Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Canary Islands (Macaronesia)
List of families for Canary Islands
8 Families width 191 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Canary Islands
85 Genera with 191 Species #ACDEGHIKLMNOPRSTVWZ
| Achaearanea Strand, 1987 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aculepeira Chamberlin &..., 1826 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Agalenatea Archer, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agyneta Hull, 1836 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Anelosimus Simon, 1836 | Social cobweb spiders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Araneus Clerck, 1909 | Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1905 | Cucumber spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argiope Audouin, 1775 | Garden orbweavers | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Argyrodes Simon, 1891 | Dewdrop spiders | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Asagena Sundevall, 1884 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Canariellanum Wunderlich, 1987 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Canarionesticus Wunderlich, 1992 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Canariphantes Wunderlich, 2011 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Centromerus Dahl, 1992 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratinopsis Emerton, 1962 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysometa Simon, 1986 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Coscinida Simon, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crustulina Menge, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptachaea Archer, 1886 | cobweb spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclosa Menge, 1899 | Three-lobed Spiders | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cyrtognatha Keyserling, 2009 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyrtophora Simon, 1775 | Tent spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dipoena Thorell, 1987 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dipoenata Wunderlich, 1992 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Echinotheridion Levi, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eidmannella Roewer, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Enoplognatha Pavesi, 1833 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Epilineutes Coddington, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Episinus Walckenaer, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erigone Audouin, 1834 | Black Dwarf Spiders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eurypoena Wunderlich, 1992 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eustala Simon, 1936 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758 | Spiny Backed Orb Weaver | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gibbaranea Archer, 1992 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Grancanaridion Wunderlich, 1987 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypsosinga Ausserer, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Improphantes Saaristo & T..., 1987 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Kochiura O. P.-Cambridge, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lasaeola Simon, 1987 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1790 | Black widow spider | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lepthyphantes Menge, 2011 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lessertia Smith, 1884 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macaridion Wunderlich, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 1802 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Meioneta Hull, 1836 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mermessus O. P.-Cambridge, 1932 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Meta C. L. Koch, 1899 | Cave Orb Weavers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Metellina Chamberlin &..., 1757 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Metopobactrus Simon, 1992 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micrargus Dahl, 2011 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microctenonyx Dahl, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microlinyphia Gerhardt, 1859 | Platform spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Minicia Thorell, 1979 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nemoscolus Simon, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neoscona Simon, 1837 | Spotted orbweavers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neottiura