Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Central China (China)
List of families for Central China
9 Families width 167 Species
Genera for Central China
77 Genera with 167 Species #ABCDEGHKLMNOPRSTWYZ
| Acanoides Sun, Marusik..., 2000 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agyneta Hull, 2013 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anelosimus Simon, 2011 | Social cobweb spiders | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Aoaraneus Tanikawa, Ya..., 2010 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aranea Linnaeus, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Araneus Clerck, 2023 | Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Argiope Audouin, 2010 | Garden orbweavers | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Argyrodes Simon, 1991 | Dewdrop spiders | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ariamnes Thorell, 1889 | Whip spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bathyphantes Menge, 1988 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bifurcia Saaristo, Tu..., 1987 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Campanicola Yoshida, 2021 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chikunia Yoshida, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chimena Lin & Li, 2022 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chorizopes O. P.-Cambridge, 2020 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrosiothes Simon, 2017 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysso O. P.-Cambridge, 2013 | Comb-footed Spiders | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Coddingtonia Miller, Gris..., 2019 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crassignatha Wunderlich, 2009 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclosa Menge, 2013 | Three-lobed Spiders | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Cyrtarachne Thorell, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyrtophora Simon, 1857 | Tent spiders | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Deione Thorell, 2009 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dipoenura Simon, 2013 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Emertonella Bryant, 2013 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Enoplognatha Pavesi, 2013 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eriovixia Archer, 1999 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Gaiziapis Miller, Gris..., 2012 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1837 | Spiny Backed Orb Weaver | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Gea C. L. Koch, 1843 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glenognatha Simon, 1978 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gmogala Keyserling, 1890 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gushangzao Lin & Li, 2024 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hubeiscorpio Walossek, Li..., 1990 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hylyphantes Simon, 1830 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypsosinga Ausserer, 2013 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ketambea Millidge & R..., 1960 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Larinia Simon, 2013 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucauge White, 1887 | Orchard Spider And Allies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Meotipa Simon, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nasoona Locket, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neoscona Simon, 2013 | Spotted orbweavers | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Nephila Leach, 1793 | Banana spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neriene Blackwall, 1995 | | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Nesioneta Millidge, 2013 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nippononeta