List of spider common names

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This is an incomplete and inauthoritative list of common spider names in the English language.

  • Acanthepeira stellata Walckenaer (Araneidae) - Starbellied orbweaver
  • Acanthoscurria geniculata C. L. Koch (Theraphosidae) - Whitebanded tarantula or Brazilian whiteknee tarantula
  • Achaearanea tepidariorum C. L. Koch (Theridiidae) - Common house spider
  • Agelenopsis spp. Giebel (Agelenidae) - Grass spiders
  • Aphonopelma anax Chamberlin (Theraphosidae) - Texas tan tarantula
  • Aphonopelma bicoloratum Struchen et al. (Theraphosidae) - Mexican bloodleg tarantula
  • Aphonopelma burica Valerio (Theraphosidae) - Costa Rican chestnutzebra tarantula
  • Aphonopelma chalcodes Chamberlin (Theraphosidae) - Desert blond tarantula
  • Aphonopelma eutylenum Chamberlin (Theraphosidae) - California ebony tarantula
  • Aphonopelma hentzi Girard (Theraphosidae) - Texas brown tarantula
  • Aphonopelma moderatum Chamberlin & Ivie (Theraphosidae) - Rio Grande gold tarantula
  • Aphonopelma seemanni F. O. P.-Cambridge (Theraphosidae) - Costa Rican zebra tarantula
  • Araneus cavaticus Keyserling (Araneidae) - Barn orbweaver or Barn spider
  • Araneus diadematus Clerck (Araneidae) - Cross orbweaver or European garden spider
  • Araneus marmoreus Clerck (Araneidae) - Marbled orbweaver
  • Araneus spp. Clerck (Araneidae) - Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers
  • Araneus thaddeus Hentz (Araneidae) - Lattice orbweaver
  • Araneus trifolium Hentz (Araneidae) - Shamrock orbweaver
  • Araniella displicata Hentz (Araneidae) - Sixspotted orbweaver
  • Argiope argentata Fabricius (Araneidae) - Silver garden spider
  • Argiope aurantia Lucas (Araneidae) - Yellow garden spider
  • Argiope florida Chamberlin & Ivie (Araneidae) - Florida garden spider
  • Argiope spp. Audouin (Araneidae) - Garden orbweavers
  • Argiope trifasciata Forskål (Araneidae) - Banded garden spider
  • Argyrodes spp. Simon (Theridiidae) - Dewdrop spiders
  • Argyroneta aquatica Clerck (Cybaeidae) - European water spider or Diving bell spider
  • Atrax robustus O. P.-Cambridge (Hexathelidae) - Sydney funnelweb spider or Australasian funnel-web spider
  • Atypoides riversi O. P.-Cambridge (Antrodiaetidae) - Turret spider
  • Avicularia avicularia Linnaeus (Theraphosidae) - Pinktoe tarantula
  • Avicularia juruensi Mello-Leitão (Theraphosidae) - Yellowbanded tarantula
  • Avicularia metallica Ausserer (Theraphosidae) - Whitetoe tarantula
  • Avicularia purpurea Kirk (Theraphosidae) - Ecuadorian purple tarantula
  • Avicularia urticans Schmidt (Theraphosidae) - Peruvian pinktoe tarantula
  • Avicularia versicolor Walckenaer (Theraphosidae) - Antilles pinktoe tarantula
  • Bassaniana spp. Strand (Thomisidae) - Bark crab spiders
  • Bothriocyrtum californicum O. P.-Cambridge (Ctenizidae) - California trapdoor spider
  • Brachypelma albopilosum Valerio (Theraphosidae) - Curlyhair tarantula
  • Brachypelma angustum Valerio (Theraphosidae) - Costa Rican red tarantula
  • Brachypelma auratum Schmidt (Theraphosidae) - Mexican flameknee tarantula
  • Brachypelma baumgarteni Smith (Theraphosidae) - Mexican orangebeauty tarantula
  • Brachypelma boehmei Schmidt & Klaas (Theraphosidae) - Mexican fireleg tarantula
