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Cheiracanthium  C. L. Koch, 1839
Taxonomic Serial No.: 871868

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): longlegged sac spiders [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2011   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomProtostomia   
          SuperphylumEcdysozoa   
             PhylumArthropoda  – Artrópode, arthropodes, arthropods  
                SubphylumChelicerata  – cheliceriformes, quelicerado, queliceriforme  
                   ClassArachnida  – arachnids, aracnídeo, araignées, arácnidos  
                      OrderAraneae  – spiders, aranhas, araignées, arañas  
                         FamilyMiturgidae Simon, 1886 – prowling spiders  
                            GenusCheiracanthium C. L. Koch, 1839 – longlegged sac spiders  
    Direct Children:  
                               Species Cheiracanthium abbreviatum Simon, 1878  
                               Species Cheiracanthium aculeatum Simon, 1884  
                               Species Cheiracanthium aden Lotz, 2007  
                               Species Cheiracanthium adjacens O. P.-Cambridge, 1885  
                               Species Cheiracanthium africanum Lessert, 1921  
                               Species Cheiracanthium aizwalensis Biswas & Biswas, 2007  
                               Species Cheiracanthium aladanensis Lotz, 2007  
                               Species Cheiracanthium albidulum (Blackwall, 1859)  
                               Species Cheiracanthium angolensis Lotz, 2007  
                               Species Cheiracanthium angulitarse Simon, 1878  
                               Species Cheiracanthium annulipes O. P.-Cambridge, 1872  
                               Species Cheiracanthium apia Platnick, 1998  
                               Species Cheiracanthium approximatum O. P.-Cambridge, 1885  
                               Species Cheiracanthium auenati Caporiacco, 1936  
                               Species Cheiracanthium bantaengi Merian, 1911  
                               Species Cheiracanthium barbarum (Lucas, 1846)  
                               Species Cheiracanthium brevicalcaratum L. Koch, 1873  
                               Species Cheiracanthium brevidens Kroneberg, 1875  
                               Species Cheiracanthium brevispinum Song, Feng & Shang, 1982  
                               Species Cheiracanthium campestre Lohmander, 1944  
                               Species Cheiracanthium canariense Wunderlich, 1987  
                               Species Cheiracanthium catindigae Barrion & Litsinger, 1995  
                               Species Cheiracanthium caudatum (Thorell, 1887)  
                               Species Cheiracanthium conflexum Simon, 1906  
                               Species Cheiracanthium conspersum (Thorell, 1891)  
                               Species Cheiracanthium cretense Roewer, 1928  
                               Species Cheiracanthium crucigerum Rainbow, 1920  
                               Species Cheiracanthium cuniculum Herman, 1879  
                               Species Cheiracanthium danieli Tikader, 1975  
                               Species Cheiracanthium daquilium Barrion & Litsinger, 1995  
                               Species Cheiracanthium debile Simon, 1890  
                               Species Cheiracanthium denisi Caporiacco, 1939  
                               Species Cheiracanthium dippenaarae Lotz, 2007  
                               Species Cheiracanthium effossum Herman, 1879  
                               Species Cheiracanthium elegans Thorell, 1875  
                               Species Cheiracanthium equestre O. P.-Cambridge, 1874  
                               Species Cheiracanthium erraticum (Walckenaer, 1802)  
                               Species Cheiracanthium eutittha Bösenberg & Strand, 1906  
                               Species Cheiracanthium excavatum Rainbow, 1920  
                               Species Cheiracanthium exilipes (Lucas, 1846)  
                               Species Cheiracanthium exquestitum Zhang & Zhu, 1993  
                               Species Cheiracanthium falcatum Chen et al., 2006  
                               Species Cheiracanthium festae Pavesi, 1895  
                               Species Cheiracanthium fibrosum Zhang, Hu & Zhu, 1994  
                               Species Cheiracanthium floresense Wunderlich, 2008  
                               Species Cheiracanthium fujianense Gong, 1983  
                               Species Cheiracanthium fulvotestaceum Simon, 1878  
                               Species Cheiracanthium furax L. Koch, 1873  
                               Species Cheiracanthium furculatum Karsch, 1879  
                               Species Cheiracanthium gobi Schmidt & Barensteiner, 2000  
                               Species Cheiracanthium gracile L. Koch, 1873  
                               Species Cheiracanthium gracilipes (Thorell, 1895)  
                               Species Cheiracanthium gratum Kulczynski, 1897  
                               Species Cheiracanthium gyirongense Hu & Li, 1987  
                               Species Cheiracanthium halophilum Schmidt & Piepho, 1994  
                               Species Cheiracanthium haroniensis Lotz, 2007  
                               Species Cheiracanthium himalayense Gravely, 1931  
                               Species Cheiracanthium hypocyrtum Zhang & Zhu, 1993  
