This partial list has been generated based on collections made on several orchards throughout Texas. It contains 181 species in 26 families and many more species are expected to be added putting this agroecoystem as one of the richest on spider fauna. Specimens are being deposited in the entomology collection at Texas A&M University.
Last updated 08/30/2006
Mygalomorphae (1 species)
unidentified
Agelenidae (1 species)
Agelenopsis sp.
Anyphaenidae (5 species)
Anyphaena sp.
Hibana futilis (Banks)
Hibana gracilis (Hentz)
Luppetiana mordax (O.P.-Cambridge)
Wulfila tantillus Chickering
Araneidae (12 species)
Acacesia hamata (Hentz)
Acanthepeira stellata (Walckenaer)
Araneus sp.
Argiope aurantia Lucas
Cyclosa turbinata (Walckenaer)
Eustala anastera (Walckenaer)
Eustala cepina (Walckenaer)
Eustala emertoni (Banks)
Gasteracantha cancriformis (Linnaeus)
Neoscona arabesca (Walckenaer)
Neoscona crucifera (Lucas)
Ocrepeira sp.
Clubionidae (2 species)
Clubiona abboti L. Koch
Elaver excepta (L. Koch)
Corinnidae (11 species)
Castianeira amoena (L. Koch)
Castianeira descripta (Hentz)
Castianeira longipalpa (Hentz)
Falconina gracilis (Keyserling)
Meriola decepta Banks
Phrurotimpus borealis (Emerton)
Phrurotimpus sp.
Scotinella fratrella (Gertsch)
Trachelas mexicanus Banks
Trachelas similis F. O. P.-Cambridge
Trachelas volutus Gertsch
Dictynidae (14 species)
Cicurina texana (Gertsch)
Dictyna annexa Gertsch & Mulaik
Dictyna calcarata Banks
Dictyna cholla Gertsch & Davis
Dictyna sp. nr. coloradensis Chamberlin
Emblyna evicta (Gertsch & Mulaik)
Emblyna hentzi (Kaston)
Emblyna sp. nr. hentzi (Kaston)
Emblyna sp. 1
Emblyna sp. 2
Emblyna sp. 3
Phantyna bicornis (Emerton)
Phantyna segregata (Gertsch & Mulaik)
Phantyna sp. nr. pixi (Chamberlin & Gertsch)
Gnaphosidae (18 species)
Camillina pulchra (Keyserling)
Cesonia bilineata (Hentz)
Drassyllus aprilinus (Banks)
Drassyllus inanus Chamberlin & Gertsch
Drassyllus lepidus (Banks)
Drassyllus notonus Chamberlin
Drassyllus orgilus Chamberlin
Drassyllus texamans Chamberlin
Gnaphosa sericata (L. Koch)
Herpyllus ecclesiasticus Hentz
Micaria deserticola Gertsch
Micaria nanella Gertsch
Nodocion eclecticus Chamberlin
Nodocion floridanus (Banks)
Sergiolus sp.
Zelotes gertschi Platnick & Shadab
Zelotes pseustes Chamberlin
Zelotes tuobus Chamberlin
Hahniidae (2 species)
Hahnia cinerea Emerton
Neoantistea mulaiki Gertsch
Linyphiidae (30 species)
Ceraticelus similis (Banks)
Ceraticelus sp. nr creolus Chamberlin
Ceraticelus sp. nr laticeps (Emerton)
Ceraticelus sp. nr similis (Banks)
Ceratinops crenatus (Emerton)
Ceratinops sp. nr rugosus (Emerton)
Ceratinopsis sp. nr interpres (O. P.-Cambridge)
nr Ceratinopsis nigriceps Emerton
nr Coloncus siou Chamberlin
Eperigone eschatologica (Crosby)
Eperigone maculata (Banks)
Eperigone sp.
Erigone autumnalis Emerton
Grammonota texana (Banks)
Idionella sclerata (Ivie & Barrows)
nr Idionella sclerata (Ivie & Barrows)
nr Lepthyhpantes sp. leprosus (Ohlert)
Masoncus conspectus (Gertsch & Davis)
nr Masoncus sp.
Meioneta micaria (Emerton)
Meioneta sp. nr llanoensis (Gertsch & Davis)
Meioneta sp. nr unimaculata (Banks)
Meioneta sp.
