Ground and Ant-mimic Sac Spiders - Family: Corinnidae
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Consisting of mostly small to medium-sized spiders the Corinnidae are a diverse family of some 856 species in 76 genera as of November 2023. The larger species are stout spiders with short, thick, strongly tapering legs. Many have beautiful patterned abdomens and cephalothorax and more than a few are at least partially brightly coloured. The smaller species in the family are unusual in that many resemble various species of ants.
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The Corinnidae are a large family with the current tally standing at 856 species in 76 genera (22 unplaced the remainder in 4 subfamilies). In the Northern Rivers up to 31 species may be encountered. Originally included with the Family: Clubionidae, the Corinnids build small shelters for themselves, often between leaves or under bark, from their silk.
The shelters may only be temporary as the Corinnids tend to wander about in search of prey and may not return to their original home. |
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The status of two of the subfamilies in Corinnidae is dubious. iNaturalist still lists Prurolithinae and Trachelinae as subfamilies but after extensive phylogenetic studies, Ramirez (2014) separated them from the Corinnidae and elevated both to family status. The 'World Spider Catalogue' lists both as argued by Ramirez. No Australian mainland species are affected by this though.
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Adam Parson's Swift Spider - Battalus adamparsonsi
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Battalus diadens
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Battalus wallum
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Disnyssus judidenchae
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Iridonyssus formicans
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Iridonyussus kohouti
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Kolora cooloola (possible occurrence)
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Leichhardteus albofasciatus
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Leichhardteus badius (likely occurrence)
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Leichhardteus conopalpis (possible occurrence)
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Leichhardteus kroombit (possible occurrence)
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Nucastia sp. (possible occurrence)
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White-spotted Swift Spider - Nyssus albopunctatus
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D 125
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Spotted Ground Swift Spider - Nyssus coloripes
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Jared Warden's Swift Spider - Nyssus jaredwardeni
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Golden-tailed Swift Spider - Nyssus luteofinis (possible occurrence)
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Nyssus pseudomaculatus
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Nyssus semifuscus (possible occurrence)
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Nyssus yuggera
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Ticopa dingo (possible occurrence)
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Ticopa hudsoni
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Subfamily: Castianeirinae
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Copa kabana
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Poecilipta contorqua
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Poecilipta gloverae
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Poecilipta kgari
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Green-headed Ant Mimic Spider - Poecilipta kohouti
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Poecilipta marengo
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Poecilipta micaelae
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Beautiful Ant Mimic Spider - Poecilipta venusta
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Poecilipta wallacei
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Subfamily: Corinninae
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Creugas gulosus (possible occurrence)
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Taxonomy:
Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
> Subphylum: Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
> Class: Arachnida (Arachnids)
> Order: Aranea (Spiders)
> Suborder: Araneomorphae (Typical Spiders)
> Infraorder: Entelegynea (Entelegyne Spiders)
> Superfamily: Corinnoidea (Corinnoid Spiders)
> Family: Corinnidae (Ground and Ant-mimic Sac Spiders)
> Unplaced genera in Family: Corinnidae
> Genus: Battalus
> Species: B. adamparsonsi - Adam Parson's Swift Spider
> Species: B. diadens
> Species: B. wallum
> Genus: Disnyssus
> Species: D. judidenchae
> Genus: Iridonyssus
> Species: I. formicans
> Species: I. kohouti
> Genus: Kolora
> Species: K. cooloola ^
> Genus: Leichhardteus
> Species: L. albofasciatus
> Species: L. badius *
> Species: L. conopalpis ^
> Species: L. kroombit
> Genus: Nucastia ^
> Species: ?
