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Checklist for Order Araneae Clerck, 1757 (Spider)
and region Calgary Metropolitan Region (Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
55
149
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
49
139
197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
24
111
181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
24
111
181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Calgary Metropolitan Region
24 Families width 181 Species and 1 Subspecies
#ALHCTMDPGSZO
Araneidae (Simon, 1895)Golden orb web spiders16SpeciesTaxom
Agelenidae (C. L. Koch, 1837)Agelenid Spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Liocranidae Simon, 1897Liocranid sac spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders45SpeciesTaxom
Lycosidae Lehtinen & H..., 1979Ground Spiders20SpeciesTaxom
Hahniidae Bertkau, 1878Dwarf sheet spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Corinnidae Karsch, 1880Ant-like Sac Spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Thomisidae Sundevall, 1833Crab Spider16SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae (Sundevall, 1833)Cobweb And Widow Spiders9SpeciesTaxom
Miturgidae Simon, 1885Long-legged sac spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Clubionidae Wagner, 1887Clubiones6SpeciesTaxom
Amaurobiidae Thorell, 1870Amaurobiids1SpeciesTaxom
Dictynidae O. P-Cambridge, 1871Dictynid spiders7SpeciesTaxom
Pisauridae Simon, 1890Big wolf spider2SpeciesTaxom
Gnaphosidae Pocock, 1898Flat-bellied ground spiders12SpeciesTaxom
Dysderidae C. L. Koch, 1837Dysderid spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Salticidae (Blackwall, 1842)Jumping Spider10SpeciesTaxom
Mimetidae Simon, 1881Pirate spider1SpeciesTaxom
Zodariidae Thorell, 1881Ant spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers6SpeciesTaxom
Actinopodidae Simon, 1892Mouse Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Oxyopidae Thorell, 1870Lynx spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Philodromidae (Thorell, 1870)False crab spiders9SpeciesTaxom
Tengellidae Dahl, 1908Tengellid spiders1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Calgary Metropolitan Region
111 Genera with 181 Species
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Acanthepeira Marx, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Aculepeira Chamberlin &..., 18751SpeciesTaxom
Agelenopsis Giebel, 1933American grass spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Agroeca Westring, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Agyneta Hull, 18923SpeciesTaxom
Alopecosa Simon, 1758Fox spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Antistea Simon, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Apochinomma Pavesi, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1951Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1885Cucumber spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Baryphyma Simon, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Bassaniana Strand, 1932Bark crab spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Bathyphantes Menge, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Canalidion Wunderlich, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Castianeira Keyserling, 1847Ant-Mimic Sac Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Centromerus Dahl, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Ceraticelus Simon, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Ceratinella Emerton, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Cercidia Thorell, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Cheiracanthium C. L. Koch, 1847Longlegged sac spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Clubiona Latreille, 1843Leaf curling sac spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Coriarachne Thorell, 1870
0SpeciesTaxom
Crustulina Menge, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Cybaeopsis Strand, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1772Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Diaea Thorell, 1869
Flower spider0SpeciesTaxom
Dictyna Sundevall, 18564SpeciesTaxom
Diplostyla Emerton, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Dismodicus Simon, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Dolomedes Latreille, 1869Dock spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Drassyllus Chamberlin, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Dysdera Latreille, 20012SpeciesTaxom
Emblyna Chamberlin, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Eratigena Bolzern, Bur..., 18751SpeciesTaxom
