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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Aegean Islands (Greece)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
122
391
744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
101
343
663
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
48
270
576
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
44
265
571
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
37
254
553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
37
254
553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
5
81
139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Aegean Islands
5 Families width 139 Species and 1 Subspecies
Araneidae (Simon, 1895)Golden orb web spiders21SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders82SpeciesTaxom
Nesticidae Simon, 1894Cave cobweb spider5SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae (Sundevall, 1833)Cobweb And Widow Spiders23SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers8SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Aegean Islands
81 Genera with 139 Species
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Aculepeira Chamberlin &..., 18261SpeciesTaxom
Agalenatea Archer, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Agyneta Hull, 18924SpeciesTaxom
Alioranus Simon, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Araeoncus Simon, 20053SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1844Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers5SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1772Garden orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Bathyphantes Menge, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Centromerus Dahl, 19402SpeciesTaxom
Ceraticelus Simon, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Ceratinella Emerton, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Ceratinops Banks, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Ceratinopsis Emerton, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Collinsia O. P.-Cambridge, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1998Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1775Tent spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Dactylopisthes Simon, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Didectoprocnemis Denis, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Eidmannella Roewer, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 18844SpeciesTaxom
Eridantes Crosby & Bishop, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Erigonoplus Simon, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Euryopis Menge, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Floricomus Crosby & Bishop, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Frontinellina van Helsdingen, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Gibbaranea Archer, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Glenognatha Simon, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Glyphesis Simon, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Gmogala Keyserling, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Gnathonargus Bishop & Crosby, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Grammonota Emerton, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Hypsosinga Ausserer, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Idionella Banks, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Islandiana Braendegaard, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Jacksonella Millidge, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Kaestneria Wiehle, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Kochiura O. P.-Cambridge, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Kryptonesticus Pavlek & Ribera, 19982SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1790Black widow spider1SpeciesTaxom
Lepthyphantes Menge, 18867SpeciesTaxom
Linyphia Latreille, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Maculoncus Wunderlich, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Maso Simon, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Mecopisthes Simon, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Megalepthyphantes Wunderlich, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Mermessus O. P.-Cambridge, 19144SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Microlinyphia Gerhardt, 1871Platform spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Microneta Menge, 18414SpeciesTaxom
Mythoplastoides Crosby & Bishop, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1837Spotted orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Neospintharus Exline, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Neriene Blackwall, 18923SpeciesTaxom
Nesticus Thorell, 19982SpeciesTaxom
