Mountain Meadows Basin

Invertebrates

CLASS ARACHINIDA – TICKS, MITES, SCORPIONS & SPIDERS (57 species)

Order Acari – TICKS & MITES (1 species – a tick)

Order Araneae – SPIDERS (59 species – 3 identified, plus 29 additional, unclassified Spiders.

Order Phalangida – HARVESTMEN, DADDY-LONGLEGS (2 species)

Order Scorpionida – SCORPIONS (1 species)

Order Solpugida – WIND SCORPIONS (1 species)

SPIDERS

Family Araneidae – Orbweb-Weavers (2 species)

Family Agelenidae – Funnelweb Weavers (1 species)

Family Gnaphosidae  (3 species)

Family Linyphiidae – Sheetweb Weavers (1 species)

Family Lycosidae – Wolf Spiders  (5 species)

Family Salticidae – Jumping Spiders (10 species – 1 identified)

Family Tetragnathidae – Long-jawed Orb-Weavers (1 species)

Family Theridiidae – Cobweb Weavers (2 species)

Family Thomisidae – Crab Spiders (5 species)

Furrow Spider – Araneus cornutus

Jewel Spider – Araneus gemmoides

Johnson’s Jumping Spider – Phidippus johnsoni