE | Ebo latithorax | |
| | Philodromus laticeps | a running crab spider |
Nursery Web Spiders | PISAURIDAE | Pisaurina mira | nursery web spider |
Jumping Spiders | SALTICIDAE | Hentzia mitrata | a jumping spider |
| | Paraphidippus aurantius | Emerald jumping spider |
| | Maevia undescribed species B | Maevia undescribed species B |
Long-jawed Orb Weavers | TETRAGNATHIDAE | Dolichognatha pentagona | a longjawed orbweaver |
Cobweb Spiders | THERIDIIDAE | Dipoena nigra | a cobweb spider |
| | Faiditus cancellatus | a cobweb spider |
| | Latrodectus variolus | Northern black widow |
| | Phoroncidia americana | |
| | Theridion differens | a cobweb spider |
| | Wamba crispulus | |
Crab Spiders | THOMISIDAE | Mecaphesa asperata | Northern crab spider |
| | Mecaphesa celer | Swift crab spider |