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Revision as of 03:51, 10 October 2008
This is a list of Australian spiders, Australian spiders are from the Orders Araneae and Opiliones.
Order Araneae
Family Actinopodidae
- Missulena bradleyi, Eastern mouse spider
- Missulena insignis, Redheaded mouse spider
- Missulena pruinosa, Northern mouse spider
Family Agelenidae
- Tegenaria domestica, European house spider
Family Araneidae
- Arachnura feredayi, Tailed forest spider
- Arachnura higginsii, Scorpiontailed spider
- Araneus bradleyi, Enamelled spider
- Archemorus curtulus, Small bird-dropping spider
- Argiope keyserlingi, St Andrew's cross spider
- Argiope protensa, Tear drop spider or longtailed orb-weaving spider
- Argiope trifasciata, Banded orb-weaving spider
- Arkys spp., Triangular spiders
- Austracantha minax, Christmas spiders or Jewel Spider
- Austracantha spp., Christmas spiders or Jewel spiders
- Celaenia excavata, Bird-dropping spider
- Cyclosa trilobata, Three lobed spider
- Cyrtophora spp., Tent spiders
- Eriophora biapicata, Australian Garden Orb Weaver Spider
- Eriophora pustulosa, Garden orbweb spider
- Eriophora transmarina, Wheelweaving orbweaving spider
- Ordgarius furcatus, Hairy imperial spider
- Ordgarius magnificus, Magnificent spider
- Ordgarius spp., Bolas spiders
- Poecilopachys australasia, Two-spined spider
Family Archaeidae
- Austrarchaea mainae, Western archaeid spider
Family Austrochilidae
- Hickmania troglodytes, Tasmanian cave spider
Family Barychelidae
- Idioctis yerlata, Intertidal trapdoor spider
- Idiommata blackwalli, Brushfooted trapdoor spider
- Seqocrypta jakara, Brush footed spider
Family Clubionidae
- Clubiona robusta, Stout sac spider
Family Corinnidae
- Poecilipta spp., Ant-mimicking spiders
- Supunna picta, Spotted ground swift spider
- Supunna spp., Swift spiders
Family Deinopidae
- Deinopis subrufa, Common netcasting spider
Family Desidae
- Badumna insignis, Black house spider
- Badumna longinqua, Brown house spider
- Badumna socialis , Colonial spider
Family Dipluridae
- Troglodiplura lowryi, Nullarbor cave trapdoor spider
Family Dysderidae
- Dysdera crocota, European garden spider
Family Gnaphosidae
- Anzacia gemmea, Silvery vagabond spider
- Hemicloea rogenhoferi, Flattened bark spider
Family Hersiliidae
- Tamopsis spp., Two-tailed spider
Family Hexathelidae
- Atrax robustus, Sydney funnel-web spider
- Hadronyche adelaidensis, Adelaide funnelweb spider
- Hadronyche cerberea, Tree funnelweb spider or Southern funnelweb spider
- Hadronyche eyrei, Eyre Peninsula funnelweb spider
- Hadronyche flindersi, Flinders funnelweb spider
- Hadronyche formidabilis, Northern Rivers funnelweb spider or Northern funnelweb spider
- Hadronyche infensa, Toowoomba funnelweb spider
- Hadronyche modesta, Victorian funnelweb spider
- Hadronyche pulvinator, Cascade funnelweb spider
- Hadronyche venenata, Tasmanian funnelweb spider
- Hadronyche versuta, Blue Mountains funnelweb spider
- Plesiothele fentoni, Lake Fenton trapdoor spider
Family Idiopidae
- Aganippe castellum, Tree-stem trapdoor spider
- Aganippe subtristis, Four-spotted trapdoor spider
- Arbanitis spp., Golden trapdoor spider
- Arbanitis tasmanica, Tasmanian 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
Family Linyphiidae
- Diplocephalus cristatus, Common money spider
Family Lycosidae
- Dingosa simsoni, Grey wolf spider
