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Checklist for Order Araneae Clerck, 1757 (Spider)
and region French Polynesia (Polynesia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
65
150
235
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
59
143
227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
24
83
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
24
83
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for French Polynesia
24 Families width 142 Species and 3 Subspecies
#TASLMCPNUGOFZ
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders19SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders14SpeciesTaxom
Segestriidae Simon, 1893Six-eyed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Lycosidae Lehtinen & H..., 1979Ground Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Salticidae Blackwall, 1842Jumping Spider36SpeciesTaxom
Anyphaenidae Bertkau, 1878Anyphaenid sac spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Miturgidae Simon, 1885Long-legged sac spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Clubionidae Wagner, 1887Clubiones3SpeciesTaxom
Corinnidae Karsch, 1880Ant-like Sac Spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Scytodidae Blackwall, 1864Glue spitter2SpeciesTaxom
Pisauridae Simon, 1890Big wolf spider2SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers23SpeciesTaxom
Nesticidae Simon, 1894Cave cobweb spider1SpeciesTaxom
Sparassidae (Bertkau, 1872)Giant crab spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Pholcidae C. L. Koch, 1851Carpenter spider5SpeciesTaxom
Uloboridae Thorell, 1869Cribellate orb weavers3SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders8SpeciesTaxom
Thomisidae Sundevall, 1833Crab Spider5SpeciesTaxom
Gnaphosidae Pocock, 1898Flat-bellied ground spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Oecobiidae Blackwall, 1862Disc web spider2SpeciesTaxom
Oonopidae Simon, 1890Dwarf Cell Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Titanoecidae Lehtinen, 1967Rock Weavers1SpeciesTaxom
Filistatidae Ausserer, 1867Crevice weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Zodariidae Thorell, 1881Ant spiders1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for French Polynesia
83 Genera with 142 Species
#ABCDEFGHIKLMNOPRSTUXZ
Achaearanea Strand, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Alpaida O. P.-Cambridge, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1942Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers4SpeciesTaxom
Argyrodes Simon, 1880Dewdrop spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Ariadna Audouin, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Artoria Thorell, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Ascyltus Karsch, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Athamas O. P.-Cambridge, 18774SpeciesTaxom
Australaena Berland, 19422SpeciesTaxom
Bavia Simon, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Cheiracanthium C. L. Koch, 1873Longlegged sac spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysso O. P.-Cambridge, 1882
Comb-footed Spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Clubiona Latreille, 1929Leaf curling sac spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Coleosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Corinna C. L. Koch, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Cosmophasis Simon, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Creugas Thorell, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1933Three-lobed Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1857Tent spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Dictis L. Koch, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Dolomedes Latreille, 1847Dock spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Dyschiriognatha Simon, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Eidmannella Roewer, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Flacillula Strand, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Frigga C. L. Koch, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Glenognatha Simon, 19427SpeciesTaxom
Habronattus F. O. P.-Cam..., 1934Paradise Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Hasarius Simon, 18262SpeciesTaxom
Havaika PrószyÅ„ski, 19333SpeciesTaxom
Heteropoda Latreille, 17673SpeciesTaxom
Hivanua Maddison, 19335SpeciesTaxom
Hogna Simon, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Holocneminus Berland, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Icius Simon, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Iona Peckham & Pe..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Keijia Kocak & Kemal, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1841Black widow spider1SpeciesTaxom
Lauharulla Keyserling, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Lehtineniana Sherwood, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Lepthyphantes Menge, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1933Orchard Spider And Allies3SpeciesTaxom
