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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Albania (Southeast Europe)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
67
286
746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
47
242
665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
40
228
628
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
39
227
627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
36
224
609
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
35
223
608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
5
90
197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Albania
5 Families width 197 Species
Araneidae (Simon, 1895)Golden orb web spiders49SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders73SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders52SpeciesTaxom
Nesticidae Simon, 1894Cave cobweb spider6SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae (Menge, 1866)Elongated Orb Weavers17SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Albania
90 Genera with 197 Species
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Aculepeira Chamberlin &..., 18022SpeciesTaxom
Agalenatea Archer, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Agnyphantes Hull, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Agyneta Hull, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Anelosimus Simon, 1836Social cobweb spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1793Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers10SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1885Cucumber spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1772Garden orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Argyrodes Simon, 1842Dewdrop spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Asagena Sundevall, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Asthenargus Simon & Fage, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Bolyphantes C. L. Koch, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Centromerus Dahl, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Ceratinella Emerton, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Chrysso O. P.-Cambridge, 1882Comb-footed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Crustulina Menge, 18613SpeciesTaxom
Cryptachaea Archer, 1886cobweb spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1889Three-lobed Spiders7SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1775Tent spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Diplostyla Emerton, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Dipoena Thorell, 18793SpeciesTaxom
Eidmannella Roewer, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 183312SpeciesTaxom
Episinus Walckenaer, 18093SpeciesTaxom
Erigone Audouin, 1869Black Dwarf Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Erigonoplus Simon, 20033SpeciesTaxom
Euryopis Menge, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Floronia Simon, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Frontinellina van Helsdingen, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Gibbaranea Archer, 18022SpeciesTaxom
Glyptogona Simon, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Gonatium Menge, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Guizygiella Zhu, Kim & Song, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Heterotheridion Wunderlich, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Heterotrichoncus Wunderlich, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Hypselistes Simon, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Hypsosinga Ausserer, 18444SpeciesTaxom
Improphantes Saaristo & T..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Janetschekia Schenkel, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Kochiura O. P.-Cambridge, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Kryptonesticus Pavlek & Ribera, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1876Furrow spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Lasaeola Simon, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Lepthyphantes Menge, 18844SpeciesTaxom
Linyphia Latreille, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Mansuphantes Saaristo & T..., 18751SpeciesTaxom
Mecopisthes Simon, 18723SpeciesTaxom
Megalepthyphantes Wunderlich, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Meta C. L. Koch, 1933Cave Orb Weavers3SpeciesTaxom
