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.

 

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