  • Brachypelma emilia White (Theraphosidae) - Mexican redleg tarantula
  • Brachypelma epicureanum Chamberlin (Theraphosidae) - Yucatan rustrump tarantula
  • Brachypelma klaasi Schmidt & Krause (Theraphosidae) - Mexican pink tarantula
  • Brachypelma smithi F. O. P.-Cambridge (Theraphosidae) - Mexican redknee tarantula
  • Brachypelma vagans Ausserer (Theraphosidae) - Mexican redrump tarantula
  • Castianeira cingulata C. L. Koch (Corinnidae) - Twobanded antmimic
  • Castianeira descripta Hentz (Corinnidae) - Redspotted antmimic
  • Castianeira gertschi Kaston (Corinnidae) - Gertsch antmimic
  • Ceratogyrus bechuanicus Purcell (Theraphosidae) - Curvedhorn tarantula
  • Ceratogyrus brachycephalus Hewitt (Theraphosidae) - Greaterhorned tarantula
  • Ceratogyrus marshalli Pocock (Theraphosidae) - Straighthorned tarantula
  • Cheiracanthium inclusum Hentz (Miturgidae) - Agrarian sac spider or Yellow sac spider
  • Cheiracanthium spp. C. L. Koch (Miturgidae) - Longlegged sac spiders
  • Chilobrachys andersoni Pocock (Theraphosidae) - Burmese mustard tarantula
  • Chilobrachys sericeus Thorell (Theraphosidae) - Asian mustard tarantul
  • Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens Strand (Theraphosidae) - Greenbottle blue tarantula
  • Cicurina baronia Gertsch (Dictynidae) - Robber Baron Cave meshweaver
  • Cicurina madla Gertsch (Dictynidae) - Madla Cave meshweaver
  • Cicurina veni Gertsch (Dictynidae) - Braken Bat Cave meshweaver
  • Cicurina vespera Gertsch (Dictynidae) - Government Canyon Bat Cave meshweaver
  • Cicurina wartoni Gertsch (Dictynidae) - Warton meshweaver
  • Citharischius crawshayi Pocock (Theraphosidae) - King baboon tarantula
  • Clubiona kastoni Gertsch (Clubionidae) - Kaston sac spider
  • Clubiona spp. Latreille (Clubionidae) - Leafcurling sac spiders
  • Crassicrus lamanai Reichling & West (Theraphosidae) - Cinnamon taratula
  • Ctenus captiosus Gertsch (Ctenidae) - Florida false wolf spider
  • Cyclosa spp. Menge (Araneidae) - Trashline orbweavers
  • Cyclosternum fasciatum O. P.-Cambridge (Theraphosidae) - Costa Rican tigerrump tarantula
  • Cyriopagopus paganus Simon (Theraphosidae) - Asian chevron tarantula
  • Cyrtophora citricola Forskål (Araneidae) - Global tentweb weaver
  • Cyrtophora spp. Simon (Araneidae) - Tentweb weavers
  • Dolomedes spp. Latreille (Pisauridae) - Fishing spiders
  • Dolomedes triton Walckenaer (Pisauridae) - Sixspotted fishing spider
  • Enoplognatha marmorata Hentz (Theridiidae) - Marbled cobweb spider
  • Ephebopus murinus Walckenaer (Theraphosidae) - Skeleton tarantula
  • Eris militaris Hentz (Salticidae) - Bronze jumper
  • Eucratoscelus longiceps Pocock (Theraphosidae) - African redrump tarantula
  • Eupalaestrus weijenberghi Thorell (Theraphosidae) - Whitecollared tarantula
  • Eustala anastera Walckenaer (Araneidae) - Humpbacked orbweaver
  • Frontinella communis Hentz (Linyphiidae) - Bowl and doily weaver or Bowl and doily spider
  • Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus (Araneidae) - Spinybacked orbweaver
  • Geolycosa spp. Montgomery (Lycosidae) - Burrowing wolf spiders
  • Grammostola alticeps Pocock (Theraphosidae) - Brazilian graysmoke tarantula
  • Grammostola burzaquensis Ibarra (Theraphosidae) - Argentinean rose tarantula
