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Checklist for Class Arachnida Lamarck, 1801 (Arachnids)
and region Malta (Europe)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
45
90
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Malta
45 Families width 115 Species and 4 Subspecies
#NLETSACGOMDPFVWZ
Neobisiidae Chamberlin, 19304SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders7SpeciesTaxom
Eriophyidae Nalepa, 1898Blister mites4SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders9SpeciesTaxom
Salticidae Blackwall, 1842Jumping Spider8SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders9SpeciesTaxom
Chernetidae Menge, 18553SpeciesTaxom
Amaurobiidae Thorell, 1870Amaurobiids1SpeciesTaxom
Gnaphosidae Pocock, 1898Flat-bellied ground spiders8SpeciesTaxom
Lycosidae Lehtinen & H..., 1979Ground Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Olpiidae Banks, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Sparassidae Bertkau, 1872Giant crab spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Miturgidae Simon, 1885Long-legged sac spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Cheyletidae Leach, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Chthoniidae Daday, 18886SpeciesTaxom
Cheliferidae Risso, 18263SpeciesTaxom
Dicranolasmatidae Simon, 18792SpeciesTaxom
Dictynidae (O. P-Cambridge, 1871)Dictynid spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Dysderidae C. L. Koch, 1837Dysderid spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Eukoeneniidae Condé, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Euscorpiidae Laurie, 1896Shorttail scorpions2SpeciesTaxom
Garypidae Simon, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Geogarypidae Chamberlin, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Pholcidae C. L. Koch, 1851Carpenter spider4SpeciesTaxom
Trachelidae Simon, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Sicariidae (Keyserling, 1880)Brown recluse spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Agelenidae C. L. Koch, 1837Agelenid Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers1SpeciesTaxom
Syarinidae Chamberlin, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Tetranychidae Donnadieu, 1875Spider mites4SpeciesTaxom
Fedrizziidae Trägårdh, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Oecobiidae Blackwall, 1862Disc web spider1SpeciesTaxom
Oxyopidae Thorell, 1870Lynx spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Thomisidae (Sundevall, 1833)Crab Spider3SpeciesTaxom
Palpimanidae Thorell, 1870Palp-footed spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Phalangiidae Latreille, 1802Daddy-Long-Legs1SpeciesTaxom
Philodromidae Thorell, 1870False crab spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Tenuipalpidae Berlese, 1913False spider mites1SpeciesTaxom
Liocranidae Simon, 1897Liocranid sac spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Scytodidae Blackwall, 1864Glue spitter1SpeciesTaxom
Oonopidae Simon, 1890Dwarf Cell Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Syringophilidae Lavoipierre, 1953Quill mites1SpeciesTaxom
Varroidae Delfinado & ..., 19741SpeciesTaxom
Withiidae Chamberlin, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Zodariidae Thorell, 1881Ant spiders1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Malta
90 Genera with 115 Species
#ABCDEGHIJLMNOPRSTVWZ
Acanthocreagris Mahnert, 19692SpeciesTaxom
Acartauchenius Simon, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Aceria Keifer, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Achaearanea Strand, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Aculops Keifer, 19592SpeciesTaxom
Aelurillus Simon, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Agalenatea Archer, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Allochernes Beier, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Amaurobius Koch, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Anagraphis Simon, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1757Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Arctosa C. L. Koch, 1876Bear Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Ballus C. L. Koch, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Calocheiridius Beier & Turk, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Cebrennus Simon, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Centromerus Dahl, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Cheiracanthium C. L. Koch, 1878Longlegged sac spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Cheletomorpha Oudemans, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Chthonius Koch, 19757SpeciesTaxom
Dactylochelifer Beier, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Dicranolasma Sørensen, 18762SpeciesTaxom
Dictyna Sundevall, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Dipoenata Wunderlich, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Dysdera Latreille, 19643SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Episinus Walckenaer, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Eriophyes Siebold, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Eukoenenia Boerner, 18852SpeciesTaxom
