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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Azores (Macaronesia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
116
281
427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
106
266
407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
31
120
186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
31
120
186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
29
117
174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
28
116
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
5
57
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Azores
5 Families width 87 Species
Theridiidae (Sundevall, 1833)Cobweb And Widow Spiders22SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders46SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae (Simon, 1895)Golden orb web spiders11SpeciesTaxom
Nesticidae Simon, 1894Cave cobweb spider1SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae (Menge, 1866)Elongated Orb Weavers7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Azores
57 Genera with 87 Species
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Achaearanea Strand, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Acorigone Wunderlich, 20082SpeciesTaxom
Agalenatea Archer, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Agyneta Hull, 18366SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1847Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1776Garden orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Argyrodes Simon, 1877Dewdrop spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Canariphantes Wunderlich, 20143SpeciesTaxom
Cryptachaea Archer, 1886cobweb spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Dipoena Thorell, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Eidmannella Roewer, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Entelecara Simon, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Erigone Audouin, 1873Black Dwarf Spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Gibbaranea Archer, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Gongylidiellum Simon, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Lasaeola Simon, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Lepthyphantes Menge, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Lessertia Smith, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Leucognatha Wunderlich, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Macrargus Dahl, 1886
0SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Meioneta Hull, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Mermessus O. P.-Cambridge, 18823SpeciesTaxom
Metellina Chamberlin &..., 17631SpeciesTaxom
Microctenonyx Dahl, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Microlinyphia Gerhardt, 1859Platform spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Microneta Menge, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Minicia Thorell, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1838Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Neottiura Menge, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Neriene Blackwall, 19602SpeciesTaxom
Nesticodes Archer, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Oedothorax Bertkau, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Ostearius Hull, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Pachygnatha Sundevall, 1830Thickjawed Orb Weavers1SpeciesTaxom
Paidiscura Archer, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Palliduphantes Saaristo & T..., 18842SpeciesTaxom
Parapelecopsis Wunderlich, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider2SpeciesTaxom
Pelecopsis Simon, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Pholcomma Thorell, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Porrhomma Simon, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Prinerigone Millidge, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Rhomphaea L. Koch, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Rugathodes Archer, 19892SpeciesTaxom
Sancus Tullgren, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Savigniorrhipis Wunderlich, 20132SpeciesTaxom
Saviniorrhipis1SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1875False black widows2SpeciesTaxom
Tenuiphantes Saaristo & T..., 18522SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1870Four-jawed spider3SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1956Tangle-Web Spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Turinyphia van Helsdingen, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Typhochrestus Simon, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Walckenaeria Blackwall, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 17571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Azores
87 Species