> Genus: Nyssus (Swift Spiders)
> Species: N. albopunctatus - White-spotted Swift Spider
> Species: N. coloripes - Spotted Ground Swift Spider
> Species: N. jaredwardeni - Jared Warden's Swift Spider
> Species: N. luteofinis - Golden-tailed Swift Spider ^
> Species: N. pseudomaculatus
> Species: N. semifuscus *
> Species: N. yuggera
> Genus: Ticopa
> Species: T. dingo ^
> Species: T. hudsoni
> Subfamily: Castianeirinae
> Genus: Copa
> Species: C. kabana
> Genus: Poecilipta
> Species: P. contorqua
> Species: P. gloverae
> Species: P. kgari
> Species: P. kohouti - Green-headed Ant Mimic Spider
> Species: P. marengo
> Species: P. micaelae
> Species: P. venusta - Beautiful Ant Mimic Spider
> Species: P. wallacei
> Subfamily: Corinninae
> Genus: Creugas
> Species: C. gulosus ^
* = likely
^ = possibly
Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
> Subphylum: Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
> Class: Arachnida (Arachnids)
> Order: Aranea (Spiders)
> Suborder: Araneomorphae (Typical Spiders)
> Infraorder: Entelegynea (Entelegyne Spiders)
> Superfamily: Corinnoidea (Corinnoid Spiders)
> Family: Corinnidae (Ground and Ant-mimic Sac Spiders)
> Unplaced genera in Family: Corinnidae
> Genus: Battalus
> Species: B. adamparsonsi - Adam Parson's Swift Spider
> Species: B. diadens
> Species: B. wallum
> Genus: Disnyssus
> Species: D. judidenchae
> Genus: Iridonyssus
> Species: I. formicans
> Species: I. kohouti
> Genus: Kolora
> Species: K. cooloola ^
> Genus: Leichhardteus
> Species: L. albofasciatus
> Species: L. badius *
> Species: L. conopalpis ^
> Species: L. kroombit
> Genus: Nucastia ^
> Species: ?
> Genus: Nyssus (Swift Spiders)
> Species: N. albopunctatus - White-spotted Swift Spider
> Species: N. coloripes - Spotted Ground Swift Spider
> Species: N. jaredwardeni - Jared Warden's Swift Spider
> Species: N. luteofinis - Golden-tailed Swift Spider ^
> Species: N. pseudomaculatus
> Species: N. semifuscus *
> Species: N. yuggera
> Genus: Ticopa
> Species: T. dingo ^
> Species: T. hudsoni
> Subfamily: Castianeirinae
> Genus: Copa
> Species: C. kabana
> Genus: Poecilipta
> Species: P. contorqua
> Species: P. gloverae
> Species: P. kgari
> Species: P. kohouti - Green-headed Ant Mimic Spider
> Species: P. marengo
> Species: P. micaelae
> Species: P. venusta - Beautiful Ant Mimic Spider
> Species: P. wallacei
> Subfamily: Corinninae
> Genus: Creugas
> Species: C. gulosus ^
* = likely
^ = possibly
References and links:
> Karsch, F., (1880). 'Arachnologische Blätter (Decas I).' Zeitschrift für die Gesammten Naturwissenschaften, Dritte Folge 5: 373-409.
> Paquin, P., Vink, C. and Dupérré, N., (2010). 'Spiders of New Zealand; annotated family key and species list. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln, New Zealand.
> Ramírez, M.J., (2014). 'The Morphology And Phylogeny Of Dionychan Spiders (Araneae: Araneomorphae).' Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 2014(390), 1-374, (27 June 2014). doi:10.1206/821.1
> Raven, R.J., (2015). 'A revision of ant-mimicking spiders of the family Corinnidae (Araneae) in the Western Pacific.' Zootaxa 3958(1): 1-258. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3958.1.1
https://wsc.nmbe.ch/genlist/18/Corinnidae
> Karsch, F., (1880). 'Arachnologische Blätter (Decas I).' Zeitschrift für die Gesammten Naturwissenschaften, Dritte Folge 5: 373-409.
> Paquin, P., Vink, C. and Dupérré, N., (2010). 'Spiders of New Zealand; annotated family key and species list. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln, New Zealand.
> Ramírez, M.J., (2014). 'The Morphology And Phylogeny Of Dionychan Spiders (Araneae: Araneomorphae).' Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 2014(390), 1-374, (27 June 2014). doi:10.1206/821.1
> Raven, R.J., (2015). 'A revision of ant-mimicking spiders of the family Corinnidae (Araneae) in the Western Pacific.' Zootaxa 3958(1): 1-258. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3958.1.1
https://wsc.nmbe.ch/genlist/18/Corinnidae
Photographic contributions:
Davey, Diana. D 125.
Davey, Diana. D 125.