71 species for Halifax County |
| Colloquial | family | sciName | comName |
|---|
| Funnel Weavers | AGELENIDAE | Agelenopsis naevia | a grass spider |
| Orb Weavers | ARANEIDAE | Acanthepeira stellata | Star-bellied orb weaver |
| | Argiope aurantia | yellow garden spider |
| | Eustala anastera | Humpbacked orbweaver |
| | Eustala cepina | an orbweaver |
| | Gea heptagon | an orbweaver |
| | Larinia directa | an orbweaver |
| | Mangora placida | tuftlegged orbweaver |
| | Metepeira labyrinthea | Labyrinth orbweaver |
| | Micrathena gracilis | Spined Micrathena, Five paired spider |
| | Micrathena sagittata | Arrowshaped Micrathena |
| | Neoscona crucifera | a spotted orbweaver |
| Ground Spiders | GNAPHOSIDAE | Drassyllus covensis | a ground spider |
| | Drassyllus ellipes | a ground spider |
| | Drassyllus eremitus | a ground spider |
| | Drassyllus louisianus | a ground spider |
| | Sergiolus capulatus | Variegated Ground Spider |
| | Zelotes hentzi | a ground spider |
| No Colloquial Name | HAHNIIDAE | Cicurina arcuata | a mesh web spider |
| | Hahnia flaviceps | |
| Sheetweb and Dwarf Spiders | LINYPHIIDAE | Ceraticelus carinatus | a dwarf spider |
| | Ceraticelus laetabilis | a dwarf spider |
| | Ceraticelus minutus | a dwarf spider |
| | Epiceraticelus fluvialis | a dwarf spider |
| | Mermessus maculatus | a dwarf spider |
| | Origanates rostratus | a dwarf spider |
| | Scylaceus pallidus | a dwarf spider |
| | Agyneta parva | a sheetweb weaver |
| | Centromerus cornupalpis | a sheetweb weaver |
| | Centromerus denticulatus | a sheetweb weaver |
| | Neriene radiata | Filmy dome spider |
| | Tenuiphantes sabulosus | a sheetweb weaver |
| | Tusukuru hartlandianus | a sheetweb weaver |
| Wolf Spiders | LYCOSIDAE | Allocosa funerea | a wolf spider |
| | Hogna lenta | Field wolf spider |
| | Rabidosa rabida | Rabid wolf spider |
| | Tigrosa georgicola | a wolf spider |
| Pirate spiders | MIMETIDAE | Mimetus puritanus | a pirate spider |
| No Colloquial Name | MYSMENIDAE | Microdipoena guttata | a minute clasping weaver |
| Lynx Spiders | OXYOPIDAE | Oxyopes salticus | Striped lynx spider |
| | Peucetia viridans | Green lynx spider |
| Running Crab Spiders | PHILODROMIDAE | Philodromus marxi | Metallic crab spider |
| | Philodromus rufus | a running crab spider |
| No Colloquial Name | PHRUROLITHIDAE | Phrurotimpus borealis | a phrurolithid |
| | Scotinella redempta | |
| Nursery Web Spiders | PISAURIDAE | Dolomedes albineus | whitebanded fishing spider |
| | Dolomedes scriptus | Striped fishing spider |
| | Dolomedes tenebrosus | Dark fishing spider |
| | Pisaurina mira | nursery web spider |
| Jumping Spiders | SALTICIDAE | Eris militaris | Bronze jumping spider |
| | Naphrys pulex | a jumping spider |
| | Habronattus agilis | a jumping spider |
| | Hentzia mitrata | a jumping spider |
| | Lyssomanes viridis | Magnolia green jumper |
| | Maevia inclemens | Dimorphic jumping spider |
| | Paraphidippus aurantius | Emerald jumping spider |
| | Pelegrina exigua | a jumping spider |
| | Phidippus clarus | Red-backed jumping spider |
| | Phidippus mystaceus | a jumping spider |
| | Phidippus otiosus | Canopy jumping spider |
| | Phidippus princeps | a jumping spider |
| | Platycryptus undatus | a jumping spider |
| | Tutelina elegans | a jumping spider |
| Long-jawed Orb Weavers | TETRAGNATHIDAE | Leucauge venusta | orchard orbweaver |
| | Tetragnatha laboriosa | silver longjawed orbweaver |
| Cobweb Spiders | THERIDIIDAE | Latrodectus mactans | Southern black widow |
| | Crustulina altera | a cobweb spider |
| Crab Spiders | THOMISIDAE | Mecaphesa asperata | Northern crab spider |
| | Mecaphesa celer | Swift crab spider |
| | Misumenoides formosipes | Whitebanded crab spider |
| | Xysticus funestus | a ground crab spider |