                               Species Cheiracanthium ienisteai Sterghiu, 1985  
                               Species Cheiracanthium impressum Thorell, 1881  
                               Species Cheiracanthium incertum O. P.-Cambridge, 1869  
                               Species Cheiracanthium inclusum (Hentz, 1847) – agrarian sac spider 
                               Species Cheiracanthium incomptum (Thorell, 1891)  
                               Species Cheiracanthium indicum O. P.-Cambridge, 1874  
                               Species Cheiracanthium inornatum O. P.-Cambridge, 1874  
                               Species Cheiracanthium insigne O. P.-Cambridge, 1874  
                               Species Cheiracanthium insulanum (Thorell, 1878)  
                               Species Cheiracanthium insulare (Vinson, 1863)  
                               Species Cheiracanthium insulare L. Koch, 1866  
                               Species Cheiracanthium isiacum O. P.-Cambridge, 1874  
                               Species Cheiracanthium itakeum Barrion & Litsinger, 1995  
                               Species Cheiracanthium jabalpurense Majumder & Tikader, 1991  
                               Species Cheiracanthium japonicum Bösenberg & Strand, 1906  
                               Species Cheiracanthium joculare Simon, 1910  
                               Species Cheiracanthium jorgeense Wunderlich, 2008  
                               Species Cheiracanthium jovium Denis, 1947  
                               Species Cheiracanthium kashmirense Majumder & Tikader, 1991  
                               Species Cheiracanthium kazachstanicum Ponomarev, 2007  
                               Species Cheiracanthium kenyaensis Lotz, 2007  
                               Species Cheiracanthium kibonotense Lessert, 1921  
                               Species Cheiracanthium klabati Merian, 1911  
                               Species Cheiracanthium kupensis Lotz, 2007  
                               Species Cheiracanthium lanceolatum Chrysanthus, 1967  
                               Species Cheiracanthium lascivum Karsch, 1879  
                               Species Cheiracanthium leucophaeum Simon, 1897  
                               Species Cheiracanthium ligawsolanum Barrion & Litsinger, 1995  
                               Species Cheiracanthium liplikeum Barrion & Litsinger, 1995  
                               Species Cheiracanthium liuyangense Xie et al., 1996  
                               Species Cheiracanthium lompobattangi Merian, 1911  
                               Species Cheiracanthium longimanum L. Koch, 1873  
                               Species Cheiracanthium longipes (Thorell, 1890)  
                               Species Cheiracanthium longtailen Xu, 1993  
                               Species Cheiracanthium ludovici Lessert, 1921  
                               Species Cheiracanthium macedonicum Drensky, 1921  
                               Species Cheiracanthium malkini Lotz, 2007  
                               Species Cheiracanthium mangiferae Workman, 1896  
                               Species Cheiracanthium maraisi Lotz, 2007  
                               Species Cheiracanthium margaritae Sterghiu, 1985  
                               Species Cheiracanthium marplesi Chrysanthus, 1967  
                               Species Cheiracanthium melanostomum (Thorell, 1895)  
                               Species Cheiracanthium mertoni Strand, 1911  
                               Species Cheiracanthium mildei L. Koch, 1864  
                               Species Cheiracanthium minahassae Merian, 1911  
                               Species Cheiracanthium minshullae Lotz, 2007  
                               Species Cheiracanthium molle L. Koch, 1875  
                               Species Cheiracanthium mondrainense Main, 1954  
                               Species Cheiracanthium mongolicum Schenkel, 1963  
                               Species Cheiracanthium montanum L. Koch, 1877  
                               Species Cheiracanthium mordax L. Koch, 1866  
                               Species Cheiracanthium murinum (Thorell, 1895)  
                               Species Cheiracanthium mysorense Majumder & Tikader, 1991  
                               Species Cheiracanthium nalsaroverense Patel & Patel, 1973  
                               Species Cheiracanthium nervosum Simon, 1909  
                               Species Cheiracanthium ningmingense Zhang & Yin, 1999  
                               Species Cheiracanthium occidentale L. Koch, 1882  
                               Species Cheiracanthium olliforme Zhang & Zhu, 1993  
                               Species Cheiracanthium oncognathum Thorell, 1871  
                               Species Cheiracanthium pallidum Rainbow, 1920  
                               Species Cheiracanthium pauriense Majumder & Tikader, 1991  
                               Species Cheiracanthium pelasgicum (C. L. Koch, 1837)  
                               Species Cheiracanthium pennatum Simon, 1878  
                               Species Cheiracanthium pennuliferum Simon, 1909  
                               Species Cheiracanthium pennyi O. P.-Cambridge, 1873  
                               Species Cheiracanthium peregrinum Thorell, 1899  
                               Species Cheiracanthium pichoni Schenkel, 1963  
