147 species for Mecklenburg County |
| Colloquial | family | sciName | comName |
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| Funnel Weavers | AGELENIDAE | Agelenopsis naevia | a grass spider |
| | Barronopsis texana | a funnel weaver |
| | Coras medicinalis | a funnel weaver |
| | Agelenopsis unidentified species | |
| Ghost Spiders | ANYPHAENIDAE | Anyphaena celer | a ghost spider |
| | Anyphaena fraterna | a ghost spider |
| | Anyphaena pectorosa | a ghost spider |
| | Hibana gracilis | garden ghost spider |
| | Wulfila saltabundus | a ghost spider |
| Orb Weavers | ARANEIDAE | Acacesia hamata | difoliate orbweaver |
| | Araneus alboventris | an orbweaver |
| | Araneus marmoreus | Marbled orbweaver |
| | Araneus miniatus | Black-spotted Orbweaver |
| | Argiope aurantia | yellow garden spider |
| | Cyclosa conica | a trashline spider |
| | Eustala cepina | an orbweaver |
| | Eustala emertoni | an orbweaver |
| | Gea heptagon | an orbweaver |
| | Gasteracantha cancriformis | Spinybacked orbweaver |
| | Larinia directa | an orbweaver |
| | Mangora maculata | Greenlegged orbweaver |
| | Mangora placida | tuftlegged orbweaver |
| | Mangora spiculata | an orbweaver |
| | Mecynogea lemniscata | Basilica orbweaver |
| | Metepeira labyrinthea | Labyrinth orbweaver |
| | Micrathena gracilis | spined Micrathena |
| | Micrathena mitrata | white micrathena |
| | Neoscona arabesca | Arabesque orbweaver |
| | Neoscona crucifera | Spotted Orbweaver |
| | Neoscona domiciliorum | a spotted orbweaver |
| | Ocrepeira ectypa | Asterisk spider |
| | Verrucosa arenata | an orb weaver |
| No Colloquial Name | CHEIRACANTHIIDAE | Strotarchus piscatorius | a longlegged sac spider |
| Sac Spiders | CLUBIONIDAE | Clubiona abboti | a leafcurling sac spider |
| | Clubiona unidentified species | a leafcurling sac spider |
| Antmimics and Ground Sac Spiders | CORINNIDAE | Castianeira longipalpus | manybanded antmimic |
| | Castianeira unidentified species | antlike runners |
| Mesh Web Weavers | DICTYNIDAE | Nopalityna sublata | Wide Ribbon Meshweaver |
| | Thallumetus pineus | a mesh web spider |
| No Colloquial Name | DOLOMEDIDAE | Dolomedes albineus | whitebanded fishing spider |
| | Dolomedes tenebrosus | Dark fishing spider |
| | Dolomedes triton | Six-spotted fishing spider |
| DYSDERIDAE | Dysdera crocata | Woodlouse Hunter |
| FILISTATIDAE | Kukulcania hibernalis | Southern house spider |
| Ground Spiders | GNAPHOSIDAE | Callilepis pluto | a ground spider |
| | Cesonia bilineata | a stealthy ground spider |
| | Herpyllus ecclesiasticus | Parson spider |
| | Zelotes unidentified species | |
| No Colloquial Name | HALONOPROCTIDAE | Ummidia unidentified species | a corklid trapdoor spider |
| | Ummidia audouini | a cork-lid trapdoor spider |
| LATHYIDAE | Lathys albida | |
| Sheetweb and Dwarf Spiders | LINYPHIIDAE | Erigone autumnalis | a dwarf spider |
| | Mermessus tridentatus | a dwarf spider |
| | Bathyphantes pallidus | a sheetweb weaver |
| | Centromerus cornupalpis | a sheetweb weaver |
| | Frontinella pyramitela | bowl and doily weaver |
| | Ceratinopsis auriculata | a dwarf sheetweb weaver |
| Wolf Spiders | LYCOSIDAE | Allocosa funerea | a wolf spider |
| | Pardosa milvina | a thinlegged wolf spider spider |
| | Piratula insularis | a pirate wolf spider |
| | Rabidosa rabida | Rabid Wolf Spider |
| | Schizocosa ocreata | Brushlegged wolf spider |
| | Tigrosa annexa | a wolf spider |
| | Tigrosa georgicola | a wolf spider |
| | Trabeops aurantiacus | a wolf spider |
| No Colloquial Name | NEPHILIDAE | Trichonephila clavipes | Golden Silk orbweaver |
| | Trichonephila clavata | an orbweaver |
| Wall spiders | OECOBIIDAE | Oecobius cellariorum | a flatmesh weaver |
| Lynx Spiders | OXYOPIDAE | Oxyopes salticus | striped lynx spider |
| | Peucetia viridans | green lynx spider |
| Running Crab Spiders | PHILODROMIDAE | Philodromus marxi | Metallic crab spider |
