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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Afghanistan (South Asia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
83
282
568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
58
211
427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
40
186
388
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
38
183
385
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
34
179
377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
34
179
377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
6
41
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Afghanistan
6 Families width 64 Species and 2 Subspecies
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders16SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders19SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders21SpeciesTaxom
Anapidae Simon, 1895Anapid spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers4SpeciesTaxom
Nesticidae Simon, 1894Cave cobweb spider3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Afghanistan
41 Genera with 64 Species
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Aculepeira Chamberlin &..., 18022SpeciesTaxom
Agyneta Hull, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Arachosinella Denis, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1875Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers5SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1905Cucumber spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1772Garden orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Centromerita Dahl, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Chrysso O. P.-Cambridge, 1947Comb-footed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Comaroma Bertkau, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1772Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Dactylopisthes Simon, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Diplocephalus Bertkau, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Dipoena Thorell, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Drapetisca Menge, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Episinus Walckenaer, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Frontinellina van Helsdingen, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Gmogala Keyserling, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Heterotheridion Wunderlich, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Hilaira Simon, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Lasaeola Simon, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1870Black widow spider3SpeciesTaxom
Linyphia Latreille, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Megalepthyphantes Wunderlich, 19894SpeciesTaxom
Metellina Chamberlin &..., 17631SpeciesTaxom
Mughiphantes Saaristo & T..., 19722SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1837Spotted orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Neottiura Menge, 18792SpeciesTaxom
Neriene Blackwall, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Nesticus Thorell, 19623SpeciesTaxom
Nuctenea Simon, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Oedothorax Bertkau, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1757Comb-Clawed Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Pholcomma Thorell, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Phylloneta Archer, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Robertus O. P.-Cambridge, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1878Four-jawed spider3SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1833Tangle-Web Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Walckenaeria Blackwall, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Zilla C. L. Koch, 18021SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afghanistan
64 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aculepeira carbonaria L. Koch, 1869
Aculepeira ceropegia Walckenaer, 1802Oak spider
Agyneta mollis O. P.-Cambridge, 1871Thin Weblet
Arachosinella strepens J. Denis, 1958
Araneus angulatus Clerck, 1758Colletid bees
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus grossus C. L. Koch, 1844
Araneus seminiger L. Koch, 1878
Araneus tartaricus (Kroneberg, 1875)⇒ Araneus seminiger L. Koch, 1878
Araniella cucurbitina (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Araniella proxima KulczyÅ„ski, 1885
Araniella opisthographa Kulczyn´ski, 1905
Argiope lobata Pallas, 1772Geometric spider
Centromerita bicolor Blackwall, 1833
Chrysso nordica Ralph Vary C..., 1947
Comaroma tongjunca Zhang & Chen, 1994
Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Dactylopisthes digiticeps Eugène Simon, 1881
Diplocephalus cristatus Blackwall, 1833Common money spider
Dipoena melanogaster C. L. Koch, 1837
Dipoena torva Tord Tamerla..., 1875
Drapetisca socialis (Sundevall, 1833)⇒ Drapetisca bicruris Tu & Li, 2006
Enoplognatha caricis Fickert, 1876
Enoplognatha latimana Hippa & Oksala, 1982
Enoplognatha mandibularis (Lucas, 1846)⇒ Enoplognatha oelandica Tord Tamerla..., 1875
Enoplognatha ovata (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Enoplognatha latimana Hippa & Oksala, 1982
Episinus algiricus (Hippolyte Lucas, 1846)⇒ Episinus algericus Lucas, 1846
Frontinellina frutetorum C. L. Koch, 1834
Gmogala scarabaeus Eugen von Ke..., 1890
Heterotheridion nigrovariegatum Eugène Simon, 1873
Hilaira excisa O. P.-Cambridge, 1871
Lasaeola tristis Carl Wilhelm..., 1833
Latrodectus geometricus C. L. Koch, 1841Brown black widow
Latrodectus hasselti (Thorell, 1870)⇒ Latrodectus hasseltii Thorell, 1870
Latrodectus hasseltii Thorell, 1870Jockey Spider
Linyphia hortensis Sundevall, 1830
Linyphia triangularis Clerck, 1758Dwarf Weaver
Mangora acalypha Walckenaer, 1802Cricket-bat Orb Weaver
Megalepthyphantes camelus Andrei V. Ta..., 1990
Megalepthyphantes kandahar Tanasevitch, 2009
Megalepthyphantes nebulosoides Jörg Wunderl..., 1977
Megalepthyphantes turkestanicus Andrei V. Ta..., 1989
Metellina merianae Scopoli, 1763
Mughiphantes afghanus Denis, 1958
Mughiphantes hindukuschensis František M..., 1972
Neoscona adianta Walckenaer, 1802
Neoscona subfusca Carl Ludwig ..., 1837Common Hairy Field Spider
Neottiura bimaculata Linnaeus, 1767
Neottiura suaveolens Simon, 1879
Neriene radiata Walckenaer, 1842Filmy dome spider
Nesticus afghanus Carl Friedri..., 1962
Nesticus concolor Carl Friedri..., 1962
Nesticus lindbergi Carl Friedri..., 1962
Nuctenea umbratica Clerck, 1758Toad Spider
Oedothorax apicatus John Blackwall, 1850
Parasteatoda lunata Carl Alexand..., 1757
Pholcomma gibbium Westring, 1851
Phylloneta impressa Ludwig Carl ..., 1881
Robertus truncorum Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Tetragnatha extensa (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetragnatha montana Simon, 1874
Tetragnatha strandi melanogaster Schmidt & Kr..., 1993
Tetragnatha trichodes trichodes Thorell, 1878
Theridion varians Carl Wilhelm..., 1833Red spruce
Walckenaeria antica Blackwall, 1833
Zilla diodia Charles Atha..., 1802Zilla diodia

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Afghanistan
FamilyAnapidae
Simon, 1895
Anapid spiders, Tiny Orbweavers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

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
9
16
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
14
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyNesticidae
Simon, 1894
cave cobweb spider, Cave cobweb spiders, Comb-footed Cellar Spiders, Scaffold web spiders, Tangle web spiders
1
3
Genus
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
2
4
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
14
21
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


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Araneoidea at irmng.org