  • Grammostola grossa Ausserer (Theraphosidae) - Pampas tawnyred tarantula
  • Grammostola iheringi Keyserling (Theraphosidae) - Entre Rios tarantula
  • Grammostola pulchra Mello-Leitão (Theraphosidae) - Brazilian black tarantula
  • Grammostola rosea Walckenaer (Theraphosidae) - Chilean rose tarantula
  • Haplopelma lividum Smith (Theraphosidae) - Cobalt blue tarantula
  • Haplopelma minax Thorell (Theraphosidae) - Thailand black tarantula
  • Herpyllus ecclesiasticus Hentz (Gnaphosidae) - Parson spider
  • Heteropoda venatoria Linnaeus (Sparassidae) - Huntsman spider
  • Heteroscodra maculata Pocock (Theraphosidae) - Togo starburst tarantula
  • Hibana gracilis Hentz (Anyphaenidae) - Garden ghost spider
  • Holocnemus pluchei Scopoli (Pholcidae) - Marbled cellar spider
  • Hololena curta McCook (Agelenidae) - Corner funnel weaver
  • Holothele incei F. O. P.-Cambridge (Theraphosidae) - Trinidad olive tarantula
  • Hyptiotes cavatus Hentz (Uloboridae) - Triangle weaver
  • Hysterocrates crassipes Pocock (Theraphosidae) - Cameroon brown tarantula
  • Hysterocrates gigas Pocock (Theraphosidae) - Cameroon red tarantula
  • Hysterocrates laticeps Pocock (Theraphosidae) - Nigerian rustred tarantula
  • Iridopelma zorodes Mello-Leitão (Theraphosidae) - Brazilian purple tarantula
  • Kukulcania hibernalis Hentz (Filistatidae) - Southern house spider
  • Larinioides cornutus Clerk (Araneidae) - Furrow orbweaver
  • Larinioides sclopetarius Clerk (Araneidae) - Bridge orbweaver
  • Lasiodora parahybana Mello-Leitão (Theraphosidae) - Brazilian salmon tarantula
  • Lasiodorides striatus Schmidt & Antonelli (Theraphosidae) - Stripeleg tarantula
  • Latrodectus bishopi Kaston (Theridiidae) - Red widow
  • Latrodectus geometricus C. L. Koch (Theridiidae) - Brown widow
  • Latrodectus hesperus Chamberlin & Ivie (Theridiidae) - Western black widow
  • Latrodectus mactans Fabricius (Theridiidae) - Southern black widow
  • Latrodectus spp. Walckenaer (Theridiidae) - Widow spiders
  • Latrodectus variolus Walckenaer (Theridiidae) - Northern black widow
  • Leucauge venusta Walckenaer (Tetragnathidae) - Orchard orbweaver
  • Loxosceles apache Gertsch & Ennik (Sicariidae) - Apache recluse
  • Loxosceles arizonic Gertsch & Mulaik (Sicariidae) - Arizona recluse
  • Loxosceles bland Gertsch & Ennik (Sicariidae) - Big Bend recluse
  • Loxosceles deserta Gertsch (Sicariidae) - Desert recluse
  • Loxosceles devia Gertsch & Mulaik (Sicariidae) - Texas recluse
  • Loxosceles kaiba Gertsch & Ennik (Sicariidae) - Grand Canyon recluse
  • Loxosceles laeta Nicolet (Sicariidae) - Chilean recluse
  • Loxosceles martha Gertsch & Ennik (Sicariidae) - Martha recluse
  • Loxosceles palma Gertsch & Ennik (Sicariidae) - Baja recluse
  • Loxosceles reclusa Gertsch & Mulaik (Sicariidae) - Brown recluse
  • Loxosceles rufescens Dufour (Sicariidae) - Mediterranean recluse spider
  • Loxosceles russelli Gertsch & Ennik (Sicariidae) - Russell recluse
  • Loxosceles sabina Gertsch & Ennik (Sicariidae) - Tucson recluse
  • Loxosceles spp. Heineken & Lowe (Sicariidae) - Recluse spiders
  • Lyssomanes spp. Hentz (Salticidae) - Translucent green jumpers
  • Lyssomanes viridis Walckenaer (Salticidae) - Magnolia green jumper
  • Maevia inclemens Walckenaer (Salticidae) - Dimorphic jumper
