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Spiders of the Dominican Republic

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black widow spider
species of arachnid
Blacktailed red sheetweaver
species of arachnid
Anasaitis
Anasaitis is a genus of jumping spiders (family Salticidae) that was first described by E. B. Bryant in 1950. The name is derived from the salticid genus Saitis.
Agobardus
Agobardus is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1885.
Nops
genus of arachnids
Jollas
Jollas is a genus of jumping spiders (Salticidae), found in Central America, the Caribbean and South America.
Phormictopus cancerides
species of arachnid
Antillattus
thumb|right | Distribution Antillattus is a genus of Caribbean jumping spiders that was first described by E. B. Bryant in 1943. The name is a combination of "Antilles" and the common ending for salticid genera -attus.
Tugana
Tugana is a genus of Caribbean tangled nest spiders first described by R. V. Chamberlin in 1948.
Descanso
genus of arachnids
Saitis annae
species of arachnid
Barronopsis barrowsi
species of arachnid
Tainonia
Tainonia is a genus of Caribbean cellar spiders that was first described by B. A. Huber in 2000.
Bythocrotus
Bythocrotus is a genus of Caribbean jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1903. it contains only two species, found only on Hispaniola: Bythocrotus cephalotes and Bythocrotus crypticus.
Caribattus
Caribattus is a monotypic genus of jumping spiders containing the single species, Caribattus inutilis. It was first described by E. B. Bryant in 1950, and is only found on the Greater Antilles. The name is derived from "Caribbean", and -attus, a common suffix for salticid genera. The species name inutilis is Latin for "useless".
Allodecta
Allodecta is a monotypic genus of jumping spiders containing the single species, Allodecta maxillaris. It was first described by Elizabeth B. Bryant in 1950, and is only found on the Greater Antilles.
Antillena
Antillena is a genus of spiders belonging to the family Theraphosidae, the tarantulas and related spiders. The species in this genus are endemic to the island of Hispaniola.
Antillognatha
Antillognatha is a monotypic genus of long-jawed orb-weavers containing the single species, Antillognatha lucida. It was first described by E. B. Bryant in 1945, and is found on Hispaniola.
Antillena rickwesti
species of arachnid