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Checklist for Order Araneae Clerck, 1757 (Spider)
and region Fiji (Melanesia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
78
166
222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
69
152
204
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
38
107
147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
35
104
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Fiji
35 Families width 144 Species and 1 Subspecies
#TPLASGMZCUBOFND
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders9SpeciesTaxom
Pholcidae C. L. Koch, 1851Carpenter spider7SpeciesTaxom
Lycosidae Lehtinen & H..., 1979Ground Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders21SpeciesTaxom
Salticidae (Blackwall, 1842)Jumping Spider56SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosomatidae Simon, 1881Ray orbweavers0SpeciesTaxom
Gnaphosidae Pocock, 1898Flat-bellied ground spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Tetrablemmidae O. P-Cambridge, 1873Armored spider1SpeciesTaxom
Miturgidae Simon, 1885Long-legged sac spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Stenochilidae Thorell, 1873Stenochilid spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Zodariidae Thorell, 1881Ant spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Ctenidae Keyserling, 1877Tropical wolf spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Uloboridae (Thorell, 1869)Cribellate orb weavers3SpeciesTaxom
Thomisidae Sundevall, 1833Crab Spider2SpeciesTaxom
Barychelidae Simon, 1889Brush-footed trapdoors3SpeciesTaxom
Micropholcommatidae Hickman, 1943Micropholcommatid spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Cheiracanthiidae Wagner, 1887Eutichurid Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Sparassidae Bertkau, 1872Giant crab spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Oonopidae Simon, 1890Dwarf Cell Spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Filistatidae Ausserer, 1867Crevice weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Lamponidae Simon, 1893White-tailed spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae (Menge, 1866)Elongated Orb Weavers12SpeciesTaxom
Sicariidae Keyserling, 1880Brown recluse spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Mysmenidae Petrunkevitch, 1928Dwarf cobweb spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Nesticidae Simon, 1894Cave cobweb spider1SpeciesTaxom
Agelenidae C. L. Koch, 1837Agelenid Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Corinnidae (Karsch, 1880)Ant-like Sac Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Oxyopidae Thorell, 1870Lynx spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Desidae Pocock, 1895Desid spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Symphytognathidae Hickman, 1931Dwarf orb-weavers1SpeciesTaxom
Anapidae Simon, 1895Anapid spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Clubionidae Wagner, 1887Clubiones0SpeciesTaxom
Scytodidae Blackwall, 1864Glue spitter2SpeciesTaxom
Orsolobidae Cooke, 1965Orsolobid spiders0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Fiji
104 Genera with 144 Species
#ABCDEFGHILMNOPRSTUVXZ
Achaearanea Strand, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Aetana Huber, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Allocosa Banks, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Aranea Linnaeus, 01SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1870Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers5SpeciesTaxom
Aranoethra Butler, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Argyrodes Simon, 1872Dewdrop spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Artema Walckenaer, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Ascyltus Karsch, 19975SpeciesTaxom
Athamas O. P.-Cambridge, 18773SpeciesTaxom
Baalzebub Coddington, 1986
0SpeciesTaxom
Belisana Thorell, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Berinda Roewer, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Bianor Peckham & Pe..., 19961SpeciesTaxom
Brignoliella Shear, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Chapoda Peckham & Pe..., 19011SpeciesTaxom
Cheiracanthium C. L. Koch, 1866Longlegged sac spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Colopea Simon, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Cosmophasis Simon, 19972SpeciesTaxom
