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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
89
236
391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
82
227
378
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
25
92
146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
22
89
143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
21
88
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
21
88
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
6
25
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for East China
6 Families width 50 Species
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders33SpeciesTaxom
Anapidae Simon, 1895Anapid spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers8SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Nesticidae Simon, 1894Cave cobweb spider1SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for East China
25 Genera with 50 Species
#ACGLMNOPST
Aranea Linnaeus, 19243SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1878Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers10SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1924Garden orbweavers6SpeciesTaxom
Comaroma Bertkau, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1906Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtarachne Thorell, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1837Spiny Backed Orb Weaver2SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1842Orchard Spider And Allies1SpeciesTaxom
Magnaranea1SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Melanites1SpeciesTaxom
Miranda C. L. Koch, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1879Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1793Banana spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Neriene Blackwall, 20183SpeciesTaxom
Nesticus Thorell, 01SpeciesTaxom
Ordgarius Keyserling, 1894Bolas spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Plebs Joseph & Fra..., 19941SpeciesTaxom
Solenysa Simon, 20113SpeciesTaxom
Testudinaria Taczanowski, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Testudinaroides1SpeciesTaxom
Tethneus Scudder, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1924Four-jawed spider6SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East China
50 Species
Aranea fratella
Aranea multiplicans
Aranea pia (Chamberlin, 1924)⇒ Araneus ventricosus L. Koch, 1878
Araneus carbonaceus J. Zhang, 1994
Araneus ejusmodi Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Araneus inelegans J. Zhang, 1994
Araneus leptopoda J. Zhang, 1994
Araneus luianus J. Zhang, 1994
Araneus mitificus Simon, 1886Kidney garden spider
Araneus piceus Lin, 1989
Araneus ruidipedalis J. Zhang, 1994
Araneus sericinus Roewer, 1955
Araneus ventricosus L. Koch, 1878
Argiope aequior (Chamberlin, 1924)⇒ Oxyopes sertatus Ludwig Carl ..., 1878
Argiope amoena L. Koch, 1878
Argiope bruennichi Scopoli, 1772Orb-weaving Spider
Argiope furva Hong, 1985
Argiope ocula Fox, 1938
Argiope viabilior Chamberlin, 1924
Comaroma tongjunca Zhang & Chen, 1994
Cyclosa argenteoalba Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Cyrtarachne bufo Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Gasteracantha hasselti Carl Ludwig ..., 1837Hasselt's Spiny Spider
Gasteracantha kuhli C. L. Koch, 1837
Leucauge celebesiana Walckenaer, 1842Black-striped orchard spider
Magnaranea furva Hong, 1985
Mangora songyangensis Yin & al., 1990
Melanites orbiculatus Hong, 1985
Miranda zabonika Chamberlin, 1924
Neoscona scylla (Karsch, 1879)⇒ Neoscona multiplicans Chamberlin, 1924
Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793Giant golden orb weaver
Neriene compta Zhu & Sha, 1986
Neriene longipedella Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Neriene lushanensis Li, Liu & Chen, 2018
Nesticus alteratus
Ordgarius sexspinosus Thorell, 1894
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Plebs tricentrus Zhu & Song, 1994
Solenysa longqiensis Li & Da-xian..., 1992
Solenysa protrudens (Gao, Zhu & Sha, 1993)⇒ Solenysa lanyuensis Tu, 2011
Solenysa tianmushana Tu, 2011
Testudinaria papposa Zhang et al., 1994
Testudinaroides papposa J. Zhang, 1994
Tethneus orbiculatus Hong, 1985
Tetragnatha maxillosa Thorell, 1895
Tetragnatha nigrita Lendl, 1886Dark Stretch-spider
Tetragnatha parva (Badcock, 1932)⇒ Tetragnatha bryantae Roewer, 1951
Tetragnatha plena Ralph Vary C..., 1924
Tetragnatha retinens Ralph Vary C..., 1924
Tetragnatha sociella Ralph Vary C..., 1924

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in East China
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
17
33
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
2
6
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
3
8
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
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org