CHECKLIST OF ARANEAE OF FIJI
compiled by Neal L. Evenhuis


ARANEIDAE
Arachnura
sp. [from BPBM collection]

Araneus
decolor L. Koch, 1871: 71 [Epeira]
flavopunctatus L. Koch, 1871: 79 [Epeira]

Araniella
sp. [FNIC collection]

Argiope
pentagona L. Koch, 1871: 39
picta L. Koch, 1871: 33
trifasciata Forsskål, 1775: 86
     plana L. Koch, 1867: 181


Cyclosa
litoralis (L. Koch), 1867: 180 [Epeira]
     strangulata (L. Koch), 1872: 118 [Epeira]


Cyrtophora
leucopicta (Urquhart), 1890: 234 [Argiope]
moluccensis (Doleschall), 1857: 418 [Epeira] [from BPBM collection]
    hieroglyphica (L. Koch), 1871: 89 [Epeira]


Eriophora
biapicata (L. Koch), 1871: 54 [Epeira]
transmarina (Keyserling), 1865: 814 [Epeira]
     capitalis (L. Koch), 1871: 58 [Epieira] [from BPBM collection]


Gasteracantha
brevispina (Doleschall), 1857: 423 [Plectana]
     suminata Koch, 1871: 11


Neoscona
plebejus (L. Koch), 1871: 69 [Araneus]
theisi Walckenaer, 1842: 53 [Epeira] [from BPBM collection]

 


BARYCHELIDAE
Fijocrypta
vitilevu Raven, 1994: 652


Idioctis
helvus L. Koch, 1874: 484

 

CLUBIONIDAE
Clubiona

sp. [R. Gillespie, in litt.]

 


CORINNIDAE
Supunna
insularis (L. Koch), 1873: 437 [Agroeca]

 


CRYPTOTHELIDAE
Cryptothele
verrucosa L. Koch, 1872: 240

 


CTENIDAE
Ctenus
marginatus Walckenaer, 1847: 402

 


DESIDAE
Paratheuma
australis Beattie & Berry, 1989: 343

 


DIPLURIDAE
Masteria
hirsuta L. Koch, 1873: 458

 


GNAPHOSIDAE
Undetermined genus

sp. [from BPBM collection]

 

HAHNIIDAE
Undetermined genus

sp. [R. Gillespie, in litt.]

 


HYDRACHNELLIDAE
Undetermined genus
sp. [from Haynes, 1999: 82]

 


LINYPHIIDAE
Bathyphantes
sp. [from BPBM collection]


Linyphia
sp. [from BPBM collection, R. Gillespie, in litt.]


Neonesiotes
remiformes Millidge in Beatty, Berry & Millidge, 1991: 269


Nesioneta
elegans Millidge in Beatty, Berry & Millidge, 1991: 268

 


LYCOSIDAE
Allocosa
hostilis (L. Koch), 1877: 939 [Lycosa]


Lycosa
vulpecula L. Koch, 1865: 864
sp. [from BPBM collection, R. Gillespie, in litt.]


Lycosella
sp. [from BPBM collection]

 


MITURGIDAE
Cheiracanthium
longimanum L. Koch, 1873: 398
mordax L. Koch, 1866: 262

 


MYSMENIDAE
Mysmena
vitiensis Forster, 1959: 304

 


NEPHILIDAE
Nephila
plumipes (Latreille), 1804: 275 [Aranea]
     prolixa L. Koch, 1872: 149
     venosa L. Koch, 1872: 148
     flagellans L. Koch, 1872: 153
tetragnathoides (Walckenaer), 1842: 100 [Epeira]
vitiana (Walckenaer), 1847: 471 [Epeira]

 


NESTICIDAE
Nesticella
mogera (Yaginuma), 1972: 621 [Nesticus]

 


OCHYROCERATIDAE
Speocera (as Apiocera)
sp. [from BPBM collection]

 


OONOPIDAE
Gamasomorpha
loricata (L. Koch), 1873: 449 [Oonops] [from BPBM collection]


Ischnothyreus
sp. [from BPBM collection, R. Gillespie, in litt.]


Oonopinus
sp. [from BPBM collection]


Pelicinus
raveni
Platnick et al., 2012: 39

 


PHOLCIDAE
Aetana
fiji
Huber, 2005: 74.



Pholcus
ancoralis L. Koch, 1865: 862
longiventris (Simon), 1893: 321 [Spermaphora]


Smeringopus
pallidus (Blackwall), 1858: 433 [Pholcus]
     elongatus (Vinson), 1863: 307 [Pholcus] [from BPBM colletion]

 


PISAURIDAE
Dolomedes
sp. [from BPBM collection]

 


SALTICIDAE
Ascyltus
divinus Karsch, 1878: 30
pterygodes (L. Koch), 1865: 876 [Hyllus]
rhizophora Berry, Beatty & Prószynski, 1997: 116
similis Berry, Beatty & Prószynski, 1997: 114


Athamas
guineensis Jendrzejewska, 1995: 108
tahitiensis Jendrzejewska, 1995; 106
whitmeei
Cambridge, 1877: 576 [from BPBM collection]


Bavia
aericeps Simon, 1877: 61 [from BPBM collection]


Bianor
vitiensis Berry, Beatty & Prószynski, 1996: 222


Cosmophasis
lami Berry, Beatty & Prószynski, 1997: 123


Cytaea
koronivia Berry, Beatty & Prószynski, 1998: 154
nausori Berry, Beatty & Prószynski, 1998: 155
taveuniensis Patoleta & Gardzinska, 2010: 632
vitiensis Berry, Beatty & Prószynski, 1998: 160


Efate
albobicinctus Berland, 1938: 154
raptor Berry, Beatty & Prószynski, 1996: 227