| | Philodromus praelustris | Canadian crab spider |
| | Philodromus rufus | a running crab spider |
| | Philodromus minutus | a running crab spider |
| | Philodromus unidentified species | running crab spiders |
| No Colloquial Name | PHOLCIDAE | Pholcus phalangioides | Longbodied cellar spider |
| PHRUROLITHIDAE | Phrurotimpus borealis | a phrurolithid |
| | Phrurotimpus palustris | a phrurolithid |
| Nursery Web Spiders | PISAURIDAE | Pisaurina mira | nursery web spider |
| Jumping Spiders | SALTICIDAE | Anasaitis canosus | Twinflagged jumper |
| | Eris floridana | a jumping spider |
| | Eris militaris | Bronze jumping spider |
| | Habronattus coecatus | a jumping spider |
| | Hentzia mitrata | a jumping spider |
| | Hentzia palmarum | Longjawed jumping spider |
| | Lyssomanes viridis | Magnolia green jumper |
| | Marpissa lineata | a jumping spider |
| | Marpissa pikei | Pike Slender Jumper |
| | Metacyrba taeniola | a jumping spider |
| | Paraphidippus aurantius | Emerald jumping spider |
| | Pelegrina exigua | a jumping spider |
| | Pelegrina galathea | peppered jumper |
| | Pelegrina proterva | a jumping spider |
| | Phidippus clarus | Red-backed jumping spider |
| | Phidippus otiosus | a jumping spider |
| | Phidippus princeps | a jumping spider |
| | Phidippus putnami | a jumping spider |
| | Platycryptus undatus | a jumping spider |
| | Synemosyna formica | an antmimic jumping spider |
| | Colonus sylvanus | a jumping spider |
| | Tutelina elegans | a jumping spider |
| | Zygoballus rufipes | hammerjawed jumper |
| | Zygoballus sexpunctatus | a jumping spider |
| | Phidippus unidentified species | |
| | Maevia undescribed species B | Maevia undescribed species B |
| | Tutelina unidentified species | a jumping spider |
| | Paramaevia hobbsae | a jumping spider |
| | Tutelina similis | a jumping spider |
| | Bagheera prosper | No Am. Arach. Soc. recognized common name. |
| | Synageles bishopi | a jumping spider |
| No Colloquial Name | SCLEROSOMATIDAE | Leiobunum vittatum | |
| Long-jawed Orb Weavers | TETRAGNATHIDAE | Leucauge venusta | orchard orbweaver |
| | Pachygnatha tristriata | a thickjawed orbweaver |
| | Tetragnatha elongata | a longjawed orbweaver |
| | Tetragnatha laboriosa | silver longjawed orbweaver |
| | Tetragnatha versicolor | a longjawed orbweaver |
| Cobweb Spiders | THERIDIIDAE | Anelosimus studiosus | a cobweb spider |
| | Euryopis funebris | a cobweb spider |
| | Latrodectus geometricus | Brown widow |
| | Latrodectus mactans | Southern black widow |
| | Parasteatoda tepidariorum | common house spider |
| | Robertus frontatus | a cobweb spider |
| | Steatoda borealis | northern cobweb weaver |
| | Steatoda grossa | false black widow |
| | Steatoda triangulosa | checkered cobweb weaver |
| | Theridion differens | a cobweb spider |
| | Theridion frondeum | a cobweb spider |
| | Theridion murarium | a cobweb spider |
| | Tidarren sisyphoides | a cobweb spider |
| | Yunohamella lyrica | a cobweb spider |
| | Pholcomma barnesi | a cobweb spider |
| | Theridula unidentified species | a cobweb spider |
| | Neottiura bimaculata | |
| Crab Spiders | THOMISIDAE | Bassaniana floridana | a bark crab spider |
| | Bassaniana versicolor | a bark crab spider |
| | Mecaphesa asperata | Northern crab spider |
| | Misumessus oblongus | a crab spider |
| | Synema parvulum | a crab spider |
| | Tmarus angulatus | a crab spider |
| | Xysticus elegans | Elegant crab spider |
| | Xysticus ferox | a ground crab spider |
| | Xysticus funestus | a ground crab spider |
| | Mecaphesa sp. 1 | a crab spider |
| No Colloquial Name | TRACHELIDAE | Trachelas similis | a cuspuled spider |
| | Trachelas unidentified species | cuspuled spiders |
| Cribellate Orb Weavers | ULOBORIDAE | Uloborus glomosus | featherlegged orbweaver |
| No Colloquial Name | VAEJOVIDAE | Vaejovis carolinianus | Southern Unstriped Scorpion |