Sosippus

A taxonomic genus within the family Lycosidae – hobo spiders.


Erica

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἐρείκη (ereíkē)

Erica cinerea

(genus of heaths etc): Erica subg. Chlamydanthe, Erica subg. Ectasis, Erica subg. Erica, Erica subg. Platystoma, Erica subg. Stellanthe, Erica subg. Syringodea – subgenera

A taxonomic genus within the family Salticidae – certain jumping spiders.


Araneae

A taxonomic order within the class Arachnida – spiders.


Orsonwelles

Named after American actor and director Orson Welles.

named-after

A taxonomic genus within the family Linyphiidae – linyphiid spiders found in Hawaii.


Lycosa

New Latin, from Ancient Greek λύκος (lúkos, “wolf", "a kind of spider”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Lycosidae – certain large wolf spiders.


Dolomedes

A taxonomic genus within the family Pisauridae – fishing spiders.


Hogna

A taxonomic genus within the family Lycosidae – certain wolf spiders.


Pachyptile

A classical compound of the Ancient Greek πᾰχῠ́ς (păkhŭ́s) + πτῐ́λον (ptĭ́lon) + the Latin -ē (Greek-type variant of -a). Compare Pachyptila, Pachyptilum, and Pachyptilus.

compound

πᾰχῠ́ς (păkhŭ́s) + πτῐ́λον (ptĭ́lon)

(obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Thomisidae – certain crab spiders.


Cytaea

A taxonomic genus within the family Salticidae.


Aptostichus barackobamai

A taxonomic species within the family Euctenizidae – a type of trapdoor spider.


Califorctenus

Califorctenus cacachilensis
Califorctenus cacachilensis

A taxonomic genus within the family Ctenidae – a monotypic genus containing only Califorctenus cacachilensis.


Tarentula

A variant of Latin tarantula, taking into account the etymological root of Latin Tarentum (whence Italian Taranto). Thus, Latin Tarentum (“town”) + -ula (diminutive suffix).

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(obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Lycosidae – a disused grouping of spiders, sometimes a subgenus of Lycosa, now in other genera of Lycosidae.


Zenonina

A taxonomic genus within the family Lycosidae – certain wolf spiders of southern and eastern Africa.


Neoscona

A taxonomic genus within the family Araneidae – including spotted orb-weavers or barn spiders.


Galeodidae

A taxonomic family within the order Solifugae – solifuges or sun spiders.


Novalaetesia

A taxonomic genus within the family Linyphiidae – certain dwarf spiders found on South Pacific islands.


Funny

Borrowed from English funny, coined in 2022 by Ye-Jie Lin and Shu-Qiang Li.

(neologism) A taxonomic genus within the family Dictynidae – funny spider, funny valentine.


Pholcus

From Ancient Greek φολκός (pholkós, “bandy-legged”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Pholcidae – certain spiders.


Oonopidae

A taxonomic family within the order Araneae – goblin spiders.


Mesothelae

From meso- (“intermediate”, from Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos)) + Ancient Greek θηλαί pl (thēlaí, “nipples”).

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from Ancient Greek <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">μέσος</i> (mésos)

A taxonomic suborder within the order Araneae – certain spiders that retain ancestral characteristics, such as a segmented abdomen with spinnerets in the middle, and are found only in China, Japan and southeast Asia.

†Arthrolycosidae

suborder): Liphistiidae (sole extant family


Rabidosa rabida

A taxonomic species within the family Lycosidae – rabid wolf spider, a medium-sized predatory wolf spider, of the eastern and southern US.


Holmelgonia perturbatrix

From Holmelgonia + New Latin perturbatrix, from Latin perturbō (“to perturb, to confuse”) + Latin -atrix (“-ress”)

A taxonomic species within the family Linyphiidae – certain linyphiid or sheet weaver spiders.


Rathalos

Direct borrowing from English Rathalos (“dragon species from the Monster Hunter video game series”), possibly a faux word related to English wrath.

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A taxonomic genus within the family Anyphaenidae – a genus of anyphaenid sac spiders.


Draconarius

Borrowed from Latin drăcōnārĭus m (“standard-bearer”), from Latin dracō m (“dragon”) + Latin -ārius m (“-ary”, masculine-only agentive suffix), literally “dragonary”.

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A taxonomic genus within the family Agelenidae – certain araneomorph funnel-web spiders.


Hentziectypus

English Hentz + Latin -i- + Latin ectypus m (“ectype”), literally “Hentz's ectype”

A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Theridiinae – certain tangle-web spiders.