Europhrys
bryophila Berry, Beatty & Prószynski, 1996: 233


Hasarius
adansonii (Audouin), 1826: 169 [Attus] [from BPBM collection]


Lagnus
longimanus L. Koch, 1879: 1074
monteithorum Patoleta, 2008: 718


Lakarobius
alboniger Berry, Beatty & Prószynski, 1998: 162


Margaromma
namukana Roewer, 1944: 5


Menemorus
bivittatus (Dufour), 1831: 369 [Salticus]


Omoedus
cordatus Berry, Beatty & Prószynski, 1996: 242


Palpelius
namosi Berry, Beatty& Prószynski, 1996: 243
taveuniensis Patoleta, 2008: 722
vanuaensis Patolerta, 2008: 726
vitiensis Patoleta, 2008: 726


Plexippus
paykulli (Audouin), 1826: 409 [Attus]
    delibuta L. Koch, 1875: 874 [Euophrys]
petersi (Karsch), 1878: 332 [Euophrys]


Pseudicius

kraussi (Marples), 1964: 405 [Flacilla]
    samoaensis Proszynski, 1992: 110
punctatus (Marples), 1957: 388 [Savaiia]


Thorelliola
ensifera (Thorell), 1877: 606 [Plexippus] [from BPBM collection]


Sigytes
diloris (Keyserling), 1881: 1302 [Hasarius]


Sobasina
aspinosa Berry, Beatty & Prószynski, 1998: 178
cutleri Berry, Beatty & Prószynski, 1998: 176
paradoxa Berry, Beatty & Prószynski, 1998: 180
platypoda Berry, Beatty & Prószynski, 1998: 173


Xenocytaea
daviesae Berry, Beatty & Prószynski, 1998: 184
maddisoni Berry, Beatty & Prószynski, 1998: 185
triramosa Berry, Beatty & Prószynski, 1998: 182
zabkai Berry, Beatty & Prószynski, 1998: 183


Zenodorus
microphthalmus (L. Koch), 1881: 1246 [Jotus]


NOMEN DUBIUM IN SALTICIDAE
Rhanis
tricolor Karsch, 1878: 22

 


SCYTODIDAE
Scytodes
fusca Walckenaer, 1837: 272 [from BPBM collection]
longipes Lucas, 1844: 72 [from BPBM collection]
     marmorata L. Koch, 1872: 292 [from BPBM collection]
striatipes (L. Koch), 1872: 295 [Dictis]

 


SEGESTRIIDAE
Ariadna
lebronneci Berland, 1933: 43

 

SENOCUIIDAE
Undetermined genus

sp. [R. Gillespie, in litt.]

 


SPRASSIDAE
Heteropoda
venatoria (Linnaeus), 1767: 1035 [Aranea]


Prychia
gracilis L. Koch, 1875: 654


Thelcticopis
vasta (L. Koch), 1873: 435 [Rhomalea]

 


STENOCHILIDAE
Colopea
tuburculata Platnick & Shadab, 1974: 12

 


SYMPHYTOGNATHIDAE
Patu
vitiensis Marples, 1951: 47

 


TETRABLEMMIDAE
Brignoliella
vitiensis Lehtinen, 1981: 35

 


TETRAGNATHIDAE
Leucauge
granulata (Walckenaer), 1842: 222 [Tetragnatha]
     tuberculata (Keyserling), 1865: 831 [Meta]


Tetragnatha
ceylonica Cambridge, 1869: 394 [R. Gillespie, in litt.]
cylindrica Walckenaer, 1842: 210
keyserlingi Simon, 1890: 134
     mandibulata Walckenaer [misidentification]
macilenta Koch, 1872: 192 [R. Gillespie, in litt.]
mandibulata Walckenaer, 1842: 211
maxillosa Thorell, 1895: 139 [R. Gillespie, in litt.]
nitens (Auduoin), 1826: 323
versicolor
Walckenaer, 1842: 208 [R. Gillespie, in litt.]

 


THERAPHOSIDAE
Undetermined genus
sp. [from BPBM collection]

 


THERIDIIDAE
Argyrodes
levuca Strand, 1915: 192
sublimus L. Koch, 1872: 251


Coleosoma
floridanum Banks, 1900: 98
     aleipata Marples, 1955: 483 [Theridion] [from BPBM collection]

Dipoena
sp. [R. Gillespie, in litt.]


Keijia
mneon Bösenberg & Strand, 1906: 142
     adamsoni Berland, 1934: 102 [from BPBM collection]


Phoroncidia
personata L. Koch, 1872: 243 [Ulesanis]


Theridion
albidum Banks, 1895: 84 [from BPBM collection]
albostriatum (L. Koch), 1867: 187 [Ero] [from BPBM collection]
catharina Marples, 1955: 485 [from BPBM collection]

 


THOMISIDAE
Stephanopis
erinacea Karsch, 1878: 810


Xysticus
ictericus L. Koch, 1874: 559

 


ULOBORIDAE
Daramulunia
gibbosa (L.Koch), 1872: 228 [Uloborus] [from BPBM collection]
tenella (L. Koch), 1872: 220 [Uloborus]
     bistriatus (L. Koch), 1872: 224 [Uloborus]


Zosis
geniculata (Olivier), 1789: 214 [Aranea] [from BPBM collection]

 

ZODARIIDAE
Undetermined genus

sp. [R. Gillespie, in litt.]


(unconfirmed as occurring in Fiji)
PISAURIDAE
Dolopoeus
fimbriatus (Clerck), 1757: 106
     marginatus Walckenaer, 1805: 16

 


Last updated 29 January 2013

Supported in part by National Science Foundation grant DEB-0425790 "Fiji Terrestrial Arthropods Survey".