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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Ascension (Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
38
55
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
32
48
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
21
34
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
21
34
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
19
32
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
19
32
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
3
6
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ascension
3 Families width 6 Species
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ascension
6 Genera with 6 Species
Araneus Clerck, 1875Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Catonetria Millidge & A..., 19941SpeciesTaxom
Erigone Audouin, 1906Black Dwarf Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Mastophora Holmberg, 1931Angling spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Platnickina Kocak & Kemal, 19341SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ascension
6 Species
Araneus lathyrinus Holmberg, 1875
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Catonetria caeca Alfred Frank..., 1994
Erigone prominens Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Mastophora melloleitaoi Canals, 1931
Platnickina adamsoni Berland, 1934

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Ascension
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
3
3
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
2
2
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
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org