Cryptothele L. Koch, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Ctenus Walckenaer, 1847Tropical wolf spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1867Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1857Tent spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Cytaea Keyserling, 19984SpeciesTaxom
Daramulunia Lehtinen, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Diaea Thorell, 1869
Flower spider0SpeciesTaxom
Dipoena Thorell, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom
Dolophones Walckenaer, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Efate Berland, 19962SpeciesTaxom
Encyocrypta Simon, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Eterosonycha Butler, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Euophrys C. L. Koch, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Fijimoneta Raven & Hebron, 20242SpeciesTaxom
Fijocrypta Raven, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1837Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Gmogala Keyserling, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Heteropoda Latreille, 17672SpeciesTaxom
Hortophora Framenau & C..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Idioctis L. Koch, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Ischnothyreus Simon, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Labahitha Zonstein, Ma..., 19431SpeciesTaxom
Lagnus Koch, 20082SpeciesTaxom
Lakarobius Berry, Beatt..., 19981SpeciesTaxom
Lampona Thorell, 1869
Australian ground spider0SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1991Orchard Spider And Allies3SpeciesTaxom
Loxosceles Heineken & Lowe, 1832
Brown spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Margaromma Keyserling, 19442SpeciesTaxom
Menemerus Simon, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Miagrammopes O. P.-Cambridge, 1870
0SpeciesTaxom
Myrmarachne MacLeay, 1839
Antmimicking spider0SpeciesTaxom
Mysmena Simon, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Neonesiotes Millidge, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1842Spotted orbweavers4SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1847Banana spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Nesioneta Millidge, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Nesticella Lehtinen & S..., 19721SpeciesTaxom
Nyssus Walckenaer, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Omoedus Thorell, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Opopaea Simon, 19632SpeciesTaxom
Orchestina Simon, 1882
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthobula Simon, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Oxyopes Latreille, 1804
Lynx Spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Palpelius Simon, 20084SpeciesTaxom
Paraeuophrys Logunov, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Paratheuma Bryant, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Pardosa C. L. Koch, 1872Thin-legged Wolf Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Patu Marples, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Pelicinus Simon, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Pholcus Walckenaer, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Phonognatha Simon, 1894
0SpeciesTaxom
Phoroncidia Westwood, 19643SpeciesTaxom
Physocyclus Simon, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Plexippus C. L. Koch, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Pristobaeus Simon, 20084SpeciesTaxom
Prychia L. Koch, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Pseudanapis Simon, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Pseudicius Simon, 18853SpeciesTaxom
Pteroneta Deeleman-Rei..., 2001
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhene Thorell, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Sason Simon, 1887
0SpeciesTaxom
Scytodes Latreille, 1882Spitting Spider2SpeciesTaxom
Sigytes Simon, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Smeringopus Simon, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Sobasina Simon, 19785SpeciesTaxom
Spinanapis Platnick & F..., 1989
0SpeciesTaxom
Stephanopis O. P.-Cambridge, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Supunna Simon, 1873Swift spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Symphytognatha Hickman, 1931
0SpeciesTaxom