Menemerus Simon, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Misumenops F. O. P.-Cam..., 20065SpeciesTaxom
Neonesiotes Millidge, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1842Spotted orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Nesioneta Millidge, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Nesticodes Archer, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Nukuhiva Berland, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Odontodrassus Jézéquel, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Oecobius Lucas, 1859Wall spider2SpeciesTaxom
Omoedus Thorell, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Opopaea Simon, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Orchestina Simon, 1882
0SpeciesTaxom
Ostearius Hull, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Pandava Lehtinen, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Paro Berland, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Pholcus Walckenaer, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Phoroncidia Westwood, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Physocyclus Simon, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Platnickina Kocak & Kemal, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Plexippus C. L. Koch, 18783SpeciesTaxom
Poecilochroa Westring, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Pritha Lehtinen, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomaevia Rainbow, 19423SpeciesTaxom
Rhomphaea L. Koch, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Sandalodes Keyserling, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Scytodes Latreille, 1844Spitting Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Smeringopus Simon, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Tangaroa Lehtinen, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 2003Four-jawed spider13SpeciesTaxom
Thelacantha Hasselt, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1934Tangle-Web Spiders9SpeciesTaxom
Thorelliola Strand, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Trite Simon, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Tropizodium Jocqué & Chu..., 19671SpeciesTaxom
Uahuka Berland, 19352SpeciesTaxom
Uapou Berland, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Utivarachna Kishida, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Xestaspis Simon, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Zenodorus Peckham & Pe..., 19132SpeciesTaxom
Zosis Walckenaer, 17891SpeciesTaxom


Species list for French Polynesia
142 Species and 3 Subspecies
Alpaida calotypa Chamberlin, 1916Bicolor cactussnail
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus nigropunctatus (L. Koch, 1871)⇒ Araneus rainbowi Roewer, 1942
Araneus poumotuus Strand, 1913
Araneus rainbowi Roewer, 1942
Argyrodes argyrodes (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850
Argyrodes samoensis Octavius Pic..., 1880
Ariadna lebronneci Lucien Berland, 1933
Artoria thorelli Lucien Berland, 1929
Ascyltus pterygodes Ludwig Carl ..., 1865Jumping spider
Athamas kochi Jendrzejewska, 1995
Athamas tahitensis Jendrzejewska, 1995
Athamas tahitiensis Jendrzejewska, 1995
Athamas whitmeei Octavius Pic..., 1877
Australaena hystricina Lucien Berland, 1942
Australaena zimmermani Lucien Berland, 1942
Bavia aericeps Eugène Simon, 1877Jumping spider
Cheiracanthium stratioticum Ludwig Carl ..., 1873Gregg's buckwheat
Clubiona alveolata Ludwig Carl ..., 1873Gregg's buckwheat
Clubiona hitchinsi Michael Ilma..., 2002
Clubiona samoënsis Berland, 1929
Coleosoma floridanum Banks, 1900Cobweb Spider
Corinna tahitica (Strand, 1913)⇒ Creugas gulosus Thorell, 1878
Cosmophasis lami Berry, Josep..., 1997
Creugas gulosus Thorell, 1878Ant mimic spider
Cyclosa litoralis Ludwig Carl ..., 1867
Cyclosa tauraai Lucien Berland, 1933
Cyrtophora cylindroides Charles Atha..., 1842
Cyrtophora ikomosanensis Bösenberg &..., 1906
Cyrtophora moluccensis (Doleschall, 1857)⇒ Cyrtophora ikomosanensis Bösenberg &..., 1906
Dictis striatipes L. Koch, 1872Spider
Dolomedes noukhaiva Charles Atha..., 1847
Dyschiriognatha upoluensis Marples, 1955
Eidmannella pallida James Henry ..., 1875Cave cobweb spider
Flacillula minuta Lucien Berland, 1929
Frigga crocuta Władysław ..., 1878Jumping spiders
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Glenognatha argenteoguttata Berland, 1935
Glenognatha caporiaccoi Platnick, 1993
Glenognatha chamberlini (Berland, 1942)⇒ Glenognatha caporiaccoi Platnick, 1993
Glenognatha hirsutissima Berland, 1935
Glenognatha ledouxi Dierkens, 2016
Glenognatha nigromaculata Berland, 1933
Glenognatha phalangiops Berland, 1942
Habronattus rufescens Lucien Berland, 1934
Hasarius adansoni Audouin, 1826Adanson's House Jumper
Hasarius albocircumdatus (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Icius hamatus Carl Ludwig ..., 1846
Havaika flavipes Berland, 1933
Havaika nigrolineata Berland, 1933