Metellina Chamberlin &..., 17573SpeciesTaxom
Micrargus Dahl, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Microlinyphia Gerhardt, 1830Platform spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Microneta Menge, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Nematogmus Simon, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1837Spotted orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Neospintharus Exline, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Neottiura Menge, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Neriene Blackwall, 18343SpeciesTaxom
Nesticus Thorell, 18734SpeciesTaxom
Nuctenea Simon, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Oedothorax Bertkau, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Pachygnatha Sundevall, 1830Thickjawed Orb Weavers3SpeciesTaxom
Paidiscura Archer, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Palliduphantes Saaristo & T..., 19313SpeciesTaxom
Pelecopsis Simon, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Pholcomma Thorell, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Phylloneta Archer, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Piniphantes Saaristo & T..., 18841SpeciesTaxom
Pityohyphantes Simon, 1757Hammock Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Platnickina Kocak & Kemal, 18023SpeciesTaxom
Prinerigone Millidge, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Robertus O. P.-Cambridge, 19872SpeciesTaxom
Scutpelecopsis Marusik & Gn..., 19801SpeciesTaxom
Silometopus Simon, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Simitidion Wunderlich, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Singa C. L. Koch, 1844Striped orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Sintula Simon, 19352SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1802False black widows4SpeciesTaxom
Stemonyphantes Menge, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Tallusia Lehtinen & S..., 18981SpeciesTaxom
Tapinocyba Simon, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Tenuiphantes Saaristo & T..., 18524SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1826Four-jawed spider7SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1833Tangle-Web Spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Trichoncus Simon, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Troglohyphantes Joseph, 19783SpeciesTaxom
Walckenaeria Blackwall, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Zilla C. L. Koch, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 17571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Albania
197 Species
Aculepeira armida Audouin, 1826
Aculepeira ceropegia Walckenaer, 1802Oak spider
Agalenatea redii Scopoli, 1763
Agnyphantes expunctus Octavius Pic..., 1875
Agyneta rurestris C. L. Koch, 1836
Agyneta saxatilis Blackwall, 1844
Anelosimus vittatus Koch, 1836
Araneus alsine Walckenaer, 1802Orange Wheelweaving Spider
Araneus angulatus Clerck, 1758Colletid bees
Araneus circe Audouin, 1826
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus grossus C. L. Koch, 1844
Araneus hoshi Tanikawa, 2001
Araneus pinguis Karsch, 1879
Araneus quadratus (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Araneus pinguis Karsch, 1879
Araneus sturmi Hahn, 1831
Araneus triguttatus (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Araneus hoshi Tanikawa, 2001
Araniella alpica Koch, 1869
Araniella cucurbitina (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Araniella proxima KulczyÅ„ski, 1885
Araniella inconspicua Simon, 1874
Araniella opisthographa Kulczyn´ski, 1905
Araniella proxima Kulczyński, 1885
Argiope bruennichi Scopoli, 1772Orb-weaving Spider
Argiope lobata Pallas, 1772Geometric spider
Argyrodes argyrodes (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850
Asagena phalerata Panzer, 1801
Asthenargus bracianus František M..., 1938
Bolyphantes luteolus (Blackwall, 1833)⇒ Bolyphantes nigropictus Eugène Simon, 1884
Bolyphantes nigropictus Eugène Simon, 1884White meadowbeauty
Centromerus acutidentatus Deltshev, 2002
Centromerus cavernarum Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Ceratinella brevis Wider, 1834
Ceratinella major Wladislaus K..., 1894
Chrysso albomaculata O. P.-Cambridge, 1882
Crustulina guttata Wider, 1834
Crustulina scabripes Eugène Simon, 1881
Crustulina sticta (O. P.-Cambridge, 1861)⇒ Crustulina guttata Wider, 1834
