Ariamnes (spider)

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.

Species
it contains thirty-three species and one subspecies, found in Asia, Africa, South America, Oceania, the Caribbean, Costa Rica, and Mexico:
 * Ariamnes alepeleke Gillespie & Rivera, 2007 – Hawaii
 * Ariamnes attenuatus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1881 – Costa Rica, Caribbean to Argentina
 * Ariamnes birgitae Strand, 1917 – Myanmar
 * Ariamnes campestratus Simon, 1903 – Gabon, Congo
 * Ariamnes colubrinus Keyserling, 1890 – Australia (Queensland, New South Wales, Lord Howe Is.)
 * Ariamnes columnaceus Gao & Li, 2014 – China
 * Ariamnes corniger Simon, 1900 – Hawaii
 * Ariamnes cylindrogaster Simon, 1889 – China, Laos, Korea, Taiwan, Japan
 * Ariamnes flagellum (Doleschall, 1857) (type) – Southeast Asia, Australia
 * Ariamnes f. nigritus Simon, 1901 – Southeast Asia
 * Ariamnes haitensis (Exline & Levi, 1962) – Hispaniola
 * Ariamnes helminthoides Simon, 1907 – Guinea-Bissau
 * Ariamnes hiwa Gillespie & Rivera, 2007 – Hawaii
 * Ariamnes huinakolu Gillespie & Rivera, 2007 – Hawaii
 * Ariamnes jeanneli Berland, 1920 – East Africa
 * Ariamnes kahili Gillespie & Rivera, 2007 – Hawaii
 * Ariamnes laau Gillespie & Rivera, 2007 – Hawaii
 * Ariamnes longissimus Keyserling, 1891 – Peru, Brazil
 * Ariamnes makue Gillespie & Rivera, 2007 – Hawaii
 * Ariamnes melekalikimaka Gillespie & Rivera, 2007 – Hawaii
 * Ariamnes mexicanus (Exline & Levi, 1962) – Mexico, Cuba
 * Ariamnes patersoniensis Hickman, 1927 – Australia (Tasmania)
 * Ariamnes pavesii Leardi, 1902 – India, Sri Lanka
 * Ariamnes petilus Gao & Li, 2014 – China
 * Ariamnes poele Gillespie & Rivera, 2007 – Hawaii
 * Ariamnes rufopictus Thorell, 1895 – Myanmar
 * Ariamnes russulus Simon, 1903 – Equatorial Guinea
 * Ariamnes schlingeri (Exline & Levi, 1962) – Peru
 * Ariamnes setipes Hasselt, 1882 – Indonesia (Sumatra)
 * Ariamnes simulans O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1892 – India
 * Ariamnes triangulatus Urquhart, 1887 – New Zealand
 * Ariamnes triangulus Thorell, 1887 – Myanmar
 * Ariamnes uwepa Gillespie & Rivera, 2007 – Hawaii
 * Ariamnes waikula Gillespie & Rivera, 2007 – Hawaii

In synonymy:
 * A. approximatus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1894 = Ariamnes attenuatus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1881
 * A. gracillimus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1894 = Ariamnes attenuatus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1881
 * A. pulcher Soares & Camargo, 1948 = Ariamnes attenuatus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1881
 * A. sinuatus Schenkel, 1953 = Ariamnes attenuatus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1881