Menge, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nesticodes Archer, 1846 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocrepeira Marx, 1993 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oedothorax Bertkau, 1926 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ostearius Hull, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paidiscura Archer, 1968 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palliduphantes Saaristo & T..., 1992 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Parasteatoda Archer, 1841 | Comb-Clawed Spider | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pelecopsis Simon, 1987 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pholcomma Thorell, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prinerigone Millidge, 1826 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhomphaea L. Koch, 1873 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ruborridion Wunderlich, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rugathodes Archer, 2022 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Scotargus Simon, 1992 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Simitidion Wunderlich, 1992 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sintula Simon, 2011 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Steatoda Sundevall, 1802 | False black widows | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Styloctetor Simon, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Synaphris Simon, 1987 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tenuiphantes Saaristo & T..., 1852 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Tetragnatha Latreille, 1826 | Four-jawed spider | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Theridion Walckenaer, 1886 | Tangle-Web Spiders | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Tidarren Chamberlin &..., 1910 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Troglohyphantes Joseph, 2018 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Trogloneta Simon, 1987 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Typhochrestus Simon, 1987 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Verrucosa McCook, 1842 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Walckenaeria Blackwall, 2011 | | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 1757 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Canary Islands
191 Species and 1 Subspecies | Achaearanea dubitabilis Jörg Wunderl..., 1987 | | | Aculepeira annulipes Lucas, 1838 | | | Aculepeira armida Audouin, 1826 | | | Agalenatea redii Scopoli, 1763 | | | Agyneta canariensis Wunderlich, 1987 | | | Agyneta fuscipalpa C. L. Koch, 1836 | | | Agyneta rugosa Jörg Wunderl..., 1992 | | | Agyneta rurestris C. L. Koch, 1836 | | | Anelosimus aulicus (C.L. Koch, 1838) | ⇒ Kochiura aulica Carl Ludwig ..., 1838 | | Anelosimus vittatus Koch, 1836 | | | Araneus annulipes Lucas, 1838 | | | Araneus bufo Denis, 1941 | | | Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758 | Cross orbweaver | | Araneus microsoma Banks, 1909 | Orb weavers | | Araniella maderiana KulczyÅ„ski, 1905 | | | Argiope avara (Forskål, 1775) | ⇒ Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775 | | Argiope bruennichi Scopoli, 1772 | Orb-weaving Spider | | Argiope lobata Pallas, 1772 | Geometric spider | | Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775 | Banded Argiope | | Argyrodes argyrodes (Walckenaer, 1842) | ⇒ Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850 | | Argyrodes incertus Jörg Wunderl..., 1987 | | | Argyrodes longicaudatus (Keyserling, 1891) | ⇒ Synotaxus longicaudatus Eugen von Ke..., 1891 | | Asagena pulcher Eugen von Ke..., 1884 | Catalpa leafminer | | Canariellanum albidum Jörg Wunderl..., 1987 | | | Canariellanum arborense Jörg Wunderl..., 1987 | | | Canariellanum hierroense Jörg Wunderl..., 1992 | | | Canariellanum palmense Jörg Wunderl..., 1987 | | | Canarionesticus quadridentatus Jörg Wunderl..., 1992 | | | Canariphantes alpicola Jörg Wunderl..., 1992 | | | Canariphantes palmaensis Wunderlich, 2011 | | | Centromerus fuerteventurensis Jörg Wunderl..., 1992 | | | Ceratinopsis acripes J. Denis, 1962 | | | Chrysometa alboguttata Octavius Pic..., 1889 | Longjawed orb weavers | | Chrysometa craigae Herbert W. Levi, 1986 | Longjawed orb weavers | | Coscinida tibialis Simon, 1895 | | | Crustulina guttata Wider, 1834 | | | Cryptachaea blattea Urquhart, 1886 | Theridiid spider | | Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772 | Conical Trashline Orbweaver | | Cyclosa insulana (Costa, 1834) | ⇒ Cyclosa omonaga Tanikawa, 1992 | | Cyclosa maderiana Wladislaus K..., 1899 | | | Cyrtognatha petila Dimitrov & H..., 2009 | | | Cyrtophora citricola Forsskål, 1775 | Global tentweb weaver | | Dipoena grancanariensis (Jörg Wunderl..., 1987) | ⇒ Lasaeola grancanariensis Wunderlich, 1987 | | Dipoena striata (Jörg Wunderl..., 1987) | ⇒ Lasaeola striata Wunderlich, 1987 | | Dipoenata canariensis (Jörg Wunderl..., 1987) | ⇒ Lasaeola canariensis Wunderlich, 1987 | | Dipoenata flavitarsis (Jörg Wunderl..., 1992) | ⇒ Lasaeola flavitarsis Wunderlich, 1992 | | Echinotheridion gibberosum Wladislaus K..., 1899 | | | Eidmannella pallida James Henry ..., 1875 | Cave cobweb spider | | Enoplognatha diversa John Blackwall, 1859 | | | Enoplognatha sattleri Friedrich Wi..., 1895 | | | Enoplognatha thoracica (Carl Wilhelm..., 1833) | ⇒ Enoplognatha oelandica Tord Tamerla..., 1875 | | Epilineutes globosus O. P.-Cambridge, 1896 | Ray spiders | | Episinus maderianus Wladislaus K..., 1905 | | | Erigone autumnalis James Henry ..., 1882 | Dwarf weaver | | Erigone dentipalpis (Wider, 1834) | ⇒ | | Eurypoena tuberosa Jörg Wunderl..., 1987 | | | Eurypoena tuberosa alegranzaensis Wunderlich, 1992 | | | Eustala devia Willis J. Ge..., 1936 | Orb weavers | | Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758 | Crab spider | | Gibbaranea occidentalis Wunderlich, 1989 | | | Gibbaranea tenerifensis Wunderlich, 1992 | | | Grancanaridion grancanariense Wunderlich, 1987 | | | Hypsosinga albovittata Johan Peter ..., 1851 | | | Improphantes furcabilis Jörg Wunderl..., 1987 | | | Improphantes multidentatus Jörg Wunderl..., 1987 | | | Kochiura aulica Carl Ludwig ..., 1838 | | | Lasaeola canariensis Wunderlich, 1987 | | | Lasaeola convexa Blackwall, 1870 | | | Lasaeola flavitarsis Wunderlich, 1992 | | | Lasaeola grancanariensis Wunderlich, 1987 | | | Lasaeola oceanica Eugène Simon, 1883 | | | Lasaeola striata Wunderlich, 1987 | | | Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790 | | Latrodectus revivensis Shulov, 1948 | | | Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790 | European black widow | | Lepthyphantes acoreensis (Jörg Wunderl..., 1992) | ⇒ Canariphantes junipericola Crespo & Bos..., 2014 | | Lepthyphantes palmeroensis Jörg Wunderl..., 1992 | | | Lepthyphantes styx Wunderlich, 2011 | | | Lessertia dentichelis Eugène Simon, 1884 | | | Macaridion barreti Wladislaus K..., 1899 | | | Mangora acalypha Walckenaer, 1802 | Cricket-bat Orb Weaver | | Meioneta canariensis (Jörg Wunderl..., 1987) | ⇒ Agyneta canariensis Wunderlich, 1987 | | Meioneta fuscipalpa (Carl Ludwig ..., 1836) | ⇒ Agyneta fuscipalpa C. L. Koch, 1836 | | Mermessus bryantae Wilton Ivie ..., 1935 | | | Mermessus fradeorum Berland, 1932 | Spider | | Meta bourneti Simon, 1922 | | | Meta minima Denis, 1953 | | | Meta obscura KulczyÅ„ski, 1899 | | | Metellina merianae Scopoli, 1763 | | | Metellina minima Denis, 1953 | | | Metellina segmentata Clerck, 1757 | Autumn spider | | Metopobactrus cavernicola Jörg Wunderl..., 1992 | | | Micrargus parvus Wunderlich, 2011 | | | Microctenonyx subitaneus O. P.-Cambridge, 1875 | | | Microlinyphia johnsoni John Blackwall, 1859 | | | Minicia gomerae Joachim Schmidt, 1975 | | | Minicia grancanariensis Jörg Wunderl..., 1987 | | | Minicia teneriffensis Jörg Wunderl..., 1979 | | | Nemoscolus laurae Eugène Simon, 1868 | | | Neoscona crucifera Lucas, 1838 | Barn spider | | Neoscona subfusca Carl Ludwig ..., 1837 | Common Hairy Field Spider | | Neottiura bimaculata Linnaeus, 1767 | | | Nesticodes rufipes Lucas, 1846 | Cobweb spiders | | Ocrepeira gulielmi Herbert Walt..., 1993 | | | Oedothorax fuscus John Blackwall, 1834 | | | Oedothorax paludigena Eugène Simon, 1926 | | | Ostearius melanopygius O. P.-Cambridge, 1879 | | | Paidiscura orotavensis Joachim Schmidt, 1968 | | | Palliduphantes longiscapus Jörg Wunderl..., 1987 | | | Palliduphantes pallidus Octavius Pic..., 1871 | | | Palliduphantes palmensis Jörg Wunderl..., 1992 | | | Palliduphantes rubens Jörg Wunderl..., 1987 | | | Palliduphantes schmitzi Wladislaus K..., 1899 | | | Palliduphantes tenerifensis Jörg Wunderl..., 1992 | | | Parasteatoda simulans Thorell, 1875 | | | Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841 | American house false widow spider | | Pelecopsis agaetensis Jörg Wunderl..., 1987 | | | Pelecopsis inedita Octavius Pic..., 1875 | | | Pelecopsis litoralis Jörg Wunderl..., 1987 | | | Pholcomma gibbum Johan Peter ..., 1851 | | | Prinerigone vagans Jean Victor ..., 1826 | Dwarf weaver | | Rhomphaea nasica Eugène Simon, 1873 | | | Rhomphaea rostrata Eugène Simon, 1873 | | | Ruborridion musivum Simon, 1873 | | | Rugathodes acoreensis Jörg Wunderl..., 1992 | | | Rugathodes instabilis Octavius Pic..., 1871 | | | Rugathodes minioculatus Wunderlich, 2022 | | | Scotargus enghoffi Jörg Wunderl..., 1992 | | | Scotargus grancanariensis Jörg Wunderl..., 1992 | | | Scotargus secundus Jörg Wunderl..., 1987 | | | Scotargus tenerifensis Jörg Wunderl..., 1992 | | | Simitidion lacuna Jörg Wunderl..., 1992 | | | Sintula pecten Wunderlich, 2011 | | | Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch, 1838 | Brown house spider | | Steatoda latifasciata Eugène Simon, 1873 | | | Steatoda nobilis Tord Tamerla..., 1875 | Cobweb weaver | | Steatoda triangulosa Walckenaer, 1802 | Triangulate bud spider | | Styloctetor romanus O. P.