Ariamnes

Ariamnes is a genus of comb-footed spiders (family Theridiidae) that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1869.^[2] Some species have greatly elongated abdomens, making them resemble a twig.

Species

A. cylindrogaster with eggsac from Okinawa, Japan

Ariamnes sp.

As of May 2020 it contains thirty-three species and one subspecies, found in Asia, Africa, South America, Oceania, the Caribbean, Costa Rica, and Mexico:^[1]

• Ariamnes alepeleke Gillespie & Rivera, 2007 – Hawaii
• Ariamnes attenuatus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1881 – Costa Rica, Caribbean to Argentina
• Ariamnes birgitae Strand, 1917 – Myanmar
• Ariamnes campestratus Simon, 1903 – Gabon, Congo
• Ariamnes colubrinus Keyserling, 1890 – Australia (Queensland, New South Wales, Lord Howe Is.)
• Ariamnes columnaceus Gao & Li, 2014 – China
• Ariamnes corniger Simon, 1900 – Hawaii
• Ariamnes cylindrogaster Simon, 1889 – China, Laos, Korea, Taiwan, Japan
• Ariamnes flagellum (Doleschall, 1857) (type) – Southeast Asia, Australia
  • Ariamnes f. nigritus Simon, 1901 – Southeast Asia
• Ariamnes haitensis (Exline & Levi, 1962) – Hispaniola
• Ariamnes helminthoides Simon, 1907 – Guinea-Bissau
• Ariamnes hiwa Gillespie & Rivera, 2007 – Hawaii
• Ariamnes huinakolu Gillespie & Rivera, 2007 – Hawaii
• Ariamnes jeanneli Berland, 1920 – East Africa
• Ariamnes kahili Gillespie & Rivera, 2007 – Hawaii
• Ariamnes laau Gillespie & Rivera, 2007 – Hawaii
• Ariamnes longissimus Keyserling, 1891 – Peru, Brazil
• Ariamnes makue 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 Leardi, 1902 – India, Sri Lanka
• Ariamnes petilus Gao & Li, 2014 – China
• Ariamnes poele Gillespie & Rivera, 2007 – Hawaii
• Ariamnes rufopictus Thorell, 1895 – Myanmar
• Ariamnes russulus Simon, 1903 – Equatorial Guinea
• Ariamnes schlingeri (Exline & Levi, 1962) – Peru
• Ariamnes setipes Hasselt, 1882 – Indonesia (Sumatra)
• 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 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

See also

• List of Theridiidae species

References

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