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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Angola (Central Africa)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
122
379
614
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
103
335
531
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
45
208
345
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
41
202
335
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
35
189
315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
35
189
315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
7
59
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Angola
7 Families width 102 Species and 1 Subspecies
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders58SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders20SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders10SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers11SpeciesTaxom
Mysmenidae Petrunkevitch, 1928Dwarf cobweb spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Nesticidae Simon, 1894Cave cobweb spider1SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosomatidae Simon, 1881Ray orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Angola
59 Genera with 102 Species
#ABCDEGHILMNOPST
Agyneta Hull, 19689SpeciesTaxom
Araeoncus Simon, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1879Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1879Garden orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Argyrodes Simon, 1842Dewdrop spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Asthenargus Simon & Fage, 19703SpeciesTaxom
Atelacantha Simon, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Bathyphantes Menge, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Caerostris Thorell, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Callitrichia Fage, 19703SpeciesTaxom
Carniella Thaler & Ste..., 19701SpeciesTaxom
Ceratinopsis Emerton, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Coscinida Simon, 19702SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1879Tent spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Dipoena Thorell, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Dolichognatha O. P.-Cambridge, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Donacochara Simon, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Episinus Walckenaer, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Erigone Audouin, 1970Black Dwarf Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Euryopis Menge, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1844Spiny Backed Orb Weaver2SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Gmogala Keyserling, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Gongylidiellum Simon, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Haplomaro Miller, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Holma Locket, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Holmelgonia Jocqué & Sch..., 19702SpeciesTaxom
Isoxya Simon, 1859Box kite spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Labullula Strand, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Lepthyphantes Menge, 19684SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1879Orchard Spider And Allies2SpeciesTaxom
Leviola Miller, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Mecynidis Simon, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Megaraneus Lawrence, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Meioneta Hull, 19687SpeciesTaxom
Metaleptyphantes Locket, 19686SpeciesTaxom
Microbathyphantes van Helsdingen, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Millidgea Locket, 19683SpeciesTaxom
Mioxena Simon, 19702SpeciesTaxom
Moreiraxena Miller, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Nemoscolus Simon, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1864Spotted orbweavers5SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1842Banana spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Nephilengys L. Koch, 1775Hermit spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Nephilingis Kuntner, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Neriene Blackwall, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Nesticella Lehtinen & S..., 19711SpeciesTaxom
Oedothorax Bertkau, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Paralarinia Grasshoff, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Pelecopsis Simon, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Phycosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Proboscidula Miller, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Proelauna Jocqué, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Simplicistilus Locket, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1924Four-jawed spider4SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 1968Ray spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Troxochrus Simon, 19701SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Angola
102 Species and 1 Subspecies
Agyneta dentifera Locket, 1968
Agyneta gracilipes Holm, 1968
Agyneta habra Locket, 1968
Agyneta larva Locket, 1968
Agyneta levis Locket, 1968
Agyneta merretti Locket, 1968
Agyneta pogonophora Locket, 1968
Agyneta prosectes Locket, 1968
Agyneta usitata Locket, 1968
Araeoncus macrophthalmus František M..., 1970
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus guessfeldi Karsch, 1879
