Pantropical spiders

Nephila is a genus of araneomorph spiders noted for the impressive webs they weave. Nephila consists of numerous species found in warmer regions around the world, although some species formerly included in the genus have been moved to Trichonephila. They are commonly called golden silk orb-weavers, golden orb-weavers, giant wood spiders, or banana spiders.

species of arachnid

species of arachnid

Leucauge is a spider genus of long-jawed orb weavers, with over 160 species and fully pantropical distribution.

Menemerus is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1868. They are long, flattened in shape, and very hairy, usually with brown and grayish hairs. Most species have white edges on the thorax. The abdomen is often oval, or sometimes elongated or rounded.

species of arachnid

Chrysso is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1882.

species of arachnid

Philoponella is a genus of uloborid spiders. Like all Uloboridae, these species have no venom.

species of arachnid

species of arachnid

Zosis is a genus of spiders in the family Uloboridae. Mostly a South American genus, Z. geniculata has been introduced worldwide.

Modisimus is a genus of cellar spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1893.

Micropholcus is a genus of cellar spiders that was first described by Christa Laetitia Deeleman-Reinhold & J. D. Prinsen in 1987.

species of spider

Glenognatha is a genus of long-jawed orb-weavers that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1887. It was considerably revised in 2016.

species of arachnid

species of arachnid

Heteroonops is a genus of spiders in the family Oonopidae. It was first described in 1916 by Dalmas. , it contains about 25 species.

species of arachnid

thumb | right | alt=Brignolia parumpunctata (Simon, 1893). A. Carapace of male, dorsal view; B. Same, ventral view; C. Same, lateral view, arrow ① points at membranous tips; D. Ventral scutum of female, ventral view, arrow ② points at V-shaped ridge; E. Genital area of female, dorsal view. Scale bars: 0.1 mm. | Brignolia parumpunctata (Simon, 1893). A. Carapace of male, dorsal view; B. Same, ventral view; C. Same, lateral view, arrow ① points at membranous tips; D. Ventral scutum of female, ventral view, arrow ② points at V-shaped ridge; E. Genital area of female, dorsal view. Scale bars: 0.1

Nesticodes is a monotypic genus of comb-footed spiders containing only the red house spider [Nesticodes rufipes (Lucas, 1846)]. It was first described by Allan Frost Archer in 1950, and has a pantropical distribution due to ship and air travel.

species of insect