Ariamnes (spider)
Ariamnes is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1869. Some species have greatly elongated abdomens, making them resemble a twig.
Life style
These spiders are mostly free-living, at least as adults, although a number have been found to occur as kleptoparasites on the webs of other spiders, at least facultatively. They are nocturnal. The egg sac is elongated. They are rare and little is known about them in South Africa.Taxonomy
Ariamnes was removed from the synonymy of Argyrodes by Agnarsson in 2004.Species
, this genus includes thirty species and one subspecies, found in Asia, Africa, South America, Oceania, the Caribbean, Costa Rica, and MexicoAriamnes alepeleke Gillespie & Rivera, 2007 – HawaiiAriamnes attenuatus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1881 – Costa Rica, Panama, Caribbean, South AmericaAriamnes campestratus Simon, 1903 – Gabon, DR Congo, South AfricaAriamnes columnaceus Gao & Li, 2014 – ChinaAriamnes corniger Simon, 1900 – HawaiiAriamnes cylindrogaster Simon, 1889 – Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan, Laos, Indonesia, AustraliaAriamnes flagellum – Southeast Asia, Australia- * A. f. nigritus Simon, 1901 – Southeast AsiaAriamnes haitensis – HispaniolaAriamnes helminthoides Simon, 1907 – Guinea-BissauAriamnes hiwa Gillespie & Rivera, 2007 – HawaiiAriamnes huinakolu Gillespie & Rivera, 2007 – HawaiiAriamnes jeanneli Berland, 1920 – East AfricaAriamnes kahili Gillespie & Rivera, 2007 – HawaiiAriamnes laau Gillespie & Rivera, 2007 – HawaiiAriamnes longissimus Keyserling, 1891 – Peru, BrazilAriamnes makue Gillespie & Rivera, 2007 – HawaiiAriamnes melekalikimaka Gillespie & Rivera, 2007 – HawaiiAriamnes mexicanus – Mexico, CubaAriamnes papua Vanuytven, Jocqué & Deeleman-Reinhold, 2025 – Papua New GuineaAriamnes patersoniensis Hickman, 1927 – Australia Ariamnes pavesii Leardi, 1902 – India, Sri LankaAriamnes petilus Gao & Li, 2014 – China, Malaysia Ariamnes poele Gillespie & Rivera, 2007 – HawaiiAriamnes russulus Simon, 1903 – Equatorial GuineaAriamnes schlingeri – PeruAriamnes setipes van Hasselt, 1882 – Indonesia Ariamnes simulans O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1892 – IndiaAriamnes triangulatus Urquhart, 1887 – New ZealandAriamnes uwepa Gillespie & Rivera, 2007 – HawaiiAriamnes waikula Gillespie & Rivera, 2007 – Hawaii
- 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