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Araneae (True Spiders)

Family: Araneidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Sedasta ferox Simon, 1894   (rediscovered) West Africa Rediscovered  Access

 

Family: Archaeidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Archaea copalensis Lourenço, 2000   subfossil Madagascar Invalid (synonym) Access

 

Family: Atracidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Hadronyche pulvinator (Hickman, 1927) Cascade funnel-web spider 1926 or later Cascades area, Tasmania, Australia Extinct Access

 

Family: Barychelidae (Brushed Trapdoor Spiders)

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Idioctis intertidalis (Benoit & Legendre, 1968) - (rediscovered) Madagascar, Grand Comore & Seychelles Rediscovered Access

 

Family: Corinnidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Paccius quadridentatus Simon, 1898 - 1892 Mahé, Seychelles Extinct Access

 

Family: Dysderidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Dysdera cetophonorum Crespo & Arnedo, 2021 - 1950's Pico Island, Azores Extinct Access

 

Family: Euctenizidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Aptostichus killerdana Bond, 2012 Killerdana trapdoor spider 15 February 1971 Orange County, California, USA Extinct Access
             
Aptostichus lucerne Bond, 2012 Deadman’s trapdoor spider 25 October 1957 San Bernardino County, California, USA Extinct Access

 

Family: Eutichuridae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Cheiracanthium wilma Benoit, 1977 - 5-6 May 1967 St. Helena Missing Access

 

Family: Gnaphosidae (Ground spiders)

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Benoitodes caheni (Benoit, 1977) Cahen's ground spider 1960's St. Helena Missing Access
             
Gnaphosa funerea (Dalmas, 1921) Funerial ground spider 1 December 1965 St. Helena Missing Access

 

Family: Hexathelidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Plesiothele fentoni Hickman, 1936 Lake Fenton trapdoor spider - Tasmania, Australia Rediscovered Access

 

Family: Leptonetidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Masirana glabra (Komatsu, 1957)   (rediscovered) Kochi Prefecture, Shikoku, Japan Rediscovered Access 

 

Family: Linyphiidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Orsonwelles torosus (Simon, 1900) Waimea sheet weaver 1890's Kauai, Hawaiian Islands, USA Extinct Access

 

Family: Liphistiidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Liphistius birmanicus Thorell, 1897 - (rediscovered) Myanmar (=Burma) Rediscovered Access
             
Liphistius lordae Platnick & Sedgwick, 1984 - (rediscovered) Myanmar (=Burma) Rediscovered Access

 

Family: Lycosidae (Wolf spiders)

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Hogna biscoitoi Wunderlich, 1992 Biscoito wolf spider 1992 or before Porto Santo, Madeira Invalid (synonym) Access
             
Hogna cinica (Tongiorgi, 1977) Prosperous Bay Plain wolf spider 1967 St. Helena Missing Access

 

Family: Migidae (Tree trapdoor-spiders)

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Migas nitens Hickman, 1927 Silver migas trapdoor (rediscovered) Tasmania, Australia Rediscovered Access

 

Family: Miturgidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Voraptus tenellus (Simon, 1893) - 1972 Mahé & Silhouette, Seychelles Missing Access

 

Family: Nemesiidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Nemesia arboricola Pocock, 1903 Maltese trap-door spider (rediscovered) Malta Rediscovered Access

 

Family: Ochyroceratidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Euso muehlenbergi (Saaristo, 1998) - 1975 Grande Soeur & Petite Soeur islands, Seychelles Missing Access

 

Family: Oonopidae (Goblin spiders)

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Gamasomorpha austera Simon, 1898 - 1892 Mahé, Seychelles Missing Access

 

Family: Palpimanidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Steriphopus lacertosus Simon, 1898 - 1892 Mahé, Seychelles Missing Access

 

Family: Pisauridae (Water Spiders)

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile

Mangromedes kochi

(Roewer, 1951) - (rediscovered) Queensland, Australia Rediscovered Access
             

Tasmomedes eberhardarum

(Strand, 1913) - (rediscovered) Tasmania & Victoria, Australia Rediscovered Access

 

Family: Salticidae (Jumping Spiders)

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Maratus nigromaculatus (Keyserling, 1883) Black-spotted peacock spider (rediscovered) Queensland, Australia Rediscovered Access
             
Myrmarachne melanocephala MacLeay, 1839 - (rediscovered) Asia (southern) Rediscovered Access
             
Piranthus decorus Thorell, 1895   (rediscovered) India & Myanmar (=Burma) Rediscovered Access
             
Rhene cooperi Lessert, 1925   (rediscovered) South Africa Rediscovered Access

 

Family: Selenopidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
?Anyphops cortex Wunderlich, 2004   subfossil Madagascar Invalid (synonym) Access
             
Garcorops jadis Bosselaers, 2004   subfossil Madagascar Missing Access

 

Family: Sparassidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Pleorotus braueri Simon, 1898 - 1894 Mahé, Seychelles Extinct Access
             
Stipax triangulifer Simon, 1898 - 1894 Mahé, Seychelles Extinct Access
             
Thomasettia seychellana Hirst, 1911 - 1908 Mahé & Silhouette, Seychelles Extinct Access

 

Family: Telemidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Seychellia lodoiceae Brignoli, 1980 - 1972 Praslin Island, Seychelles Extinct Access

 

Family: Tetragnathidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Meta barreti Kulczynski, 1899   1987 Madeira, Portugal Missing Access
             
Tetragnatha paschae Berland, 1924 Rapa Nui long-jawed spider ? Rapa Nui (=Easter Island) Extinct Access

 

Family: Theraphosidae (Tiger Tarantulas)

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Nesiergus gardineri (Hirst, 1911) - 1974 Seychelles Missing Access
             
Nesiergus halophilus Benoit, 1978 - 1972 Seychelles Missing Access
             
Poecilotheria metallica Pocock, 1899 - (rediscovered) Andhra Pradesh, India Rediscovered Access

 

Family: Theridiidae (Cobweb spiders)

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Moneta coercervea (Roberts, 1978) - 1972 Mahé & Silhouette, Seychelles Missing Access

 

Family: Thomisidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Bonapruncinia sanctaehelenae Benoit, 1977 Napoleon's crab spider 26 November 1965 St. Helena Missing Access

 

Family: Trechaleidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Paratrechalea murphyi Diniz et al., 2022   20 years ago Brazil Missing? Access

 

Family: Zoropsidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Tengella perfuga Dahl, 1901 - (rediscovered) Nicaragua Rediscovered Access

 

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