''Ariamnes'' is a genus of comb-footed spiders (family Theridiidae) that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1869. Some species have greatly elongated abdomens, making them resemble a twig.

Species

it contains thirty-three species and one subspecies, found in Asia, Africa, South America, Oceania, the Caribbean,

Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...

, and Mexico: *'' Ariamnes alepeleke'' Gillespie & Rivera, 2007 – Hawaii *'' Ariamnes attenuatus''

O. Pickard-Cambridge Octavius Pickard-Cambridge FRS (3 November 1828 – 9 March 1917) was an English clergyman and zoologist. He was a keen arachnologist who described and named more than 900 species of spider. Life and work Pickard-Cambridge was born in Blox ...

, 1881 –

, Caribbean to Argentina *'' Ariamnes birgitae'' Strand, 1917 –

Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...

*'' Ariamnes campestratus'' Simon, 1903 – Gabon,

Congo Congo or The Congo may refer to either of two countries that border the Congo River in central Africa: * Democratic Republic of the Congo, the larger country to the southeast, capital Kinshasa, formerly known as Zaire, sometimes referred to a ...

*'' Ariamnes colubrinus''

Keyserling Keyserling is the surname of several members of the noble House of Keyserlingk: * Alexander Keyserling (1815–1891), Russian geologist, paleontologist, botanist and zoologist * Eugen von Keyserling (1833–1889), German arachnologist * Hermann ...

, 1890 –

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( Queensland, New South Wales, Lord Howe Is.) *'' Ariamnes columnaceus'' Gao & Li, 2014 –

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

*'' Ariamnes corniger'' Simon, 1900 – Hawaii *'' Ariamnes cylindrogaster'' Simon, 1889 – China,

Laos Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...

, Korea, Taiwan,

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

*'' Ariamnes flagellum'' (Doleschall, 1857) (

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) – Southeast Asia, Australia **'' Ariamnes f. nigritus'' Simon, 1901 – Southeast Asia *'' Ariamnes haitensis'' (Exline & Levi, 1962) –

Hispaniola Hispaniola (, also ; es, La Española; Latin and french: Hispaniola; ht, Ispayola; tnq, Ayiti or Quisqueya) is an island in the Caribbean that is part of the Greater Antilles. Hispaniola is the most populous island in the West Indies, and th ...

*'' Ariamnes helminthoides'' Simon, 1907 – Guinea-Bissau *''

Ariamnes hiwa ''Ariamnes hiwa'' is a species of comb-footed spider in the family Theridiidae. It is found in Hawaii.https://wsc.nmbe.ch/specieslist/3451 NMBE References Theridiidae Spiders described in 2007 Spiders of Hawaii {{theridiidae-stub ...

'' Gillespie & Rivera, 2007 – Hawaii *'' Ariamnes huinakolu'' Gillespie & Rivera, 2007 – Hawaii *'' Ariamnes jeanneli'' Berland, 1920 –

East Africa East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 10-11-(16*) territories make up Eastern Africa: Due to the historical ...

*'' Ariamnes kahili'' Gillespie & Rivera, 2007 – Hawaii *'' Ariamnes laau'' Gillespie & Rivera, 2007 – Hawaii *'' Ariamnes longissimus'' Keyserling, 1891 – Peru, Brazil *''

Ariamnes makue ''Ariamnes makue'' is a species of spider in the family Theridiidae. They are endemic to the island of Oahu in the Hawaiian Islands The Hawaiian Islands ( haw, Nā Mokupuni o Hawai‘i) are an archipelago of eight major islands, several at ...

'' Gillespie & Rivera, 2007 – Hawaii *'' Ariamnes melekalikimaka'' Gillespie & Rivera, 2007 – Hawaii *'' Ariamnes mexicanus'' (Exline & Levi, 1962) – Mexico, Cuba *'' Ariamnes patersoniensis'' Hickman, 1927 – Australia ( Tasmania) *''

Ariamnes pavesii ''Ariamnes pavesii'' is a species of spider of the genus ''Ariamnes''. It is native to India and Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, tran ...

'' Leardi, 1902 – India,

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

*'' Ariamnes petilus'' Gao & Li, 2014 – China *'' Ariamnes poele'' Gillespie & Rivera, 2007 – Hawaii *'' Ariamnes rufopictus'' Thorell, 1895 – Myanmar *''

Ariamnes russulus Ariamnes I ( grc, Ἀριάμνης ''Ariámnēs''; fl. 4th century BC; ruled 362–350 BC) was satrap A satrap () was a governor of the provinces of the ancient Median and Achaemenid Empires and in several of their successors, such as in the ...

'' Simon, 1903 –

Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea ( es, Guinea Ecuatorial; french: Guinée équatoriale; pt, Guiné Equatorial), officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea ( es, link=no, República de Guinea Ecuatorial, french: link=no, République de Guinée équatoria ...

*'' Ariamnes schlingeri'' (Exline & Levi, 1962) – Peru *'' Ariamnes setipes'' Hasselt, 1882 – Indonesia (

Sumatra Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the sixth-largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 (182,812 mi.2), not including adjacent i ...

) *'' Ariamnes simulans'' O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1892 – India *'' Ariamnes triangulatus'' Urquhart, 1887 – New Zealand *'' Ariamnes triangulus'' Thorell, 1887 – Myanmar *'' Ariamnes uwepa'' Gillespie & Rivera, 2007 – Hawaii *''

Ariamnes waikula ''Ariamnes waikula'' is a species of spider from the family Theridiidae. The species is known only from the island of Hawaii, in the state of Hawaii. The type specimen was collected from wet forest habitat at elevation. The species is name ...

'' Gillespie & Rivera, 2007 – Hawaii In synonymy: *''A. approximatus'' O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1894 = ''Ariamnes attenuatus'' O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1881 *''A. gracillimus'' O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1894 = ''Ariamnes attenuatus'' O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1881 *''A. pulcher'' Soares & Camargo, 1948 = ''Ariamnes attenuatus'' O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1881 *''A. sinuatus'' Schenkel, 1953 = ''Ariamnes attenuatus'' O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1881

References

Araneomorphae genera Cosmopolitan spiders Taxa named by Tamerlan Thorell Theridiidae {{Theridiidae-stub

Species

See also

References