Euscorpius Thorell, 2003Small wood-scorpions2SpeciesTaxom
Garypus L. Koch, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Geogarypus J. C. Chambe..., 18792SpeciesTaxom
Gmogala Keyserling, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Harpactea Bristowe, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Hasarius Simon, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Heliophanus C. L. Koch, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Hogna Simon, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Holocnemus Simon, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Hysterochelifer J. C. Chambe..., 18492SpeciesTaxom
Icius Simon, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Jocquestus Lyle & Haddad, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Lamprochernes Tömösváry, 18032SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1876Furrow spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Lipocrea Thorell, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Loxosceles Heineken & Lowe, 1820Brown spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Lycosoides Lucas, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Menemerus Simon, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Metellina Chamberlin &..., 17631SpeciesTaxom
Microcreagrina Beier, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Minniza E. Simon, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Nemesia Audouin, 20224SpeciesTaxom
Neofedrizzia Womersley, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Nesticodes Archer, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Nomisia Dalmas, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Oecobius Lucas, 1859Wall spider1SpeciesTaxom
Olpium L. Koch, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Oxyopes Latreille, 1845Lynx Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Ozyptila Simon, 1875Leaflitter crab spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Palliduphantes Saaristo & T..., 19941SpeciesTaxom
Palpimanus Dufour, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Phalangium Linnaeus, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Philodromus Walckenaer, 1875Running Crab Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Pholcus Walckenaer, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Plexippus C. L. Koch, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Poecilochroa Westring, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Pselaphochernes Beier, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Pterotrichina Dalmas, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Raoiella Hirst, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Rhacochelifer Beier, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Roncus L. Koch, 19872SpeciesTaxom
Salticus Latreille, 1868Zebra Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Scotina Menge, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Scytodes Latreille, 1802Spitting Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Silhouettella Benoit, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Silometopus Simon, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Siwa Grasshoff, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Spermophora Hentz, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Spermophorides Wunderlich, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1802False black widows2SpeciesTaxom
Stibarokris Kethley, 20161SpeciesTaxom
Syedra Simon, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Synema Simon, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Tenuiphantes Saaristo & T..., 18841SpeciesTaxom
Thanatus C. L. Koch, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Thomisus Walckenaer, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Trichothyse Tucker, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Varroa Oudemans, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Withius Kew, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Zelotes Gistel, 19372SpeciesTaxom
Zodarion Walckenaer, 18731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Malta
115 Species and 4 Subspecies
Acanthocreagris italica Beier, 1958
Acanthocreagris ruffoi Lazzeroni, 1969
Acartauchenius insigniceps Eugène Simon, 1894
Aceria macrochelus Nalepa, 1891
Achaearanea tepidariorum (Koch, 1841)⇒ Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841
Aculops lycopersici Massee, 1937Tomato mite
Aculops pelekassi Keifer, 1959Japanese citrus rust mite
Aelurillus schembrii Cantarella, 1982
Agalenatea redii Scopoli, 1763
Allochernes siciliensis Beier, 1963
Amaurobius erberi Eugen von Ke..., 1863
Anagraphis ochracea L. Koch, 1867
Anagraphis pallens Eugène Simon, 1893
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
Arctosa lacustris Eugène Simon, 1876
Argiope lobata Pallas, 1772Geometric spider
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Ballus armadillo Eugène Simon, 1871
Calocheiridius libanoticus Beier, 1955
Cebrennus wagae Eugène Simon, 1874
