Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo)
List of families for Democratic Republic of the Congo
8 Families width 107 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Democratic Republic of the Congo
54 Genera with 107 Species #ABCDEGHIKLMNPRSTW
| Acantharachne Tullgren, 1935 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acusilas Simon, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aethriscus Pocock, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Afracantha Dahl, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Afroneta Holm, 1968 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Anapistula Gertsch, 1977 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arachnura Vinson, 1863 | Tailed spider | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Araneus Clerck, 1885 | Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Aranoethra Butler, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argiope Audouin, 1775 | Garden orbweavers | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Argyrodes Simon, 1913 | Dewdrop spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Buibui Griswold, 2001 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caerostris Thorell, 1866 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Callitrichia Fage, 1949 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cladomelea Simon, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclosa Menge, 1834 | Three-lobed Spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyrtophora Simon, 1899 | Tent spiders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichognatha O. P.-Cambridge, 1938 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Episinus Walckenaer, 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1844 | Spiny Backed Orb Weaver | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gea C. L. Koch, 1910 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Glenognatha Simon, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypsacantha Dahl, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Isoxya Simon, 1859 | Box kite spiders | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Kilima Grasshoff, 1910 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Larinia Simon, 1910 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1902 | Black widow spider | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepthyphantes Menge, 1985 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Leucauge White, 1930 | Orchard Spider And Allies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limoneta Bosmans & Jo..., 1979 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lipocrea Thorell, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mahembea Grasshoff, 1930 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megaraneus Lawrence, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metellina Chamberlin &..., 1938 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microdipoena Banks, 1895 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nemoscolus Simon, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neoscona Simon, 1865 | Spotted orbweavers | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Nephila Leach, 1842 | Banana spiders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nephilingis Kuntner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachygnatha Sundevall, 1952 | Thickjawed Orb Weavers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paralarinia Grasshoff, 1970 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paraplectana Brito Capello, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pararaneus Caporiacco, 1885 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Poltys C. L. Koch, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prasonica Simon, 1895 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudanapis Simon, 1974 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Robertus O. P.-Cambridge, 1995 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Simplicistilus Locket, 1968 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Singa C. L. Koch, 1930 | Striped orbweavers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Steatoda Sundevall, 1899 | False black widows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theridion Walckenaer, 1913 | Tangle-Web Spiders | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Tidarren Chamberlin &..., 2006 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Trichonephila Dahl, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Walckenaeria Blackwall, 1980 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Democratic Republic of the Congo