- Lycosa furcillata, Little striped wolf spider
- Lycosa godeffroyi, Garden wolf spider
Family Micropholcommatidae
- Micropholcomma longissimum, Australian lungless spider
- Olgania excavata, Bubs Hill micro cave spider
Family Mimetidae
- Australomimetus spp., Pirate spiders
- Mimetus spp., Pirate spiders
Family Miturgidae
- Cheiracanthium mordax, Yellow nightstalking sac spider
- Cheiracanthium spp., Sac spiders
- Cheiracanthium stratioticum, Slender sac spider
- Miturga spp., Lined spiders
Family Nemesiidae
- Aname diversicolor, Black wishbone spider
- Aname mainae, Black wishbone spider
- Kwonkan eboracum, Yorkrakine trapdoor spider
- Stanwellia grisea, Melbourne trapdoor spider
- Stanwellia nebulosa, Pellet spider
- Teyl spp., Minnivale trapdoor spider
Family Nicodamidae
- Nicodamus spp., Red-n-black spiders
- Novodamus nodatus, Red'n'black spider
Family Oecobiidae
- Oecobius annulipes, Wall spider
Family Pholcidae
Family Pisauridae
- Megadolomedes australianus, Giant water spider
Family Salticidae
- Breda jovialis, Australian jumping spider
- Helpis minitabunda, Bronze Aussie jumper
- Holoplatys ssp., Chink Jumping spider
- Mopsus mormon, Northern Green Jumping spider
- Myrmarachne spp., Antmimicking spider
Family Scytodidae
- Scytodes perfecta, Perfect Spitting spider
- Scytodes thoracica, Common Spitting spider
Family Sicariidae
- Loxosceles rufescens, Fiddleback spider or Violin spider
Family Sparassidae
- Delena cancerides, Flat Huntsman spider or Avondale spider
- Holconia immanis, Sydney Huntsman spider, Large Huntsman spider, Giant Huntsman spider
- Neosparassus patellatus, Football spider
- Neosparassus spp., Badge Huntsman spiders and Shield Huntsman spiders
- Pandercetes gracilis, Lichen huntsman
- Typostola barbata, Giant Huntsman spider
Family Stiphidiidae
- Corasoides spp., Platform spider or Trampoline spider
- Stiphidion facetum, Sombrero spider
- Tartarus mullamullangensis, Mullamullang Cave spider
- Tartarus murdochensis, Murdoch Sink Cave spider
- Tartarus nurinensis, Nurina Cave spider
- Tartarus thampannensis, Murdoch Sink Cave spider
Family Tetragnathidae
- Nephila spp., Golden Orbweavers
- Phonognatha graeffei, Leaf curling spider
- Tetragnatha spp., Four-jawed spider
Family Theraphosidae
- Selenocosmia crassipes, Coastal Whistling spider
- Selenocosmia stirlingi, Australian Common Whistling spider
- Selenotypus plumipes, Australian Featherleg spider
Family Theridiidae
- Achaearanea tepidariorum, Grey House spider, introduced
- Achaearanea veruculata, Cobweb spider or Tangle Web spider
- Argyrodes antipodianus, Dewdrop spider
- Argyrodes patersoniensis, Whip spider
- Ariamnes spp., Whip spiders
- Latrodectus geometricus, Brown widow spider
- Latrodectus hasseltii, Redback spider
- Nesticodes rufipes, Redlegged House spider
- Steatoda grossa, Cupboard spider
- Thwaitesia argentiopunctata, Silver Dewdrop spider
Family Thomisidae
- Amyciaea albomaculata, Green Tree Ant Mimicking spider
- Diaea spp., Flower spider
- Hedana spp., Green Crab spider
- Stephanopis altifrons, Knobbly Crab spider
Family Uloboridae
- Zosis geniculata, White Kneed spider
Order Opiliones
Family Gagrellidae
- Nelima doriae, introduced daddy-longlegs
Family Phalangiidae
- Spinicrus spp., Harvestmen
Family Triaenychidae
- Equitius spp., Harvestmen
- Hickmanoxyomma spp., Cave harvestman
- Triaenobunus spp., Harvestmen