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Cheiracanthium, commonly called yellow sac spiders, is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Cheiracanthiidae, and was first described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1839. [4] They are usually pale in colour, and have an abdomen that can range from yellow to beige.
Cheiracanthium inclusum, alternately known as the black-footed yellow sac spider or the American yellow sac spider (in order to distinguish it from its European cousin C. punctorium), was formerly classified as a true sac spider (of the family Clubionidae), and then placed in the family Miturgidae, but now belongs to family Cheiracanthiidae. [1]
Cheiracanthiidae is a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Vladimir Wagner in 1887. [1] The synonym Eutichuridae was used for a long time, but Cheiracanthiidae has priority. [1]
C. inclusum (Hentz, 1847) — North America, Central America, Caribbean, South America. Introduced to Réunion Introduced to Réunion C. incomptum (Thorell, 1891) — India (Nicobar Is.)
Cheiracanthium erroneum O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1873 Cheiracanthium orientale Kulczyński, 1885 Cheiracanthium erraticum , the two-clawed hunting spider, [ 2 ] is a species of Palearctic spider of the family Cheiracanthiidae .
Cheiracanthium mildei is a species of spider from the family Cheiracanthiidae. C. mildei is commonly known as the northern yellow sac spider, a name it partially shares with many other spiders of its genus. [2] Alternatively, it is also called the long-legged sac spider.
The spider species Araneus diadematus is commonly called the European garden spider, cross orbweaver, diadem spider, orangie, cross spider, and crowned orb weaver.It is sometimes called the pumpkin spider, [2] although this name is also used for a different species, Araneus marmoreus. [3]
Cheiracanthium punctorium, one of several species commonly known as the yellow sac spider, is a spider found from central Europe to Central Asia.They reach a length of about 15 mm, and their bite can penetrate human skin; the bite has been compared to a wasp sting, perhaps a bit more severe, although susceptible persons can have stronger reactions, like nausea. [1]