107 Species and 2 Subspecies | Acantharachne seydeli Giltay, 1935 | | | Acusilas africanus Simon, 1895 | | | Aethriscus olivaceus Pocock, 1902 | | | Afracantha camerunensis Thorell, 1899 | | | Afroneta fusca Merrett, 2004 | | | Afroneta immaculoides Merrett, 2004 | | | Afroneta lobeliae Merrett, 2004 | | | Afroneta maculata Merrett, 2004 | | | Afroneta pallens Merrett, 2004 | | | Afroneta subfusca Herman Theod..., 1968 | | | Anapistula benoiti Forster & Pl..., 1977 | | | Arachnura scorpionoides Vinson, 1863 | | | Araneus carabellus Strand, 1913 | | | Araneus ealensis Giltay, 1935 | | | Araneus strupifer Simon, 1885 | | | Aranoethra cambridgei Butler, 1873 | | | Argiope anomalopalpis Bjørn, 1997 | | | Argiope aurocincta Mary Agard P..., 1898 | | | Argiope australis Charles Atha..., 1805 | | | Argiope flavipalpis Hippolyte Lucas, 1858 | | | Argiope sector Forsskål, 1776 | | | Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775 | Banded Argiope | | Argyrodes meus poecilior Strand, 1913 | | | Buibui cyrtata Charles E. G..., 2001 | | | Caerostris mitralis Vinson, 1863 | | | Caerostris sexcuspidata Johan Christ..., 1793 | African bark orb-web spider | | Caerostris vicina Blackwall, 1866 | | | Callitrichia picta Caporiacco, 1949 | | | Cladomelea longipes Octavius Pic..., 1877 | | | Cyclosa insulana (Costa, 1834) | ⇒ Cyclosa omonaga Tanikawa, 1992 | | Cyrtophora citricola Forsskål, 1775 | Global tentweb weaver | | Cyrtophora gemmosa Tord Tamerla..., 1899 | Black carpenter ant | | Dolichognatha baforti Legendre, 1967 | | | Dolichognatha kratochvili Lessert, 1938 | | | Episinus bishopi Roger de Les..., 1929 | | | Gasteracantha curvispina (Félix Édouar..., 1837) | ⇒ Aranoethra cambridgei Butler, 1873 | | Gasteracantha sanguinolenta Koch, 1844 | Jawla paste shrimp | | Gea infuscata Albert Tullgren, 1910 | | | Gea transversovittata Albert Tullgren, 1910 | | | Glenognatha argyrostilba O. Pickard-C..., 1876 | | | Hypsacantha crucimaculata Maria Dahl, 1914 | | | Isoxya cicatricosa Carl Ludwig ..., 1844 | | | Isoxya mucronata Charles Atha..., 1842 | | | Isoxya stuhlmanni Friedrich Wi..., 1895 | | | Isoxya tabulata Thorell, 1859 | | | Kilima conspersa Manfred Gras..., 1970 | | | Kilima decens John Blackwall, 1866 | | | Kilima griseovariegata Albert Tullgren, 1910 | | | Larinia assimilis Albert Tullgren, 1910 | | | Larinia bifida (Albert Tullgren, 1910) | ⇒ Paralarinia incerta Albert Tullgren, 1910 | | Larinia trifida Albert Tullgren, 1910 | | | Latrodectus renivulvatus Dahl, 1902 | | | Lepthyphantes inopinatus George Hazel..., 1968 | | | Lepthyphantes minusculus George Hazel..., 1968 | | | Lepthyphantes ruwenzori Rudy Jocqué, 1985 | | | Leucauge medjensis Lessert, 1930 | | | Limoneta sirimoni Robert Bosmans, 1979 | | | Lipocrea longissima Eugène Simon, 1881 | | | Mahembea hewitti Roger de Les..., 1930 | | | Megaraneus gabonensis Hippolyte Lucas, 1858 | | | Metellina gertschi Lessert, 1938 | | | Microdipoena elsae Michael Saar..., 1978 | | | Microdipoena guttata Banks, 1895 | | | Nemoscolus lateplagiatis Eugène Simon, 1907 | | | Neoscona alberti Embrik Strand, 1913 | | | Neoscona chiarinii Pavesi, 1883 | | | Neoscona hirta Carl Ludwig ..., 1844 | | | Neoscona kisangani Manfred Gras..., 1986 | | | Neoscona kivuensis Manfred Gras..., 1986 | | | Neoscona moreli Vinson, 1863 | | | Neoscona penicillipes Ferdinand Ka..., 1879 | | | Neoscona quincasea Michael J. R..., 1983 | Jawla paste shrimp | | Neoscona rapta Tord Tamerla..., 1899 | | | Neoscona rufipalpis Hippolyte Lucas, 1858 | | | Neoscona subfusca Carl Ludwig ..., 1837 | Common Hairy Field Spider | | Neoscona triangula Keyserling, 1864 | | | Neoscona vigilans Blackwall, 1865 | | | Nephila constricta Karsch, 1879 | Constricted Golden Orb Spider | | Nephila inaurata Walckenaer, 1842 | Red-legged golden orb-web spider | | Nephilingis cruentata Fabricius, 1775 | African Hermit Spider | | Pachygnatha leleupi Lawrence, 1952 | | | Paralarinia agnata Manfred Gras..., 1970 | | | Paraplectana thorntoni John Blackwall, 1865 | | | Pararaneus cyrtoscapus Mary Agard P..., 1898 | | | Pararaneus perforatus Tord Tamerla..., 1899 | | | Pararaneus pseudostriatus Embrik Strand, 1908 | | | Pararaneus spectator Ferdinand Ka..., 1885 | | | Poltys fornicatus Eugène Simon, 1907 | | | Prasonica albolimbata Simon, 1895 | | | Prasonica nigrotaeniata Eugène Simon, 1909 | | | Prasonica seriata Eugène Simon, 1895 | | | Pseudanapis benoiti Norman I. Pl..., 1979 | | | Pseudanapis plumbea Raymond Robe..., 1974 | | | Robertus calidus Knoflach, 1995 | | | Simplicistilus tanuekes George Hazel..., 1968 | | | Singa lawrencei Roger de Les..., 1930 | | | Steatoda picea Tord Tamerla..., 1899 | | | Theridion bomae Joachim Schmidt, 1957 | | | Theridion ruwenzoricola Embrik Strand, 1913 | | | Theridion sabinjonis Embrik Strand, 1913 | | | Theridion usitum Embrik Strand, 1913 | | | Tidarren aethiops Knoflach & A..., 2006 | | | Tidarren lanceolatum Knoflach & A..., 2006 | | | Tidarren levii Joachim Schmidt, 1957 | | | Tidarren perplexum Knoflach & A..., 2006 | | | Trichonephila senegalensis keyserlingi Blackwall, 1865 | | | Walckenaeria nigeriensis George Hazel..., 1980 | |
Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Democratic Republic of the Congo | Family | Anapidae ♰
Simon, 1895
Anapid spiders, Tiny Orbweavers | 1
2 | Genus
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 | 30
66 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Cyatholipidae ♰
Simon, 1894
Cyatholipid spiders, Cyatholipids | 1
1 | Genus
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 | 6
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Mysmenidae
Petrunkevitch, 1928
Dwarf cobweb spiders, Dwarf cobweb weavers, Minute Litter Spiders, spurred orb-weaver, Spurred orb-weavers | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Symphytognathidae
Hickman, 1931
Dwarf orb-weavers, Dwarf orbweavers | 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 | 7
9 | 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 | 7
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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