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Photographic manual of focal families and genera (work in progress)
ARANEAE - SPIDERS

ANYPHAENIDAE - "ghost spiders" - Anyphaenid sac spiders

Wulfila

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ARANEIDAE - Orb Weavers ('typical' orb weaving spiders)

Argiope - Garden Spiders

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Argiope argentata - silver garden spider, from Puerto Rico

    Cyclosa

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    Eustala

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Eustala sp from Puerto Rico

    Gasteracantha - Spiny Backed Orb Weavers

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Gasteracantha cancriformis from Puerto Rico

_    Micrathena- Spiny Orb Weavers

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Micrathena sp from Puerto Rico

    Verrucosa - Arrowhead Spiders

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Verrucosa sp from Puerto Rico

NEPHILIDAE - Golden Orb Weavers

    Nephila

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Nephila clavipes from Puerto Rico

OONOPIDAE - Goblin Spiders
    

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_SALTICIDAE - Jumping Spiders

    Anasaitis

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Anasaitis sp from Puerto Rico

Antillatus

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Antillatus spp from Puerto Rico

Corythalia

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Corythalia sp from Puerto Rico

SICARIIDAE - Recluse spiders
    Loxosceles

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Loxosceles sp from Puerto Rico

_THERIDIIDAE - Cobweb spiders  
   
    Achaearanea

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Achaearanea sp from Puerto Rico

    Argyrodes

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Argyrodes sp from Puerto Rico

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Argyrodes sp from Puerto Rico

    Faiditus

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Faiditus sp from Puerto Rico

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Faiditus sp from Puerto Rico

    Spintharus

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Spintharus flavidus from Puerto Rico

    Styposis

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Styposis luteo from Puerto Rico

TETRAGNATHIDAE - Long Jawed Orb Weavers

    Alcimosphemus

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Alcimosphemus licinus from Puerto Rico

    Chrysometa

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Chrysometa sp from Puerto Rico

    Cyrtognatha

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Tetragnatha (Cyrtognatha) elyunquensis from Puerto Rico

    Leucauge - Silver Orb Weavers

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Leucauge sp from Puerto Rico

   

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Lecauge argyra from Puerto Rico

    Tetragnatha

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Tetragnatha spp from Puerto Rico

SCORPIONES - Scorpions

BUTHIDAE - Thick Tailed Scorpions

    Tityus

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A Tityus species from Puerto Rico

    Microtityus

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Microtityus sp from Puerto Rico

AMBLYPYGI - Whip spiders

CHARINIDAE

    Charinus

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Charinus victori from Puerto Rico

PHRYNIDAE

    Phrynus

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Phrynus alexandroi from Puerto Rico

Preliminary list of spiders caught in our PR 2011 expedition

_ Focal groups
Order        Family        Genus and species
Amblypygi    Charinidae    Charinus victori
Amblypygi    Phrynidae    Phrynus longipes
Amblypygi    Phrynidae    Phrynus alexandroi
    2-3 additional unidentified Amblypygi species
Araneae        Araneidae    Acantheipeira   
Araneae        Araneidae    Argiope argentata
Araneae        Araneidae    Cyclosa   
    2-3 species
Araneae        Araneidae    Eustala   
Araneae        Araneidae    Gasteracantha cancriformis
Araneae        Araneidae    Micrathena   
    2 species
Araneae        Caponiidae    Nops blandus
    1-2 additional unidentified species
Araneae        Linyphiidae    Meioneta   
Araneae        Nephilidae    Nephila clavipes
Araneae        Ochyroceratidae    Ochyrocera   
Araneae        Oonopidae    Brignolia   
Araneae        Oonopidae    Heteroonops   
Araneae        Oonopidae    Loongonops   
Araneae        Oonopidae    Oonops   
Araneae        Oonopidae    Reductoonops   
Araneae        Oonopidae    Stenoonops   
Araneae        Oonopidae    Triaeris   
Araneae        Pholcidae    Modisimus cavaticus
Araneae        Pholcidae    Modisimus coeruleolineatus
Araneae        Pholcidae    Modisimus montanus
Araneae        Pholcidae    Modisimus sexoculatus
Araneae        Pholcidae    Modisimus signatus
    7-8 additional unidentified (new) species
Araneae        Salticidae    Anasaitis    
Araneae        Salticidae    Antillattus   
Araneae        Salticidae    Corythalia   
Araneae        Sicaridae    Loxosceles caribbeana
Araneae        Sicaridae    Scytodes   
    3 species
Araneae        Tetragnathidae    Alcimosphenus licinus
Araneae        Tetragnathidae    Crysometa   
Araneae        Tetragnathidae    Glenognatha   
Araneae        Tetragnathidae    Leucauge   
Araneae        Tetragnathidae    Plesiometa   
Araneae        Tetragnathidae    Tetragnatha elyunqensis
    2 additional unidentified species
Araneae        Theridiidae    Achaearanea
    2 species
Araneae        Theridiidae    Argyrodes elevatus   
Araneae        Theridiidae    Argyrodes nephilae
    2-4 additional unidentified species
Araneae        Theridiidae    Faiditus caudatus   
Araneae        Theridiidae    Faiditus quasiobtusus
    2-3 additional unidentified species
Araneae        Theridiidae    Spintharus flavidus
Araneae        Theridiidae    Styposis lutea   
Scorpiones    Buthidae    Microtityus   
Scorpiones    Buthidae    Tityus   
Scorpiones    Diplocentridae    Centruroides   

Other arachnids
Specimens of numerous other spider families/genera were collected including:
Agelenidae
Anyphaenidae
Barychelidae
Clubionidae
Ctenidae
Deinopidae
Dipluridae
Gnaphosidae
Lycosidae
Mimetidae
Oxyopidae
Selenopidae
Thomisidae
Uloboridae

We also collected several other arachnid groups including:
Pseudoscorpioness
Schizomida
Opiliones
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