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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
78
203
304
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
68
184
277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
32
134
230
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
29
130
226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
26
123
211
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
26
123
211
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
5
29
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Gabon
5 Families width 34 Species
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders7SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders10SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders13SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosomatidae Simon, 1881Ray orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Gabon
29 Genera with 34 Species
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Achaearanea Strand, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Acrosomoides Simon, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Acusilas Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Agyneta Hull, 19682SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1805Garden orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Ariamnes Thorell, 1903Whip spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Brattia Simon, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Ceratinopsis Emerton, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Deelemania Jocqué & Bos..., 19831SpeciesTaxom
Dipoena Thorell, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Epeirotypus O. P.-Cambridge, 1894
0SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1844Spiny Backed Orb Weaver2SpeciesTaxom
Gastroxya Benoit, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom
Isoxya Simon, 1885
Box kite spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Mecynidis Simon, 1894
0SpeciesTaxom
Megaraneus Lawrence, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Meioneta Hull, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Metaleptyphantes Locket, 19832SpeciesTaxom
Microcyba Holm, 19832SpeciesTaxom
Microneta Menge, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1863Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1842Banana spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Pachydelphus Jocqué & Bos..., 19832SpeciesTaxom
Phoroncidia Westwood, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Poltys C. L. Koch, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1907Four-jawed spider1SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1895Tangle-Web Spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 1903Ray spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Togacantha Dahl, 19131SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gabon
34 Species
Achaearanea disparata J. Denis, 1965
Acrosomoides linnaei Walckenaer, 1842
Acusilas africanus Simon, 1895
Agyneta gracilipes Holm, 1968
Agyneta prosectes Locket, 1968
Argiope australis Charles Atha..., 1805
Ariamnes campestratus Eugène Simon, 1903
Brattia africana (Simon, 1894)⇒ Pachydelphus africanus Eugène Simon, 1894
Ceratinopsis africana Herman Theod..., 1962
Deelemania gabonensis Rudy Jocqué, 1983
Dipoena grammata Eugène Simon, 1903
Gasteracantha curvispina (Félix Édouar..., 1837)⇒ Aranoethra cambridgei Butler, 1873
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta Koch, 1844Jawla paste shrimp
Megaraneus gabonensis Hippolyte Lucas, 1858
Meioneta gracilipes (Herman Theod..., 1968)⇒ Agyneta prosectes Locket, 1968
Metaleptyphantes machadoi George Hazel..., 1968
Metaleptyphantes vates Rudy Jocqué, 1983
Microcyba calida Rudy Jocqué, 1983
Microcyba divisa Rudy Jocqué, 1983
Microneta calida Jocqué, 1983
Neoscona moreli Vinson, 1863
Nephila constricta Karsch, 1879Constricted Golden Orb Spider
Nephila senegalensis Walckenaer, 1842Banded Golden Orb Spider
Pachydelphus africanus Eugène Simon, 1894
Pachydelphus coiffaiti Rudy Jocqué, 1983
Phoroncidia ellenbergeri Lucien Berland, 1913
Poltys baculiger Eugène Simon, 1907
Poltys caelatus Eugène Simon, 1907
Tetragnatha hastula Eugène Simon, 1907
Theridion derhami Eugène Simon, 1895
Theridion insignitarse Eugène Simon, 1907
Theridion rostriferum Eugène Simon, 1895
Theridiosoma blaisei Eugène Simon, 1903
Togacantha nordviei Embrik Strand, 1913

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Gabon
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
10
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
10
13
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
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTheridiosomatidae
Simon, 1881
Ray orbweavers, ray spider, Ray spiders
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


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