Erigone Audouin, 1882Black Dwarf Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Eris C. L. Koch, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Ero C. L. Koch, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Estrandia Blauvelt, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Frontinella Cambridge, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Gnaphosa Latreille, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Grammonota Emerton, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Habronattus F. O. P.-Cam..., 1909Paradise Spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Habronestes L. Koch, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Haplodrassus Chamberlin, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Helophora Menge, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Hogna Simon, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Hypselistes Simon, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Hypsosinga Ausserer, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Kaestneria Wiehle, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Lathys Simon, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1841Orchard Spider And Allies1SpeciesTaxom
Mecaphesa Simon, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Mermessus O. P.-Cambridge, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Metellina Chamberlin &..., 17571SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 19421SpeciesTaxom
Metopobactrus Simon, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Mexitlia Lehtinen, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Micaria Westring, 19334SpeciesTaxom
Microlinyphia Gerhardt, 1882Platform spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Microneta Menge, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Missulena Walckenaer, 1805Mouse spider1SpeciesTaxom
Misumena Latreille, 1758Flower crab spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Mughiphantes Saaristo & T..., 1999
0SpeciesTaxom
Myrmarachne MacLeay, 1980Antmimicking spider1SpeciesTaxom
Neoantistea Gertsch, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1842Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Neriene Blackwall, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Novalena Chamberlin &..., 19301SpeciesTaxom
Nyssus Walckenaer, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Oedothorax Bertkau, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Orodrassus Chamberlin, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Oxyopes Latreille, 1845Lynx Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Ozyptila Simon, 1944Leaflitter crab spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Pardosa C. L. Koch, 1877Thin-legged Wolf Spider13SpeciesTaxom
Pelegrina Franganillo, 1837White-Cheeked Jumping Spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Phidippus C. L. Koch, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Philodromus Walckenaer, 1826Running Crab Spider4SpeciesTaxom
Phrurotimpus Chamberlin &..., 19111SpeciesTaxom
Pirata Sundevall, 1757Pirate wolf spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Piratula Roewer, 18852SpeciesTaxom
Pisaura Simon, 17571SpeciesTaxom
Pityohyphantes Simon, 1942Hammock Spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Plebs Joseph & Fra..., 20121SpeciesTaxom
Pocadicnemis Simon, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Rhysodromus Schick, 18192SpeciesTaxom
Satilatlas Keyserling, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Schizocosa Chamberlin, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Scironis Bishop & Crosby, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Scotinotylus Simon, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Socalchemmis Platnick & U..., 19191SpeciesTaxom
Spirembolus Chamberlin, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1933False black widows2SpeciesTaxom
Stemonyphantes Menge, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Tapinocyba Simon, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Tegenaria Latreille, 1758House spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Tennesseellum Petrunkevitch, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1842Four-jawed spider4SpeciesTaxom
Thanatus C. L. Koch, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1872Tangle-Web Spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Tibellus Simon, 1802Slender Crab Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Tmarus Simon, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Trochosa C. L. Koch, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Utivarachna Kishida, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Viciria Thorell, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Walckenaeria Blackwall, 18825SpeciesTaxom
Xysticus Koch, 1880Ground Crab Spider11SpeciesTaxom
Zelotes Gistel, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 17571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Calgary Metropolitan Region
181 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acanthepeira venusta (Banks, 1896)⇒ Acanthepeira stellata Walckenaer, 1805
Aculepeira packardi Thorell, 1875
Agelenopsis utahana Ralph Vary C..., 1933
Agroeca ornata Banks, 1892
Agroeca pratensis Emerton, 1890
