Mygalomorphae Actinopodidae Missulena bradleyi Eastern Mouse Spider The Gap Brisbane 006

This is a partial list of Australian spiders and harvestmen (Orders

Araneae Spiders (order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject venom, and spinnerets that extrude silk. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species dive ...

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Opiliones The Opiliones (formerly Phalangida) are an order of arachnids colloquially known as harvestmen, harvesters, harvest spiders, or daddy longlegs. , over 6,650 species of harvestmen have been discovered worldwide, although the total number of ext ...

Order Araneae

Family Actinopodidae :'' Missulena'' spp.

Mouse spider ''Missulena'' is a genus of mygalomorph spiders in the family Actinopodidae. It was first described by Charles Walckenaer in 1805, and is a senior synonym of ''Eriodon''. ''M. tussulena'' is found in Chile, but the rest are indigenous to Austr ...

s Family Araneidae :'' Arachnura higginsii'', Scorpion-tailed spider :'' Argiope keyserlingi'', St Andrew's cross spider :'' Argiope protensa'', Tear drop spider or longtailed orb-weaving spider :'' Argiope trifasciata'', Banded orb-weaving spider :''

Austracantha minax ''Austracantha'' is a genus of spider with a single species, ''Austracantha minax'', commonly known as the jewel spider or the Christmas spider. It is a member of the family Araneidae (the orb-weavers) and is endemic to Australia. They are rela ...

'', Christmas Jewel Spider :'' Celaenia excavata'', Bird-dropping spider :'' Cyrtophora spp.'', Tent spiders :'' Eriophora pustulosa'', Garden orbweb spider :'' Eriophora transmarina'', Wheelweaving orbweaving spider :''

Ordgarius magnificus ''Ordgarius magnificus'', the magnificent spider, is a bolas spider in the family Araneidae. It is endemic to forests along the Australian east coast. Description Females are up to 14 mm long and almost as wide; males reach only 2 mm. ...

'', Magnificent spider :'' Plebs bradleyi'', Enamelled spider :'' Poecilopachys australasia'', Two-spined spider Family Austrochilidae :'' Hickmania troglodytes'', Tasmanian cave spider Family Barychelidae :''Idioctis'' spp''.'', Intertidal trapdoor spider :''Idiommata'' spp., Brushfooted trapdoor spider :'' Seqocrypta jakara'', Brush footed spider Family Clubionidae :'' Clubiona robusta'', Stout sac spider Family

Corinnidae Corinnidae is a family of araneomorph spiders, sometimes called corinnid sac spiders. The family, like other "clubionoid" families, has a confusing taxonomic history. Once it was a part of the large catch-all taxon Clubionidae, now very much small ...

:'' Poecilipta spp.'', Ant-mimicking spiders :'' Nyssus coloripes'', Painted swift spider Family

Deinopidae Deinopidae, also known as net casting spiders, is a family of cribellate spiders first described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1850. It consists of stick-like elongated spiders that catch prey by stretching a web across their front legs before propelling ...

:'' Deinopis subrufa'', Common netcasting spider Family Desidae :'' Badumna insignis'', Black house spider :''

Badumna longinqua ''Badumna longinqua'' or the grey house spider is a species of spiders in the family Desidae. Native to eastern Australia, it has been introduced into New Zealand, Japan, the United States, Mexico, and Uruguay. Description ''Badumna longinqua' ...

'', Brown house spider Family Dipluridae :'' Troglodiplura lowryi'', Nullarbor cave trapdoor spider Family Dysderidae :'' Dysdera crocota'', European garden spider Family

Gnaphosidae Ground spiders comprise Gnaphosidae, the seventh largest spider family with over 2,000 described species in over 100 genera distributed worldwide. There are 105 species known to central Europe, and common genera include ''Gnaphosa'', ''Drassode ...

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Anzacia ''Anzacia'' is a genus of South Pacific ground spiders that was first described by R. de Dalmas in 1919. Species it contains fifteen species: *'' Anzacia daviesae'' Ovtsharenko & Platnick, 1995 – Australia (Queensland) *'' Anzacia debilis'' ...

gemmea'', Silvery vagabond spider :'' Hemicloea rogenhoferi'', Flattened bark spider Family Hersiliidae :'' Tamopsis'' spp''.'', Two-tailed spiders Family

Hexathelidae Hexathelidae is a family of mygalomorph spiders. It is one of a number of families and genera of spiders known as funnel-web spiders. In 2018, the family was substantially reduced in size by genera being moved to three separate families: Atracid ...

