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Checklist for Order Araneae Clerck, 1757 (Spider)
and region Virgin Islands (Leeward Islands)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
74
152
211
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
55
122
177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
34
98
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
30
94
146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Virgin Islands
30 Families width 146 Species and 3 Subspecies
#CAFSOTGLPUZDB
Corinnidae Karsch, 1880Ant-like Sac Spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders9SpeciesTaxom
Anapidae Simon, 1895Anapid spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Filistatidae Ausserer, 1867Crevice weaver2SpeciesTaxom
Segestriidae Simon, 1893Six-eyed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Oonopidae Simon, 1890Dwarf Cell Spiders48SpeciesTaxom
Theraphosidae Thorell, 1870Bird-eating spiders9SpeciesTaxom
Salticidae Blackwall, 1842Jumping Spider14SpeciesTaxom
Gnaphosidae Pocock, 1898Flat-bellied ground spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Clubionidae Wagner, 1887Clubiones1SpeciesTaxom
Thomisidae Sundevall, 1833Crab Spider3SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Sparassidae Bertkau, 1872Giant crab spiders11SpeciesTaxom
Lycosidae (Lehtinen & H..., 1979)Ground Spiders9SpeciesTaxom
Pholcidae C. L. Koch, 1851Carpenter spider3SpeciesTaxom
Sicariidae Keyserling, 1880Brown recluse spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Uloboridae Thorell, 1869Cribellate orb weavers2SpeciesTaxom
Tetrablemmidae O. P-Cambridge, 1873Armored spider2SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae (Menge, 1866)Elongated Orb Weavers1SpeciesTaxom
Caponiidae Simon, 1890Caponiid spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Zoridae F. O. P-Camb..., 1893Wandering Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Palpimanidae Thorell, 1870Palp-footed spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Oxyopidae Thorell, 1870Lynx spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Selenopidae Simon, 1897Flatties2SpeciesTaxom
Dictynidae O. P-Cambridge, 1871Dictynid spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Ochyroceratidae Fage, 1912Midget ground weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Barychelidae Simon, 1889Brush-footed trapdoors1SpeciesTaxom
Ctenizidae Thorell, 1887Cork-lid trapdoor spider0SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosomatidae Simon, 1881Ray orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Virgin Islands
94 Genera with 146 Species
#ABCDEFGHIKLMNOPSTUWXZ
Abapeba Bonaldo, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Alpaida O. P.-Cambridge, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Anapisona Gertsch, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Antilloides Brescovit, S..., 20161SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1863Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Ariadna Audouin, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Aschnaoonops Makhan & Ezz..., 20131SpeciesTaxom
Avicularia Lamarck, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Beata Peckham & Pe..., 18461SpeciesTaxom
Brignolia Dumitrescu &..., 18932SpeciesTaxom
Camptoscaphiella Caporiacco, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Caribena Fukushima & ..., 18421SpeciesTaxom
Cesonia Simon, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Colonus Cambridge, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Corythalia C. L. Koch, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Creugas Thorell, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1866
Three-lobed Spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopholis Simon, 19954SpeciesTaxom