Tasmanoonops Hickman, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1842Four-jawed spider5SpeciesTaxom
Thelacantha Hasselt, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Thelcticopis Karsch, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1957Tangle-Web Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Thorelliola Strand, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Triaeris Simon, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Uloborus Latreille, 1806
Cribellate Orb Weaver0SpeciesTaxom
Uthina Simon, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Viroqua Peckham & Pe..., 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Xenocytaea Berry, Beatt..., 19987SpeciesTaxom
Xysticus Koch, 1874Ground Crab Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Zenodorus Peckham & Pe..., 18811SpeciesTaxom
Zosis Walckenaer, 17892SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Fiji
144 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aetana fiji Huber, 2005Bethylid wasps
Allocosa hostilis Ludwig Carl ..., 1877
Aranea moluccensis
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus decolor L. Koch, 1871
Araneus flavopunctatus (L. Koch, 1871)⇒ Araneus flavosignatus Roewer, 1942
Araneus flavosignatus Roewer, 1942
Araneus omoedus (Thorell, 1870)⇒ Gibbaranea omoeda Thorell, 1870
Aranoethra cambridgei Butler, 1873
Argiope pentagona Ludwig Carl ..., 1871
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Argyrodes argyrodes (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850
Argyrodes gracilis Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Argyrodes levuca Embrik Strand, 1915
Argyrodes sublimis Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Artema atlanta (Walckenaer, 1837)⇒ Physocyclus globosus Taczanowski, 1874
Ascyltus divinus Ferdinand Ka..., 1878
Ascyltus pterygodes Ludwig Carl ..., 1865Jumping spider
Ascyltus rhizophora Berry, Josep..., 1997
Ascyltus rhizopora Berry, Beatt..., 1997
Ascyltus similis Berry, Josep..., 1997
Athamas guineensis Jendrzejewska, 1995
Athamas tahitensis Jendrzejewska, 1995
Athamas whitmeei Octavius Pic..., 1877
Belisana fiji Huber, 2005Bethylid wasps
Berinda aegilia Chatzaki, 2002
Bianor vitiensis Berry, Josep..., 1996
Brignoliella vitiensis Lehtinen, 1981
Chapoda inermis Frederick Oc..., 1901Jumping spiders
Cheiracanthium longimanum Ludwig Carl ..., 1873Gregg's buckwheat
Cheiracanthium mordax Ludwig Carl ..., 1866Biting Garden Sac Spider
Colopea tuberculata Platnick & S..., 1974
Cosmophasis bitaeniata Eugen von Ke..., 1882
Cosmophasis lami Berry, Josep..., 1997
Cryptothele verrucosa Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Ctenus marginatus Charles Atha..., 1847
Cyclosa litoralis Ludwig Carl ..., 1867
Cyrtophora ikomosanensis Bösenberg &..., 1906
Cyrtophora leucopicta Arthur T. Ur..., 1890
Cyrtophora moluccensis (Doleschall, 1857)⇒ Cyrtophora ikomosanensis Bösenberg &..., 1906
Cytaea koronivia J.W. Berry ,..., 1998
Cytaea nausori J.W. Berry ,..., 1998
Cytaea taveuniensis Patoleta & G..., 2010
Cytaea vitiensis J.W. Berry ,..., 1998
Daramulunia tenella Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Efate albobicinctus Lucien Berland, 1938
Efate raptor Berry, Josep..., 1996
Encyocrypta meleagris Simon, 1889
Euophrys bryophila Berry, Josep..., 1996
Fijimoneta longimana L. Koch, 1873
Fijimoneta vitilevu Raven & Hebron, 2024
Fijocrypta vitilevu Raven, 1994Vespoid wasps
Gasteracantha curvispina (Félix Édouar..., 1837)⇒ Aranoethra cambridgei Butler, 1873
Gmogala scarabaeus Eugen von Ke..., 1890
Heteropoda simplex Jäger & Ono, 2000
Heteropoda venatoria (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Heteropoda simplex Jäger & Ono, 2000
Hortophora capitalis L. Koch, 1871
Idioctis helva L. Koch, 1874
Labahitha fuscata Nakatsudi, 1943
Lagnus longimanus Ludwig Carl ..., 1879
Lagnus monteithorum Patoleta, 2008
Lakarobius alboniger Berry, Josep..., 1998
Leucauge celebesiana Walckenaer, 1842Black-striped orchard spider
Leucauge granulata Walckenaer, 1842Silver Orb-weaver Spider
Leucauge tuberculata (Wang, 1991)⇒ Leucauge granulata Walckenaer, 1842
Margaromma namukana Carl Friedri..., 1944
Margaromma namukanum Roewer, 1944
Menemerus bivittatus Dufour, 1831Gray wall jumper
Mysmena vitiensis Forster, 1959
Neonesiotes remiformis Millidge, 1991
Neoscona decolor L. Koch, 1871
Neoscona flavopunctata L. Koch, 1871