  • Mangora gibberosa Hentz (Araneidae) - Lined orbweaver
  • Mangora maculata Keyserling (Araneidae) - Greenlegged orbweaver
  • Mangora placida Hentz (Araneidae) - Tuftlegged orbweaver
  • Marpissa pikei Peckham & Peckham (Salticidae) - Pike slender jumper
  • Mastophora spp. Holmberg (Araneidae) - Bolas spiders
  • Mecynogea lemniscata Walckenaer (Araneidae) - Basilica orbweaver
  • Megaphobema mesomelas O. P.-Cambridge (Theraphosidae) - Costa Rican redleg tarantula
  • Megaphobema robustum Ausserer (Theraphosidae) - Colombian giant tarantula
  • Megaphobema velvetosoma Schmidt (Theraphosidae) - Ecuadorian brownvelvet tarantula
  • Menemerus bivittatus Dufour (Salticidae) - Gray wall jumper
  • Metepeira labyrinthea Hentz (Araneidae) - Labyrinth orbweaver
  • Metriopelma zebratum Banks (Theraphosidae) - Costa Rican suntiger tarantula
  • Micrathena gracilis Walckenaer (Araneidae) - Spined Micrathena
  • Micrathena mitrata Hentz (Araneidae) - White micrathena
  • Micrathena sagittata Walckenaer (Araneidae) - Arrowshaped micrathena
  • Misumena spp. Latreille (Thomisidae) - Flower crab spiders
  • Misumena vatia Clerck (Thomisidae) - Goldenrod crab spider
  • Misumenoides formosipes Walckenaer (Araneidae) - Whitebanded crab spider
  • Misumenops asperatus Hentz (Thomisidae) - Northern crab spider
  • Misumenops celer Hentz (Thomisidae) - Celer crab spider
  • Neoleptoneta microps Gertsch (Leptonetidae) - Government Canyon Bat Cave spider
  • Neoleptoneta myopica Gertsch (Leptonetidae) - Tooth cave spider
  • Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer (Araneidae) - Arabesque orbweaver
  • Neoscona oaxacensis Keyserling (Araneidae) - Western spotted orbweaver
  • Neoscona spp. Simon (Araneidae) - Spotted orbweavers
  • Nephila clavipes Linnaeus (Tetragnathidae) - Golden silk orbweaver
  • Neriene radiata Walckenaer (Linyphiidae) - Filmy dome spider
  • Olios fasciculatu Simon (Sparassidae) - Golden huntsman spider
  • Ornithoctonus andersoni Pocock (Theraphosidae) - Asian mahogany tarantula
  • Oxyopes salticu Hentz (Oxyopidae) - Striped lynx spider
  • Oxyopes scalaris Hentz (Oxyopidae) - Western lynx spider
  • Ozyptila spp. Simon (Thomisidae) - Leaflitter crab spiders
  • Pachygnatha spp. Sundevall (Tetragnathidae) - Thickjawed orbweavers
  • Pamphobeteus antinous Pocock (Theraphosidae) - Bolivian blueleg tarantula
  • Pamphobeteus fortis Ausserer (Theraphosidae) - Colombian brown tarantula
  • Pamphobeteus insignis Pocock (Theraphosidae) - Colombian purplebloom tarantula
  • Pamphobeteus nigricolor Ausserer (Theraphosidae) - Common bluebloom tarantula
  • Pamphobeteus ornatus Pocock (Theraphosidae) - Colombian pinkbloom tarantula
  • Pamphobeteus vespertinus Simon (Theraphosidae) - Redbloom tarantula
  • Pardosa spp. C. L. Koch (Lycosidae) - Thinlegged wolf spiders
  • Peckhamia picata Hentz (Salticidae) - Antmimic jumper
  • Pelegrina galathea Walckenaer (Salticidae) - Peppered jumper
  • Peucetia viridans Hentz (Oxyopidae) - Green lynx spider
  • Phantyna segregata Gertsch & Mulaik (Dictynidae) - Apex mesh weaver
  • Phidippus audax Hentz (Salticidae) - Bold jumper
  • Phidippus cardinalis Hentz (Salticidae) - Cardinal jumper
  • Phidippus johnsoni Peckham & Peckham (Salticidae) - Johnson jumper
