Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Cape Verde (Macaronesia)
List of families for Cape Verde
7 Families width 152 Species
Genera for Cape Verde
73 Genera with 152 Species #ACDEFGHKLMNOPST
| Acacesia Simon, 1994 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Achaearanea Strand, 1988 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agyneta Hull, 1988 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Anelosimus Simon, 1988 | Social cobweb spiders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Araneometa Wunderlich, 1988 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Araneus Clerck, 1988 | Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Argiope Audouin, 1775 | Garden orbweavers | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Argyrodes Simon, 1994 | Dewdrop spiders | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Azilia Keyserling, 1988 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catacercus Millidge, 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceraticelus Simon, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrosiothes Simon, 1988 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysometa Simon, 1945 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysso O. P.-Cambridge, 1936 | Comb-footed Spiders | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Coleosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 1900 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cornutidion Wunderlich, 1988 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coscinida Simon, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Craspedisia Simon, 1894 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Crustulina Menge, 1942 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptachaea Archer, 1963 | cobweb spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclosa Menge, 1988 | Three-lobed Spiders | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Cyrtognatha Keyserling, 1988 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyrtophora Simon, 1775 | Tent spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dipoena Thorell, 1982 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Dipoenata Wunderlich, 1988 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Dominicanopsis Wunderlich, 2004 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Enoplognatha Pavesi, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Episinus Walckenaer, 1988 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Eriophora Simon, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euryopis Menge, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurypoena Wunderlich, 1987 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eustala Simon, 1945 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Femurraptor Wunderlich, 2011 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Floricomus Crosby & Bishop, 2005 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Fossilaraneus Wunderlich, 1988 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758 | Spiny Backed Orb Weaver | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hispanonesticus Wunderlich, 1986 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Homalometa Simon, 1988 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypsosinga Ausserer, 1831 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kochiura O. P.-Cambridge, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Koinothrix Jocqué, 1981 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lasaeola Simon, 1988 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1872 | Black widow spider | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Lepthyphantes Menge, 1992 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucauge White, 1842 | Orchard Spider And Allies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manogea Levi, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Meioneta Hull, 1920 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Meotipa Simon, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Meta C. L. Koch, 1865 | Cave Orb Weavers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metazygia F. O. P.-Cam..., 1898 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micrathena Sundevall, 1758 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Mysmenopsis Simon, 2000 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neoscona Simon, 1864 | Spotted orbweavers | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Neospintharus Exline, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neottiura Menge, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nephila Leach, 1986 | Banana spiders | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Nesticodes Archer, 1846 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ogulnius O. P.