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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Bangladesh (South Asia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
42
94
177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
31
80
160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
21
67
145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
18
62
139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
16
60
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
16
60
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
23
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Bangladesh
4 Families width 54 Species and 1 Subspecies
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders36SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers14SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Bangladesh
23 Genera with 54 Species
#ABCDEGLMNST
Araneus Clerck, 2013Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1881Garden orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Atypena Simon, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Bijoaraneus Tanikawa, Ya..., 18861SpeciesTaxom
Callitrichia Fage, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Coleosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1998Three-lobed Spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtarachne Thorell, 19633SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 2004Tent spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Dyschiriognatha Simon, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Eriovixia Archer, 20182SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1837Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Glenognatha Simon, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1864Orchard Spider And Allies1SpeciesTaxom
Lipocrea Thorell, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Macracantha Simon, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1842Spotted orbweavers9SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1793Banana spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Sancus Tullgren, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1979Four-jawed spider8SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 2025Tangle-Web Spiders1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Bangladesh
54 Species and 1 Subspecies
Araneus ellipticus Tikader & Bal, 1981
Araneus mitificus Simon, 1886Kidney garden spider
Araneus rumiae Biswas & Ray..., 2013
Argiope anasuja Thorell, 1887Signature Spider
Argiope minuta Karsch, 1879Uinta sandwort
Argiope pulchella Thorell, 1881Golden cricket wasp
Atypena formosana (Tazoe, 1992)⇒ Callitrichia formosana Oi, 1977
Bijoaraneus mitificus Simon, 1886
Callitrichia formosana Oi, 1977
Coleosoma blandum O. P.-Cambridge, 1882Sheath-bellied spider
Cyclosa bituberculata Biswamoy Bis..., 1998
Cyclosa caroli Hentz, 1850Orb weavers
Cyclosa confraga Tord Tamerla..., 1892
Cyclosa elongata (Biswamoy Bis..., 1998)⇒ Cyclosa caroli Hentz, 1850
Cyclosa tropica Biswamoy Bis..., 1998
Cyclosa yaginumai Biswamoy Bis..., 1998
Cyrtarachne biswajiti Biswas & Ray..., 2020
Cyrtarachne kaikobadi Biswas & Ray..., 2025
Cyrtarachne sundari Benoy Krishn..., 1963
Cyrtophora lahirii Biswamoy Bis..., 2004
Cyrtophora nareshi Biswamoy Bis..., 2004
Dyschiriognatha dentata Zhu & Wen, 1978
Eriovixia laglaizei Eugène Simon, 1877
Eriovixia nocturnalis Biswas & Ray..., 2018
Gasteracantha hasselti Carl Ludwig ..., 1837Hasselt's Spiny Spider
Gea subarmata Tord Tamerla..., 1890Sand bee
Glenognatha dentata Zhu & Wen, 1978
Larinia chloris (Jean Victor ..., 1826)⇒ Lipocrea epeiroides Octavius Pic..., 1872
Larinia madhuchhandae Biswas & Ray..., 2012
Larinia phthisica L. Koch, 1871
Leucauge decorata Blackwall, 1864
Lipocrea epeiroides Octavius Pic..., 1872
Macracantha arcuata Fabricius, 1793
Neoscona bengalensis Benoy Krishn..., 1981
Neoscona elliptica Tikader & Bal, 1981
Neoscona govindai Biswas & Ray..., 2013
Neoscona kabiri Biswas & Ray..., 2013
Neoscona molemensis Benoy Krishn..., 1981
Neoscona mukerjei Benoy Krishn..., 1980
Neoscona nasidae Biswas & Ray..., 2013
Neoscona rahamani Biswas & Ray..., 2013
Neoscona theisi Walckenaer, 1842Spider
Nephila kuhlii Doleschall, 1859
Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793Giant golden orb weaver
Sancus fuligo subfasciatus Moore, 1878
Tetragnatha andamanensis Tikader, 1977
Tetragnatha bogotensis Eugen von Ke..., 1865
Tetragnatha fletcheri Gravely, 1921
Tetragnatha hasselti Thorell, 1890Sand bee
Tetragnatha khanjahani Biswas & Ray..., 1996
Tetragnatha mandibulata (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Tetragnatha kochi Thorell, 1895
Tetragnatha maxillosa Thorell, 1895
Tetragnatha virescens Okuma, 1979
Theridion teroshriensis Biswas, 2025

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Bangladesh
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
36
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

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
14
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
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org