Cryptachaea blattea Urquhart, 1886Theridiid spider
Cyclosa confusa Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Cyclosa insulana (Costa, 1834)⇒ Cyclosa omonaga Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa oculata (Walckenaer, 1802)⇒ Cyclosa walckenaeri O. P.-Cambridge, 1889
Cyclosa omonaga Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa sierrae Eugène Simon, 1870
Cyclosa walckenaeri O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Cyrtophora citricola Forsskål, 1775Global tentweb weaver
Diplostyla concolor Wider, 1834
Dipoena braccata Carl Ludwig ..., 1841
Dipoena melanogaster C. L. Koch, 1837
Dipoena nigroreticulata Eugène Simon, 1879
Eidmannella pallida James Henry ..., 1875Cave cobweb spider
Enoplognatha afrodite Heikki Hippa..., 1983
Enoplognatha diodonta Zhu & Zhang, 1992
Enoplognatha gemina Robert Bosma..., 1999
Enoplognatha latimana Hippa & Oksala, 1982
Enoplognatha lineata Clerck, 1757
Enoplognatha mandibularis (Lucas, 1846)⇒ Enoplognatha oelandica Tord Tamerla..., 1875
Enoplognatha margarita Yaginuma, 1964
Enoplognatha oelandica Tord Tamerla..., 1875
Enoplognatha ovata (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Enoplognatha latimana Hippa & Oksala, 1982
Enoplognatha penelope Heikki Hippa..., 1982
Enoplognatha quadripunctata Eugène Simon, 1884White meadowbeauty
Enoplognatha thoracica (Carl Wilhelm..., 1833)⇒ Enoplognatha oelandica Tord Tamerla..., 1875
Episinus angulatus John Blackwall, 1836
Episinus maculipes Cavanna, 1876
Episinus truncatus (Latreille, 1809)⇒ Episinus angulatus John Blackwall, 1836
Erigone dentipalpis (Wider, 1834)⇒ 
Erigone remota Ludwig Carl ..., 1869
Erigonoplus jarmilae František M..., 1943
Erigonoplus simplex Alfred Frank..., 1979
Erigonoplus spinifemuralis Dimitrov, 2003
Euryopis episinoides Charles Atha..., 1847
Floronia bucculenta (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Floronia exornata L. Koch, 1878
Floronia exornata L. Koch, 1878
Frontinellina frutetorum C. L. Koch, 1834
Gibbaranea bituberculata Walckenaer, 1802
Gibbaranea gibbosa Walckenaer, 1802
Glyptogona sextuberculata Eugen von Ke..., 1863
Gonatium hilare Tord Tamerla..., 1875
Guizygiella nadleri Heimer, 1984
Heterotheridion nigrovariegatum Eugène Simon, 1873
Heterotrichoncus pusillus František M..., 1958
Hypselistes asiaticus Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Hypsosinga albovittata Johan Peter ..., 1851
Hypsosinga heri Carl Wilhelm..., 1831
Hypsosinga pygmaea Sundevall, 1831
Hypsosinga sanguinea C. L. Koch, 1844
Improphantes improbulus Eugène Simon, 1929
Janetschekia monodon Octavius Pic..., 1872
Kochiura aulica Carl Ludwig ..., 1838
Kryptonesticus eremita Simon, 1880
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Larinioides ixobolus Thorell, 1873
Larinioides jalimovi Bakhvalov, 1981
Larinioides sclopetarius (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Larinioides sericatus Clerck, 1757
Larinioides sericatus Clerck, 1757Gray Cross Spider
Larinioides suspicax (O. P.-Cambridge, 1876)⇒ Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758
Lasaeola convexa Blackwall, 1870
Lasaeola prona Menge, 1868
Lepthyphantes leprosus Ohlert, 1865Household Fine Sheetweaver
Lepthyphantes magnesiae Paolo Marcel..., 1979
Lepthyphantes minutus Blackwall, 1833
Lepthyphantes nodifer Eugène Simon, 1884White meadowbeauty
Linyphia hortensis Sundevall, 1830
Linyphia mimonti Eugène Simon, 1884White meadowbeauty
Linyphia triangularis Clerck, 1758Dwarf Weaver
Mangora acalypha Walckenaer, 1802Cricket-bat Orb Weaver
Mansuphantes mansuetus Tord Tamerla..., 1875
Mecopisthes peusi Jörg Wunderl..., 1972Peus's Long-back Spider
Mecopisthes pictonicus J. Denis, 1949
Mecopisthes silus (Octavius Pic..., 1872)⇒ Mecopisthes pictonicus J. Denis, 1949
Megalepthyphantes collinus Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Meta manchurica Marusik & Ko..., 1992
Meta menardi Latreille, 1804Cave orbweaver
Meta ovalis Gertsch, 1933Eastern Cave Long-Jawed Spider
Metellina mengei Blackwall, 1870
Metellina merianae Scopoli, 1763
Metellina segmentata Clerck, 1757Autumn spider
Micrargus apertus Octavius Pic..., 1871
Micrargus herbigradus (John Blackwall, 1854)⇒ Micrargus apertus Octavius Pic..., 1871
Microlinyphia pusilla Sundevall, 1830
Microneta viaria Blackwall, 1841