Agyneta fabra Keyserling, 1886
Agyneta simplex Emerton, 1926
Agyneta unimaculata Banks, 1892
Alopecosa aculeata Clerck, 1758
Antistea brunnea James Henry ..., 1909
Apochinomma formica Eugène Simon, 1896
Araneus corticarius Emerton, 1884
Araneus dimidiatus L. Koch, 1871
Araneus iviei Archer, 1951
Araniella displicata Hentz, 1847Six-spotted orbweaver
Araniella proxima Kulczyński, 1885
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Baryphyma trifrons Octavius Pic..., 1863
Bassaniana utahensis Willis J. Ge..., 1932
Bathyphantes canadensis (James Henry ..., 1882)⇒ Bathyphantes setiger Frederick Oc..., 1894
Bathyphantes pallidus (Banks, 1892)⇒ Agyneta angulata Emerton, 1882
Canalidion montanum James Henry ..., 1882
Castianeira longipalpa Nicholas Mar..., 1847
Centromerus persolutus Octavius Pic..., 1875
Ceraticelus fissiceps Octavius Pic..., 1874
Ceraticelus laticeps James Henry ..., 1894
Ceratinella brunnea James Henry ..., 1882
Cercidia prominens Johan Peter ..., 1851
Cheiracanthium inclusum Hentz, 1847Agrarian sac spider
Clubiona johnsoni Willis J. Ge..., 1941
Clubiona kulczynskii Roger de Les..., 1905
Clubiona moesta Richard C. B..., 1896
Clubiona pallidula Clerck, 1757Sac spider
Clubiona riparia Ludwig Carl ..., 1866Redflower buckwheat
Clubiona trivialis Koch, 1843
Crustulina guttata Wider, 1834
Cybaeopsis euopla Bishop & Crosby, 1935
Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Dictyna brevitarsa James Henry ..., 1915Florida sphagnum
Dictyna coloradensis Ralph Vary C..., 1919
Dictyna major Menge, 1869
Dictyna uncinata Thorell, 1856
Diplostyla concolor Wider, 1834
Dismodicus alticeps Ralph Vary C..., 1947
Dolomedes striatus Christoph Go..., 1869
Drassyllus depressus Emerton, 1890
Drassyllus insularis Banks, 1900
Drassyllus niger Banks, 1896
Dysdera nomada Eugène Simon, 1910Stocky cerith
Dysdera pristiphora Carlo Pesarini, 2001
Emblyna annulipes John Blackwall, 1846
Enoplognatha marmorata (Nicholas Mar..., 1850)⇒ Enoplognatha caricis Fickert, 1876
Enoplognatha ovata (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Enoplognatha latimana Hippa & Oksala, 1982
Eratigena duellica Simon, 1875Giant house spider
Erigone aletris Crosby & Bishop, 1928
Erigone autumnalis James Henry ..., 1882Dwarf weaver
Eris militaris Nicholas Mar..., 1845Bronze jumper
Ero canionis Chamberlin &..., 1935
Estrandia grandaeva Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Frontinella pyramitela (Walckenaer, 1841)⇒ Frontinella communis Hentz, 1850
Gnaphosa californica Nathan Banks, 1904
Gnaphosa parvula Nathan Banks, 1896
Grammonota gigas Richard C. B..., 1896
Grammonota pictilis Octavius Pic..., 1875
Habronattus borealis Richard C. B..., 1895Boreal Paradise Spider
Habronattus cuspidatus Griswold, 1987
Habronattus jucundus Peckham & Pe..., 1909
Habronestes giganteus Barbara C. B..., 2003
Haplodrassus signifer (C. L. Koch, 1839)⇒ Haplodrassus pugnans Simon, 1880
Helophora reducta Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Hogna frondicola James Henry ..., 1885Forest Wolf Spider
Hypselistes florens Octavius Pic..., 1875Peatland Sheetweb Weaver
Hypsosinga pygmaea Sundevall, 1831
Kaestneria rufula Hackman, 1954
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Lathys foxi Marx, 1891
Leucauge venusta Walckenaer, 1841Longjawed Orb Weavers
Mecaphesa lepida Tord Tamerla..., 1877
Mermessus trilobatus James Henry ..., 1882
Metellina segmentata Clerck, 1757Autumn spider
Metepeira palustris Ralph Vary C..., 1942
Metopobactrus prominulus (Octavius Pic..., 1872)⇒ Maso alticeps James Henry ..., 1909
Mexitlia trivittata Richard C. B..., 1901
Micaria gertschi Barrows & Ivie, 1942
Micaria porta Norman I. Pl..., 1988
Micaria pulicaria Sundevall, 1831Glossy ant spider
Micaria utahna Willis John ..., 1933Eligulate lycopods
Microlinyphia dana Ralph Vary C..., 1943
Microlinyphia mandibulata James Henry ..., 1882
Microneta viaria Blackwall, 1841
Missulena occatoria Walckenaer, 1805Red-headed Mouse Spider
Misumena vatia Clerck, 1758Crab Spider
Myrmarachne platypalpus (Bradoo, 1980)⇒ Myrmarachne platypalpa Bradoo, 1980
Neoantistea agilis Keyserling, 1887
Neoantistea magna Eugen von Ke..., 1887
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Neriene clathrata Sundevall, 1830
Neriene radiata Walckenaer, 1842Filmy dome spider
Novalena intermedia Ralph Vary C..., 1930
Nyssus albopunctatus Hogg, 1896
Oedothorax trilobatus (Richard C. B..., 1896)⇒ Mermessus trilobatus James Henry ..., 1882
Orodrassus coloradensis Emerton, 1877
Oxyopes scalaris Nicholas Mar..., 1845Western lynx spider
Ozyptila gertschi (Shigeo Kurata, 1944)⇒ Ozyptila maratha Benoy Krishn..., 1971
Pardosa coloradensis Richard C. B..., 1894
Pardosa distincta (John Blackwall, 1846)⇒ Pardosa hyperborea Thorell, 1872
Pardosa dorsalis Richard C. B..., 1894
Pardosa dorsuncata Allen Lowrie..., 1981
Pardosa fuscula Tord Tamerla..., 1875
Pardosa groenlandica (Thorell, 1872)⇒ Pardosa dromaea Tord Tamerla..., 1878