Neoscona plebeja Ludwig Carl ..., 1871
Neoscona theisi Walckenaer, 1842Spider
Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793Giant golden orb weaver
Nephila plumipes Latreille, 1804Humped Golden Orb-weaving Spider
Nephila tetragnathoides Walckenaer, 1842
Nephila vitiana Walckenaer, 1847
Nesioneta elegans Alfred Frank..., 1991
Nesticella mogera Yaginuma, 1972Cave cobweb spider
Nyssus insularis L. Koch, 1873
Omoedus cordatus Berry, Josep..., 1996
Omoedus microphthalmus L. Koch, 1881
Opopaea fiji Baehr, 2013
Opopaea foveolata Carl Friedri..., 1963Platygasterids
Palpelius namosi (Berry, Josep..., 1996)⇒ Pristobaeus namosi Berry, Beatt..., 1996
Palpelius taveuniensis (Patoleta, 2008)⇒ Pristobaeus taveuniensis Patoleta, 2008
Palpelius vanuaensis (Patoleta, 2008)⇒ Pristobaeus vanuaensis Patoleta, 2008
Palpelius vitiensis (Patoleta, 2008)⇒ Pristobaeus vitiensis Patoleta, 2008
Paraeuophrys bryophila Berry, Beatt..., 1996
Paratheuma australis Beatty & Berry, 1989
Pardosa nebulosa Thorell, 1872
Patu vitiensis Marples, 1951
Pelicinus raveni Platnick & al., 2012
Pholcus ancoralis Koch, 1865
Phoroncidia chelys L. Koch, 1872
Phoroncidia personata Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Phoroncidia tina Herbert Walt..., 1964Crested anoda
Physocyclus globosus Taczanowski, 1874Cellar spider
Plexippus petersi Karsch, 1878Jumping spider
Pristobaeus namosi Berry, Beatt..., 1996
Pristobaeus taveuniensis Patoleta, 2008
Pristobaeus vanuaensis Patoleta, 2008
Pristobaeus vitiensis Patoleta, 2008
Prychia gracilis Ludwig Carl ..., 1875
Pseudanapis aloha Raymond Robe..., 1959
Pseudicius javanicus Prószynski, 2006
Pseudicius punctatus (Marples, 1957)⇒ Pseudicius tamaricis Simon, 1885
Pseudicius tamaricis Simon, 1885
Rhene tricolor Karsch, 1878
Scytodes perfecta (Banks, 1898)⇒ Scytodes univittata Simon, 1882
Scytodes univittata Simon, 1882Spitting Spider
Sigytes diloris Eugen von Ke..., 1881
Smeringopus pallidus Blackwall, 1858Cellar spider
Sobasina aspinosa Berry, Josep..., 1998
Sobasina cutleri Berry, Josep..., 1998
Sobasina paradoxa Berry, Josep..., 1998
Sobasina platypoda Berry, Josep..., 1998
Sobasina tanna Fred R. Wanless, 1978
Stephanopis erinacea Ferdinand Ka..., 1878
Supunna insularis (Ludwig Carl ..., 1873)⇒ Nyssus insularis L. Koch, 1873
Tetragnatha boydi Octavius Pic..., 1898Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha cylindrica Walckenaer, 1842
Tetragnatha keyserlingi Eugène Simon, 1890
Tetragnatha kochi Thorell, 1895
Tetragnatha mandibulata (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Tetragnatha kochi Thorell, 1895
Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857
Thelcticopis vasta Ludwig Carl ..., 1873
Theridion kraussi Brian John M..., 1957
Thorelliola ensifera Tord Tamerla..., 1877Jumping spider
Triaeris macrophthalmus cryptops Berland, 1914
Trichonephila vitiana Walckenaer, 1847
Uthina luzonica Simon, 1893
Xenocytaea daviesae Berry, Josep..., 1998
Xenocytaea maddisoni Berry, Josep..., 1998
Xenocytaea stanislawi Patoleta, 2011
Xenocytaea taveuniensis Patoleta, 2011
Xenocytaea triramosa Berry, Josep..., 1998
Xenocytaea victoriensis Patoleta, 2011
Xenocytaea zabkai Berry, Josep..., 1998
Xysticus ictericus Ludwig Carl ..., 1874
Zenodorus microphthalmus (Ludwig Carl ..., 1881)⇒ Omoedus microphthalmus L. Koch, 1881
Zosis geniculata Olivier, 1789Grey House Spider
Zosis geniculatus (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Zosis geniculata Olivier, 1789

Subnodes of Araneae with occurrences in Fiji
SuborderAraneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
32
98
139
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderMygalomorphae
Pocock, 1892
Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders
1
4
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyClubionidae
Wagner, 1887
Clubiones, Clubionids, Foliage Spiders, Sac Spider, Sac spiders, Two-Clawed Hunting Spiders
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMiturgidae
Simon, 1885
Long-legged sac spiders, Prowling Hunters, Prowling spiders, Racing Stripe Spiders
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



Araneae (Clerck 1757)
Araneae (Clerck 1757)


Links, sources and further information
Araneae at artfakta.se
Araneae at biodiversity.org.au
Araneae at dyntaxa.se
Araneae at gbif.org
Araneae at irmng.org
Araneae at itis.gov
Araneae at marinespecies.org