Dendryphantes C. L. Koch, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Elaver O. P.-Cambridge, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Epicadus Simon, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Euophrys C. L. Koch, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Faiditus Keyserling, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Frigga C. L. Koch, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Gamasomorpha Karsch, 18914SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Habronattus F. O. P.-Cam..., 1947Paradise Spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Hentzia Marx, 19892SpeciesTaxom
Heteroonops Dalmas, 18913SpeciesTaxom
Heteropoda Latreille, 17672SpeciesTaxom
Hogna Simon, 19426SpeciesTaxom
Holothele Karsch, 20053SpeciesTaxom
Hortoonops Platnick & D..., 19691SpeciesTaxom
Ischnocolus Ausserer, 1871
0SpeciesTaxom
Ischnothyreus Simon, 19083SpeciesTaxom
Khamisoides Platnick & B..., 20153SpeciesTaxom
Kukulcania Lehtinen, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1841Black widow spider1SpeciesTaxom
Leptopholcus Simon, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Longoonops Platnick & D..., 19692SpeciesTaxom
Loxosceles Heineken & Lowe, 1983Brown spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Menemerus Simon, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Metazygia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18892SpeciesTaxom
Miagrammopes O. P.-Cambridge, 19682SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Micropholcus Deeleman-Rei..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Microsa Platnick & S..., 19771SpeciesTaxom
Misumenops F. O. P.-Cam..., 18961SpeciesTaxom
Monoblemma Gertsch, 19782SpeciesTaxom
Myrmarachne MacLeay, 1978Antmimicking spider1SpeciesTaxom
Neostasina Rheims & Ala..., 20164SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1767Banana spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Nolavia Kammerer, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Nops MacLeay, 20105SpeciesTaxom
Odo Keyserling, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Olios Walckenaer, 19143SpeciesTaxom
Oonopinus Simon, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Oonops Templeton, 19713SpeciesTaxom
Opopaea Simon, 19514SpeciesTaxom
Orsonwelles Hormiga, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Otiothops MacLeay, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Oxyopes Latreille, 1845Lynx Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Pardosa C. L. Koch, 1901Thin-legged Wolf Spider2SpeciesTaxom
Pelicinus Simon, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Peucetia Thorell, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Phiale C. L. Koch, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Plexippus C. L. Koch, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosparianthis Simon, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Scaphiella Simon, 19683SpeciesTaxom
Scaphioides Bryant, 20123SpeciesTaxom
Selenops Latreille, 1926Selenopid Crab Spider2SpeciesTaxom
Sidusa Peckham & Pe..., 19421SpeciesTaxom
Silhouettella Benoit, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Smeringopus Simon, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Spirembolus Chamberlin, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Stenoonops Simon, 20108SpeciesTaxom
Stephanopis O. P.-Cambridge, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Tennesseellum Petrunkevitch, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Thallumetus Simon, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Theotima Simon, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1897Tangle-Web Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Triaeris Simon, 18913SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Trichopelma Simon, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Trochosa C. L. Koch, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Ummidia Thorell, 1875