Eskov, 1991 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Okileucauge Tanikawa, 2003 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ordgarius Keyserling, 1894 | Bolas spiders | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Orsinome Thorell, 1882 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Paraplectana Brito Capello, 1960 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parasteatoda Archer, 1841 | Comb-Clawed Spider | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Paratmeticus Marusik & Ko..., 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parawixia F. O. P.-Cam..., 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phoroncidia Westwood, 1998 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phycosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 1998 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Poltys C. L. Koch, 2010 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudanapis Simon, 1981 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Putaoa Hormiga & Tu, 2008 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhomphaea L. Koch, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Ryojius H. Saito & Ono, 2001 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Saaristoa Millidge, 1979 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sinanapis Wunderlich &..., 2012 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Solenysa Simon, 1992 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spheropistha Yaginuma, 2013 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spinembolia Saaristo, 2024 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Steatoda Sundevall, 2013 | False black widows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strandella Oi, 2013 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ternatus Sun, Li & Tu..., 2012 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tetragnatha Latreille, 2013 | Four-jawed spider | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Theridion Walckenaer, 1998 | Tangle-Web Spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theridiosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 2012 | Ray spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thwaitesia O. P.-Cambridge, 1881 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Trichonephila Dahl, 1911 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Tylorida Simon, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Wendilgarda Keyserling, 2013 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Yaginumia Archer, 2025 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zoma Saaristo, 2012 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Central China
167 Species | Acanoides hengshanensis Chen & Yin, 2000 | | | Agyneta ignorata Saito, 1982 | | | Agyneta mingshengzhui Barrion, Bar..., 2013 | | | Anelosimus crassipes Bösenberg & ..., 1906 | | | Anelosimus membranaceus Zhang, Lui &..., 2011 | | | Anelosimus seximaculatus Zhu, 1998 | | | Anelosimus subcrassipes Zhang, Lui &..., 2011 | | | Aoaraneus octumaculalus Han & Zhu, 2010 | | | Aranea pseudo-centrodes Bösenberg & ..., 1906 | | | Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859 | | | Araneus ejusmodi Bösenberg & ..., 1906 | | | Araneus fenzhi Mi & Wang, 2023 | | | Araneus loczyanus Lendl, 1898 | | | Araneus mayanghe Mi & Wang, 2023 | | | Araneus mitificus Simon, 1886 | Kidney garden spider | | Araneus sericinus Roewer, 1955 | | | Araneus tetraspinulus Yin & al., 1990 | | | Araneus ventricosus L. Koch, 1878 | | | Araneus viridiventris Yaginuma, 1969 | | | Araneus zhoui Mi & Wang, 2023 | | | Argiope aemula Walckenaer, 1842 | | | Argiope aetheroides Yin & al., 1989 | | | Argiope minuta Karsch, 1879 | Uinta sandwort | | Argiope ocula Fox, 1938 | | | Argiope perforata Ehrenfried S..., 1963 | | | Argiope vietnamensis Ono, 2010 | | | Argyrodes fissifrons (O. P.