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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Equatorial Guinea (Central Africa)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
64
166
232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
48
132
186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
34
112
166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
31
109
162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
24
101
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
24
101
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
5
29
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Equatorial Guinea
5 Families width 50 Species and 1 Subspecies
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders17SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders15SpeciesTaxom
Cyatholipidae Simon, 1894Cyatholipid spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers14SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Equatorial Guinea
29 Genera with 50 Species
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Araeoncus Simon, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1907Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Aranoethra Butler, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Argyrodes Simon, 1842Dewdrop spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Ariamnes Thorell, 1903Whip spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Buibui Griswold, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Caerostris Thorell, 18663SpeciesTaxom
Cladomelea Simon, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtarachne Thorell, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1899Tent spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Dipoena Thorell, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Dolichognatha O. P.-Cambridge, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Episinus Walckenaer, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1837Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Hypomma Dahl, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1879Orchard Spider And Allies7SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1899Spotted orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1842Banana spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Nephilengys L. Koch, 1775Hermit spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Nephilingis Kuntner, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Phoroncidia Westwood, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Phycosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Singafrotypa Benoit, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1907False black widows2SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1907Four-jawed spider1SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1907Tangle-Web Spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Thwaitesia O. P.-Cambridge, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Wanzia Griswold, 19981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Equatorial Guinea
50 Species and 1 Subspecies
Araeoncus femineus Carl Friedri..., 1942
Araneus aethiopissa Simon, 1907
Araneus bosmani Simon, 1903
Araneus phlyctogena Simon, 1907
Aranoethra cambridgei Butler, 1873
Argyrodes praeacutus Eugène Simon, 1903
Argyrodes zonatus Charles Atha..., 1842
Ariamnes russulus Eugène Simon, 1903
Buibui kankamelos Charles E. G..., 2001
Caerostris albescens Pocock, 1899
Caerostris columnifer Pocock, 1902
Caerostris vicina Blackwall, 1866
Cladomelea longipes Octavius Pic..., 1877
Cyrtarachne bigibbosa Eugène Simon, 1907
Cyrtarachne flavopicta Tord Tamerla..., 1899Black carpenter ant
Cyrtarachne nodosa Tord Tamerla..., 1899Black carpenter ant
Cyrtophora citricola Forsskål, 1775Global tentweb weaver
Cyrtophora gemmosa Tord Tamerla..., 1899Black carpenter ant
Dipoena mollis Eugène Simon, 1903
Dipoena scabella Eugène Simon, 1903
Dolichognatha petiti Eugène Simon, 1884
Episinus macrops Eugène Simon, 1903
Gasteracantha curvispina (Félix Édouar..., 1837)⇒ Aranoethra cambridgei Butler, 1873
Hypomma clypeatum Carl Friedri..., 1942
Leucauge analis Thorell, 1899
Leucauge capelloi Eugène Simon, 1903
Leucauge isabela Roewer, 1942
Leucauge linyphia Eugène Simon, 1903
Leucauge nigricauda Eugène Simon, 1903
Leucauge nigrocincta Eugène Simon, 1903
Leucauge ungulata Karsch, 1879
Neoscona novella Eugène Simon, 1907
Neoscona subfusca Carl Ludwig ..., 1837Common Hairy Field Spider
Neoscona subfusca pallidior Thorell, 1899
Nephila constricta Karsch, 1879Constricted Golden Orb Spider
Nephila senegalensis Walckenaer, 1842Banded Golden Orb Spider
Nephilengys cruentata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Nephilingis livida Vinson, 1863
Nephilingis cruentata Fabricius, 1775African Hermit Spider
Nephilingis livida Vinson, 1863Madagascar Hermit Spider
Phoroncidia alveolata Eugène Simon, 1903
Phoroncidia escalerai Eugène Simon, 1903
Phycosoma molle Simon, 1903
Singafrotypa acanthopus Eugène Simon, 1907
Steatoda carbonaria Eugène Simon, 1907
Steatoda rubrocalceolata Eugène Simon, 1907
Tetragnatha filum Eugène Simon, 1907
Theridion derhami Eugène Simon, 1895
Theridion eugeni Carl Friedri..., 1942
Theridion fernandense Eugène Simon, 1907
Thwaitesia rhomboidalis Eugène Simon, 1903
Wanzia fako Charles E. G..., 1998

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Equatorial Guinea
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
10
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCyatholipidae
Simon, 1894
Cyatholipid spiders, Cyatholipids
2
2
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
2
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
6
14
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
9
15
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org