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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Brussels Capital Region (Belgium)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
44
185
310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
39
170
293
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
29
148
242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
29
148
242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
26
144
231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
26
144
231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
70
122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Brussels Capital Region
4 Families width 122 Species
Araneidae (Simon, 1895)Golden orb web spiders18SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders72SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders23SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers9SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Brussels Capital Region
70 Genera with 122 Species
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Agalenatea Archer, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Agyneta Hull, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Anelosimus Simon, 1836Social cobweb spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1847Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers6SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1905Cucumber spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1772Garden orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Asagena Sundevall, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Bathyphantes Menge, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Centromerita Dahl, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Centromerus Dahl, 18415SpeciesTaxom
Ceratinella Emerton, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Cnephalocotes Simon, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Collinsia O. P.-Cambridge, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1772Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Dicymbium Menge, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Diplocephalus Bertkau, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Diplostyla Emerton, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Dismodicus Simon, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Drapetisca Menge, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 18332SpeciesTaxom
Episinus Walckenaer, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Erigone Audouin, 1834Black Dwarf Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Gibbaranea Archer, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Gonatium Menge, 18332SpeciesTaxom
Gongylidiellum Simon, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Gongylidium Menge, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Helophora Menge, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Hypomma Dahl, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Labulla Simon, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Lepthyphantes Menge, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Linyphia Latreille, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Macrargus Dahl, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Maso Simon, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Melychiopharis Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Metellina Chamberlin &..., 17573SpeciesTaxom
Micrargus Dahl, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Microlinyphia Gerhardt, 1830Platform spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Microneta Menge, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Moebelia Dahl, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Monocephalus Smith, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Neriene Blackwall, 18345SpeciesTaxom
Nuctenea Simon, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Oedothorax Bertkau, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Ostearius Hull, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Pachygnatha Sundevall, 1830Thickjawed Orb Weavers3SpeciesTaxom
Paidiscura Archer, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Palliduphantes Saaristo & T..., 18712SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider3SpeciesTaxom
Pelecopsis Simon, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Phylloneta Archer, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Platnickina Kocak & Kemal, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Pocadicnemis Simon, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Porrhomma Simon, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Prinerigone Millidge, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocarorita Wunderlich, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Robertus O. P.-Cambridge, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Rugathodes Archer, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Saaristoa Millidge, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1802False black widows4SpeciesTaxom
Tapinocyba Simon, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Tapinopa Westring, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Tenuiphantes Saaristo & T..., 18906SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1837Four-jawed spider3SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1833Tangle-Web Spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Thyreosthenius Simon, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Walckenaeria Blackwall, 18517SpeciesTaxom
Zilla C. L. Koch, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 17571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brussels Capital Region
122 Species
Agalenatea redii Scopoli, 1763
Agyneta rurestris C. L. Koch, 1836
Agyneta saxatilis Blackwall, 1844
Anelosimus vittatus Koch, 1836
Araneus angulatus Clerck, 1758Colletid bees
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
Araneus quadratus (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Araneus pinguis Karsch, 1879
