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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Central Italy (Italy)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
125
250
299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
110
224
261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
38
124
160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
37
123
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
31
116
154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
31
116
154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
5
46
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Central Italy
5 Families width 64 Species
Araneidae (Simon, 1895)Golden orb web spiders27SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders15SpeciesTaxom
Nesticidae Simon, 1894Cave cobweb spider1SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders15SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Central Italy
46 Genera with 64 Species
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Aculepeira Chamberlin &..., 18022SpeciesTaxom
Agalenatea Archer, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Agyneta Hull, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1757Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers5SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1905Cucumber spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1772Garden orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1802Three-lobed Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtarachne Thorell, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1775Tent spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Eidmannella Roewer, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Episinus Walckenaer, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Erigone Audouin, 1834Black Dwarf Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Frontinellina van Helsdingen, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Gibbaranea Archer, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Gmogala Keyserling, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Heterotheridion Wunderlich, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1876Furrow spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1870Black widow spider1SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Meta C. L. Koch, 1804Cave Orb Weavers1SpeciesTaxom
Metellina Chamberlin &..., 17572SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Microctenonyx Dahl, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1837Spotted orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Neottiura Menge, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Nuctenea Simon, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Oedothorax Bertkau, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Ostearius Hull, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Pachygnatha Sundevall, 1830Thickjawed Orb Weavers1SpeciesTaxom
Parapelecopsis Wunderlich, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Pelecopsis Simon, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Prinerigone Millidge, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Rhomphaea L. Koch, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Ruborridion Wunderlich, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Sardinidion Wunderlich, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1802False black widows4SpeciesTaxom
Tenuiphantes Saaristo & T..., 18903SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1842Four-jawed spider2SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1831Tangle-Web Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Trichoncus Simon, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Walckenaeria Blackwall, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Zilla C. L. Koch, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 17571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Italy
64 Species
Aculepeira armida Audouin, 1826
Aculepeira ceropegia Walckenaer, 1802Oak spider
Agalenatea redii Scopoli, 1763
Agyneta mesasiatica Tanasevitch, 2000
Araneus angulatus Clerck, 1758Colletid bees
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus grossus C. L. Koch, 1844
Araneus quadratus (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Araneus pinguis Karsch, 1879
Araniella cucurbitina (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Araniella proxima KulczyÅ„ski, 1885
Araniella opisthographa Kulczyn´ski, 1905
Argiope bruennichi Scopoli, 1772Orb-weaving Spider
Argiope lobata Pallas, 1772Geometric spider
Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Cyclosa oculata (Walckenaer, 1802)⇒ Cyclosa walckenaeri O. P.-Cambridge, 1889
Cyrtarachne ixoides Eugène Simon, 1870
Cyrtophora citricola Forsskål, 1775Global tentweb weaver
Eidmannella pallida James Henry ..., 1875Cave cobweb spider
Enoplognatha mandibularis (Lucas, 1846)⇒ Enoplognatha oelandica Tord Tamerla..., 1875
Episinus angulatus John Blackwall, 1836
Erigone autumnalis James Henry ..., 1882Dwarf weaver
Erigone dentipalpis (Wider, 1834)⇒ 
Eriophora biapicata Ludwig Carl ..., 1871Australian Garden Orb Weaver Spider
Frontinellina frutetorum C. L. Koch, 1834
Gibbaranea bituberculata Walckenaer, 1802
Gmogala scarabaeus Eugen von Ke..., 1890
Heterotheridion nigrovariegatum Eugène Simon, 1873
Larinioides sclopetarius (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Larinioides sericatus Clerck, 1757
Larinioides suspicax (O. P.-Cambridge, 1876)⇒ Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758
Latrodectus hasselti (Thorell, 1870)⇒ Latrodectus hasseltii Thorell, 1870
Mangora acalypha Walckenaer, 1802Cricket-bat Orb Weaver
Meta menardi Latreille, 1804Cave orbweaver
Metellina merianae Scopoli, 1763
Metellina segmentata Clerck, 1757Autumn spider
Micrathena excavata Carl Ludwig ..., 1836Orb weavers
Microctenonyx subitaneus O. P.-Cambridge, 1875
Neoscona adianta Walckenaer, 1802
Neoscona subfusca Carl Ludwig ..., 1837Common Hairy Field Spider
Neottiura bimaculata Linnaeus, 1767
Nuctenea umbratica Clerck, 1758Toad Spider
Oedothorax fuscus John Blackwall, 1834
Ostearius melanopygius O. P.-Cambridge, 1879
Pachygnatha degeeri Sundevall, 1830
Parapelecopsis nemoralioides Octavius Pic..., 1884
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Pelecopsis parallela Wider, 1834
Prinerigone vagans Jean Victor ..., 1826Dwarf weaver
Rhomphaea nasica Eugène Simon, 1873
Ruborridion musivum Simon, 1873
Sardinidion blackwalli Octavius Pic..., 1871
Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch, 1838Brown house spider
Steatoda nobilis Tord Tamerla..., 1875Cobweb weaver
Steatoda paykulliana Walckenaer, 1805
Steatoda triangulosa Walckenaer, 1802Triangulate bud spider
Tenuiphantes tenuis Blackwall, 1852Dwarf weaver
Tenuiphantes zebra James Henry ..., 1882
Tenuiphantes zimmermanni Bertkau, 1890
Tetragnatha laboriosa Hentz, 1850Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha versicolor Walckenaer, 1842
Theridion melanurum Carl Wilhelm..., 1831Balsam fir
Trichoncus sordidus Eugène Simon, 1884White meadowbeauty
Walckenaeria unicornis Octavius Pic..., 1861
Zilla diodia Charles Atha..., 1802Zilla diodia
Zygiella x-notata (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Guizygiella nadleri Heimer, 1984

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Central Italy
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
17
27
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
12
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyNesticidae
Simon, 1894
cave cobweb spider, Cave cobweb spiders, Comb-footed Cellar Spiders, Scaffold web spiders, Tangle web spiders
1
1
Genus
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
4
6
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
12
15
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org