Revisions to the names used in James H. Emerton’s The Common Spiders of the United States.
This list provides the name used by Emerton in the
original text sequence, each name is followed by the current accepted
scientific name.
Drassidae = Gnaphosidae and Clubionidae
Gnaphosa conspersa = Gnaphosa muscorum
Pythonissa imbecilla = Callilepis imbecilla
Poecilochroa variegata = Sergiolus capulatus
Poecilochroa bilineata = Cesonia bilineata
Prosthesima atra = Zelotes hentzi
Prosthesima ecclesiastica = Herpyllus ecclesiasticus
Drassus saccatus = Drassodes saccatus
Geotrecha crocata = Castianeira descripta
Geotreccha bivittata = Castianeira cingulata
Micaria longipes (unchanged)
Micaria aurata (unchanged)
Phrurolithus alarius = Phrurotimpus alarius
Agroeca pratensis (unchanged)
Anyphaena incerta = Anyphaena celer
Anyphaena calcarata = Anyphaena pectorosa
Anyphaena rubra = Hibana gracilis
Anyphaena saltabunda = Wulfila saltabunda
Clubiona crassipalpis = Clubiona obesa
Clubiona tibialis = Clubiona maritima
Clubiona canadensis (unchanged)
Clubiona rubra (unchanged)
Clubiona ornata (unchanged)
Clubiona excepta = Clubionoides excepta
Trachelas ruber = Trachelas tranquillus
Chiracanthium viride = Chiracanthium mildei
Dysdera interrita = Dysdera crocata
Ariadne bicolor = Ariadna bicolor
Misumena vatia (unchanged)
Misumena aleatoria = Misumenoides formosipes
Misumena asperata = Misumenops asperatus
Synema parvula (unchanged)
Xysticus stomachosus = Xysticus ferox
Xysticus limbatus = Xysticus emertoni
Xysticus gulosus (unchanged)
Xysticus nervosus = Xysticus funestus
Xysticus triguttatus (unchanged)
Xysticus quadrilineatus = Xysticus luctans
Xysticus (Coriarachne) versicolor = Coriarachne
versicolor
Philodromus vulgaris (unchanged)
Philodromus ornatus = Philodromus marxii
Philodromus lineatus = Philodromus imbecillus
Philodromus pictus = Philodromus rufus
Ebo latithorax (unchanged)
Tmarus caudatus = Tmarus angulatus
Tibellus duttonii (unchanged)
Thanatus coloradensis or lycosoides = Thanatus
vulgaris
Attidae = Salticidae
Attus palustris = Sitticus palustris
Saitis pulex = Habrocestum pulex
Habrocestum auratum = Pellenes agilis
Habrocestum peregrinum =? Pellenes viridipes
Habrocestum splendens = Pellenes decorus
Neon nellii (unchanged)
Zygoballus bettini = Zygoballus rufipes
Phidippus multiformis = Phidippus clarus
Phidippus mystaceus (unchanged)
Phidippus tripunctatus = Phidippus audax
Plexippus puerperus = Thiodina puerpera
Dendryphantes militaris = Eris militaris
Dendryphantes aestivalis = Metaphidippus galathea
& M. protervus
Icius palmarum = Hentzia palmarum
Icius mitratus = Hentzia mitrata
Icius elegans = Tutelina elegans
Maevia vittata = Maevia inclemens
Epiblemum scenicum = Salticus scenicus
Marptusa familiaris = Metacyrba undata
Hyctia pikei = Marpissa pikei
Cyrba taeniola = Metacyrba taeniola
Hasarius hoyi = Evarcha hoyi
Synemosyna formica (unchanged)
Lyssomanes viridis (unchanged)
Lycosa nidicola = Hogna helluo
Lycosa pratensis = Trochosa terricola
Lycosa polita = Arctosa rubicunda
Lycosa nidifex = Geolycosa turricola
Lycosa carolinensis = Hogna carolinensis
Lycosa cinerea = Arctosa littoralis
Lycosa kochii = Gladicosa gulosa
Lycosa communis = Schizocosa avida
Lycosa scutulata = Rabidosa rabida
Lycosa ocreata = Schizocosa ocreata
Pardosa lapidicina (unchanged)
Pardosa albomaculata (unchanged) both valid names
Pardosa greenlandica (unchanged) both valid names
Pardosa tachypoda or montana = Pardosa xerampelina
Pardosa pallida = Pardosa distincta
Pardosa nigropalpis = Pardosa milvina
Pardosa albopatella = Pardosa saxatilis
Pirata piraticus (unchanged)
Dolomedes sexpunctatus = Dolomedes triton
Dolomedes tenebrosus (unchanged)
Ocyale undata = Pisuarina mira
Oxyopes salticus (unchanged)
Oxyopes (Peucetia) viridans = Peucetia viridans
Agalenidae = Agelenidae
Agalena naevia = Agelenopsis naevia
Tegenaria derhamii = Tegenaria domestica
Tegenaria (Caelotes) medicinalis = Coras medicinalis
