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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
148
446
918
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
127
402
818
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
38
187
381
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
36
185
378
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
33
180
363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
33
180
363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
5
23
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Egypt
5 Families width 43 Species and 1 Subspecies
Linyphiidae (Blackwall, 1859)Dwarf spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders9SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae (Sundevall, 1833)Cobweb And Widow Spiders20SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers7SpeciesTaxom
Synaphridae Wunderlich, 1986Midget Spiders1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Egypt
23 Genera with 43 Species
#ABCDEGLST
Agyneta Hull, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1826Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Argyrodes Simon, 1842Dewdrop spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Bathyphantes Menge, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Brachycerasphora Denis, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Crustulina Menge, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1998Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1775Tent spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Dyschiriognatha Simon, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Euryopis Menge, 18755SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1916Spiny Backed Orb Weaver2SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Glenognatha Simon, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Gmogala Keyserling, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1872Black widow spider2SpeciesTaxom
Sengletus Tanasevitch, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Silometopus Simon, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Siwa Grasshoff, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1826False black widows3SpeciesTaxom
Synaphris Simon, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1837Four-jawed spider5SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1876Tangle-Web Spiders6SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Egypt
43 Species and 1 Subspecies
Agyneta rurestris C. L. Koch, 1836
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus circe Audouin, 1826
Argiope sector Forsskål, 1776
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Argyrodes ammonia Denis, 1947
Argyrodes argyrodes (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850
Bathyphantes extricatus (Octavius Pic..., 1876)⇒ Sengletus extricatus O. P.-Cambridge, 1876
Brachycerasphora parvicornis Eugène Simon, 1884
Crustulina conspicua Octavius Pic..., 1872
Cyclosa deserticola Gershom Levy, 1998
Cyrtophora citricola Forsskål, 1775Global tentweb weaver
Dyschiriognatha argyrostilba Octavius Pic..., 1876
Euryopis albomaculata J. Denis, 1951
Euryopis campestrata Eugène Simon, 1907
Euryopis episinoides Charles Atha..., 1847
Euryopis quadrimaculata O. Pickard-C..., 1876
Euryopis quinqueguttata Tord Tamerla..., 1875
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta Koch, 1844Jawla paste shrimp
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta rueppelli Strand, 1916
Gea nilotica Eugène Simon, 1906
Glenognatha argyrostilba O. Pickard-C..., 1876
Gmogala scarabaeus Eugen von Ke..., 1890
Latrodectus geometricus C. L. Koch, 1841Brown black widow
Latrodectus pallidus O. P.-Cambridge, 1872White steppe spider
Sengletus extricatus O. P.-Cambridge, 1876
Silometopus ambiguus Octavius Pic..., 1905
Silometopus curtus (Eugène Simon, 1881)⇒ Silometopus ambiguus Octavius Pic..., 1905
Siwa atomaria Octavius Pic..., 1876
Steatoda ephippiata Tord Tamerla..., 1875
Steatoda paykulliana Walckenaer, 1805
Steatoda venator Jean Victor ..., 1826
Synaphris letourneuxi Simon, 1884
Tetragnatha chrysochlora (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Tetragnatha obtusa C. L. Koch, 1837
Tetragnatha flava Audouin, 1826
Tetragnatha isidis Eugène Simon, 1880
Tetragnatha nitens (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Tetragnatha boydi Octavius Pic..., 1898
Tetragnatha obtusa C. L. Koch, 1837Blunt Stretch-spider
Theridion bifoveolatum Denis, 1944
Theridion cairoense Wunderlich, 2011
Theridion egyptium (Fawzy & El E..., 2002)⇒ Theridion jordanense Levy & Amitai, 1982
Theridion incanescens Eugène Simon, 1890
Theridion jordanense Levy & Amitai, 1982
Theridion spinitarse (Octavius Pic..., 1876)⇒ Theridula aelleni Hubert, 1970

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Egypt
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
9
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
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySynaphridae
Wunderlich, 1986
Midget 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
7
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
7
20
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org