-Cambridge, 1945 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paidiscura Archer, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parasteatoda Archer, 1841 | Comb-Clawed Spider | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platnickina Kocak & Kemal, 1802 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pulchellaranea Poinar, 2015 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pycnosinga Wunderlich, 1988 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spintharus Hentz, 1988 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Steatoda Sundevall, 1865 | False black widows | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Stemmops O. P.-Cambridge, 1988 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Styposis Simon, 1988 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetragnatha Latreille, 1994 | Four-jawed spider | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Theridion Walckenaer, 1988 | Tangle-Web Spiders | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Theridiosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 1988 | Ray spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tidarren Chamberlin &..., 1910 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Trichonephila Dahl, 1911 | | 0 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cape Verde
152 Species | Acacesia benigna Glueck, 1994 | | | Achaearanea extincta ♰ J. Wunderlich, 1988 | | | Agyneta bigibber Wunderlich, 1988 | | | Agyneta fastigata Wunderlich, 1988 | | | Agyneta fuscipalpus C. L. Koch, 1836 | | | Agyneta separata Wunderlich, 1988 | | | Anelosimus aulicus (C.L. Koch, 1838) | ⇒ Kochiura aulica Carl Ludwig ..., 1838 | | Anelosimus clypeatus ♰ J. Wunderlich, 1988 | | | Araneometa excelsa ♰ J. Wunderlich, 1988 | | | Araneometa herrlingi ♰ J. Wunderlich, 1988 | | | Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859 | | | Araneus bryantae Brignoli, 1983 | | | Araneus nanus ♰ J. Wunderlich, 1988 | | | Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775 | Banded Garden Spider | | Argiope australis Charles Atha..., 1805 | | | Argiope lobata Pallas, 1772 | Geometric spider | | Argiope sector Forsskål, 1776 | | | Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775 | Banded Argiope | | Argyrodes argyrodes (Walckenaer, 1842) | ⇒ Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850 | | Argyrodes crassipatellaris Wunderlich, 1988 | | | Argyrodes insectus Joachim Schmidt, 2005 | | | Argyrodes parvipatellaris ♰ J. Wunderlich, 1988 | | | Argyrodes rossi (Exline & Levi, 1962) | ⇒ Faiditus rossi H. Exline & ..., 1962 | | Argyrodes scapulatus Joachim Schm..., 1994 | | | Azilia hispaniolensis ♰ J. Wunderlich, 1988 | | | Catacercus fuegianus Albert Tullgren, 1901 | | | Ceraticelus similis Richard C. B..., 1892 | | | Chrosiothes biconigerus ♰ J. Wunderlich, 1988 | | | Chrosiothes curvispinosus ♰ J. Wunderlich, 1988 | | | Chrosiothes emulgatus ♰ J. Wunderlich, 1988 | | | Chrosiothes longispinosus ♰ J. Wunderlich, 1988 | | | Chrosiothes monoceros ♰ J. Wunderlich, 1988 | | | Chrosiothes tumulus ♰ J. Wunderlich, 1988 | | | Chrosiothes unicornis ♰ J. Wunderlich, 1988 | | | Chrysometa cornuta Bryant, 1945 | | | Chrysso conspicua ♰ J. Wunderlich, 1988 | | | Chrysso dubia ♰ J. Wunderlich, 1988 | | | Chrysso indicifera Ralph Vary C..., 1936 | Cobweb spiders | | Coleosoma africanum Joachim Schm..., 1995 | | | Coleosoma floridanum Banks, 1900 | Cobweb Spider | | Cornutidion elongatum ♰ J. Wunderlich, 1988 | | | Coscinida tibialis Simon, 1895 | | | Crustulina altera Willis J. Ge..., 1942 | | | Cryptachaea parana Levi, 1963 | | | Cyclosa confusa Bösenberg & ..., 1906 | | | Cyclosa insulana (Costa, 1834) | ⇒ Cyclosa omonaga Tanikawa, 1992 | | Cyclosa omonaga Tanikawa, 1992 | | | Cyclosa tapetifaciens Hingston, 1932 | Orb weavers | | Cyclosa verrucosa Wunderlich, 1988 | | | Cyrtognatha weitschati ♰ J. Wunderlich, 1988 | | | Cyrtophora citricola Forsskål, 1775 | Global tentweb weaver | | Dipoena atlantica Arthur Merto..., 1943 | Cobweb spiders | | Dipoena bimini Herbert Walt..., 1963 | | | Dipoena dominicana Jörg Wunderl..., 1986 | | | Dipoena vicina Wunderlich, 1982 | | | Dipoenata altioculata ♰ J. Wunderlich, 1988 | | | Dipoenata cala ♰ J. Wunderlich, 1988 | | | Dipoenata clypeata ♰ J. Wunderlich, 1988 | | | Dipoenata globulus ♰ J. Wunderlich, 1988 | | | Dipoenata stipes ♰ J. Wunderlich, 1988 | | | Dipoenata yolandae ♰ J. Wunderlich, 1988 | | | Dominicanopsis grimaldii ♰ J. Wunderlich, 2004 | | | Enoplognatha diversa John Blackwall, 1859 | | | Episinus brevipalpus ♰ J. Wunderlich, 1988 | | | Episinus cornutus ♰ J. Wunderlich, 1988 | | | Episinus praecognatus ♰ J. Wunderlich, 1982 | | | Episinus tibiaseta ♰ J. Wunderlich, 2011 | | | Episinus tuberosus ♰ J. Wunderlich, 1988 | | | Eriophora edax Blackwall, 1863 | Orb weavers | | Euryopis episinoides Charles Atha..., 1847 | | | Eurypoena tuberosa Jörg Wunderl..., 1987 | | | Eustala bisetosa Elizabeth Ba..., 1945 | | | Femurraptor dominicanus ♰ J. Wunderlich, 2011 | | | Floricomus fossilis ♰ D. Penney, 2005 | | | Fossilaraneus incertus ♰ J. Wunderlich, 1988 | | | Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758 | Crab spider | | Hispanonesticus latopalpus ♰ J. Wunderlich, 1986 | | | Homalometa fossilis ♰ J. Wunderlich, 1988 | | | Hypsosinga pygmaea Sundevall, 1831 | | | Kochiura aulica Carl Ludwig ..., 1838 | | | Koinothrix pequenops Rudy Jocqué, 1981 | | | Lasaeola pristina ♰ J. Wunderlich, 1988 | | | Lasaeola puta ♰ J. Wunderlich, 1988 | | | Lasaeola vicinoides ♰ J. Wunderlich, 1988 | | | Latrodectus cinctus (Blackwall, 1865) | ⇒ Latrodectus hasseltii Thorell, 1870 | | Latrodectus geometricus C. L. Koch, 1841 | Brown black widow | | Latrodectus hasseltii Thorell, 1870 | Jockey Spider | | Latrodectus obscurior Dahl, 1902 | | | Latrodectus pallidus O. P.