Centromerus cinctus (Eugène Simon, 1884)⇒ Centromerus phoceorum Eugène Simon, 1929
Cheiracanthium angulitarse Eugène Simon, 1878Nuttall's meadowbeauty
Cheletomorpha lepidopterorum Shaw, 1794
Chthonius (Chthonius) ischnocheles Hermann, 1804Common Chthonid
Chthonius ischnocheles ischnocheles Hermann, 1804
Chthonius (Chthonius) jonicus Beier, 1931
Chthonius (Chthonius) tenuis C. L. Koch, 1873Dark-clawed Chthonid
Chthonius (Ephippiochthonius) gibbus Beier, 1953
Chthonius (Ephippiochthonius) girgentiensis Mahnert, 1982
Chthonius (Ephippiochthonius) maltensis Mahnert, 1975
Dactylochelifer besucheti Mahnert, 1978
Dicranolasma soerenseni Thorell, 1876
Dicranolasma soerensenii Thorell, 1876
Dictyna civica (Hippolyte Lucas, 1850)⇒ Brigittea civica Lucas, 1850
Dipoenata cana Kritscher, 1996
Dysdera crocata (Koch, 1838)⇒ Dysdera maurusia Tord Tamerla..., 1873
Dysdera kollari (Doblika, 1853)⇒ Dysdera subsquarrosa Eugène Simon, 1914
Dysdera lagrecai Alicata, 1964
Enoplognatha diversa John Blackwall, 1859
Enoplognatha franzi Jörg Wunderl..., 1995
Episinus algiricus (Hippolyte Lucas, 1846)⇒ Episinus algericus Lucas, 1846
Eriophyes pyri Pagenstecher, 1857Pear bud mite
Eukoenenia christiani Condé, 1988Maltese palpigrade
Eukoenenia mirabilis Grassi & Cal..., 1885
Euscorpius (Euscorpius) carpathicus Linnaeus, 1767
Euscorpius (Euscorpius) sicanus C. L. Koch, ..., 2003
Garypus beauvoisii Audouin, 1826
Geogarypus minor L. Koch, 1873
Geogarypus nigrimanus Simon, 1879
Gmogala scarabaeus Eugen von Ke..., 1890
Harpactea sicula Alicata, 1966
Hasarius adansoni Audouin, 1826Adanson's House Jumper
Heliophanus potanini Ehrenfried S..., 1963
Hogna ferox Hippolyte Lucas, 1838
Holocnemus pluchei Scopoli, 1763Daddy long-legs spider
Hysterochelifer tuberculatus Lucas, 1849
Hysterochelifer tuberculatus tuberculatus Lucas, 1849
Icius congener Eugène Simon, 1871
Jocquestus schenkeli Lessert, 1923
Lamprochernes nodosus Schrank, 1803Knotty Shining Claw
Lamprochernes nodosus nodosus Schrank, 1803
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Larinioides suspicax (O. P.-Cambridge, 1876)⇒ Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758
Lipocrea epeiroides Octavius Pic..., 1872
Loxosceles rufescens (Dufour, 1820)⇒ Loxosceles gaucho Gertsch, 1967
Lycosoides flavomaculata Hippolyte Lucas, 1846
Menemerus fagei (Berland & Mi..., 1941)⇒ Heliophanus potanini Ehrenfried S..., 1963
Metellina merianae Scopoli, 1763
Microcreagrina hispanica Ellingsen, 1910
Minniza algerica Beier, 1931
Nemesia arboricola Pocock, 1903Happy Valley talussnail
Nemesia cominensis Cassar, Mifs..., 2022
Nemesia macrocephala Ausserer, 1871Parasitic hymenoptera
Nemesia maltensis Cassar, Mifs..., 2022
Neofedrizzia lepas Seeman, 2007
Nesticodes rufipes Lucas, 1846Cobweb spiders
Nomisia recepta Pavesi, 1880
Oecobius navus Blackwall, 1859Disc web spiders
Olpium pallipes Lucas, 1849
Olpium pallipes pallipes Lucas, 1849
Oxyopes salticus Hentz, 1845Lynx spider
Ozyptila leprieuri Eugène Simon, 1875
Palliduphantes melitensis Robert Bosmans, 1994Blood star
Palpimanus punctatus Kritscher, 1996
Phalangium targionii Canestrini, 1871
Philodromus lividus Eugène Simon, 1875
Pholcus opilionoides (Schrank, 1781)⇒ Pholcus manueli Gertsch, 1937
Plexippus paykulli (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Plexippus petersi Karsch, 1878
Poecilochroa loricata Kritscher, 1996
Pselaphochernes lacertosus L. Koch, 1873
Pterotrichina elegans Raymond Comt..., 1921
Raoiella indica Hirst, 1924Red palm mite
Rhacochelifer maculatus L. Koch, 1873
Roncus (Roncus) lubricus L. Koch, 1873Gregg's buckwheat
Roncus melitensis Gardini & Ri..., 1987
Salticus unciger Eugène Simon, 1868
Scotina occulta Kritscher, 1996
Scytodes thoracica Latreille, 1802Common spitting spider
Silhouettella loricatula Roewer, 1942
Silometopus ambiguus Octavius Pic..., 1905
Silometopus curtus (Eugène Simon, 1881)⇒ Silometopus ambiguus Octavius Pic..., 1905
Siwa dufouri Eugène Simon, 1874
Spermophora senoculata Dugès, 1836Short-bodied cellar spider
Spermophorides mediterranea Senglet, 1973
Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch, 1838Brown house spider
Steatoda triangulosa Walckenaer, 1802Triangulate bud spider
Stibarokris hydrobates Zmudzinski, ..., 2016
Syedra parvula Kritscher, 1996
Synema globosum Fabricius, 1775Napoleon Spider
Tenuiphantes herbicola Eugène Simon, 1884
Thanatus vulgaris Simon, 1870European running crab spider
Thomisus onustus (Walckenaer, 1805)⇒ Thomisus zyuzini Yuri M. Maru..., 1990
Trichothyse loricata Kritscher, 1996
Varroa destructor Anderson & T..., 2000Honey bee mite
Withius piger Simon, 1878Lazy Chelifer
Zelotes callidus (Eugène Simon, 1878)⇒ Civizelotes caucasius L. Koch, 1866
Zelotes poecilochroaeformis J. Denis, 1937
Zodarion emarginatum Eugène Simon, 1873

Subnodes of Arachnida with occurrences in Malta
SubclassDromopoda
Shultz, 1990
12
19
29
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubclassMicrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
33
71
86
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Arachnida (Lamarck 1801)
Arachnida (Lamarck 1801)


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