Spiders, Ticks, and allies (Class Arachnida)

Arachnid PhotographyPhotography by Donald Gudehus                            

Kingdom Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 - Animals

Phylum Arthropoda von Siebold, 1848

Subphylum Chelicerata Heymons, 1901

Class Arachnida Lamarck, 1801 - Spiders, Ticks, Mites, Chiggers, Scorpions, Whipscorpions, Daddy Longlegs, and Harvestmen

Order Parasitiformes Leach, 1815 - Mites and Ticks

Suborder Ixodida Leach, 1815

Superfamily Ixodoidea

Family Ixodidae C. L. Koch, 1844 - Hard Ticks


Order Amblypygi Thorell, 1883 - Whip Spiders

Order Araneae Clerck, 1757 - Spiders

Suborder Mesothelae R. C. Brusca & G. J. Brusca, 1990 - Spiders with 4 pairs of spinnerets

Suborder Opisthothelae R. C. Brusca & G. J. Brusca, 1990 - Spiders with more modern characteristics

Infraorder Mygalomorphae Pocock, 1903 - Fangs point straight down

Infraorder Araneomorphae Nopcsa, 1923 - True Spiders

Superfamily Araneoidea

Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 - Orb-weaver Spiders
Family Nephilidae Simon, 1894 - Golden Orb-weaver Spiders
Family Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833 - Tangle-web Spiders aka Cobweb Spiders aka Comb-footed Spiders


Superfamily Lycosoidea

Family Lycosidae Sundevall, 1833 - Wolf Spiders
Family Pisauridae Simon, 1890 - Fishing Spiders


Superfamily Agelenoidea

Family Agelenidae C. L. Koch, 1837 - Funnel Weaver aka Grass Spiders


Superfamily Sparassoidea

Family Sparassidae Bertkau, 1872 - Huntsman Spiders


Superfamily Gnaphosoidea

Family Gnaphosidae Pocock, 1898 - Flat-bellied Ground Spiders


Superfamily Thomisoidea

Family Philodromidae Thorell, 1870 - Running Crab Spiders
Family Thomisidae Sundevall, 1833 - Crab Spiders


Superfamily Salticoidea Blackwell, 1841

Family Salticidae Blackwell, 1842 - Jumping Spiders


Order Haptopoda Pocock, 1911 - Extinct

Order Opiliones Sundevall, 1833 - Harvestmen

Order Palpigradi Thorell, 1900 - Microwhip Scorpions

Order Phalangiotarbida Haase, 1890 - Extinct

Order Pseudoscorpionida Haeckel, 1866 - Pseudoscorpions

Order Ricinulei Thorell, 1876 - Hooded Tickspiders

Order Schizomida Petrunkevitch, 1945 - Shorttailed Whipscorpions

Order Scorpiones C. L. Koch, 1837 - Scorpions

Suborder Neoscorpionina

Infraorder Orthosterni

Superfamily Buthoidea

Family Buthidae C. L. Koch, 1837 - Fat-tailed Scorpions and Bark Scorpions


Order Solifugae Sundevall, 1833 - Camel Spiders

Order Thelyphonida O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872 - Whip Scorpions aka Vinegaroons

Order Trigonotarbida Petrunkevitch, 1949 - Extinct

Family Ixodidae C. L. Koch, 1844 - Hard Ticks

Dermacentor occidentalis (Marx, 1892) - The Pacific Coast Tick
Ixodes pacificus (Cooley & Kohls, 1943) - The Western Black-legged Tick




Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 - Orb-weaver Spiders

Araneus diadematus (Clerck, 1758) - The European Garden Spider aka The Cross Orbweaver
Araneus trifolium (Hentz, 1847) - The Shamrock Orbweaver
Argiope argentata (Fabricius, 1775) - The Silver Garden Spider
Argiope aurantia (Lucas, 1833) - The Golden Orb Weaver aka Yellow Garden Spider aka Corn Spider aka
Black & Yellow Argiope
Argiope trifasciata (Forsskål, 1775) - The Banded Argiope




Family Nephilidae Simon, 1894 - Golden Orb-weaver Spiders

Nephila clavipes (Linnaeus, 1767) - The Golden Silk Orb Weaver Spider




Family Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833 - Tangle-web Spiders aka Cobweb Spiders aka Comb-footed Spiders

Steatoda grossa (C. L. Koch, 1838) - The Cupboard Spider aka Dark Comb-footed Spider aka Brown House Spider aka
False Black Widow




Family Lycosidae Sundevall, 1833 - Wolf Spiders

Schizocosa mccooki (Montgomery, 1904) - A Wolf Spider




Family Pisauridae Simon, 1890 - Fishing Spiders

Dolomedes triton (Walckenaer, 1837) - The Six-spotted Fishing Spider




Family Agelenidae C. L. Koch, 1837 - Funnel Weaver aka Grass Spiders

Agelenopsis sp.
Eratigena agrestis (Walckenaer, 1802) - The Hobo Spider
Tegenaria domestica (Clerck, 1757) - The Barn Funnel Weaver aka The Domestic House Spider (in Europe)




Family Sparassidae Bertkau, 1872 - Huntsman Spiders

Heteropoda venatoria (Linnaeus, 1767) - The Brown Huntsman Spider aka Giant Crab Spider aka Banana Spider




Family Gnaphosidae Pocock, 1898 - Flat-bellied Ground Spiders

Scotophaeus blackwalli (Thorell, 1871) - The Mouse Spider
Sergiolus columbianus (Emerton, 1917)




Family Philodromidae Thorell, 1870 - Running Crab Spiders

Philodromus dispar (Walckenaer, 1826) - The House Crab Spider
Tibellus oblongus (Walckenaer, 1802) - The Oblong Running Crab Spider




Family Thomisidae Sundevall, 1833 - Crab Spiders

Misumena vatia (Clerck, 1757) - The Goldenrod Crab Spider




Family Salticidae Blackwell, 1842 - Jumping Spiders

Subfamily Dendryphantinae
Phidippus audax (Hentz, 1845) - The Bold Jumper
Phidippus carneus (Peckham & Peckham, 1896)


Unidentified Jumping Spiders


Unidentified Spiders



Family Buthidae C. L. Koch, 1837 - Fat-tailed Scorpions and Bark Scorpions

Centruroides griseus (C. L. Koch, 1844) - A Bark Scorpion



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