Achaearanea tepidariorum (Koch, 1841)⇒ Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841
Acorigone acoreensis Jörg Wunderl..., 1992
Acorigone zebraneus Jörg Wunderl..., 2008
Agalenatea redii Scopoli, 1763
Agyneta decora Octavius Pic..., 1871
Agyneta depigmentata Wunderlich, 2008
Agyneta fuscipalpa C. L. Koch, 1836
Agyneta fuscipalpus C. L. Koch, 1836
Agyneta rugosa Jörg Wunderl..., 1992
Agyneta rurestris C. L. Koch, 1836
Araneus angulatus Clerck, 1758Colletid bees
Araneus domesticus (Panzer, 1804)⇒ Amaurobius candia Konrad Thale..., 2002
Araneus thaddeus (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Araneus meropes Keyserling, 1865
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Argiope bruennichi Scopoli, 1772Orb-weaving Spider
Argiope sector Forsskål, 1776
Argyrodes rostratus (John Blackwall, 1877)⇒ Rhomphaea rostrata Eugène Simon, 1873
Canariphantes acoreensis Wunderlich, 1992
Canariphantes junipericola Crespo & Bos..., 2014
Canariphantes relictus Crespo & Bos..., 2014
Cryptachaea blattea Urquhart, 1886Theridiid spider
Dipoena umbratilis Eugène Simon, 1873
Eidmannella pallida James Henry ..., 1875Cave cobweb spider
Enoplognatha mandibularis (Lucas, 1846)⇒ Enoplognatha oelandica Tord Tamerla..., 1875
Entelecara schmitzi Wladislaus K..., 1905
Erigone autumnalis James Henry ..., 1882Dwarf weaver
Erigone dentipalpis (Wider, 1834)⇒ 
Erigone promiscua Octavius Pic..., 1873
Gibbaranea occidentalis Wunderlich, 1989
Gongylidiellum vivum Octavius Pic..., 1875
Lasaeola oceanica Eugène Simon, 1883
Lepthyphantes acoreensis (Jörg Wunderl..., 1992)⇒ Canariphantes junipericola Crespo & Bos..., 2014
Lessertia dentichelis Eugène Simon, 1884
Leucognatha acoreensis Wunderlich, 1992
Mangora acalypha Walckenaer, 1802Cricket-bat Orb Weaver
Meioneta fuscipalpa (Carl Ludwig ..., 1836)⇒ Agyneta fuscipalpa C. L. Koch, 1836
Meioneta rurestris (Koch, 1836)⇒ Agyneta rurestris C. L. Koch, 1836
Mermessus bryantae Wilton Ivie ..., 1935
Mermessus fradeorum Berland, 1932Spider
Mermessus trilobatus James Henry ..., 1882
Metellina merianae Scopoli, 1763
Microctenonyx subitaneus O. P.-Cambridge, 1875
Microlinyphia johnsoni John Blackwall, 1859
Microneta viaria Blackwall, 1841
Minicia floresensis Jörg Wunderl..., 1992
Neoscona crucifera Lucas, 1838Barn spider
Neottiura bimaculata Linnaeus, 1767
Neriene clathrata Sundevall, 1830
Neriene fusca (Oi, 1960)⇒ Oedothorax fuscus John Blackwall, 1834
Nesticodes rufipes Lucas, 1846Cobweb spiders
Oedothorax fuscus John Blackwall, 1834
Ostearius melanopygius O. P.-Cambridge, 1879
Pachygnatha degeeri Sundevall, 1830
Paidiscura orotavensis Joachim Schmidt, 1968
Palliduphantes schmitzi Wladislaus K..., 1899
Palliduphantes stygius Eugène Simon, 1884
Parapelecopsis nemoralioides Octavius Pic..., 1884
Parasteatoda simulans Thorell, 1875
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Pelecopsis parallela Wider, 1834
Pholcomma gibbum Johan Peter ..., 1851
Porrhomma borgesi Jörg Wunderl..., 2008
Prinerigone vagans Jean Victor ..., 1826Dwarf weaver
Rhomphaea nasica Eugène Simon, 1873
Rhomphaea rostrata Eugène Simon, 1873
Rugathodes acoreensis Jörg Wunderl..., 1992
Rugathodes pico Merrett & As..., 1989Cave Cobweb Spider
Sancus acoreensis Wunderlich, 1992
Savigniorrhipis acoreensis Jörg Wunderl..., 1992
Savigniorrhipis topographicus Crespo, 2013
Saviniorrhipis acoreensis Wunderlich, 1992
Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch, 1838Brown house spider
Steatoda nobilis Tord Tamerla..., 1875Cobweb weaver
Tenuiphantes miguelensis Jörg Wunderl..., 1992
Tenuiphantes tenuis Blackwall, 1852Dwarf weaver
Tetragnatha extensa (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetragnatha montana Simon, 1874
Tetragnatha nitens (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Tetragnatha boydi Octavius Pic..., 1898
Tetragnatha pinicola (L. Koch, 1870)⇒ Tetragnatha viridis Walckenaer, 1842
Theridion hannoniae J. Denis, 1944
Theridion melanostictum Octavius Pic..., 1876Cobweb weaver
Theridion melanurum Carl Wilhelm..., 1831Balsam fir
Theridion musivivum (Joachim Schmidt, 1956)⇒ Theridion musivivoides Joachim Schm..., 1995
Turinyphia cavernicola Jörg Wunderl..., 2008Algar do Carvão Cave Spider
Typhochrestus acoreensis Jörg Wunderl..., 1992
Walckenaeria grandis Jörg Wunderl..., 1992
Walckenaeria unicornis Octavius Pic..., 1861
Zygiella x-notata (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Guizygiella nadleri Heimer, 1984

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Azores
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
7
11
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
29
46
Genera
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
5
7
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
15
22
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


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