Cork-lid Trapdoor Spider0SpeciesTaxom
Wamba O. P.-Cambridge, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Wendilgarda Keyserling, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Xeropigo O. P.-Cambridge, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Xestaspis Simon, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Zimiromus Banks, 19761SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Virgin Islands
146 Species and 3 Subspecies
Abapeba cleonei Alexander Pe..., 1926
Alpaida sulphurea Taczanowski, 1873
Alpaida veniliae Keyserling, 1865Orb weavers
Anapisona bordeaux Norman I. Pl..., 1979
Antilloides zozo Brescovit, S..., 2016
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus bogotensis Keyserling, 1863
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Ariadna arthuri Alexander Pe..., 1926
Aschnaoonops gorda Platnick & al., 2013
Avicularia avicularia avicularia Linnaeus, 1758
Beata jubata Carl Ludwig ..., 1846
Brignolia cobre Platnick, Du..., 2011
Brignolia parumpunctata Simon, 1893
Camptoscaphiella simoni Baehr, 2010
Caribena laeta C.L.Koch, 1842
Cesonia desecheo Norman I. Pl..., 1980
Colonus sylvanus Hentz, 1846Jumping spiders
Corythalia iridescens Alexander Pe..., 1926
Creugas gulosus Thorell, 1878Ant mimic spider
Cyrtopholis agilis Mary Agard P..., 1903Happy Valley talussnail
Cyrtopholis bartholomaei Latreille, 1832
Cyrtopholis culebrae Alexander Pe..., 1929
Cyrtopholis flavostriata Joachim Schmidt, 1995
Elaver portoricensis Alexander Pe..., 1930
Epicadus stelloides Walckenaer, 1837
Euophrys vetusta (Carl Ludwig ..., 1846)⇒ Plexippus vetusta Koch C.L., 1846
Faiditus quasiobtusus H. Exline & ..., 1962
Frigga crocuta Władysław ..., 1878Jumping spiders
Gamasomorpha loricatula (Roewer, 1942)⇒ Silhouettella loricatula Roewer, 1942
Gamasomorpha lutzi Petrunkevitch, 1929Goblin spiders
Gamasomorpha perplexa (Bryant, 1942)⇒ Brignolia parumpunctata Simon, 1893
Gamasomorpha simplex Eugène Simon, 1891
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Habronattus brunneus Peckham & Pe..., 1901
Habronattus brunneus insignis (Bryant, 1942)⇒ Habronattus brunneus Peckham & Pe..., 1901
Habronattus pretiosus Elizabeth Ba..., 1947
Hentzia antillana Elizabeth Ba..., 1940
Hentzia whitcombi Richman, 1989
Heteroonops castellus Arthur M. Ch..., 1971
Heteroonops croix Norman I. Pl..., 2009
Heteroonops spinimanus Eugène Simon, 1891
Heteropoda simplex Jäger & Ono, 2000
Heteropoda venatoria (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Heteropoda simplex Jäger & Ono, 2000
Hogna radiata (Latreille, 1817)⇒ Trochosa altera Roewer, 1955
Hogna reducta Elizabeth Ba..., 1942
Hogna sanctithomasi Alexander Pe..., 1926
Hogna sanctivincenti Simon, 1898
Hogna sanctivincentii Eugène Simon, 1897
Hogna subtilis Elizabeth Ba..., 1942
Holothele culebrae Alexander Pe..., 1929
Holothele shoemakeri Alexander Pe..., 1926
Holothele sulfurensis Maréchal, 2005
Hortoonops lucradus Chickering, 1969
Ischnothyreus indressus (Chickering, 1968)⇒ Ischnothyreus velox Jackson, 1908
Ischnothyreus peltifer (Simon, 1891)⇒ Camptoscaphiella simoni Baehr, 2010
Ischnothyreus velox Jackson, 1908Goblin spider
Khamisoides calabash Platnick & B..., 2015
Khamisoides edwardsi Platnick & B..., 2015
Khamisoides muchmorei Platnick & B..., 2015
Kukulcania hibernalis Hentz, 1842Crevice weaver
Latrodectus geometricus C. L. Koch, 1841Brown black widow
Leptopholcus dalei (Petrunkevitch, 1929)⇒ Micropholcus dalei Petrunkevitch, 1929
Longoonops gorda Platnick & D..., 2010
Longoonops noctucus Chickering, 1969
Loxosceles virgo Gertsch & Ennik, 1983
Menemerus kochi Elizabeth Ba..., 1942
Metazygia crewi Richard C. B..., 1903
Metazygia laticeps Octavius Pic..., 1889
Miagrammopes ciliatus Alexander Pe..., 1926
Miagrammopes pinopus Arthur Merto..., 1968
Micrathena plana Carl Ludwig ..., 1836
Micropholcus dalei Petrunkevitch, 1929
Microsa chickeringi Norman I. Pl..., 1977
