Family Nesticidae Simon, 1894
Genus
Eidmannella Roewer, 1935
Eidmannella bullata
Gertsch, 1984
TX
Eidmannella delicate
Gertsch, 1984
TX
Eidmannella nasuta
Gertsch, 1984
TX
Eidmannella n.
sp., Cokendolpher & Reddell, in press
TX
Eidmannella pallida
(Emerton, 1875)
Nesticus pallidus Emerton, 1875
Nesticus cavicola
Banks, 1898
Pocobletus mexicanus
Banks, 1898
Nesticus suggerens
Chamberlin, 1924
Bathyphantes ovigerus
Petrunkevitch, 1926
Theonoe striatipes
Petrunkevitch, 1930
Centromerus ovigerus
Petrunkevitch, 1930
Eidmannella attae
Roewer, 1935
Nesticus dragani
Dumitresco, 1973
AL,AZ,AK,CA,FL,GA,IL,IN,IA,KS,KY,LA,MD,MA,MS,NJ,NM,NC,OH,OK,OR,PA,SC,TN,TX,UT,VA,WV,WI
Eidmannella recluse
Gertsch, 1984
TX
Eidmannella rostrata
Gertsch, 1984
TX
Genus
Gaucelmus Keyserling, 1884
Gaucelmus augustinus
Keyserling, 1884
AL,FL,GA,LA,MS,SC,TX
Genus
Nesticus Thorell, 1869
Nesticus archeri
Gertsch, 1984
AL
Nesticus barri
Gertsch, 1984
AL,TN
Nesticus barrowsi
Gertsch, 1984
TN
Nesticus bishopi
Gertsch, 1984
IN,KY,TN,VA,WV
Nesticus brimleyi
Gertsch, 1984
NC
Nesticus carolinensis
(Bishop, 1950)
Ivesia carolinensis
Bishop, 1950
NC
Nesticus cellulanus
(Clerck, 1757)
Araneus cellulanus
Clerck, 1757
Theridion terrrestre Emerton,
1924
ME,MA,NY
Nesticus cooperi
Gertsch, 1984
NC
Nesticus crosbyi
Gertsch, 1984
NC
Nesticus dilutus
Gertsch, 1984
TN
Nesticus furtivus
Gertsch, 1984
TN
Nesticus georgia
Gertsch, 1984
GA
Nesticus gertschi
Coyle & McGarity, 1992
TN
Nesticus holsingeri
Gertsch, 1984
VA
Nesticus jonesi
Gertsch, 1984
AL
Nesticus mimus
Gertsch, 1984
NC,VA
Nesticus nasicus
Coyle & McGarity, 1992
NC
Nesticus n.
sp., Hedin, 1997
VA
Nesticus paynei
Gertsch, 1984
TN,VA
Nesticus potterius
(Chamberlin, 1933)
Tuganobia potteria
Chamberlin, 1933
CA
Nesticus reclusus
Gertsch, 1984
NC,TN
Nesticus secretus
Gertsch, 1984
TN
Nesticus sheari
Gertsch, 1984
NC
Nesticus silvanus
Gertsch, 1984
NC
Nesticus silvestrii
Fage, 1929
CA,OR,WA
Nesticus sodanus
Gertsch, 1984
CA
Nesticus stupkai
Gertsch, 1984
TN
Nesticus stygius
Gertsch, 1984
TN
Nesticus tennesseensis
(Petrunkevitch, 1925)
Ivesia tennesseensis
Petrunkevitch, 1925
TN,VA,WV
Nesticus valentinei
Gertsch, 1984
TN
List submitted by James Cokendolpher (22 July
1999, updated 1 May 2000)
Main Literature
Cokendolpher,
J. C. & J. R. Reddell, in press.
New and rare nesticid spiders from Texas caves (Araneae: Nesticidae).
Speleological Monographs, Texas Memorial Museum, 4.
Coyle,
F. A. & A. C. McGarity, 1992. Two
new Nesticus spiders from the
southern Appalachians (Araneae, Nesticidae). Journal of arachnology,
19(3):161-168.
Gertsch,
W. J., 1984. The spider family
Nesticidae (Araneae) in North America, Central America, and the West
Indies. Texas Mem. Mus., Bull. 31, 91
pp.
Hedin,
M. C., 1997. Molecular phylogenetics at the population/species interface in
cave spiders of the southern Appalachians (Araneae: Nesticidae: Nesticus). Molecular
Biology and Evolution, 14(3):309-324.
Reeves, W., 1999. Cave-dwelling Nesticidae (Araneae) in the
southeastern United States: new distribution records and notes on their
bionomics. Insecta Mundi, 13(1-2):93-94.