List of spiders of New Zealand

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Latrodectus katipo Katipo female 2.jpg
Latrodectus katipo

This is a list of all species of spiders that are known to occur in New Zealand, including its subantarctic islands. The list contains 1,138 species as of July 2025. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Mygalomorphae

Porrhothele antipodiana BlackTunnelweb head (edit).jpg
Porrhothele antipodiana

Porrhothelidae

Hexathelidae

Pycnothelidae

Migas sp. Tree Trapdoor Spider, Karori, Wellington 6012, New Zealand imported from iNaturalist photo 33076259.jpg
Migas sp.

Migidae

Cantuaria sp. Cantuaria, Buller District, West Coast, New Zealand imported from iNaturalist photo 177313192.jpg
Cantuaria sp.

Idiopidae

Araneomorphae

Spelungula cavernicola Nelson Cave Spider imported from iNaturalist photo 326724522 on 13 October 2024.jpg
Spelungula cavernicola

Gradungulidae

Segestriidae

Dysderidae

Oonopidae

Duripelta sp Duripelta.jpg
Duripelta sp

Orsolobidae

Pholcus phalangioides Pholcus phalangioides at home (9740833645).jpg
Pholcus phalangioides

Pholcidae

Scytodidae

Periegopidae

Oecobiidae

Mimetidae

Forstrarchaea rubra Forstrarchaea rubra female.jpg
Forstrarchaea rubra

Malkaridae

Huttoniidae

Novanapis spinipes Novanapis spinipes male lateral.jpg
Novanapis spinipes

Anapidae

Aotearoa magna Aotearoa magna imported from iNaturalist photo 111581188 on 26 October 2024.jpg
Aotearoa magna

Mecysmaucheniidae

Deinopidae

Uloboridae

Colaranea melanoviridis Colaranea melanoviridis imported from iNaturalist photo 368267396 on 13 October 2024.jpg
Colaranea melanoviridis

Araneidae

Nanometa lagenifera Nanometa lagenifera.jpg
Nanometa lagenifera

Tetragnathidae

Erigone prominens Erigone prominens 349790651.jpg
Erigone prominens

Linyphiidae

Tekelloides flavonotatus Tekelloides flavonotatus female.jpg
Tekelloides flavonotatus

Cyatholipidae

Physoglenidae

Steatoda lepida Steatoda lepida imported from iNaturalist photo 107564567 on 1 October 2024.jpg
Steatoda lepida

Theridiidae

Megadictynidae

Paradictyna sp Tiny Meshweaver (43367812315).jpg
Paradictyna sp

Dictynidae

Hahniidae

Zodariidae

Isopeda villosa Isopeda villosa.jpg
Isopeda villosa

Sparassidae

Anyphaenidae

Clubiona Clubiona peculiaris.jpg
Clubiona

Clubionidae

Nyssus coloripes Nyssus coloripes 107305288.jpg
Nyssus coloripes

Corinnidae

Zoridae

Hinewaia embolica Hinewaia embolica imported from iNaturalist photo 3052388 on 13 October 2024.jpg
Hinewaia embolica

Salticidae

Diaea sp Diaea ambara 13466270.jpg
Diaea sp

Thomisidae

Lamponidae

Intruda signata Intruda signata 248188866.jpg
Intruda signata

Gnaphosidae

Neoramia sp Neoramia alta.jpg
Neoramia sp

Stiphidiidae

Agelenidae

Cambridgea sp Cambridgea foliata 1924861.jpg
Cambridgea sp

Desidae

Toxopidae

Cycloctenus pulcher Cycloctenus pulcher imported from iNaturalist photo 375521929 on 26 October 2024.jpg
Cycloctenus pulcher

Cycloctenidae

Amaurobiidae

Uliodon sp Uliodon sp.-Vagrant Spider (NZAC06002530).jpg
Uliodon sp

Zoropsidae

Cheiracanthiidae

Miturgidae

Oxyopes gracilipes Oxyopes gracilipes 26872827.jpg
Oxyopes gracilipes

Oxyopidae

Pisauridae

Anoteropsis hilaris Anoteropsis hilaris.jpg
Anoteropsis hilaris

Lycosidae

References

  1. Natural History Museum Bern. "NMBE - World Spider Catalog". wsc.nmbe.ch. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  2. Sirvid, P. J.; Vink, C. J.; Fitzgerald, B. M.; Wakelin, M. D.; Rolfe, J.; Michel, P. (1 January 2020). "Conservation status of New Zealand Araneae (spiders), 2020" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 34: 1–37.
  3. Paquin, P., Vink, C. & Dupérré, N. (2010). Spiders of New Zealand: annotated family key & species list . Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln, New Zealand, 118 pp.