Nematogmus sanguinolentus (Walckenaer, 1841)⇒ Hypselistes asiaticus Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Neoscona adianta Walckenaer, 1802
Neoscona subfusca Carl Ludwig ..., 1837Common Hairy Field Spider
Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850Horned Parasitic Cobweaver
Neottiura herbigrada Simon, 1873
Neriene clathrata Sundevall, 1830
Neriene furtiva Octavius Pic..., 1871
Neriene peltata Wider, 1834Platform hammock-spider
Nesticus cellulanus Clerck, 1758Comb-footed Cellar Spider
Nesticus eremita (Simon, 1879)⇒ Nesticus speluncarum Pavesi, 1873
Nesticus pallida Emerton, 1875
Nesticus speluncarum Pavesi, 1873
Nuctenea umbratica Clerck, 1758Toad Spider
Oedothorax apicatus John Blackwall, 1850
Oedothorax paludigena Eugène Simon, 1926
Pachygnatha clercki Sundevall, 1823
Pachygnatha clerckoides Wunderlich, 1985
Pachygnatha degeeri Sundevall, 1830
Paidiscura pallens John Blackwall, 1834
Palliduphantes lorifer Eugène Simon, 1907
Palliduphantes pillichi Wladislaus K..., 1915
Palliduphantes trnovensis Drensky, 1931
Pelecopsis elongata Wider, 1834
Pholcomma gibbum Johan Peter ..., 1851
Phylloneta impressa Ludwig Carl ..., 1881
Piniphantes pinicola Eugène Simon, 1884
Pityohyphantes costatus Nicholas Mar..., 1850Hammock spider
Pityohyphantes phrygianus (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Pityohyphantes costatus Nicholas Mar..., 1850
Platnickina alabamensis Willis J. Ge..., 1942
Platnickina nigropunctata Hippolyte Lucas, 1846
Platnickina tincta Walckenaer, 1802
Prinerigone vagans Jean Victor ..., 1826Dwarf weaver
Robertus frivaldszkyi Chyzer, 1894
Robertus mediterraneus Kirill Yurye..., 1987
Scutpelecopsis krausi Jörg Wunderl..., 1980
Silometopus ambiguus Octavius Pic..., 1905
Simitidion simile Carl Ludwig ..., 1836
Singa lucina Jean Victor ..., 1826
Singa nitidula Carl Ludwig ..., 1844
Sintula retroversus Octavius Pic..., 1875
Sintula spiniger Balogh, 1935
Steatoda albomaculata (De Geer, 1778)⇒ Chrysso albomaculata O. P.-Cambridge, 1882
Steatoda bipunctata Linnaeus, 1758False widow
Steatoda paykulliana Walckenaer, 1805
Steatoda triangulosa Walckenaer, 1802Triangulate bud spider
Stemonyphantes blauveltae Willis J. Ge..., 1951
Stemonyphantes lineatus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Stemonyphantes blauveltae Willis J. Ge..., 1951
Tallusia vindobonensis Wladislaus K..., 1898
Tapinocyba mitis Octavius Pic..., 1882Gentle Groove-head Spider
Tapinocyba pallens Octavius Pic..., 1872
Tenuiphantes floriana van Helsdingen, 1977
Tenuiphantes herbicola Eugène Simon, 1884
Tenuiphantes tenebricola Wider, 1834
Tenuiphantes tenuis Blackwall, 1852Dwarf weaver
Tetragnatha americana Eugène Simon, 1905
Tetragnatha boydi Octavius Pic..., 1898Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha extensa (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetragnatha montana Simon, 1874
Tetragnatha flava Audouin, 1826
Tetragnatha montana Simon, 1874Shadow Stretch-spider
Tetragnatha nigrita Lendl, 1886Dark Stretch-spider
Tetragnatha nitens (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Tetragnatha boydi Octavius Pic..., 1898
Theridion adrianopoli Drensky, 1915
Theridion cinereum (Tord Tamerla..., 1875)⇒ Platnickina alabamensis Willis J. Ge..., 1942
Theridion glaucinum Eugène Simon, 1881
Theridion melanurum Carl Wilhelm..., 1831Balsam fir
Theridion mystaceum Koch, 1870
Theridion varians Carl Wilhelm..., 1833Red spruce
Trichoncus affinis Wladislaus K..., 1894
Trichoncus sordidus Eugène Simon, 1884White meadowbeauty
Troglohyphantes draconis Christa L. D..., 1978
Troglohyphantes poleneci Wiehle, 1964
Troglohyphantes pretneri Christa L. D..., 1978
Walckenaeria abantensis Jörg Wunderl..., 1995
Zilla diodia Charles Atha..., 1802Zilla diodia
Zygiella x-notata (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Guizygiella nadleri Heimer, 1984

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Albania
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
17
49
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
42
73
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyNesticidae
Simon, 1894
cave cobweb spider, Cave cobweb spiders, Comb-footed Cellar Spiders, Scaffold web spiders, Tangle web spiders
3
6
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
5
17
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
23
52
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


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