  • Phidippus regius C. L. Koch (Salticidae) - Regal jumper
  • Pholcus phalangioides Fuesslin (Pholcidae) - Longbodied cellar spider
  • Phormictopus cancerides Latreille (Theraphosidae) - Haitian brown tarantula
  • Pirata spp. Sundevall (Lycosidae) - Pirate wolf spiders
  • Pisaurina mira Walckenaer (Pisauridae) - Nursery web spider
  • Pityohyphantes costatus Hentz (Linyphiidae) - Hammock spider
  • Plexippus paykulli Audouin (Salticidae) - Pantropical jumper
  • Poecilotheria fasciata Latreille (Theraphosidae) - Sri Lankan ornamental tarantula
  • Poecilotheria formosa Pocock (Theraphosidae) - Salem ornamental tarantula
  • Poecilotheria ornata Pocock (Theraphosidae) - Fringed ornamental tarantula
  • Poecilotheria regalis Pocock (Theraphosidae) - Indian ornamental tarantula
  • Poecilotheria rufilata Pocock (Theraphosidae) - Redslate ornamental tarantula
  • Poecilotheria subfusca Pocock (Theraphosidae) - Ivory ornamental tarantula
  • Psalmopoeus cambridgei Pocock (Theraphosidae) - Trinidad chevron tarantula
  • Psalmopoeus irminia Saager (Theraphosidae) - Suntiger tarantula
  • Psalmopoeus reduncus Karsch (Theraphosidae) - Costa Rican orangemouth tarantula
  • Pterinochilus murinus Pocock (Theraphosidae) - Mombasa golden starburst tarantula
  • Salticus scenicus Clerck (Salticidae) - Zebra jumper or Zebra spider
  • Selenocosmia javanensis Walckenaer (Theraphosidae) - Javan yellowknee tarantula
  • Selenocosmia lanipe Ausserer (Theraphosidae) - New Guinea brown tarantula
  • Sicarius (spider) spp. Walckenaer (Sicariidae) - Sand recluse spiders
  • Singa spp. C. L. Koch (Araneidae) - Striped orbweavers
  • Spermophora senoculata Dugès (Pholcidae) - Shortbodied cellar spider
  • Steatoda americana Emerton (Theridiidae) - Twospotted cobweb spider
  • Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch (Theridiidae) - False black widow
  • Stromatopelma calceatum griseipes Pocock (Theraphosidae) - Featherleg tarantula
  • Tapinauchenius gigas Caporiacco (Theraphosidae) - Orange chevron tarantula
  • Tapinauchenius plumipes C. L. Koch (Theraphosidae) - Trinidad mahogany tarantula
  • Tegenaria agrestis Walckenaer (Agelenidae) - Hobo spider
  • Tegenaria domestica Clerck (Agelenidae) - Barn funnel weaver or Domestic house spider
  • Tegenaria duellica Simon (Agelenidae) - Giant house spider
  • Tetragnatha laboriosa Hentz (Tetragnathidae) - Silver longjawed orbweaver
  • Tetragnatha spp. Latreille (Tetragnathidae) - Longjawed orbweavers
  • Theraphosa apophysis Tinter (Theraphosidae) - Goliath pinkfoot tarantula
  • Theraphosa blondi Latreille (Theraphosidae) - Goliath birdeater tarantula
  • Tibellus spp. Simon (Philodromidae) - Slender crab spiders
  • Uloborus glomosus Walckenaer (Uloboridae) - Featherlegged orbweaver
  • Xenesthis immanis Ausserer (Theraphosidae) - Colombian lesserblack tarantula
  • Xysticus elegan Keyserling (Thomisidae) - Elegant crab spider
  • Xysticus spp. C. L. Koch (Thomisidae) - Ground crab spiders
  • Xysticus triguttatus Keyserling (Thomisidae) - Threebanded crab spider
  • Zygoballus rufipes Peckham & Peckham (Salticidae) - Hammerjawed jumper

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Common Names of Arachnids, Fifth Edition. October 2003



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