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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Cyprus (Near East)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
70
197
294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
53
167
256
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
33
137
210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
33
137
210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
30
134
205
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
30
134
205
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
35
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cyprus
4 Families width 50 Species
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders19SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders8SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders20SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cyprus
35 Genera with 50 Species
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Agyneta Hull, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Alioranus Simon, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Araeoncus Simon, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1758Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Canariphantes Wunderlich, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Dipoena Thorell, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 19824SpeciesTaxom
Entelecara Simon, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Episinus Walckenaer, 18091SpeciesTaxom
Erigone Audouin, 1834Black Dwarf Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Improphantes Saaristo & T..., 20112SpeciesTaxom
Jacksonella Millidge, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1841Black widow spider2SpeciesTaxom
Lepthyphantes Menge, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Linyphia Latreille, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Lipocrea Thorell, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Megalepthyphantes Wunderlich, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Meioneta Hull, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Mermessus O. P.-Cambridge, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1842Spotted orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Neospintharus Exline, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Neottiura Menge, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Paidiscura Archer, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Palliduphantes Saaristo & T..., 19851SpeciesTaxom
Simitidion Wunderlich, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1802False black widows4SpeciesTaxom
Tenuiphantes Saaristo & T..., 19771SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1837Four-jawed spider2SpeciesTaxom
Theonina Simon, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1982Tangle-Web Spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Walckenaeria Blackwall, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Zygiometella Wunderlich, 18721SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cyprus
50 Species
Agyneta pseudorurestris Wunderlich, 1980
Agyneta rurestris C. L. Koch, 1836
Alioranus pastoralis Octavius Pic..., 1872
Araeoncus cypriacus Tanasevitch, 2011
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Argiope lobata Pallas, 1772Geometric spider
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Canariphantes tenerrimus Simon, 1929
Dipoena galilaea Levy & Amitai, 1981
Enoplognatha macrochelis Levy & Amitai, 1981
Enoplognatha mediterranea Levy & Amitai, 1981
Enoplognatha parathoracica Levy & Amitai, 1981
Enoplognatha penelope Heikki Hippa..., 1982
Entelecara acuminata Wider, 1834
Episinus truncatus (Latreille, 1809)⇒ Episinus angulatus John Blackwall, 1836
Erigone dentipalpis (Wider, 1834)⇒ 
Improphantes cypriot Tanasevitch, 2011
Improphantes turok Tanasevitch, 2011
Jacksonella bidens Tanasevitch, 2011
Larinia chloris (Jean Victor ..., 1826)⇒ Lipocrea epeiroides Octavius Pic..., 1872
Latrodectus dahli Herbert Walt..., 1959
Latrodectus geometricus C. L. Koch, 1841Brown black widow
Lepthyphantes albuloides Octavius Pic..., 1872
Linyphia maura Tord Tamerla..., 1875
Lipocrea epeiroides Octavius Pic..., 1872
Mangora acalypha Walckenaer, 1802Cricket-bat Orb Weaver
Megalepthyphantes turkeyensis Andrei V. Ta..., 2005
Meioneta pseudorurestris (Jörg Wunderl..., 1980)⇒ Agyneta pseudorurestris Wunderlich, 1980
Mermessus fradeorum Berland, 1932Spider
Neoscona adianta Walckenaer, 1802
Neoscona theisi Walckenaer, 1842Spider
Neospintharus syriacus Octavius Pic..., 1872
Neottiura herbigrada Simon, 1873
Paidiscura dromedaria Eugène Simon, 1880
Palliduphantes minimus Christa L. D..., 1985
Simitidion agaricographum Levy & Amitai, 1982
Steatoda erigoniformis O. P.-Cambridge, 1872Cobweb spiders
Steatoda paykulliana Walckenaer, 1805
Steatoda trianguloides Gershom Levy, 1991
Steatoda triangulosa Walckenaer, 1802Triangulate bud spider
Tenuiphantes floriana van Helsdingen, 1977
Tetragnatha demissa L. Koch, 1872
Tetragnatha obtusa C. L. Koch, 1837Blunt Stretch-spider
Theonina laguncula Denis, 1937
Theridion cyprusense Wunderlich, 2011
Theridion helena Wunderlich, 2011
Theridion melanurum Carl Wilhelm..., 1831Balsam fir
Theridion ochreolum Levy & Amitai, 1982
Walckenaeria cyprusensis Jörg Wunderl..., 1995
Zygiometella perlongipes Octavius Pic..., 1872

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Cyprus
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
6
8
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
17
19
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
3
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
10
20
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


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