Araneus lateriguttatus Karsch, 1879
Argiope pechueli Karsch, 1879
Argyrodes argyrodes (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850
Asthenargus brevisetosus František M..., 1970
Asthenargus linguatulus František M..., 1970
Asthenargus myrmecophilus František M..., 1970
Atelacantha heterodoxa Karsch, 1879
Bathyphantes dubius George Hazel..., 1968
Caerostris sexcuspidata Johan Christ..., 1793African bark orb-web spider
Callitrichia incerta František M..., 1970
Callitrichia monoceros Miller, 1970
Callitrichia obtusifrons František M..., 1970
Carniella detriticola František M..., 1970
Ceratinopsis machadoi František M..., 1970
Coscinida leviorum George Hazel..., 1968
Coscinida propinqua František M..., 1970
Cyrtophora citricola Forsskål, 1775Global tentweb weaver
Cyrtophora citricola lurida Karsch, 1879
Dipoena silvicola František M..., 1970
Dolichognatha petiti Eugène Simon, 1884
Donacochara deminuta George Hazel..., 1968
Episinus marignaci Roger de Les..., 1933
Erigone dentichelis František M..., 1970
Erigone nitidithorax František M..., 1970
Euryopis pilosa František M..., 1970
Gasteracantha curvispina (Félix Édouar..., 1837)⇒ Aranoethra cambridgei Butler, 1873
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta Koch, 1844Jawla paste shrimp
Gea infuscata Albert Tullgren, 1910
Gmogala scarabaeus Eugen von Ke..., 1890
Gongylidiellum blandum (FrantiÅ¡ek M..., 1970)⇒ Mioxena blanda Eugène Simon, 1884
Haplomaro denisi František M..., 1970
Holma bispicata George Hazel..., 1974
Holmelgonia hirsuta František M..., 1970
Holmelgonia limpida František M..., 1970
Isoxya mossamedensis Pierre L. G...., 1962
Isoxya tabulata Thorell, 1859
Labullula annulipes Embrik Strand, 1913
Larinia bifida (Albert Tullgren, 1910)⇒ Paralarinia incerta Albert Tullgren, 1910
Lepthyphantes leucocerus George Hazel..., 1968
Lepthyphantes locketi van Helsdingen, 1977
Lepthyphantes micromegethes George Hazel..., 1968
Lepthyphantes patulus George Hazel..., 1968
Leucauge clarki Locket, 1968
Leucauge ungulata Karsch, 1879
Leviola termitophila Miller, 1970
Mecynidis laevitarsis František M..., 1970
Megaraneus gabonensis Hippolyte Lucas, 1858
Meioneta dentifera (George Hazel..., 1968)⇒ Agyneta dentifera Locket, 1968
Meioneta gracilipes (Herman Theod..., 1968)⇒ Agyneta prosectes Locket, 1968
Meioneta larva (George Hazel..., 1968)⇒ Agyneta larva Locket, 1968
Meioneta levis (George Hazel..., 1968)⇒ Agyneta levis Locket, 1968
Meioneta merretti (George Hazel..., 1968)⇒ Agyneta merretti Locket, 1968
Meioneta pogonophora (George Hazel..., 1968)⇒ Agyneta pogonophora Locket, 1968
Meioneta usitata (George Hazel..., 1968)⇒ Agyneta usitata Locket, 1968
Metaleptyphantes bifoliatus George Hazel..., 1968
Metaleptyphantes carinatus George Hazel..., 1968
Metaleptyphantes clavator George Hazel..., 1968
Metaleptyphantes machadoi George Hazel..., 1968
Metaleptyphantes praecipuus George Hazel..., 1968
Metaleptyphantes vicinus George Hazel..., 1968
Microbathyphantes spedani George Hazel..., 1968
Millidgea convoluta George Hazel..., 1968
Millidgea navicula George Hazel..., 1968
Millidgea verrucosa George Hazel..., 1968
Mioxena blanda Eugène Simon, 1884
Mioxena longispinosa František M..., 1970
Moreiraxena chicapensis František M..., 1970
Neoscona alberti Embrik Strand, 1913
Neoscona blondeli Eugène Simon, 1886
Neoscona kivuensis Manfred Gras..., 1986
Neoscona penicillipes Ferdinand Ka..., 1879
Neoscona triangula Keyserling, 1864
Nephila senegalensis Walckenaer, 1842Banded Golden Orb Spider
Nephilengys cruentata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Nephilingis livida Vinson, 1863
Nephilingis cruentata Fabricius, 1775African Hermit Spider
Nephilingis livida Vinson, 1863Madagascar Hermit Spider
Neriene conica George Hazel..., 1968
Nesticella machadoi Hubert, 1971
Oedothorax monoceros František M..., 1970
Paralarinia incerta Albert Tullgren, 1910
Pelecopsis parvioculis František M..., 1970
Phycosoma martinae Michael J. R..., 1983
Proboscidula loricata František M..., 1970
Proelauna humicola František M..., 1970
Simplicistilus tanuekes George Hazel..., 1968
Tetragnatha angolaensis Okuma & Dipp..., 1988
Tetragnatha boydi Octavius Pic..., 1898Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha praedonia (L. Koch, 1878)⇒ Tetragnatha sociella Ralph Vary C..., 1924
Tetragnatha sociella Ralph Vary C..., 1924
Theridiosoma latebricola George Hazel..., 1968
Troxochrus laevithorax František M..., 1970

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Angola
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
14
20
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
27
58
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMysmenidae
Petrunkevitch, 1928
Dwarf cobweb spiders, Dwarf cobweb weavers, Minute Litter Spiders, spurred orb-weaver, Spurred orb-weavers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyNesticidae
Simon, 1894
cave cobweb spider, Cave cobweb spiders, Comb-footed Cellar Spiders, Scaffold web spiders, Tangle web spiders
1
1
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
6
11
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
9
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTheridiosomatidae
Simon, 1881
Ray orbweavers, ray spider, Ray spiders
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


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