-Cambridge, 1869) | ⇒ Argyrodes kumadai Chida & Tani..., 1999 | | Argyrodes miniaceus (Doleschall, 1857) | ⇒ Argyrodes miltosus Zhu & Da-xia..., 1991 | | Argyrodes zhui Zhu & Da-xia..., 1991 | | | Ariamnes cylindrogaster Simon, 1889 | | | Bathyphantes tongluensis Jun Chen & D..., 1988 | | | Bifurcia ramosa Li & Zhu, 1987 | | | Campanicola campanulata Chen, 1993 | | | Campanicola tauricornis Li & Liu, 2021 | | | Chikunia nigra O.Pickard-Ca..., 1880 | | | Chimena qiong Lin & Li, 2022 | | | Chorizopes jianfengensis Gan, Wang & Mi, 2020 | | | Chrosiothes carajaensis Puchulú-Figu..., 2017 | | | Chrysso hejunhuai Barrion, Bar..., 2013 | | | Chrysso hyoshidai Barrion, Bar..., 2013 | | | Chrysso lingchuanensis Zhu & Zhang, 1992 | | | Chrysso yulingu Barrion, Bar..., 2013 | | | Coddingtonia lizu Feng & Lin, 2019 | | | Crassignatha bicorniventris Lin & Li, 2009 | | | Crassignatha quadriventris Lin & Li, 2009 | | | Cyclosa argentata Tanikawa & Ono, 1993 | | | Cyclosa argenteoalba Bösenberg & ..., 1906 | | | Cyclosa confusa Bösenberg & ..., 1906 | | | Cyclosa cylindrata Chang-Min Yi..., 1995 | | | Cyclosa ginnaga (Yaginuma, 1959) | ⇒ Cyclosa kumadai Tanikawa, 1992 | | Cyclosa hamulata Tanikawa, 1992 | | | Cyclosa mulmeinensis Thorell, 1887 | | | Cyclosa omonaga Tanikawa, 1992 | | | Cyclosa parangdives Barrion, Bar..., 2013 | | | Cyrtarachne bufo Bösenberg & ..., 1906 | | | Cyrtophora guangxiensis Chang-Min Yi..., 1990 | | | Cyrtophora moluccensis (Doleschall, 1857) | ⇒ Cyrtophora ikomosanensis Bösenberg &..., 1906 | | Cyrtophora unicolor Doleschall, 1857 | | | Deione lingulata Han, Zhu & H..., 2009 | | | Dipoenura bukolana Barrion, Bar..., 2013 | | | Emertonella hainanica Barrion, Bar..., 2013 | | | Enoplognatha angkora Barrion, Bar..., 2013 | | | Eriovixia excelsa Eugène Simon, 1889 | Fine-sculpted cerith | | Eriovixia hainanensis Chang-Min Yi..., 1990 | | | Eriovixia jianfengensis Han & Zhu, 2010 | | | Eriovixia laglaizei Eugène Simon, 1877 | | | Eriovixia sakiedaorum Tanikawa, 1999 | | | Gaiziapis encunensis Lin & Li, 2012 | | | Gasteracantha diardi Hippolyte Lucas, 1835 | | | Gasteracantha hasselti Carl Ludwig ..., 1837 | Hasselt's Spiny Spider | | Gasteracantha kuhli C. L. Koch, 1837 | | | Gea spinipes Carl Ludwig ..., 1843 | | | Glenognatha dentata Zhu & Wen, 1978 | | | Gmogala scarabaeus Eugen von Ke..., 1890 | | | Gushangzao andaoquan Lin & Li, 2024 | | | Hubeiscorpio gracilitarsus ♰ D. Walossek, 1990 | | | Hylyphantes graminicola Sundevall, 1830 | | | Hypsosinga luzhongxiani Barrion, Bar..., 2013 | | | Ketambea nigripectoris Oi, 1960 | | | Larinia duchengcaii Barrion, Bar..., 2013 | | | Leucauge celebesiana Walckenaer, 1842 | Black-striped orchard spider | | Leucauge decorata Blackwall, 1864 | | | Leucauge liui Zhu, Song & ..., 2003 | | | Leucauge nanshan Zhu, Song & ..., 2003 | | | Leucauge talagangiba Barrion, Bar..., 2013 | | | Leucauge tessellata Thorell, 1887 | | | Meotipa pulcherrima Mello-Leitao, 1917 | | | Nasoona crucifera Thorell, 1895 | | | Neoscona adianta Walckenaer, 1802 | | | Neoscona mellotteei (Chikuni, 1989) | ⇒ Neoscona melloteei Simon, 1895 | | Neoscona menghaiensis Chang-Min Yi..., 1990 | | | Neoscona punctigera Doleschall, 1857 | | | Neoscona scylla (Karsch, 1879) | ⇒ Neoscona multiplicans Chamberlin, 1924 | | Neoscona xiquanensis Barrion, Bar..., 2013 | | | Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793 | Giant golden orb weaver | | Neriene aquilirostralis Jun Chen & Zhu, 1989 | | | Neriene calozonata Jun Chen & Zhu, 1989 | | | Neriene cavaleriei Ehrenfried S..., 1963 | | | Neriene clathrata Sundevall, 1830 | | | Neriene decormaculata Jun Chen & Zhu, 1988 | | | Neriene emphana Walckenaer, 1842 | | | Neriene hammeni (van Helsdingen, 1963) | ⇒ Neriene jinjooensis Paik, 1991 | | Neriene limbatinella Bösenberg & ..., 1906 | | | Neriene longipedella Bösenberg & ..., 1906 | | | Neriene macella Thorell, 1898 | | | Neriene nitens Zhu & Chen, 1991 | | | Neriene oidedicata van Helsdingen, 1969 | | | Neriene zhui Jun Chen & Li, 1995 | | | Nesioneta mingshengzhui Barrion, Bar..., 2013 | | | Nippononeta coreana Paik, 1991 | | | Okileucauge hainan Zhu, Song & ..., 2003 | | | Ordgarius hobsoni O. P.