Nuctenea Simon, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Oedothorax Bertkau, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Pachygnatha Sundevall, 1845Thickjawed Orb Weavers3SpeciesTaxom
Palliduphantes Saaristo & T..., 19801SpeciesTaxom
Pelecopsis Simon, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Platnickina Kocak & Kemal, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Rhomphaea L. Koch, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Satilatlas Keyserling, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Savignia Blackwall, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Simitidion Wunderlich, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Sintula Simon, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Sisyrbe Bishop & Crosby, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Souessa Crosby & Bishop, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1802False black widows4SpeciesTaxom
Stemonyphantes Menge, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Tallusia Lehtinen & S..., 18981SpeciesTaxom
Tenuiphantes Saaristo & T..., 18823SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1878Four-jawed spider4SpeciesTaxom
Theonina Simon, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1802Tangle-Web Spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Tmeticus Menge, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Tunagyna Chamberlin &..., 18921SpeciesTaxom
Walckenaeria Blackwall, 18826SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 17571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Aegean Islands
139 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aculepeira armida Audouin, 1826
Agalenatea redii Scopoli, 1763
Agyneta angulata Emerton, 1882
Agyneta fabra Keyserling, 1886
Agyneta pseudorurestris Wunderlich, 1980
Agyneta unimaculata Banks, 1892
Alioranus pastoralis Octavius Pic..., 1872
Araeoncus humilis Blackwall, 1841
Araeoncus rhodes Tanasevitch, 2011
Araeoncus tauricus Gnelitsa, 2005
Araneus angulatus Clerck, 1758Colletid bees
Araneus cingulatus Walckenaer, 1842
Araneus circe Audouin, 1826
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus grossus C. L. Koch, 1844
Argiope bruennichi Scopoli, 1772Orb-weaving Spider
Argiope lobata Pallas, 1772Geometric spider
Bathyphantes alboventris Richard C. B..., 1892
Bathyphantes pallidus (Banks, 1892)⇒ Agyneta angulata Emerton, 1882
Centromerus latidens James Henry ..., 1882
Centromerus tennapex Barrows, 1940
Ceraticelus bulbosus James Henry ..., 1882
Ceraticelus similis Richard C. B..., 1892
Ceratinella brunnea James Henry ..., 1882
Ceratinops annulipes Richard C. B..., 1892
Ceratinops crenatus James Henry ..., 1882
Ceratinopsis bicolor Richard C. B..., 1896
Collinsia plumosa James Henry ..., 1882
Cyclosa groppalii Pesarini, 1998
Cyrtophora citricola Forsskål, 1775Global tentweb weaver
Dactylopisthes diphyus Heimer, 1987
Didectoprocnemis cirtensis Eugène Simon, 1884
Eidmannella pallida James Henry ..., 1875Cave cobweb spider
Enoplognatha giladensis Levy & Amitai, 1982
Enoplognatha mariae Robert Bosma..., 1999
Enoplognatha penelope Heikki Hippa..., 1982
Enoplognatha quadripunctata Eugène Simon, 1884White meadowbeauty
Eridantes erigonoides James Henry ..., 1882
Erigonoplus spinifemuralis Dimitrov, 2003
Euryopis sexalbomaculata Hippolyte Lucas, 1846
Floricomus plumalis Crosby, 1905
Frontinellina frutetorum C. L. Koch, 1834
Gibbaranea bituberculata Walckenaer, 1802
Glenognatha foxi McCook, 1894Longjawed orb weavers
Glyphesis scopulifer James Henry ..., 1882
Gmogala scarabaeus Eugen von Ke..., 1890
Gnathonargus unicorn Richard C. B..., 1892
Grammonota gigas Richard C. B..., 1896
Grammonota nigriceps Richard C. B..., 1898
Hypsosinga pygmaea Sundevall, 1831
Idionella formosa Richard C. B..., 1892Thin-ribbed mountainsnail
Islandiana flaveola Richard C. B..., 1892
Jacksonella bidens Tanasevitch, 2011
Kaestneria pullata Octavius Pic..., 1863
Kochiura aulica Carl Ludwig ..., 1838
Kryptonesticus beshkovi Deltshev, 1979
Kryptonesticus henderickxi Bosselaers, 1998
Larinia phthisica L. Koch, 1871
Larinioides sclopetarius (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Larinioides sericatus Clerck, 1757
Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790European black widow
Lepthyphantes alpinus James Henry ..., 1882
Lepthyphantes beshkovi Deltshev, 1979
Lepthyphantes brignolianus Deltshev, 1979
Lepthyphantes corfuensis Jörg Wunderl..., 1995
Lepthyphantes intricatus James Henry ..., 1911
Lepthyphantes kratochvili (Jean-Louis Fage, 1945)⇒ Lepthyphantes brignolianus Deltshev, 1979
Lepthyphantes umbratilis Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Linyphia mimonti Eugène Simon, 1884White meadowbeauty
Maculoncus parvipalpus Jörg Wunderl..., 1995
Mangora acalypha Walckenaer, 1802Cricket-bat Orb Weaver
Maso sundevalli (Johan Peter ..., 1851)⇒ Satilatlas marxi matanuskae Chamberlin, 1949
