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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Attica (Central Greece, Greece)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
75
163
214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
66
149
197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
36
110
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
34
108
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
31
104
150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
30
103
149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
5
30
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Attica
5 Families width 48 Species and 1 Subspecies
Araneidae (Simon, 1895)Golden orb web spiders19SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders9SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae (Sundevall, 1833)Cobweb And Widow Spiders14SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers6SpeciesTaxom
Mysmenidae Petrunkevitch, 1928Dwarf cobweb spiders0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Attica
30 Genera with 48 Species
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Acacesia Simon, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Agyneta Hull, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Anelosimus Simon, 1836Social cobweb spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1847Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1772Garden orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1870Three-lobed Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1775Tent spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Dactylopisthes Simon, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Euryopis Menge, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Frontinella Cambridge, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Frontinellina van Helsdingen, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Gibbaranea Archer, 18022SpeciesTaxom
Grammonota Emerton, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1935Black widow spider1SpeciesTaxom
Meta C. L. Koch, 1922Cave Orb Weavers1SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 18472SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Mysmena Simon, 1894
0SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1837Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Ocrepeira Marx, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Pelecopsis Simon, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Singa C. L. Koch, 1867Striped orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1805False black widows6SpeciesTaxom
Tallusia Lehtinen & S..., 18981SpeciesTaxom
Taranucnus Simon, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1842Four-jawed spider5SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1872Tangle-Web Spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 17571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Attica
48 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acacesia hamata Hentz, 1847Orb weavers
Agyneta unimaculata Banks, 1892
Anelosimus vittatus Koch, 1836
Araneus angulatus Clerck, 1758Colletid bees
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus niveus Hentz, 1847
Argiope lobata Pallas, 1772Geometric spider
Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Cyclosa sierrae Eugène Simon, 1870
Cyrtophora citricola Forsskål, 1775Global tentweb weaver
Dactylopisthes diphyus Heimer, 1987
Enoplognatha diversa John Blackwall, 1859
Enoplognatha ovata (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Enoplognatha latimana Hippa & Oksala, 1982
Euryopis episinoides Charles Atha..., 1847
Frontinella pyramitela (Walckenaer, 1841)⇒ Frontinella communis Hentz, 1850
Frontinellina frutetorum C. L. Koch, 1834
Gibbaranea bituberculata Walckenaer, 1802
Gibbaranea gibbosa Walckenaer, 1802
Grammonota angusta Charles Dent..., 1959
Grammonota pictilis Octavius Pic..., 1875
Larinioides sclopetarius (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Larinioides sericatus Clerck, 1757
Latrodectus hesperus Chamberlin &..., 1935Western black widow
Meta bourneti Simon, 1922
Metepeira comanche Herbert Walt..., 1977
Metepeira labyrinthea (Nicholas Mar..., 1847)⇒ Metepeira triangularis Pelegrin Fra..., 1930
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Micrathena sagittata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowshaped micrathena
Neoscona subfusca Carl Ludwig ..., 1837Common Hairy Field Spider
Ocrepeira ectypa Charles Atha..., 1842
Pelecopsis elongata Wider, 1834
Singa semiatra Ludwig Carl ..., 1867
Steatoda albomaculata (De Geer, 1778)⇒ Chrysso albomaculata O. P.-Cambridge, 1882
Steatoda grandis (Richard C. B..., 1901)⇒ Steatoda mexicana Herbert Walt..., 1957
Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch, 1838Brown house spider
Steatoda maura Eugène Simon, 1909
Steatoda nobilis Tord Tamerla..., 1875Cobweb weaver
Steatoda paykulliana Walckenaer, 1805
Tallusia vindobonensis Wladislaus K..., 1898
Taranucnus ornithes Barrows, 1940
Tetragnatha elongata Walckenaer, 1842Elongate stilt spider
Tetragnatha laboriosa Hentz, 1850Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha shoshone Herbert W. Levi, 1981
Tetragnatha trichodes trichodes Thorell, 1878
Tetragnatha versicolor Walckenaer, 1842
Theridion melanurum Carl Wilhelm..., 1831Balsam fir
Theridion mystaceum Koch, 1870
Theridion petraeum (Ludwig Carl ..., 1872)⇒ Theridion wiehlei Ehrenfried S..., 1938
Zygiella x-notata (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Guizygiella nadleri Heimer, 1984

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Attica
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
13
19
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
8
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMysmenidae
Petrunkevitch, 1928
Dwarf cobweb spiders, Dwarf cobweb weavers, Minute Litter Spiders, spurred orb-weaver, Spurred orb-weavers
1
0
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
6
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
6
14
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org