Rathalos treecko

Binomial compound of Rathalos + English Treecko (“species of Pokémon”). English Treecko is from a blend of English tree (“type of plant”) + English gecko (“type of lizard”).

blend

A taxonomic species within the family Anyphaenidae – a certain anyphaenid sac spider.


Theraphosinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Theraphosidae – many tarantulas.


Oonopinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Oonopidae – certain goblin spiders.


Myrmarachne

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *morwi-
Ancient Greek μύρμηξ (múrmēx)lbor.
Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρᾰ́χνη (ărắkhnē)lbor.
Translingual Myrmarachne
Ancient Greek μύρμηξ m (múrmēx, “ant”) + Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρᾰ́χνη f (ărắkhnē, “spider”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Salticidae – ant-mimicking spiders, certain jumping spiders which resemble ants.


Hogna liberiaca

Hogna f + New Latin liberiaca (“Liberian”), literally “Liberian Hogna”. This species was first found in Liberia.

A taxonomic species within the family Lycosidae – a species of wolf spider found in Liberia.


Ancylometes

Borrowed from Epic Greek ἀγκῠλομήτης (ankŭlomḗtēs).

A taxonomic genus within the family Ctenidae – certain wandering spiders.


Pirata

Borrowed from Latin pīrāta m (“pirate”).

A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Piratinae – certain wolf spiders.


Loxosceles

Ancient Greek λοξός (loxós, “not straight; crossing, oblique”) + Ancient Greek σκέλος (skélos, “leg”) + Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs, adjectival suffix).

A taxonomic genus within the family Sicariidae – recluse spiders.


Trogloraptor

From Ancient Greek τρώγλη (trṓglē, “hole, cave”) + Latin raptor (“thief, robber”).

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Trogloraptor is not much bigger than most garden spiders, but has remarkably elongated claws.

2012 August 20, Sindya N. Bhanoo, “Cave Enthusiasts Find an 8-Legged Outlier”, in The New York Times (in English):

A taxonomic genus within the family Trogloraptoridae – large cave spiders.


Trogloraptoridae

A taxonomic family within the order Araneae – large cave spiders.


Thymoites

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Θῡμοίτης (Thūmoítēs).

A taxonomic genus within the family Theridiidae – certain spiders.


Latrodectus umbukwane

The specific epithet is likely from Zulu [Term?], due to this species being found in KwaZulu-Natal, in which Zulu is the dominant language.

A taxonomic species within the family Theridiidae – the Phinda button spider.


Capheris

Borrowed from Latin Caphēris (“of Cape Caphereus”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Zodariidae – certain zodariid spiders.


Neriene

Borrowed from Latin Neriene (“Neriene; Nerio”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Linyphiidae – certain spiders.


Liphistius

From Ancient Greek λείπω (leípō, “to leave; to fail”) + Ancient Greek ῐ̔στός (hĭstós, “web”) + Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos, adjectival suffix), literally “webless”.

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A taxonomic genus within the family Liphistiidae – certain spiders.


Coelotes

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κοιλότης (koilótēs, “a hollow”), because these spiders, like many similar genera, make their webs in small recesses in stony surfaces. Further from Ancient Greek κοῖλος (koîlos, “hollow”, adjective).

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Agelenidae – certain funnel weavers.


Dingosa

Blend of English dingo + Lycosa, as the spiders were originally found in Australia; and wolves (Ancient Greek λύκος (lúkos)) and dingos are both canines.

A taxonomic genus within the family Lycosidae – certain wolf spiders.


Cheiracanthium

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хейраканцыум

→ Belarusian: хейраканцыум (xjejrakancyum) (transliteration)

→ German: Dornfinger (calque)

→ Lithuanian: diegliavoras (partial calque)

From Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír, “hand, palm, finger”) + Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́κᾰνθᾰ (ắkănthă, “plant-thorn”) + -ium.

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A taxonomic genus within the family Cheiracanthiidae – certain araneomorph spiders.


Orchestina

Seemingly from Ancient Greek ὀρχηστύς (orkhēstús, “dance”) + Ancient Greek -ινα f (-ina), though an Ancient Greek *ὀρχηστίνα (*orkhēstína) is unattested.

A taxonomic genus within the family Oonopidae – certain goblin spiders.


Tama

Possibly borrowed from Arabic طَمَع (ṭamaʕ, “greed, ambition”) or Yemeni Arabic طمع, as this genus was first coined by French naturalist and arachnologist Eugène Simon in 1882 in his work "Étude sur les arachnides de l'Yemen méridional."(literally, "Study of the arachnids of southern Yemen.")

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A taxonomic genus within the family Hersillidae – certain tree trunk spiders.