-Cambridge, 1877 | | | Ordgarius liyuanba Lin & Li, 2022 | | | Ordgarius sexspinosus Thorell, 1894 | | | Orsinome diporusa Zhu, Song & ..., 2003 | | | Orsinome jiarui Zhu, Song & ..., 2003 | | | Orsinome vethi Hasselt, 1882 | | | Paraplectana tsushimensis Yamaguchi, 1960 | | | Parasteatoda camura Eugène Simon, 1877 | | | Parasteatoda celsabdomina Zhu, 1998 | | | Parasteatoda ducta Chuandian Zhu, 1998 | | | Parasteatoda songi Chuandian Zhu, 1998 | | | Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841 | American house false widow spider | | Paratmeticus bipunctis Bösenberg & ..., 1906 | | | Parawixia dehaani Doleschall, 1859 | | | Phoroncidia crustula Chuandian Zhu, 1998 | | | Phycosoma diaoluo Zhang & Zhang, 2012 | | | Phycosoma digitula Zhang & Zhang, 2012 | | | Phycosoma hainanense Zhu, 1998 | | | Poltys columnaris Thorell, 1890 | Sand bee | | Poltys ellipticus Han, Zhang &..., 2010 | | | Poltys hainanensis Han, Zhang &..., 2010 | | | Poltys idae Ausserer, 1871 | | | Poltys illepidus C. L. Koch, 1843 | | | Poltys pygmaeus (Han, Zhang &..., 2010) | ⇒ Arachnura pygmaea Thorell, 1890 | | Pseudanapis serica Brignoli, 1981 | | | Putaoa huaping Hormiga & Tu, 2008 | | | Rhomphaea sagana Dönitz & Str..., 1906 | | | Saaristoa ebinoensis Ryoji Oi, 1979 | | | Sinanapis longituba Lin & Li, 2012 | | | Solenysa wulingensis Li & Da-xian..., 1992 | | | Spheropistha xinhua Barrion, Bar..., 2013 | | | Spinembolia gaofani Lin & Li, 2024 | | | Steatoda panja Barrion, Bar..., 2013 | | | Strandella paranglampara Barrion, Bar..., 2013 | | | Ternatus malleatus Sun, Li & Tu, 2012 | | | Ternatus siculus Sun, Li & Tu, 2012 | | | Tetragnatha bandapula Barrion-Dupo..., 2013 | | | Tetragnatha ceylonica Octavius Pic..., 1869 | | | Tetragnatha gui Zhu, Song & ..., 2003 | | | Tetragnatha laochenga Barrion, Bar..., 2013 | | | Tetragnatha lauta Yaginuma, 1959 | | | Tetragnatha nitens (Audouin, 1826) | ⇒ Tetragnatha boydi Octavius Pic..., 1898 | | Tetragnatha praedonia (L. Koch, 1878) | ⇒ Tetragnatha sociella Ralph Vary C..., 1924 | | Tetragnatha pseudonitens Barrion, Bar..., 2013 | | | Tetragnatha serra Doleschall, 1857 | | | Tetragnatha squamata Karsch, 1879 | Uinta sandwort | | Tetragnatha yesoensis Saito, 1934 | | | Tetragnatha zhuzhenrongi Barrion, Bar..., 2013 | | | Theridion hainanense Zhu, 1998 | | | Theridiosoma triumphale Zhao & Li, 2012 | | | Thwaitesia glabicauda Chuandian Zhu, 1998 | | | Thwaitesia margaritifera Octavius Pic..., 1881 | | | Tylorida ventralis Thorell, 1877 | | | Wendilgarda panjanensis Barrion, Bar..., 2013 | | | Yaginumia qiong Mi & Wang, 2025 | | | Zoma fascia Zhao & Li, 2012 | |
Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Central China | Family | Anapidae ♰
Simon, 1895
Anapid spiders, Tiny Orbweavers | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | 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 | 21
63 | 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 | 16
29 | 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 | Pimoidae
Wunderlich, 1986
Pimoid spiders | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Symphytognathidae
Hickman, 1931
Dwarf orb-weavers, Dwarf orbweavers | 1
2 | 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
26 | 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 | 22
38 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Theridiosomatidae
Simon, 1881
Ray orbweavers, ray spider, Ray spiders | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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