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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Bahia (Northeast Brazil, Brazil)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
60
183
310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
47
149
269
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
29
100
165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
27
98
160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
25
92
154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
25
92
154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
22
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Bahia
4 Families width 33 Species
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders25SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers3SpeciesTaxom
Synotaxidae Simon, 1894Synotaxid spiders1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Bahia
22 Genera with 33 Species
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Alpaida O. P.-Cambridge, 19884SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1859Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1898Garden orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Chrosiothes Simon, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Chrysometa Simon, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Epeiroides Keyserling, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Faiditus Keyserling, 1884
0SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Glenognatha Simon, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Hypognatha Guérin, 1839
0SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1841Black widow spider1SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Mecynogea Simon, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Metazygia F. O. P.-Cam..., 19951SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 010SpeciesTaxom
Nephilingis Kuntner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Pronous Keyserling, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Spilasma Simon, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Spintharus Hentz, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Synotaxus Simon, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Bahia
33 Species
Alpaida alticeps Keyserling, 1879
Alpaida delicata Keyserling, 1892
Alpaida truncata Keyserling, 1865Orb weavers
Alpaida urucuca Levi, 1988
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Argiope blanda Octavius Pic..., 1898Orb weavers
Chrosiothes murici Puchulú-Figu..., 2017
Chrosiothes niteroi Herbert Walt..., 1964Crested anoda
Chrysometa ludibunda Eugen von Ke..., 1893
Epeiroides bahiensis Eugen von Ke..., 1885Orb weavers
Eriophora fuliginea C. L. Koch, 1838Orb weavers
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Glenognatha argyrostilba O. Pickard-C..., 1876
Latrodectus geometricus C. L. Koch, 1841Brown black widow
Mangora missa Levi, 2007
Mecynogea buique Herbert Walt..., 1997
Metazygia enabla Herbert Walt..., 1995
Micrathena acuta Charles Atha..., 1842
Micrathena aureola C.L.Koch, 1836
Micrathena excavata Carl Ludwig ..., 1836Orb weavers
Micrathena fissispina Carl Ludwig ..., 1836
Micrathena horrida Władysław ..., 1873Orb weavers
Micrathena lata Arthur Merto..., 1960
Micrathena macfarlnaei
Micrathena schreiberzi
Micrathena triagularis
Micrathena trianguluarispinosa
Nephilingis cruentata Fabricius, 1775African Hermit Spider
Pronous tuberculifer (Eugen von Ke..., 1881)⇒ Pronous quintana Herbert Walt..., 1995
Spilasma duodecimguttata Eugen von Ke..., 1879Orb weavers
Spintharus gracilis Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Synotaxus brescoviti A. J. Santos..., 2005

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Bahia
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
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySynotaxidae
Simon, 1894
Synotaxid 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
3
3
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
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org