-Cambridge, 1872 | White steppe spider | | Lepthyphantes mauli Jörg Wunderl..., 1992 | | | Leucauge argyra Walckenaer, 1842 | Longjawed orb weavers | | Manogea porracea Carl Ludwig ..., 1838 | Orb weavers | | Meotipa pulcherrima Mello-Leitao, 1917 | | | Meta maculata Blackwall, 1865 | | | Metazygia lagiana Herbert Walt..., 1995 | | | Metazygia zilloides Richard C. B..., 1898 | | | Metepeira rectangula Hercule Nicolet, 1849 | | | Micrathena aureola C.L.Koch, 1836 | | | Micrathena evansi Arthur Merto..., 1960 | Orb weavers | | Micrathena schreibersi Josef Anton ..., 1833 | Orb weavers | | Micrathena spinosa Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Mysmenopsis lissycoleyae ♰ D. Penney, 2000 | | | Neoscona moreli Vinson, 1863 | | | Neoscona quincasea Michael J. R..., 1983 | Jawla paste shrimp | | Neoscona rufipalpis Hippolyte Lucas, 1858 | | | Neoscona subfusca Carl Ludwig ..., 1837 | Common Hairy Field Spider | | Neoscona triangula Keyserling, 1864 | | | Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850 | Horned Parasitic Cobweaver | | Neottiura bimaculata Linnaeus, 1767 | | | Nephila breviembolus ♰ J. Wunderlich, 1986 | | | Nephila dommeli ♰ J. Wunderlich, 1982 | | | Nephila furca ♰ J. Wunderlich, 1986 | | | Nephila longembolus ♰ J. Wunderlich, 1986 | | | Nephila senegalensis Walckenaer, 1842 | Banded Golden Orb Spider | | Nephila tenuis ♰ J. Wunderlich, 1986 | | | Nesticodes rufipes Lucas, 1846 | Cobweb spiders | | Ogulnius fulvus Bryant, 1945 | | | Paidiscura dromedaria Eugène Simon, 1880 | | | Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841 | American house false widow spider | | Platnickina kijabei Lucien Berland, 1920 | | | Platnickina tincta Walckenaer, 1802 | | | Pulchellaranea pedunculata ♰ G. Poinar, 2015 | | | Pycnosinga fossilis ♰ J. Wunderlich, 1988 | | | Spintharus longisoma ♰ J. Wunderlich, 1988 | | | Steatoda erigoniformis O. P.-Cambridge, 1872 | Cobweb spiders | | Steatoda fallax John Blackwall, 1865 | | | Steatoda quinquenotata John Blackwall, 1865 | | | Steatoda sabulosa Albert Tullgren, 1901 | | | Steatoda sagax John Blackwall, 1865 | | | Stemmops incertus ♰ J. Wunderlich, 1988 | | | Stemmops prominens ♰ J. Wunderlich, 1988 | | | Styposis pholcoides ♰ J. Wunderlich, 1988 | | | Tetragnatha maculata Blackwall, 1865 | | | Tetragnatha nitens (Audouin, 1826) | ⇒ Tetragnatha boydi Octavius Pic..., 1898 | | Tetragnatha tenuissima Octavius Pic..., 1889 | Ants | | Tetragnatha torrensis Schmidt & Pi..., 1994 | | | Theridion chevalieri (Berland, 1936) | ⇒ Tidarren cuneolatum Albert Tullgren, 1910 | | Theridion contrarium ♰ J. Wunderlich, 1988 | | | Theridion cuspulatum Joachim Schm..., 1998 | | | Theridion elli Sedgwick, 1973 | | | Theridion erectoides ♰ J. Wunderlich, 1988 | | | Theridion erectum ♰ J. Wunderlich, 1988 | | | Theridion inversum ♰ J. Wunderlich, 1988 | | | Theridion luteitarse Joachim Schm..., 1995 | | | Theridion melanurum Carl Wilhelm..., 1831 | Balsam fir | | Theridion musivivoides Joachim Schm..., 1995 | | | Theridion musivivum (Joachim Schmidt, 1956) | ⇒ Theridion musivivoides Joachim Schm..., 1995 | | Theridion variosoma ♰ J. Wunderlich, 1988 | | | Theridion wunderlichi ♰ J. Wunderlich, 1988 | | | Theridiosoma incompletum ♰ J. Wunderlich, 1988 | | | Tidarren chevalieri (Berland, 1936) | ⇒ Tidarren cuneolatum Albert Tullgren, 1910 | | Tidarren cuneolatum Albert Tullgren, 1910 | |
Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Cape Verde | 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 | 19
37 | 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 | 7
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Mysmenidae
Petrunkevitch, 1928
Dwarf cobweb spiders, Dwarf cobweb weavers, Minute Litter Spiders, spurred orb-weaver, Spurred orb-weavers | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nesticidae
Simon, 1894
cave cobweb spider, Cave cobweb spiders, Comb-footed Cellar Spiders, Scaffold web spiders, Tangle web spiders | 1
1 | 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 | 8
16 | 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 | 34
85 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Theridiosomatidae
Simon, 1881
Ray orbweavers, ray spider, Ray spiders | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
 | | Araneoidea (Latreille 1806) |
Links, sources and further information Araneoidea at irmng.org
|