                               Species Cheiracanthium poonaense Majumder & Tikader, 1991  
                               Species Cheiracanthium potanini Schenkel, 1963  
                               Species Cheiracanthium punctipedellum Caporiacco, 1949  
                               Species Cheiracanthium punctorium (Villers, 1789)  
                               Species Cheiracanthium punjabense Sadana & Bajaj, 1980  
                               Species Cheiracanthium rehobothense Strand, 1915  
                               Species Cheiracanthium rupestre Herman, 1879  
                               Species Cheiracanthium rupicola (Thorell, 1897)  
                               Species Cheiracanthium russellsmithi Lotz, 2007  
                               Species Cheiracanthium sakoemicum Roewer, 1938  
                               Species Cheiracanthium salsicola Simon, 1932  
                               Species Cheiracanthium sambii Patel & Reddy, 1991  
                               Species Cheiracanthium sansibaricum Strand, 1907  
                               Species Cheiracanthium saraswatii Tikader, 1962  
                               Species Cheiracanthium schenkeli Caporiacco, 1949  
                               Species Cheiracanthium seidlitzi L. Koch, 1864  
                               Species Cheiracanthium seshii Patel & Reddy, 1991  
                               Species Cheiracanthium shiluvanensis Lotz, 2007  
                               Species Cheiracanthium sikkimense Majumder & Tikader, 1991  
                               Species Cheiracanthium silaceum Rainbow, 1897  
                               Species Cheiracanthium simaoense Zhang & Yin, 1999  
                               Species Cheiracanthium simplex Thorell, 1899  
                               Species Cheiracanthium siwi El-Hennawy, 2001  
                               Species Cheiracanthium solidum Zhang, Zhu & Hu, 1993  
                               Species Cheiracanthium soputani Merian, 1911  
                               Species Cheiracanthium spectabile (Thorell, 1887)  
                               Species Cheiracanthium sphaericum Zhang, Zhu & Hu, 1993  
                               Species Cheiracanthium strasseni Strand, 1915  
                               Species Cheiracanthium stratioticum L. Koch, 1873  
                               Species Cheiracanthium streblowi L. Koch, 1879  
                               Species Cheiracanthium striolatum Simon, 1878  
                               Species Cheiracanthium submordax Zhang, Zhu & Hu, 1993  
                               Species Cheiracanthium taegense Paik, 1990  
                               Species Cheiracanthium tagorei Biswas & Raychaudhuri, 2003  
                               Species Cheiracanthium taiwanicum Chen et al., 2006  
                               Species Cheiracanthium tanmoyi Biswas & Roy, 2005  
                               Species Cheiracanthium taprobanense Strand, 1907  
                               Species Cheiracanthium tenue L. Koch, 1873  
                               Species Cheiracanthium tetragnathoide Caporiacco, 1949  
                               Species Cheiracanthium torricellianum Strand, 1911  
                               Species Cheiracanthium triviale (Thorell, 1895)  
                               Species Cheiracanthium trivittatum Simon, 1906  
                               Species Cheiracanthium turanicum Kroneberg, 1875  
                               Species Cheiracanthium turiae Strand, 1917  
                               Species Cheiracanthium uncinatum Paik, 1985  
                               Species Cheiracanthium unicum Bösenberg & Strand, 1906  
                               Species Cheiracanthium vansoni Lawrence, 1936  
                               Species Cheiracanthium virescens (Sundevall, 1833)  
                               Species Cheiracanthium vorax O. P.-Cambridge, 1874  
                               Species Cheiracanthium wiehlei Chrysanthus, 1967  
                               Species Cheiracanthium wilma (Benoit, 1977)  
                               Species Cheiracanthium zebrinum Savelyeva, 1972  
                               Species Cheiracanthium zhejiangense Hu & Song, 1982  
       

 References
       
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  Source: World Spider Catalog, Version 11.0, website (version 11.0)  
  Acquired: 2011   
  Notes: Platnick, Norman I. 2011. The World Spider Catalog, v.11.0. American Museum of Natural History. Database built by Robert J. Raven from the files underlying the website at http://research.amnh.org/iz/spiders/catalog/ DOI: 10.5531/db.iz.0001   
  Reference for: Cheiracanthium   
       
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  Author(s)/Editor(s): Breene, R. G., D. Allen Dean, G. B. Edwards, Blain Hebert, Herbert W. Levi, Gail Manning, et al.  
  Publication Date: 2003   
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  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Common Names of Arachnids, Fifth Edition   
  Page(s): 42   
  Publisher: American Tarantula Society   
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  ISBN/ISSN: 1-929427-11-5   
  Notes: The American Arachnological Society Committee on Common Names of Arachnids. Available online at http://atshq.org/downloads.php   
  Reference for: Cheiracanthium, longlegged sac spiders [English]   
       

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