Search by Higher Taxonomic Classification
Phylum Arthropoda: Class Arachnida – arachnids
Subclass Acari – mites and ticks
mites
Acalitus vaccinii (Keifer), blueberry bud mite
Acarapis woodi (Rennie), honey bee tracheal mite
Acathrix trymatus (Keifer), a coconut mite
Aceria guerreronis Keifer, a coconut mite
Brevipalpus californicus (Banks), a false spider mite
Brevipalpus phoenicis (Geijskes), red and black flat mite
Bryobia praetiosa Koch, clover mite
Dermatophagoides spp., house dust mites
Neoseiulus californicus (McGregor), a predatory mite
Oligonychus ilicis (McGregor), southern red mite
Ornithonyssus bursa (Berlese), tropical fowl mite
Polyphagotarsonemus latus (Banks), broad mite
Phytonemus pallidus (Banks), cyclamen mite
Raoiella indica Hirst, red palm mite
Tenuipalpus pacificus Baker, phalaenopsis mite
Tetranychus urticae Koch, twospotted spider mite
Varroa destructor Anderson & Trueman, varroa mite
ticks
Amblyomma variegatum Fabricius, tropical bont tick
Dermacentor variabilis (Say), American dog tick
Ixodes scapularis Say, blacklegged or deer tick
Rhipicephalus sanguineus Latreille, brown dog tick
Order Araneae – true spiders
Achaearanea tepidariorum (C.L. Koch), common house spider
Brachypelma vagans (Ausserer), Mexican redrump tarantula
Cyrtophora citricola, a colonial tentweb orbweaver
Eriophora ravilla (C.L. Koch), a tropical orb weaver spider
Gasteracantha cancriformis (Linnaeus), spinybacked orbweaver
Heteropoda venatoria (Linnaeus), huntsman spider
Kukulcania (Filistata) hibernalis Hentz, southern house spider
Loxosceles reclusa Gertsch and Mulaik, brown recluse spider
Menemerus bivittatus (Dufour), gray wall jumping spider
Metaltella simoni (Keyserling), a cribellate spider
Neoscona crucifera (Lucas), an orb weaver spider
Neoscona domiciliorum (Hentz), an orb weaver spider
Nephila clavipes (Linnaeus), golden silk spider
Peucetia viridans (Hentz), green lynx spider
Phidippus regius C.L. Koch, regal jumping spider
Plexippus paykulli (Audouin), pantropical jumping spider
Order Thelyphonida – vinegaroons or whip scorpions
Mastigoproctus giganteus giganteus (Lucas), giant whip scorpion