Spiders of Arkansas.
Spider Families
Agelenidae--Funnel-Web Spiders
No common name
Agelenopsis naevia (Walckenaer)
Agelenopsis sp.
Anyphaenidae--Ghost Spiders
Garden Ghost Spider
Hibana gracilis (Hentz) [=Aysha gracilis (Hentz)]
Araneidae--Typical Orb Weavers
Spined Micrathena
Micrathena gracilis (Walckenaer)
Arrow-shaped MicrathenaMicrathena sagittata (Walckenaer)
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Crablike Spiny Orbweaver Gasteracantha cancriformis (Linnaeus) [=Gasteracantha elipsoides (Walckenaer)]
Starbellied Orb Weaver Acanthepeira stellata (Walckenaer)
Furrow Orbweaver Larinioides cornutus (Clerck) [=Nuctenea cornuta (Clerck)]
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Arrowhead SpiderVerrucosa arenata (Walckenaer)
No Common Name
Neoscona crucifera (Lucas)
Black and Yellow Argiope or Black and Yellow Garden Spider Argiope aurantia Lucas
Left image of juvenile on characteristic stabilimentum. Right image of adult female.
Corinnidae--Antmimics and Ground Sac Spiders
No Common Name
Castianera amoena (L. Koch)
Twobanded Antmimic
Castianeira cingulata (C. L. Koch)
Ctenidae--Wandering Spiders
No Common Name
Ctenus hibernalis Hentz
Ctenizidae--Trapdoor Spiders
Common Trapdoor SpiderUmmidia audouini (Lucas)
Gnaphosidae--Ground Spiders
No Common Name
Sergiolus capulatus (Walckenaer) [=Poecilochroa variegatus (Hentz)]
Linyphiidae--Dwarf and Sheetweb Weavers
Bowl and Doily Spider Frontinella communis (Hentz)[=Frontinella pyramitela (Walckenaer)]
Lycosidae
Carolina Wolf Spider
Hogna carolinensis (Walckenaer) [=Lycosa carolinensis Walckenaer]
Gladicosa gulosa (Walckenaer) [=Lycosa gulosa Walckenaer ]
Rabid Wolf Spider Rabidosa rabida (Walckenaer) [=Lycosa rabida Walckenaer]
Pictured at top left with egg sac.
Geolycosa sp.
Lyssomanidae
Magnolia Green Jumper Lyssomanes viridis (Walckenaer)
Nephilidae
Golden Silk Orbweaver
Nephila clavipes (Linnaeus)
Oxyopidae--Lynx Spiders
Green Lynx Spider
Peucetia viridans (Hentz)
Philodromidae--Running Crab Spiders
No Common Name
Tibellus duttoni (Hentz)
Most likely Philodromus sp.
Pisauridae--Nursery-Web Spiders
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Fishing Spider Dolomedes sexpunctatus (Hentz) [= (Walckenaer)]
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No Common Name
Dolomedes tenebrosus Hentz
Nursery Web Spider
Pisaurina mira (Walckenaer)
No Common Name
Pisaurina undulata (Keyserling)[=Pelopatis undulata (Keyserling)]
Salticidae--Jumping Spiders
Ant Mimic Spider Peckhamia picata (Hentz)
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Johnson Jumper Phidippus johnsoni Peckham & Peckham
Phidippus mystaceus (Hentz)
Jumping Spider
Phidippus whitmanii Peckham & Peckham
Twinflagged Jumping Spider Anasaitis canosa (Walckenaer) [=Corythalia aurata (Hentz)]
No Common Name
Habronattus viridipes (Hentz)
Jumping Spider Platycryptus undatus (De Geer) [=Metacyrba undata (De Geer)]
No Common Name
Hentzia mitrata (Hentz)
Scytodidae--Spitting Spiders
Perfect Spitting Spider
Scytodes perfecta Banks
Spitting Spider Scytodes thoracica (Latrielle)
Sicariidae=Loxoscelidae--Violin Spiders
Brown Recluse Loxosceles reclusa Gertsch & Mulaik
Tetragnathidae--Longjawed Orb Weavers
Orchard SpiderLeucauge venusta (Walckenaer)
Tetragnatha elongata Walckenaer
Theraphosidae--Tarantulas
Texas Brown Tarantula Aphonopelma hentzi (Girard) [=Dugesiella hentzi (Girard)]
Theridiidae--Cobweb Spiders
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Black Widow Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius)
Common House Spider Achaearanea tepidariorum (C. L. Koch) [= Parasteatoda tepidariorum]
No Common Name
Steatoda triangulosa (Walckenaer)
Thomisidae--Crab Spiders
Goldenrod Crab Spider; Flower Spider Misumena vatia (Clerck)
Whitebanded Crab Spider Misumenoides formosipes (Walckenaer) [= Misumenoides aleatorius (Hentz)]
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Northern Crab Spider Misumenops asperatus (Hentz)
Misumenops sp.
Elegant Crab Spider Xysticus elegans (Keyserling)
No Common Name
Xysticus ferox (Hentz) [=Xysticus transervatus (Walckenaer)]
No Common Name
Xysticus funestus Keyserling [=Xysticus tumefactus (Walckenaer)]
Bark Spider
Bassaniana versicolor (Keyserling)
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Uloboridae--Hackled Orb Weavers
Featherlegged Orbweaver Uloborus glomosus (Walckenaer)
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