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Atrax robustus The Sydney funnel-web spider (''Atrax robustus'') is a species of venomous mygalomorph spider native to eastern Australia, usually found within a radius of Sydney. It is a member of a group of spiders known as Australian funnel-web spiders. ...

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Sydney funnel-web spider The Sydney funnel-web spider (''Atrax robustus'') is a species of venomous mygalomorph spider native to eastern Australia, usually found within a radius of Sydney. It is a member of a group of spiders known as Australian funnel-web spiders. I ...

:'' Hadronyche'' spp''.'' Funnel-web spiders :'' Plesiothele fentoni'', Lake Fenton trapdoor spider Family

Idiopidae Idiopidae, also known as armored trapdoor spiders, is a family of mygalomorph spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1889. They have a large body similar to tarantulas. Description In some species the males have a spur on their legs, whic ...

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Aganippe Aganippe (; Ancient Greek: Ἀγανίππη means 'mare who kills mercifully') was a name or epithet of several figures in Greek mythology: *Aganippe, a naiad of the spring Aganippe. *Aganippe, wife of King Acrisius of Argos, and according to ...

'' spp. Trapdoor spiders :'' Arbanitis'' spp''.'', Golden trapdoor spider :'' Blakistonia aurea'', Adelaide trapdoor spider :'' Idiosoma nigrum'', Shieldbacked trapdoor spider :'' Misgolas rapax'', Sydney brown trapdoor spider :'' Misgolas robertsi'', Tube spider Family Lamponidae :'' Lampona cylindrata'', Whitetailed spider :''

Lampona murina White-tailed spiders are spiders native to southern and eastern Australia, and so named because of the whitish tips at the end of their abdomens. The body size is up to 18 mm, with a leg-span of 28 mm. Common species are ''Lampona cy ...

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Lycosidae Wolf spiders are members of the family Lycosidae (). They are robust and agile hunters with excellent eyesight. They live mostly in solitude, hunt alone, and do not spin webs. Some are opportunistic hunters, pouncing upon prey as they find it or c ...

:'' Venatrix furcillata'', Little striped wolf spider :'' Tasmanicosa godeffroyi'', Garden wolf spider Family

Mimetidae Pirate spiders, members of the family Mimetidae, are araneomorph spiders which typically feed on other spiders. The family Mimetidae contains roughly 200 species divided among 12 genera, of which ''Mimetus'' and ''Ero'' are the most common. Mim ...

:'' Australomimetus'' spp''.'', Pirate spiders Family Miturgidae :''

Miturga ''Miturga'' is a genus of spiders in the family Miturgidae Miturgidae is a family of araneomorph spiders that includes nearly 170 species in 29 genera worldwide. First described by Eugène Simon in 1886, it has been substantially revised, and ...

'' spp''.'', Lined spiders Family

Nemesiidae Nemesiidae, also known as funnel-web trapdoor spiders, is a family of mygalomorph spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1889, and raised to family status in 1985. Before becoming its own family, it was considered part of "Dipluridae". Desc ...

:'' Aname diversicolor'', Black wishbone spider :'' Stanwellia grisea'', Melbourne trapdoor spider Family

Nicodamidae Nicodamidae is a family of araneomorph spiders with about thirty species in seven genera. They are small to medium-sized spiders found near the ground of eucalypt forest in small sheet webs. The species of this family are only present in Australia ...

:'' Nicodamus'' spp''.'', Red-and-black spiders Family

Oecobiidae Oecobiidae, also called disc web spiders, is a family of araneomorph spiders, including about 100 described species. They are small to moderate sized spiders (about long combined head and body length, depending on the species. Larger ones tend to ...

:'' Oecobius navus'', Wall spider Family Pholcidae :'' Pholcus phalangioides'', Daddy long-legs spider Family

Pisauridae Nursery web spiders (Pisauridae) is a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1890. They resemble wolf spiders (Lycosidae) except for several key differences. Wolf spiders have two very prominent eyes in addition to the o ...

:'' Megadolomedes australianus'', Giant water spider Family

Salticidae Jumping spiders are a group of spiders that constitute the family Salticidae. As of 2019, this family contained over 600 described genera and over 6,000 described species, making it the largest family of spiders at 13% of all species. Jumping spi ...

