Arachnids of North Carolina
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115 species for Macon County

ColloquialfamilysciNamecomName
No Colloquial NameACROPSOPILIONIDAEAcropsopilio boopis
Funnel WeaversAGELENIDAEAgelenopsis pennsylvanicaa grass spider
Hacklemesh WeaversAMAUROBIIDAECybaeopsis armipotensa hackledmesh weaver
Folding Trapdoor SpidersANTRODIAETIDAEAntrodiaetus microunicolora foldingdoor spider
Antrodiaetus unicolora foldingdoor spider
Ghost SpidersANYPHAENIDAEAnyphaena celera ghost spider
Anyphaena pectorosaa ghost spider
Orb WeaversARANEIDAEAraneus bicentenariuslichenmarked orbweaver
Araneus cingulatusan orbweaver
Araneus nordmannian orbweaver
Argiope aurantiayellow garden spider
Cyclosa conicaa trashline spider
Eustala anasteraHumpbacked orbweaver
Hypsosinga rubensan orbweaver
Mecynogea lemniscataBasilica orbweaver
Metepeira labyrintheaLabyrinth orbweaver
Micrathena gracilisspined Micrathena
Micrathena mitratawhite micrathena
Micrathena sagittataArrowshaped Micrathena
Neoscona arabescaArabesque orbweaver
Neoscona cruciferaa spotted orbweaver
Neoscona domicilioruma spotted orbweaver
Purseweb SpidersATYPIDAESphodros nigera purseweb spider
No Colloquial NameCADDIDAECaddo agilis
CHEIRACANTHIIDAECheiracanthium unidentified species
Sac SpidersCLUBIONIDAEElaver exceptaa sac spider
No Colloquial NameCYBAEIDAECybaeus patritusa cybaeid
Calymmaria persicaa basket-web weaver
Mesh Web WeaversDICTYNIDAEEmblyna sublataa mesh web spider
Ground SpidersGNAPHOSIDAEMicaria elizabethaean antlike ground spider
Micaria longipesan antlike ground spider
Sergiolus capulatusVariegated Ground Spider
No Colloquial NameHAHNIIDAECicurina breviariaa mesh web spider
Cicurina unidentified speciesa mesh web spider
HYPOCHILIDAEHypochilus pocockiA Lampshade Spider
Hypochilus unidentified species
Hypochilus pococki - western cladeA Lampshade Spider
Sheetweb and Dwarf SpidersLINYPHIIDAECeraticelus laetabilisa dwarf spider
Grammonota pictilisa dwarf spider
Mermessus entomologicusa dwarf spider
Mermessus maculatusa dwarf spider
Agyneta angulataa sheetweb weaver
Bathyphantes bishopia sheetweb weaver
Centromerus denticulatusa sheetweb weaver
Centromerus tennapexa sheetweb weaver
Frontinella pyramitelabowl and doily weaver
Neriene radiataFilmy dome spider
Tenuiphantes zebraa sheetweb weaver
Microneta viariaa sheetweb weaver
Agyneta fabraa sheetweb weaver
Wolf SpidersLYCOSIDAEPirata sedentariusa pirate wolf spider
Tigrosa helluoa wolf spider
No Colloquial NameMYSMENIDAEMicrodipoena guttataa minute clasping weaver
Scaffold Web SpidersNESTICIDAENesticus silvanusa cave cobweb spider
Nesticus bishopia cave cobweb spider
Nesticus cooperiLost Nantahala Cave Spider
Nesticus dellingeria cave cobweb spider
Lynx SpidersOXYOPIDAEOxyopes aglossusa lynx spider
Oxyopes salticusStriped lynx spider
No Colloquial NamePHALANGIIDAEOdiellus nubivagus
Odiellus pictus
Armoured harvestmenPHALANGODIDAEBishopella laciniosa
Theromaster brunneus
No Colloquial NamePHRUROLITHIDAEPhrurotimpus alariusa phrurolithid
Scotinella redempta
Phrurotimpus palustrisa phrurolithid
Nursery Web SpidersPISAURIDAEDolomedes tenebrosusDark fishing spider
Dolomedes tritonSix-spotted fishing spider
Pisaurina miranursery web spider
No Colloquial NameSABACONIDAESabacon mitchelli
Jumping SpidersSALTICIDAEEris militarisBronze jumping spider
Chinattus parvulusa jumping spider
Hentzia palmarumLongjawed jumping spider
Lyssomanes viridisMagnolia green jumper
Pelegrina galatheapeppered jumper
Phidippus audaxBold jumper, Daring jumping spider
Phidippus clarusRed-backed jumping spider
Phidippus princepsa jumping spider
Phidippus putnamia jumping spider
Platycryptus undatusa jumping spider
Sassacus papenhoeia jumping spider
Colonus sylvanusa jumping spider
Paramaevia hobbsaea jumping spider
No Colloquial NameSCLEROSOMATIDAELeiobunum aldrichi
Leiobunum calcar
Leiobunum davisi
Leiobunum nigropalpi
Leiobunum uxorium
Leiobunum vittatum
Nelima elegans
Hadrobunus fusiformis
TARACIDAECrosbycus dasycnemus
Long-jawed Orb WeaversTETRAGNATHIDAELeucauge venustaorchard orbweaver
Meta ovalisCave longjawed orbweaver
Tetragnatha elongataa longjawed orbweaver
Tetragnatha guatemalensisa longjawed orbweaver
Tetragnatha versicolora longjawed orbweaver
Tetragnatha viridisGreen longjawed orbweaver
Tetragnatha unidentified species
Cobweb SpidersTHERIDIIDAEAnelosimus studiosusa cobweb spider
Parasteatoda tepidariorumcommon house spider
Pholcomma hirsutuma cobweb spider
Robertus frontatusa cobweb spider
Steatoda unidentified speciesa false widow
Theonoe stridulaa cobweb weaver
Theridula emertonia cobweb spider
Wamba crispulus
Ray SpidersTHERIDIOSOMATIDAETheridiosoma gemmosumRay spider
Crab SpidersTHOMISIDAEMisumena vatiagoldenrod crab spider
Misumenoides formosipeswhitebanded crab spider
Xysticus feroxa ground crab spider
No Colloquial NameTRACHELIDAETrachelas tranquillusa cuspuled spider
Armoured harvestmenTRIAENONYCHIDAEFumontana deprehendor
Cribellate Orb WeaversULOBORIDAEUloborus glomosusFeatherlegged orbweaver
Uloborus unidentified species