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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
59
129
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
47
95
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
28
73
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
25
70
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
23
65
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
23
65
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
6
18
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Central Venezuela
6 Families width 24 Species
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders14SpeciesTaxom
Anapidae Simon, 1895Anapid spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosomatidae Simon, 1881Ray orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae (Menge, 1866)Elongated Orb Weavers1SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Central Venezuela
18 Genera with 24 Species
Alpaida O. P.-Cambridge, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Anapisona Gertsch, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1859Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Chthonos Coddington, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1775Tent spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1841Black widow spider1SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1841
Orchard Spider And Allies0SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18369SpeciesTaxom
Microneta Menge, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom
Naatlo Coddington, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1767Banana spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Parawixia F. O. P.-Cam..., 1904
0SpeciesTaxom
Sisicottus Bishop & Crosby, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Spanioplanus Millidge, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1963Tangle-Web Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Wendilgarda Keyserling, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Witica O. P.-Cambridge, 18731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Venezuela
24 Species
Alpaida lubinae Levi, 1988
Anapisona aragua Norman I. Pl..., 1979
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Chthonos pectorosa O. P.-Cambridge, 1882Heterotardigrades
Cyrtophora citricola Forsskål, 1775Global tentweb weaver
Latrodectus geometricus C. L. Koch, 1841Brown black widow
Micrathena acuta Charles Atha..., 1842
Micrathena carimagua Levi, 1985
Micrathena clypeata Charles Atha..., 1805Orb weavers
Micrathena coca Herbert Walt..., 1985
Micrathena flaveola Josef Anton ..., 1839Orb weavers
Micrathena pungens Charles Atha..., 1842
Micrathena schenkeli Cândido Firm..., 1939
Micrathena schreibersi Josef Anton ..., 1833Orb weavers
Micrathena triangularis Carl Ludwig ..., 1836
Naatlo fauna Simon, 1897Ray spiders
Nephila clavipes (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Alpaida sulphurea Taczanowski, 1873
Sisicottus panopeus František M..., 1999
Spanioplanus mitis Millidge, 1991
Theridion aragua Herbert Walt..., 1963
Theridion ravum Herbert Walt..., 1963
Wendilgarda clara Keyserling, 1886Ray spiders
Witica cayanus Władysław ..., 1873

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Central Venezuela
FamilyAnapidae
Simon, 1895
Anapid spiders, Tiny Orbweavers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

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
7
14
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
3
2
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
2
1
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
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTheridiosomatidae
Simon, 1881
Ray orbweavers, ray spider, Ray spiders
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
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