List of extinct arachnids explained

This article contains a list of extinct species from the class Arachnida, with the year and location that they were last recorded.

Extinct

Scientific name	Common name	Year last seen	Last known location
Centrobunus braueri	N/A	1894	Mahé, Seychelles^[1]
Dicrogonatus gardineri	N/A	1909	Mahé, Seychelles^[2]
Halarachne americana	Caribbean monk seal nasal mite	1952	Caribbean Sea
Hirstienus nanus	N/A	1908	Mahé, Seychelles^[3]
Metazalmoxis ferruginea	N/A	1892	Mahé, Seychelles^[4]
Peromona erinacea	N/A	1892	Mahé, Seychelles^[5]
Pleorotus braueri	N/A	1894	Mahé, Seychelles^[6]
Sitalcicus gardineri	N/A	1908	Mahé, Seychelles^[7]
Stipax triangulifer	N/A	1894	Mahé, Seychelles^[8]
Thomasettia seychellana	N/A	1908	Mahé, Seychelles and Silhouette Island^[9]
Diplaegidia gladiator	Passenger pigeon mite	1914	North America^[10] ^[11]

Extinct in the wild

There are currently no known arachnids that are extinct in the wild yet still kept in captivity.

See also

• Endangered spiders

Notes and References

1. Gerlach, J. . 2014 . Centrobunus braueri . 2014 . e.T196771A21573797 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T196771A21573797.en . 12 November 2021.
2. Gerlach, J. . 2014 . Dicrogonatus gardineri . 2014 . e.T201462A2706716 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T201462A2706716.en . 12 November 2021.
3. Gerlach, J. . 2014 . Hirstienus nanus . 2014 . e.T21460734A21514465 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T21460734A21514465.en . 12 November 2021.
4. Gerlach, J. . 2014 . Metazalmoxis ferruginea . 2014 . e.T21460777A21579916 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T21460777A21579916.en . 12 November 2021.
5. Gerlach, J. . 2014 . Peromona erinacea . 2014 . e.T196773A21579734 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T196773A21579734.en . 12 November 2021.
6. Gerlach, J. . 2014 . Pleorotus braueri . 2014 . e.T196288A2443290 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T196288A2443290.en . 12 November 2021.
7. Gerlach, J. . 2014 . Sitalcicus gardineri . 2014 . e.T196768A21579740 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T196768A21579740.en . 12 November 2021.
8. Gerlach, J. . 2014 . Stipax triangulifer . 2014 . e.T196290A2443297 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T196290A2443297.en . 12 November 2021.
9. Gerlach, J. . 2014 . Thomasettia seychellana . 2014 . e.T196286A2443283 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T196286A2443283.en . 12 November 2021.
10. Web site: Globally Extinct: Arachnids. 25 June 2011. 31 March 2015. The Sixth Extinction. PeterMaas.nl & The Sixth Extinction. https://web.archive.org/web/20150430124712/http://www.petermaas.nl/extinct/lists/arachnids.htm. 30 April 2015. dead.
11. Web site: The Recently Extinct Plants and Animals Database Extinct Arthropods: Arachnids: Diplaegidia gladiator. 2015. 31 March 2015. Cubits.org. Cubits.org.