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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region French Polynesia (Polynesia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
65
150
235
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
59
143
227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
24
83
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
24
83
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
22
81
138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
22
81
138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
5
31
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for French Polynesia
5 Families width 65 Species and 1 Subspecies
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders19SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders14SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers23SpeciesTaxom
Nesticidae Simon, 1894Cave cobweb spider1SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders8SpeciesTaxom


Genera for French Polynesia
31 Genera with 65 Species
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Achaearanea Strand, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Alpaida O. P.-Cambridge, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1942Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers4SpeciesTaxom
Argyrodes Simon, 1880Dewdrop spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Chrysso O. P.-Cambridge, 1882
Comb-footed Spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Coleosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1933Three-lobed Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1857Tent spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Dyschiriognatha Simon, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Eidmannella Roewer, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Glenognatha Simon, 19427SpeciesTaxom
Keijia Kocak & Kemal, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1841Black widow spider1SpeciesTaxom
Lepthyphantes Menge, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1933Orchard Spider And Allies3SpeciesTaxom
Neonesiotes Millidge, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1842Spotted orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Nesioneta Millidge, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Nesticodes Archer, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Ostearius Hull, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Paro Berland, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Phoroncidia Westwood, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Platnickina Kocak & Kemal, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Rhomphaea L. Koch, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 2003Four-jawed spider13SpeciesTaxom
Thelacantha Hasselt, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1934Tangle-Web Spiders9SpeciesTaxom
Uahuka Berland, 19352SpeciesTaxom
Uapou Berland, 19351SpeciesTaxom


Species list for French Polynesia
65 Species and 1 Subspecies
Alpaida calotypa Chamberlin, 1916Bicolor cactussnail
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus nigropunctatus (L. Koch, 1871)⇒ Araneus rainbowi Roewer, 1942
Araneus poumotuus Strand, 1913
Araneus rainbowi Roewer, 1942
Argyrodes argyrodes (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850
Argyrodes samoensis Octavius Pic..., 1880
Coleosoma floridanum Banks, 1900Cobweb Spider
Cyclosa litoralis Ludwig Carl ..., 1867
Cyclosa tauraai Lucien Berland, 1933
Cyrtophora cylindroides Charles Atha..., 1842
Cyrtophora ikomosanensis Bösenberg &..., 1906
Cyrtophora moluccensis (Doleschall, 1857)⇒ Cyrtophora ikomosanensis Bösenberg &..., 1906
Dyschiriognatha upoluensis Marples, 1955
Eidmannella pallida James Henry ..., 1875Cave cobweb spider
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Glenognatha argenteoguttata Berland, 1935
Glenognatha caporiaccoi Platnick, 1993
Glenognatha chamberlini (Berland, 1942)⇒ Glenognatha caporiaccoi Platnick, 1993
Glenognatha hirsutissima Berland, 1935
Glenognatha ledouxi Dierkens, 2016
Glenognatha nigromaculata Berland, 1933
Glenognatha phalangiops Berland, 1942
Keijia mneon (Bösenberg & ..., 1906)⇒ Platnickina mneon Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Latrodectus geometricus C. L. Koch, 1841Brown black widow
Lepthyphantes lebronneci Lucien Berland, 1935
Leucauge granulata Walckenaer, 1842Silver Orb-weaver Spider
Leucauge granulata rimitara Strand, 1911
Leucauge mendanai Berland, 1933
Neonesiotes remiformis Millidge, 1991
Neoscona oaxacensis Keyserling, 1864Orb weavers
Neoscona theisi Walckenaer, 1842Spider
Nesioneta pacificana Lucien Berland, 1935
Nesticodes rufipes Lucas, 1846Cobweb spiders
Ostearius melanopygius O. P.-Cambridge, 1879
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Paro simoni Lucien Berland, 1942
Phoroncidia tina Herbert Walt..., 1964Crested anoda
Platnickina mneon Bösenberg & ..., 1906Theridiid spidereater
Rhomphaea cometes Koch, 1872
Tetragnatha boydi Octavius Pic..., 1898Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha kapua Gillespie, 2003
Tetragnatha keyserlingi Eugène Simon, 1890
Tetragnatha macilenta L. Koch, 1872Longjawed orbweaver
Tetragnatha marquesiana Berland, 1935
Tetragnatha maxillosa Thorell, 1895
Tetragnatha moua Gillespie, 2003
Tetragnatha nitens (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Tetragnatha boydi Octavius Pic..., 1898
Tetragnatha oomua Gillespie, 2003
Tetragnatha punua Gillespie, 2003
Tetragnatha rava Gillespie, 2003
Tetragnatha tahuata Gillespie, 2003
Tetragnatha tuamoaa Gillespie, 2003
Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857
Theridion buxtoni Lucien Berland, 1929
Theridion charlati Dierkens, 2016
Theridion fatuhivaense Lucien Berland, 1933
Theridion fatuhivaensis (Berland, 1933)⇒ Theridion fatuhivaense Lucien Berland, 1933
Theridion melanostictum Octavius Pic..., 1876Cobweb weaver
Theridion mendozae Lucien Berland, 1933
Theridion septempunctatum Lucien Berland, 1933
Theridion societatis Lucien Berland, 1934
Theridion tahitiae Lucien Berland, 1934
Uahuka affinis Lucien Berland, 1935
Uahuka spinifrons Lucien Berland, 1935
Uapou maculata Lucien Berland, 1935

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in French Polynesia
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
14
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
7
8
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
4
23
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
12
19
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


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