:'' Helpis minitabunda'', Bronze Aussie jumper :'' Maratus'' spp. Peacock Spiders :'' Mopsus mormon'', Northern Green Jumping spider :''

Myrmarachne ''Myrmarachne'' is a genus of ant-mimicking jumping spiders that was first described by W. S. MacLeay in 1839. They are commonly called antmimicking spiders, but they are not the only spiders that have this attribute. The name is a combination o ...

'' spp''.'', Ant-mimicking spider :'' Sandalodes'' spp. Large Jumping Spiders Family Scytodidae :'' Scytodes thoracica'', Common Spitting spider Family Sparassidae :'' Delena cancerides'', Flat Huntsman spider, Social Huntsman Spider or Avondale spider :'' Holconia immanis'', Sydney Huntsman spider, Large Huntsman spider, Giant Huntsman spider, Grey Huntsman Spider :'' Neosparassus'' spp''.'', Badge Huntsman spiders and Shield Huntsman spiders :'' Pandercetes gracilis'', Lichen huntsman Family

Stiphidiidae Stiphidiidae, also called sheetweb spiders, is a family of araneomorph spiders first described in 1917. Most species are medium size ('' Stiphidion facetum'' is about long) and speckled brown with long legs. All members of this family occur in ...

:'' Stiphidion facetum'', Sombrero spider Family Tetragnathidae :'' Phonognatha graeffei'', Leaf curling spider :'' Tetragnatha'' spp''.'', Four-jawed spider Family

Theraphosidae Tarantulas comprise a group of large and often hairy spiders of the family Theraphosidae. , 1,040 species have been identified, with 156 genera. The term "tarantula" is usually used to describe members of the family Theraphosidae, although m ...

:'' Selenocosmia crassipes'', Coastal Whistling spider :'' Selenocosmia stirlingi'', Australian Common Whistling spider :'' Selenotypus plumipes'', Australian Featherleg spider Family Theridiidae :'' Ariamnes spp.'', Whip spiders :''

Latrodectus hasselti The redback spider (''Latrodectus hasselti''), also known as the Australian black widow, is a species of highly venomous spider believed to originate in South Australia or adjacent Western Australian deserts, but now found throughout Austral ...

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Redback spider The redback spider (''Latrodectus hasselti''), also known as the Australian black widow, is a species of highly venomous spider believed to originate in South Australia or adjacent Western Australian deserts, but now found throughout Australi ...

:'' Nesticodes rufipes'', Red-legged House spider :'' Steatoda grossa'', Cupboard spider :'' Thwaitesia argentiopunctata'', Silver Dewdrop spider Family

Thomisidae The Thomisidae are a family of spiders, including about 170 genera and over 2,100 species. The common name crab spider is often linked to species in this family, but is also applied loosely to many other families of spiders. Many members of th ...

:'' Amyciaea albomaculata'', Green Tree Ant Mimicking spider :'' Australomisidia'' spp. Australian Crab Spiders :'' Hedana spp''., Green Crab spider :'' Stephanopis altifrons'', Knobbly Crab spider :''

Thomisus spectabilis ''Thomisus spectabilis'', also known as the white crab spider or Australian crab spider, is a small spider found in Australia and far east Asia. The body length of the female is up to 10 mm, the male 6.2 mm. Including legs, the spider ...

'', Australian Crab Spider :'' Zygometis xanthogaster'' Yellow-tailed Crab Spider Family

Uloboridae Uloboridae is a family of non-venomous spiders, known as cribellate orb weavers or hackled orb weavers. Their lack of venom glands is a secondarily evolved trait. Instead, they wrap their prey thoroughly in silk, cover it in regurgitated digestive ...

:'' Zosis geniculata'', White-kneed spider

Order Opiliones

Family Gagrellidae :'' Nelima doriae'', introduced daddy-longlegs Family

Phalangiidae The Phalangiidae are a family of harvestmen with about 380 known species. The best known is ''Phalangium opilio''. ''Dicranopalpus ramosus'' is an invasive species in Europe. It is not to be confused with the harvestman family Phalangodidae, wh ...

:'' Spinicrus spp.'', Harvestmen Family Triaenychidae :'' Equitius spp.'', Harvestmen :'' Hickmanoxyomma spp.'', Cave harvestman :'' Triaenobunus spp.'', Harvestmen

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Spiders Spiders (order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject venom, and spinnerets that extrude silk. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species di ...

Australian spiders * Australia Spiders of Australia

Order Araneae

Order Opiliones

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