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Spider Taxa List

In order of LQA discovery

    Salticidae (Jumpimg Spiders)

  1. Pelegrina aeneola (Coppered White-cheeked Jumping Spider)
  2. Phidippus audex (Bold Jumpimg Spider)
  3. Platycryptus californicus (California Flattened Jumping Spider)
  4. Phanias sp.
  5. Saltiicus scenicus (Zebra Jumping Spider)

    6. Thomisidae (Crab Spiders)

  6. Bassaniana sp.
  7. Mecaphesa sp.
  8. Misumena vatia (Goldenrod Crab Spider)
  9. Xysticus sp. (Ground Crab Spiders)

    10. Philodromidae (Running Crab Spiders)

  10. Philodromus dispar (Eurasian Running Spider)
  11. Tibellus sp. (Slender Crab Spiders)

    12. Theridiidae (Cobweb Spiders)

  12. Steatoda triangulosa (Triangulate Combfoot)
  13. Theridion sp. (Tangle-web Spiders)

    14. Agelenidae (Funnel Weavers)

  14. Subfamily Ageleninae
  15. Eratigena agrestis (Hobo Spider)

    16. Oxyopidae (Lynx Spiders)

  16. Oxyopes Saltiicus (Striped Lynx Spider)
  17. Oxyopes scalaris (Western Lynx Spider)

    18. Araneidae (Orbweavers)

  18. Araneus gemmoides (Cat-faced Orbweavers)

    19. Ground and Ant-mimic Sac Spiders (Corinnidae)

  19. Castianeira sp. (Ant-mimic Sac Spiders)

    20. Dysderidae (Woodlouse Hunter Spiders)

  20. Dysdera crocata (Woodlouse Spider)

    21. Gnaphosidae (Ground Spiders)

  21. Sergiolus sp.

    22. Linyphiidae (Sheetweb and Dwarf Spiders)

  22. Erigoninae sp. (Money Spiders)

    23. Lycosidae (Wolf Spiders)

  23. Pardosa sp. Thin-legged Wolf Spiders)

23 unique taxa

12 families

21 genera

12 species