-Cambridge, 1872 | | | Synaphris agaetensis Wunderlich, 1987 | | | Synaphris calerensis Wunderlich, 1987 | | | Synaphris franzi Wunderlich, 1987 | | | Tenuiphantes canariensis Jörg Wunderl..., 1987 | | | Tenuiphantes fulvus Jörg Wunderl..., 1987 | | | Tenuiphantes leprosoides Joachim Schmidt, 1975 | | | Tenuiphantes miguelensis Jörg Wunderl..., 1992 | | | Tenuiphantes palmensis Wunderlich, 1992 | | | Tenuiphantes striatiscapus Jörg Wunderl..., 1987 | | | Tenuiphantes tenebricoloides Ehrenfried S..., 1938 | | | Tenuiphantes tenuis Blackwall, 1852 | Dwarf weaver | | Tetragnatha fuerteventurensis Wunderlich, 1992 | | | Tetragnatha nitens (Audouin, 1826) | ⇒ Tetragnatha boydi Octavius Pic..., 1898 | | Theridion grancanariense Jörg Wunderl..., 1987 | | | Theridion hannoniae J. Denis, 1944 | | | Theridion melanoplax Joachim Schm..., 1996 | | | Theridion melanostictum Octavius Pic..., 1876 | Cobweb weaver | | Theridion musivivoides Joachim Schm..., 1995 | | | Theridion musivivum (Joachim Schmidt, 1956) | ⇒ Theridion musivivoides Joachim Schm..., 1995 | | Theridion nigropunctulatum Tord Tamerla..., 1898 | | | Theridion orotavense Schmidt, 1968 | | | Theridion rubrum Eugen von Ke..., 1886 | | | Tidarren chevalieri (Berland, 1936) | ⇒ Tidarren cuneolatum Albert Tullgren, 1910 | | Tidarren cuneolatum Albert Tullgren, 1910 | | | Troglohyphantes labrada Wunderlich, 2012 | | | Troglohyphantes oromii Ribera & Blasco, 1986 | | | Troglohyphantes roquensis Barrientos &..., 2018 | | | Trogloneta canariensis Jörg Wunderl..., 1987 | | | Typhochrestus fortunatus Konrad Thaler, 1984 | | | Typhochrestus hesperius Konrad Thaler, 1984 | | | Typhochrestus montanus Jörg Wunderl..., 1987 | | | Typhochrestus paradorensis Jörg Wunderl..., 1987 | | | Verrucosa arenata Charles Atha..., 1842 | Arrowhead Orb Weaver | | Walckenaeria afur Konrad Thaler, 1984 | | | Walckenaeria alba Jörg Wunderl..., 1987 | | | Walckenaeria camposi Jörg Wunderl..., 1992 | | | Walckenaeria cavernicola Jörg Wunderl..., 1992 | | | Walckenaeria crocata Eugène Simon, 1884 | | | Walckenaeria denisi Konrad Thaler, 1984 | | | Walckenaeria fuscocephala Jörg Wunderl..., 1987 | | | Walckenaeria fuscocephalus Wunderlich, 1987 | | | Walckenaeria gomerensis Jörg Wunderl..., 1987 | | | Walckenaeria grancanariensis Wunderlich, 2011 | | | Walckenaeria hierropalma Jörg Wunderl..., 1987 | | | Walckenaeria incompleta Jörg Wunderl..., 1992 | | | Walckenaeria microspinosa Wunderlich, 2012 | | | Walckenaeria palmierro Jörg Wunderl..., 1987 | | | Walckenaeria pinoensis Jörg Wunderl..., 1992 | | | Walckenaeria striata Jörg Wunderl..., 1987 | | | Walckenaeria subterranea Wunderlich, 2011 | | | Walckenaeria teideensis Jörg Wunderl..., 1992 | | | Walckenaeria tilos Wunderlich, 2011 | | | Zygiella minima Joachim Schmidt, 1968 | | | Zygiella x-notata (Clerck, 1757) | ⇒ Guizygiella nadleri Heimer, 1984 |
Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Canary Islands | Family | Araneidae
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 | 17
29 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Linyphiidae
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 | 28
84 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Mysmenidae
Petrunkevitch, 1928
Dwarf cobweb spiders, Dwarf cobweb weavers, Minute Litter Spiders, spurred orb-weaver, Spurred orb-weavers | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nesticidae
Simon, 1894
cave cobweb spider, Cave cobweb spiders, Comb-footed Cellar Spiders, Scaffold web spiders, Tangle web spiders | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Synaphridae ♰
Wunderlich, 1986
Midget Spiders | 1
3 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Tetragnathidae
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
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Theridiidae
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 | 30
60 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Theridiosomatidae
Simon, 1881
Ray orbweavers, ray spider, Ray spiders | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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