Havaika triangulifera Berland, 1933
Heteropoda nobilis Ludwig Carl ..., 1875
Heteropoda simplex Jäger & Ono, 2000
Heteropoda venatoria (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Heteropoda simplex Jäger & Ono, 2000
Hivanua nigrescens Berland, 1933
Hivanua nigrolineata Berland, 1933
Hivanua rufescens Berland, 1934
Hivanua tekao Maddison, 2024
Hivanua triangulifer Berland, 1933
Hogna crispipes Ludwig Carl ..., 1877Wolf spider
Holocneminus piritarsis Berland, 1942
Icius hamatus Carl Ludwig ..., 1846
Iona minuta Berland, 1929
Keijia mneon (Bösenberg & ..., 1906)⇒ Platnickina mneon Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Latrodectus geometricus C. L. Koch, 1841Brown black widow
Lauharulla insulana Eugène Simon, 1901
Lehtineniana tahitiensis Berland, 1934
Lepthyphantes lebronneci Lucien Berland, 1935
Leucauge granulata Walckenaer, 1842Silver Orb-weaver Spider
Leucauge granulata rimitara Strand, 1911
Leucauge mendanai Berland, 1933
Menemerus bivittatus Dufour, 1831Gray wall jumper
Misumenops dalmasi Lucien Berland, 1927
Misumenops delmasi Berland, 1927
Misumenops melloleitaoi Berland, 1942
Misumenops rapaensis Lucien Berland, 1934
Misumenops temihana Garb, 2006
Neonesiotes remiformis Millidge, 1991
Neoscona oaxacensis Keyserling, 1864Orb weavers
Neoscona theisi Walckenaer, 1842Spider
Nesioneta pacificana Lucien Berland, 1935
Nesticodes rufipes Lucas, 1846Cobweb spiders
Nukuhiva adamsoni Lucien Berland, 1933
Odontodrassus aphanes Tord Tamerla..., 1897
Oecobius annulipes (Lucas, 1846)⇒ Oecobius navus Blackwall, 1859
Oecobius navus Blackwall, 1859Disc web spiders
Omoedus microphthalmus L. Koch, 1881
Omoedus pusillus Strand, 1913
Opopaea deserticola Eugène Simon, 1891
Ostearius melanopygius O. P.-Cambridge, 1879
Pandava laminata Thorell, 1878
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Paro simoni Lucien Berland, 1942
Pholcus ancoralis Koch, 1865
Pholcus podophthalmus (Simon, 1893)⇒ Leptopholcus podophthalmus Simon, 1893
Phoroncidia tina Herbert Walt..., 1964Crested anoda
Physocyclus globosus Taczanowski, 1874Cellar spider
Platnickina mneon Bösenberg & ..., 1906Theridiid spidereater
Plexippus paykulli (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Plexippus petersi Karsch, 1878
Plexippus paykulli nigrescens Berland, 1933
Plexippus petersi Karsch, 1878Jumping spider
Poecilochroa rollini Lucien Berland, 1933
Pritha bakeri Lucien Berland, 1938
Pseudomaevia aorai Berland, 1941
Pseudomaevia insulana (Lucien Berland, 1942)⇒ Pseudomaevia aorai Berland, 1941
Pseudomaevia insulana aorai (Berland, 1942)⇒ Pseudomaevia aorai Berland, 1941
Rhomphaea cometes Koch, 1872
Sandalodes nigrescens (Berland, 1942)⇒ Plexippus paykulli nigrescens Berland, 1933
Sandalodes rufescens (Berland, 1934)⇒ Habronattus rufescens Lucien Berland, 1934
Scytodes longipes Lucas, 1844Plains Clubtail
Smeringopus pallidus Blackwall, 1858Cellar spider
Tangaroa tahitiensis Lucien Berland, 1934
Tetragnatha boydi Octavius Pic..., 1898Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha kapua Gillespie, 2003
Tetragnatha keyserlingi Eugène Simon, 1890
Tetragnatha macilenta L. Koch, 1872Longjawed orbweaver
Tetragnatha marquesiana Berland, 1935
Tetragnatha maxillosa Thorell, 1895
Tetragnatha moua Gillespie, 2003
Tetragnatha nitens (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Tetragnatha boydi Octavius Pic..., 1898
Tetragnatha oomua Gillespie, 2003
Tetragnatha punua Gillespie, 2003
Tetragnatha rava Gillespie, 2003
Tetragnatha tahuata Gillespie, 2003
Tetragnatha tuamoaa Gillespie, 2003
Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857
Theridion buxtoni Lucien Berland, 1929
Theridion charlati Dierkens, 2016
Theridion fatuhivaense Lucien Berland, 1933
Theridion fatuhivaensis (Berland, 1933)⇒ Theridion fatuhivaense Lucien Berland, 1933
Theridion melanostictum Octavius Pic..., 1876Cobweb weaver
Theridion mendozae Lucien Berland, 1933
Theridion septempunctatum Lucien Berland, 1933
Theridion societatis Lucien Berland, 1934
Theridion tahitiae Lucien Berland, 1934
Thorelliola ensifera Tord Tamerla..., 1877Jumping spider
Trite rapaensis Lucien Berland, 1942
Tropizodium trispinosum Suman, 1967Bluegray carpetshark
Uahuka affinis Lucien Berland, 1935
Uahuka spinifrons Lucien Berland, 1935
Uapou maculata Lucien Berland, 1935
Utivarachna ichneumon Christa L. D..., 2001
Xestaspis loricata L. Koch, 1873Spider
Zenodorus microphthalmus (Ludwig Carl ..., 1881)⇒ Omoedus microphthalmus L. Koch, 1881
Zenodorus pusillus Embrik Strand, 1913
Zosis geniculata Olivier, 1789Grey House Spider

Subnodes of Araneae with occurrences in French Polynesia
SuborderAraneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
22
81
138
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyClubionidae
Wagner, 1887
Clubiones, Clubionids, Foliage Spiders, Sac Spider, Sac spiders, Two-Clawed Hunting Spiders
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

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