Mecopisthes nasutus Jörg Wunderl..., 1995
Megalepthyphantes minotaur Tanasevitch ..., 2015
Mermessus maculatus Richard C. B..., 1892Sheet-web spiders
Mermessus tridentatus James Henry ..., 1882Spider
Mermessus trilobatus James Henry ..., 1882
Mermessus undulatus James Henry ..., 1914
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Microlinyphia impigra Octavius Pic..., 1871
Microneta flaveola Banks, 1892
Microneta frontata Banks, 1892
Microneta palustris Banks, 1892
Microneta viaria Blackwall, 1841
Mythoplastoides exiguus Richard C. B..., 1892
Neoscona adianta Walckenaer, 1802
Neoscona subfusca Carl Ludwig ..., 1837Common Hairy Field Spider
Neospintharus furcatus O. P.-Cambridge, 1894Cobweb spiders
Neospintharus syriacus Octavius Pic..., 1872
Neriene clathrata Sundevall, 1830
Neriene furtiva Octavius Pic..., 1871
Neriene variabilis Richard C. B..., 1892
Nesticus beshkovi Deltshev, 1979
Nesticus henderickxi Bosselaers, 1998
Nuctenea umbratica Clerck, 1758Toad Spider
Oedothorax montifer James Henry ..., 1882
Oedothorax trilobatus (Richard C. B..., 1896)⇒ Mermessus trilobatus James Henry ..., 1882
Pachygnatha dorothea McCook, 1894
Pachygnatha tristriata C. L. Koch, 1845
Pachygnatha xanthostoma (C. L. Koch, 1845)⇒ Pachygnatha brevis Eugen von Ke..., 1884
Palliduphantes malickyi Jörg Wunderl..., 1980
Pelecopsis elongata Wider, 1834
Pelecopsis moesta Richard C. B..., 1892
Platnickina alabamensis Willis J. Ge..., 1942
Rhomphaea longicaudata O. P.-Cambridge, 1872
Satilatlas marxi Eugen von Ke..., 1886Thin-ribbed mountainsnail
Savignia naniplopi Bosselaers &..., 2002
Simitidion agaricographum Levy & Amitai, 1982
Sintula cretaensis Jörg Wunderl..., 1995
Sisyrbe rustica Richard C. B..., 1892
Souessa spinifera Octavius Pic..., 1874
Steatoda albomaculata (De Geer, 1778)⇒ Chrysso albomaculata O. P.-Cambridge, 1882
Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch, 1838Brown house spider
Steatoda paykulliana Walckenaer, 1805
Steatoda triangulosa Walckenaer, 1802Triangulate bud spider
Stemonyphantes blauveltae Willis J. Ge..., 1951
Tallusia vindobonensis Wladislaus K..., 1898
Tenuiphantes flavipes John Blackwall, 1854Echinoderms
Tenuiphantes tenuis Blackwall, 1852Dwarf weaver
Tenuiphantes zebra James Henry ..., 1882
Tetragnatha montana Simon, 1874Shadow Stretch-spider
Tetragnatha nigrita Lendl, 1886Dark Stretch-spider
Tetragnatha pallescens F. Octavius ..., 1903
Tetragnatha trichodes trichodes Thorell, 1878
Theonina cornix Eugène Simon, 1881
Theridion adrianopoli Drensky, 1915
Theridion corcyraeum Paolo Marcel..., 1984
Theridion cretaensis Wunderlich, 1995
Theridion helena Wunderlich, 2011
Theridion melanurum Carl Wilhelm..., 1831Balsam fir
Theridion pictum (Charles Atha..., 1802)⇒ Theridion hemerobium Eugène Simon, 1914
Tmeticus ornatus James Henry ..., 1914
Tunagyna debilis Richard C. B..., 1892
Walckenaeria claviloba Jörg Wunderl..., 1995
Walckenaeria communis James Henry ..., 1882
Walckenaeria cretaensis Jörg Wunderl..., 1995
Walckenaeria directa Octavius Pic..., 1874
Walckenaeria hamus Jörg Wunderl..., 1995
Walckenaeria pallida James Henry ..., 1882
Zygiella x-notata (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Guizygiella nadleri Heimer, 1984

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Aegean Islands
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders, Orb Weaver Spiders, Orb weavers, Orb-weaver spider, Orb-weaver spiders, Orb-weavers, Orb-Weaving Spider, Orbweavers, Typical Orb Weavers, Typical orb-weaver spiders
15
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLinyphiidae
Blackwall, 1859
Dwarf spiders, Dwarf weavers, Lattice web spiders, Line Weavers, Line Weaving Spiders, Line-Weaving Spiders, Money Spider/Sheet Weaver, Money Spiders, Sheet weavers, Sheet web spider, Sheet-Web Spinners, Sheet-Web Weavers, Sheetweb And Dwarf Weavers, Sheetweb weavers
49
82
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyNesticidae
Simon, 1894
cave cobweb spider, Cave cobweb spiders, Comb-footed Cellar Spiders, Scaffold web spiders, Tangle web spiders
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTetragnathidae
Menge, 1866
Elongated Orb Weavers, Four-Jawed Spiders, Horizontal Orb-Web Weavers, Large-Jawed Orb Weavers, Long jawed orb-weavers, Long jawed spiders, Long-jawed orb weavers, Long-Jawed Orbweavers, Long-Jawed Spiders, Longjawed Orb Weavers, Longjawed orbweavers, Stretch spider, Thick-Jawed Spiders
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTheridiidae
Sundevall, 1833
Cobweb And Widow Spiders, cobweb spider, Cobweb spiders, Cobweb weavers, Comb-footed spiders, Combfooted Spiders, Scaffold web spider, Scaffolding-Web Spiders, Tangle-web spiders, Theridiids
11
23
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


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