Ariamnes (spider)

Ariamnes
Ariamnes sp. from Aranda, Australia
A. colubrinus in Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Theridiidae
Genus: Ariamnes
Thorell, 1869
Type species
A. flagellum
(Doleschall, 1857)
Species

30, see text

Ariamnes is a genus of comb-footed spiders (family Theridiidae) that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1869. Some species have greatly elongated abdomens, making them resemble a twig.