Araneus sturmi Hahn, 1831
Araneus thaddeus (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Araneus meropes Keyserling, 1865
Araniella cucurbitina (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Araniella proxima KulczyÅ„ski, 1885
Araniella opisthographa Kulczyn´ski, 1905
Argiope bruennichi Scopoli, 1772Orb-weaving Spider
Asagena phalerata Panzer, 1801
Bathyphantes gracilis Blackwall, 1841
Bathyphantes nigrinus Johan Peter ..., 1851
Centromerita bicolor Blackwall, 1833
Centromerita concinna Tord Tamerla..., 1875
Centromerus arcanus O.P.-Cambridge, 1873
Centromerus brevipalpus Menge, 1866
Centromerus dilutus Octavius Pic..., 1875
Centromerus prudens Octavius Pic..., 1873
Centromerus sylvaticus Blackwall, 1841
Ceratinella scabrosa Octavius Pic..., 1871
Cnephalocotes obscurus John Blackwall, 1834
Collinsia inerrans Octavius Pic..., 1885
Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Dicymbium nigrum John Blackwall, 1834
Dicymbium tibiale John Blackwall, 1836
Diplocephalus latifrons Octavius Pic..., 1863
Diplocephalus picinus John Blackwall, 1841
Diplostyla concolor Wider, 1834
Dismodicus bifrons John Blackwall, 1841
Drapetisca socialis (Sundevall, 1833)⇒ Drapetisca bicruris Tu & Li, 2006
Enoplognatha ovata (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Enoplognatha latimana Hippa & Oksala, 1982
Enoplognatha thoracica (Carl Wilhelm..., 1833)⇒ Enoplognatha oelandica Tord Tamerla..., 1875
Episinus angulatus John Blackwall, 1836
Erigone dentipalpis (Wider, 1834)⇒ 
Gibbaranea gibbosa Walckenaer, 1802
Gonatium rubellum John Blackwall, 1841
Gonatium rubens (Blackwall, 1833)⇒ Gonatium crassipalpum Elizabeth Ba..., 1933
Gongylidiellum latebricola Octavius Pic..., 1871
Gongylidium rufipes Linnaeus, 1758
Helophora insignis John Blackwall, 1841
Hypomma cornutum Blackwall, 1833
Labulla thoracica Wider, 1834
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Larinioides sclopetarius (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Larinioides sericatus Clerck, 1757
Lepthyphantes minutus Blackwall, 1833
Linyphia hortensis Sundevall, 1830
Linyphia triangularis Clerck, 1758Dwarf Weaver
Macrargus rufus Wider, 1834
Mangora acalypha Walckenaer, 1802Cricket-bat Orb Weaver
Maso sundevalli (Johan Peter ..., 1851)⇒ Satilatlas marxi matanuskae Chamberlin, 1949
Melychiopharis cynips Eugène Simon, 1895
Metellina mengei Blackwall, 1870
Metellina merianae Scopoli, 1763
Metellina segmentata Clerck, 1757Autumn spider
Micrargus herbigradus (John Blackwall, 1854)⇒ Micrargus apertus Octavius Pic..., 1871
Microlinyphia pusilla Sundevall, 1830
Microneta viaria Blackwall, 1841
Moebelia penicillata Westring, 1851
Monocephalus castaneipes Eugène Simon, 1884Broad Groove-head Spider
Monocephalus fuscipes John Blackwall, 1836
Neriene clathrata Sundevall, 1830
Neriene emphana Walckenaer, 1842
Neriene fusca (Oi, 1960)⇒ Oedothorax fuscus John Blackwall, 1834
Neriene montana Clerck, 1758Linyphia montana
Neriene peltata Wider, 1834Platform hammock-spider
Nuctenea umbratica Clerck, 1758Toad Spider
Oedothorax retusus Johan Peter ..., 1851
Ostearius melanopygius O. P.-Cambridge, 1879
Pachygnatha clercki Sundevall, 1823
Pachygnatha degeeri Sundevall, 1830
Pachygnatha listeri (Sundevall, 1830)⇒ Pachygnatha clercki Sundevall, 1823
Paidiscura pallens John Blackwall, 1834
Palliduphantes insignis Octavius Pic..., 1913
Palliduphantes pallidus Octavius Pic..., 1871
Parasteatoda lunata Carl Alexand..., 1757
Parasteatoda simulans Thorell, 1875
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Pelecopsis parallela Wider, 1834
Phylloneta impressa Ludwig Carl ..., 1881
Platnickina tincta Walckenaer, 1802
Pocadicnemis pumila (John Blackwall, 1841)⇒ Pocadicnemis juncea George Hazel..., 1953
Porrhomma campbelli Frederick Oc..., 1894
Porrhomma egeria Eugène Simon, 1884White meadowbeauty
Prinerigone vagans Jean Victor ..., 1826Dwarf weaver
Pseudocarorita thaleri Michael Ilma..., 1971
Robertus kuehnae Bauchhenss &..., 1993
Robertus lividus John Blackwall, 1836
Rugathodes instabilis Octavius Pic..., 1871
Saaristoa abnormis John Blackwall, 1841
Steatoda bipunctata Linnaeus, 1758False widow
Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch, 1838Brown house spider
Steatoda nobilis Tord Tamerla..., 1875Cobweb weaver
Steatoda triangulosa Walckenaer, 1802Triangulate bud spider
Tapinocyba insecta Ludwig Carl ..., 1869
Tapinopa longidens (Wider, 1834)⇒ Tapinopa guttata Komatsu, 1937
Tenuiphantes cristatus Menge, 1866
Tenuiphantes flavipes John Blackwall, 1854Echinoderms
Tenuiphantes mengei (Wladislaus K..., 1887)⇒ Tenuiphantes perseus van Helsdingen, 1977
Tenuiphantes tenebricola Wider, 1834
Tenuiphantes tenuis Blackwall, 1852Dwarf weaver
Tenuiphantes zimmermanni Bertkau, 1890
Tetragnatha extensa (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetragnatha montana Simon, 1874
Tetragnatha montana Simon, 1874Shadow Stretch-spider
Tetragnatha obtusa C. L. Koch, 1837Blunt Stretch-spider
Theridion asopi Vanuytven, 2014
Theridion mystaceum Koch, 1870
Theridion pictum (Charles Atha..., 1802)⇒ Theridion hemerobium Eugène Simon, 1914
Theridion varians Carl Wilhelm..., 1833Red spruce
Thyreosthenius parasiticus Johan Peter ..., 1851
Walckenaeria acuminata Blackwall, 1833
Walckenaeria atrotibialis Octavius Pic..., 1878
Walckenaeria corniculans O.P.-Cambridge, 1875Small-horned Walckenaer
Walckenaeria cucullata Carl Ludwig ..., 1836
Walckenaeria dysderoides Wider, 1834
Walckenaeria furcillata Menge, 1869
Walckenaeria nudipalpis Johan Peter ..., 1851
Zilla diodia Charles Atha..., 1802Zilla diodia
Zygiella x-notata (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Guizygiella nadleri Heimer, 1984

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Brussels Capital Region
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
11
18
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
43
72
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
3
9
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
13
23
Genera
Species

Taxom



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