Misumenops bellulus Richard C. B..., 1896
Monoblemma cambridgei Bryant, 1940
Monoblemma muchmorei Shear, 1978Eastern yellowjacket
Myrmarachne confusa Fred R. Wanless, 1978
Neostasina amalie Rheims & Ala..., 2016
Neostasina croix Rheims & Ala..., 2016
Neostasina saetosa Bryant, 1948
Neostasina virginensis Rheims & Ala..., 2016
Nephila clavipes (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Alpaida sulphurea Taczanowski, 1873
Nolavia fuhrmanni Strand, 1914
Nops blandus (Elizabeth Ba..., 1942)⇒ Nops hispaniola Sánchez-Ruiz..., 2015
Nops finisfurvus Sánchez-Ruiz..., 2015
Nops hispaniola Sánchez-Ruiz..., 2015
Nops toballus Arthur M. Ch..., 1967
Nops virginicus Sánchez-Ruiz, 2010
Odo agilis Eugène Simon, 1897
Olios antiguensis Eugen von Ke..., 1880
Olios bicolor Richard C. B..., 1914
Olios fuhrmanni Embrik Strand, 1914
Oonopinus pretiosus (Bryant, 1942)⇒ Stenoonops pretiosus Bryant, 1942
Oonops balanus Arthur M. Ch..., 1971
Oonops castellus (Chickering, 1971)⇒ Heteroonops croix Norman I. Pl..., 2009
Oonops ronoxus Arthur M. Ch..., 1971
Opopaea apicalis Simon, 1893
Opopaea deserticola Eugène Simon, 1891
Opopaea lena (Suman, 1965)⇒ Opopaea apicalis Simon, 1893
Opopaea recondita (Chickering, 1951)⇒ Brignolia parumpunctata Simon, 1893
Orsonwelles calx Gustavo Hormiga, 2002
Otiothops pentucus Chickering, 1967
Oxyopes salticus Hentz, 1845Lynx spider
Pardosa milvina Nicholas Mar..., 1844Shore spider
Pardosa portoricensis Richard C. B..., 1901
Pelicinus marmoratus Eugène Simon, 1891
Peucetia viridans Hentz, 1832Green Lynx Spider
Peucetia viridis John Blackwall, 1858
Phiale guttata Carl Ludwig ..., 1846Jumping spiders
Plexippus vetusta Koch C.L., 1846
Pseudosparianthis antiguensis Elizabeth Ba..., 1923
Scaphiella buck Platnick & D..., 2010
Scaphiella kalunda Arthur M. Ch..., 1968
Scaphiella septella Arthur M. Ch..., 1968
Scaphioides nitens Bryant, 1942
Scaphioides reducta Bryant, 1942
Scaphioides reductoides Platnick & D..., 2012
Selenops insularis Eugen von Ke..., 1881
Selenops lindborgi Petrunkevitch, 1926
Sidusa pavida Elizabeth Ba..., 1942
Silhouettella loricatula Roewer, 1942
Smeringopus pallidus Blackwall, 1858Cellar spider
Spirembolus pachygnathus Ralph Vary C..., 1935
Stenoonops exgord Platnick & D..., 2010
Stenoonops lucradus (Arthur M. Ch..., 1969)⇒ Hortoonops lucradus Chickering, 1969
Stenoonops nitens (Bryant, 1942)⇒ Scaphioides nitens Bryant, 1942
Stenoonops noctucus (Arthur M. Ch..., 1969)⇒ Longoonops noctucus Chickering, 1969
Stenoonops pretiosus Bryant, 1942
Stenoonops reductus (Bryant, 1942)⇒ Scaphioides reducta Bryant, 1942
Stenoonops saintjohn Platnick & D..., 2010
Stenoonops tortola Platnick & D..., 2010
Stephanopis stelloides Charles Atha..., 1837
Tennesseellum formica James Henry ..., 1882
Thallumetus parvulus Elizabeth Ba..., 1942
Theotima minutissima Petrunkevitch, 1929
Theridion dilucidum Eugène Simon, 1897Cobweb spiders
Triaeris macrophthalmus cryptops Berland, 1914
Triaeris pusillus (Bryant, 1942)⇒ Pelicinus marmoratus Eugène Simon, 1891
Triaeris stenaspis Simon, 1891Goblin Spiders
Trichopelma insulanum Petrunkevitch, 1926
Trochosa ruricola (De Geer, 1778)⇒ Trochosa hispanica Eugène Simon, 1870
Wamba congener Octavius Pic..., 1896
Wendilgarda mustelina Simon, 1897
Xeropigo tridentiger Octavius Pic..., 1869
Xestaspis loricata L. Koch, 1873Spider
Zimiromus muchmorei Platnick & S..., 1976

Subnodes of Araneae with occurrences in Virgin Islands
SuborderAraneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
26
86
135
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderMygalomorphae
Pocock, 1892
Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders
3
7
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyClubionidae
Wagner, 1887
Clubiones, Clubionids, Foliage Spiders, Sac Spider, Sac spiders, Two-Clawed Hunting 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