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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Distrito Federal (West Central Brazil, Brazil)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
95
211
220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
77
171
174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
33
111
138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
32
109
135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
29
99
124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
29
99
124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
28
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Distrito Federal
4 Families width 43 Species
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders27SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders10SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Distrito Federal
28 Genera with 43 Species
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Acanthepeira Marx, 1883
0SpeciesTaxom
Alpaida O. P.-Cambridge, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Anelosimus Simon, 1850Social cobweb spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1847Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers7SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Cryptachaea Archer, 1896cobweb spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1999Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1775Tent spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Dactylopisthes Simon, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1775Black widow spider2SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1881Orchard Spider And Allies2SpeciesTaxom
Linyphia Latreille, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Mecynogea Simon, 19973SpeciesTaxom
Mermessus O. P.-Cambridge, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 18471SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1904Spotted orbweavers4SpeciesTaxom
Nephilingis Kuntner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Nesticodes Archer, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Ostearius Hull, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Parawixia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18361SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1838False black widows1SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1902Tangle-Web Spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Distrito Federal
43 Species
Alpaida veniliae Keyserling, 1865Orb weavers
Anelosimus studiosus (Nicholas Mar..., 1850)⇒ Anelosimus fraternus Agnarsson, 2006
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus dreisbachi Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Araneus horizonte Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Araneus leones Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Araneus pegnia Walckenaer, 1842Orb weavers
Araneus tellezi Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Araneus thaddeus (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Araneus meropes Keyserling, 1865
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Argiope legionis Motta & Herb..., 2009
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Cryptachaea porteri Banks, 1896Cobweb spiders
Cyclosa berlandi Herbert Walt..., 1999Orb weavers
Cyrtophora citricola Forsskål, 1775Global tentweb weaver
Dactylopisthes diphyus Heimer, 1987
Eriophora edax Blackwall, 1863Orb weavers
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Latrodectus geometricus C. L. Koch, 1841Brown black widow
Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790
Leucauge argyrobapta (White, 1841)⇒ Leucauge venusta Walckenaer, 1841
Leucauge mariana Taczanowski, 1881Longjawed orb weavers
Linyphia duplicata Frederick Oc..., 1902Sheet-web spiders
Mangora passiva O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Mecynogea infelix Soares & Cam..., 1948
Mecynogea lemniscata Charles Atha..., 1842Basilica orbweaver
Mecynogea sucre Herbert Walt..., 1997
Metepeira labyrinthea (Nicholas Mar..., 1847)⇒ Metepeira triangularis Pelegrin Fra..., 1930
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Micrathena plana Carl Ludwig ..., 1836
Neoscona crucifera Lucas, 1838Barn spider
Neoscona domiciliorum Hentz, 1847Red-Femured Spotted Orbweaver
Neoscona oaxacensis Keyserling, 1864Orb weavers
Neoscona orizabensis F. O. P.-Cam..., 1904
Nephilingis cruentata Fabricius, 1775African Hermit Spider
Nesticodes rufipes Lucas, 1846Cobweb spiders
Ostearius melanopygius O. P.-Cambridge, 1879
Parawixia bistriata Rengger, 1836
Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch, 1838Brown house spider
Theridion adjacens Octavius Pic..., 1896Cobweb spiders
Theridion coyoacan Herbert Walt..., 1959
Theridion leones Herbert Walt..., 1959
Theridion styligerum Frederick Oc..., 1902

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Distrito Federal
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
16
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
4
3
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
6
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


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