Pardosa lapidicina (James Henry ..., 1885)⇒ Pardosa mercurialis M. E. Montgo..., 1904
Pardosa mackenziana Eugen von Ke..., 1877
Pardosa modica John Blackwall, 1846
Pardosa moesta Banks, 1892
Pardosa prativaga scoparia Simon, 1937
Pardosa sternalis (Tord Tamerla..., 1877)⇒ Pardosa coloradensis Richard C. B..., 1894
Pardosa xerampelina Eugen von Ke..., 1877
Pelegrina aeneola Curtis, 1892Cottonwood borer
Pelegrina flaviceps Kaston, 1973Big-Headed White-Cheeked Jumping Spider
Pelegrina proterva Charles Atha..., 1837Common White-Cheeked Jumping Spider
Phidippus clarus Keyserling, 1885Brilliant Jumping Spider
Philodromus cespitum Walckenaer, 1802
Philodromus minutus Banks, 1892
Philodromus praelustris Eugen von Ke..., 1880
Philodromus rufus (Walckenaer, 1826)⇒ Philodromus albidus Wladislaus K..., 1911
Phrurotimpus borealis James Henry ..., 1911Greater Ant-Mimic Corinne Spider
Pirata piraticus (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Trebacosa marxi Witmer Stone, 1890
Piratula cantralli Alfred Russe..., 1978
Piratula insularis James Henry ..., 1885Lonely Wolf Spider
Pisaura mirabilis Clerck, 1757Nuptial feeding spider
Pityohyphantes alticeps Ralph Vary C..., 1943Maricopa harvester ant
Pityohyphantes costatus Nicholas Mar..., 1850Hammock spider
Pityohyphantes cristatus Ralph Vary C..., 1942
Plebs patricius Joseph & Fra..., 2012
Pocadicnemis americana Alfred Frank..., 1976
Rhysodromus alascensis Keyserling, 1884
Rhysodromus histrio (Latreille, 1819)⇒ Philodromus histrio Latreille, 1819
Satilatlas marxi Eugen von Ke..., 1886Thin-ribbed mountainsnail
Schizocosa crassipalpata Carl Friedri..., 1951San Diego bird's-foot trefoil
Scironis tarsalis James Henry ..., 1911Tarsal Sheet-Web Weaver
Scotinotylus exsectoides Millidge, 1981
Socalchemmis dolichopus Ralph Vary C..., 1919
Spirembolus mundus Ralph Vary C..., 1933Florida carpenter ant
Steatoda albomaculata (De Geer, 1778)⇒ Chrysso albomaculata O. P.-Cambridge, 1882
Steatoda hespera Ralph Vary C..., 1933Florida carpenter ant
Stemonyphantes blauveltae Willis J. Ge..., 1951
Tapinocyba dietrichi Crosby & Bishop, 1933
Tegenaria domestica (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Tegenaria parietina Fourcroy, 1785
Tennesseellum formica James Henry ..., 1882
Tetragnatha extensa (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetragnatha montana Simon, 1874
Tetragnatha laboriosa Hentz, 1850Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha shoshone Herbert W. Levi, 1981
Tetragnatha versicolor Walckenaer, 1842
Thanatus formicinus (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Thanatus miniaceus Simon, 1880
Thanatus rubicellus Cândido Firm..., 1929
Theridion differens (James Henry ..., 1882)⇒ Theridion glaucescens Lawrence Becker, 1879
Theridion murarium James Henry ..., 1882
Theridion petraeum (Ludwig Carl ..., 1872)⇒ Theridion wiehlei Ehrenfried S..., 1938
Tibellus oblongus (Walckenaer, 1802)⇒ Tibellus maritimus Menge, 1875
Tmarus angulatus Charles Atha..., 1837Tuberculated Crab Spider
Trochosa terricola Thorell, 1856
Utivarachna ichneumon Christa L. D..., 2001
Viciria flavipes (Peckham & Pe..., 1903)⇒ Viciria diademata Eugène Simon, 1902
Walckenaeria communis James Henry ..., 1882
Walckenaeria exigua Millidge, 1983
Walckenaeria palustris Millidge, 1983
Walckenaeria pinocchio Kaston, 1945
Walckenaeria spiralis James Henry ..., 1882
Xysticus californicus Eugen von Ke..., 1880
Xysticus discursans Eugen von Ke..., 1880
Xysticus elegans Eugen von Ke..., 1880Elegant crab spider
Xysticus ellipticus Turnbull, Ch..., 1965Deepwater cat shark
Xysticus emertoni Eugen von Ke..., 1880Emerton'S Crab Spider
Xysticus ferox Nicholas Mar..., 1847Tan Crab Spider
Xysticus locuples Eugen von Ke..., 1880
Xysticus luctans Carl Ludwig ..., 1845
Xysticus montanensis Eugen von Ke..., 1887Littleleaf minerslettuce
Xysticus punctatus Eugen von Ke..., 1880
Xysticus triguttatus Keyserling, 1880Three-banded Crab Spider
Zelotes fratris Chamberlin, 1920
Zygiella x-notata (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Guizygiella nadleri Heimer, 1984

Subnodes of Araneae with occurrences in Calgary Metropolitan Region
SuborderAraneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
21
108
173
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderMygalomorphae
Pocock, 1892
Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyClubionidae
Wagner, 1887
Clubiones, Clubionids, Foliage Spiders, Sac Spider, Sac spiders, Two-Clawed Hunting Spiders
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMiturgidae
Simon, 1885
Long-legged sac spiders, Prowling Hunters, Prowling spiders, Racing Stripe Spiders
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Araneae (Clerck 1757)
Araneae (Clerck 1757)


Links, sources and further information
Araneae at artfakta.se
Araneae at biodiversity.org.au
Araneae at dyntaxa.se
Araneae at gbif.org
Araneae at irmng.org
Araneae at itis.gov
Araneae at marinespecies.org