Tennesseellum formica (Emerton)
Tutaibo anglicanus (Hentz)
Walckenaeria puella Millidge
Walckenaeria spiralis (Emerton)
linyphiid sp. 1
linyphiid sp. 2
linyphiid sp. 3
Lycosidae (12 species)
Allocosa absoluta (Gertsch)
Hogna antelucana (Montgomery)
Hogna helluo (Walckenaer)
Hogna lenta (Hentz)
Hogna sp. nr baltimoriana (Keyserling)
Hogna sp nr helluo (Walckenaer)
Pardosa delicatula Gertsch & Wallace
Pardosa pauxilla Montgomery
Pirata seminolus Gertsch & Wallace
Rabidosa rabida (Walckenaer)
Schizocosa avida (Walckenaer)
Schizocosa rovneri Uetz & Dondale
Mimetidae (3 species)
Ero sp.
Mimetus hesperus Chamberlin
Mimetus notius Chamberlin
Miturgidae (2 species)
Cheiracanthium inclusum (Hentz)
Teminius affinis Banks
Mysmenidae (1 species)
Calodipoena incredula Gertsch & Davis
Nesticidae (1 species)
Eidmannella pallida (Emerton)
Oecobiidae (1 species)
Oecobius sp.
Oxyopidae (4 species)
Hamataliwa sp.
Oxyopes apollo Brady
Oxyopes salticus Hentz
Peucetia viridans (Hentz)
Philodromidae (9 species)
Apollophanes punctipes
Ebo punctatus Sauer & Platnick
Ebo redneri Cokendolpher
Philodromus keyserlingi Marx
Philodromus marginellus Keyserling
Philodromus marxi Keyserling
Philodromus vulgaris (Hentz)
Philodromus sp.
Thanatus formicinus (Clerck)
Tibellus sp.
Pholcidae (1 species)
Psilochorus redemptus Gertsch & Mulaik
Pisauridae (2 species)
Dolomedes albineus Hentz
Pisaurina sp.
Salticidae (24 species)
Eris floridana (Banks)
Eris militaris (Hentz)
Habronattus coecatus (Hentz)
Habronattus texanus (Chamberlin)
Habronattus sp. nr texanus (Chamberlin)
Habronattus sp. nr viridipes (Hentz)
Hentzia palmarum (Hentz)
Marpissa lineata (C. L. Koch)
Metacyrba sp.
Metaphidippus chera (Chamberlin)
Paraphidippus aurantius (Lucas)
Peckhamia americana (Peckham & Peckham)
Pelegrina galathea (Walckenaer)
Pelegrina peckhamorum (Kaston)
Phidippus audax (Hentz)
Phidippus putnami (Peckham & Peckham)
Phidippus texanus Banks
Phidippus sp.
Platycryptus undatus (DeGeer)
Salticus peckhamae (Cockerell)
Sarinda hentzi (Banks)
Sassacus papenhoei Peckham & Peckham
Synageles noxiosus (Hentz)
Thiodina puerpera (Hentz)
Thiodina sylvana (Hentz)
Segestriidae (1 species)
Ariadna bicolor (Hentz)
Tetragnathidae (2 species)
Glenognatha foxi (McCook)
Tetragnatha laboriosa Hentz
Theridiidae (11 species)
Dipoena abdita Gertsch & Mulaik
Euryopis texana Banks
Keijia alabamensis (Gertsch & Archer)
Latrodectus mactans (Fab.)
Steatoda transversa (Banks)
Takayus lyricus (Walckenaer)
Theridion australe Banks
Theridion murarium Emerton
Theridion positivum Chamberlin
Theridion sp.
Tidarren haemorrhoidale (Bertkau)
Wamba crispulus (Simon)
Thomisidae (10 species)
Bassaniana versicolor (Keyserling)
Misumenops asperatus (Hentz)
Misumenops celer (Hentz)
Misumenops dubius (Keyserling)
Misumenops oblongus (Keyserling)
Tmarus sp.
Xysticus elegans Keyserling
Xysticus ferox (Hentz)
Xysticus funestus Keyserling
Xysticus texanus Banks
Uloboridae (1 species)
Uloborus glomosus (Walckenaer)