Tegenaria (Caelotes) longitarsus = Wadotes
calcaratus
Tegenaria (Cicurina) complicata = Cicurina robusta
Hahnia bimaculata = Neoantistea agilis
Hahnia cinerea (unchanged)
Theridium tepidariorum = Achaearanea tepidariorum
Theridium rupicola = Achaearanea rupicola
Theridium globosum = Achaearanea globosum
Theridium differens = Theridion differens
Theridium murarium = Theridion murarium
Theridium spirale = Theridion glaucescens
Theridium frondeum = Theridion frondeum
Theridium unimaculatum = Thymoites unimaculatus
Steatoda borealis (unchanged)
Steatoda guttata =? Crustulina sticta
Steatoda marmorata = Enoplognatha marmorata
Steatoda corollata = Steatoda albomaculata
Steatoda triangulosa (unchanged)
Asagena americana = Steatoda americana
Latrodectus mactans (unchanged)
Argyrodes trigonum (unchanged)
Argyrodes nephilae (unchanged)
Argyrodes fictilium (unchanged)
Spintharus flavidus (unchanged)
Euryopis funebris (unchanged)
Theridula sphaerula = Theridula emertoni
Pholcus phalangioides (unchanged)
Pholcus cornutus = Psilochorus cornutus
Scytodes thoracica (unchanged)
Mimetus interfector = Mimetus syllepsicus
Ero thoracica = Ero furcata
Linyphia marginata = Neriene radiata
Linyphia communis = Frontinella pyramitela
Linyphia mandibulata = Microlinyphia mandibulata
Linyphia coccinea = Florinda coccinea
Linyphia phrygiana = Pityohyphantes costatus
Linyphia (Stemonyphantes) trilineata =
Stemonyphantes lineatus
Linyphia (Bathyphantes) nebulosa = Lepthyphantes
nebulosus
Linyphia (Bathyphantes) minuta = Lepthyphantes
leprosus
Linyphia (Drapetisca) socialis = Drapetisca
alteranda
Linyphia (Helophora) insignis = Helophora insignis
Linyphia (Diplostyla) concolor = Diplostyla concolor
Linyphia (Diplostyla) nigrina = Bathyphantes
pallidus
Erigone longipalpis (unchanged?)
Erigone dentigera (unchanged)
Erigone autumnalis (unchanged)
Ceratinella laetabilis = Ceraticelus laetabilis
Ceratinella fissiceps = Ceraticelus fissiceps
Cornicularia directa = Walckenaeria directa
Ceratinopsis interpres (unchanged)
Epeiridae = Araneidae
Epeira strix = Larinioides cornutus
Epeira sclopetaria = Larinioides sclopetaria
Epeira patagiata = Larinioides patagiatus
Epeira nordmanni = Araneus nordmanni
Epeira angulata & silvatica = forms of Araneus
saevus
Epeira cinerea = Araneus cavaticus
Epeira corticaria = Araneus corticarius
Epeira trivittata = Neoscona arabesca
Epeira domiciliorum = Neoscona domiciliorum
Epeira pratensis = Neoscona pratensis
Epeira insularis = Araneus marmoreus
Epeira thaddeus = Araneus thaddeus
Epeira trifolium = Araneus trifolium
Epeira displicata = Araniella displicata
Epeira globosa or triaranea = Araneus pegnia
Epeira labyrinthea = Metepeira labyrinthea
Epeira gibberosa = Mangora gibberosa
Epeira placida = Mangora placida
Epeira scutulata = Araneus miniatus
Epeira parvula = Eustala anastera
Epeira stellata = Acanthepeira stellata
Epeira verrucosa = Verrucosa arenata
Larinia directa (unchanged)
Cyclosa conica or caudata = Cyclosa conica
Zilla = Zygiella
Zilla atrica = Zygiella atrica
Singa pratensis = Araneus pratensis
Singa variabilis = Hypsosinga pygmaea
Acrosoma mitrata = Micrathena mitrata
Acrosoma rugosa = Micrathena gracilis
Acrosoma spinea = Micrathena sagittata
Meta menardi (unchanged) but family now
Tetragnathidae
Argyroepeira hortorum = Leucauge venusta
Argiope riparia = Argiope aurantia
Argiope transversa = Argiope trifasciata
Tetragnatha grallator = Tetragnatha elongata
Tetragnatha extensa = Tetragnatha versicolor
Tetragnatha laboriosa (unchanged)
Tetragnatha straminea (unchanged)
Dictyna volupis = Dictyna sublata
Dictyna frondea = Dictyna foliacea
Dictyna cruciata (unchanged)
Dictyna volucripes (unchanged)
Dictyna muraria = Dictyna hentzi
Amaurobius sylvestris = Callobius bennetti
Amaurobius ferox (unchanged)
Amaurobius (Titanoeca) americana = Titanoeca
americana
Uloborus plumipes = Uloborus glomosus
Hyptiotes cavatus (unchanged)
Filistata hibernalis = Kukulcania hibernalis