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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Galápagos (Ecuador)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
145
329
617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
133
309
589
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
39
138
235
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
37
134
231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
37
134
231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
36
133
230
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
8
49
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Galápagos
8 Families width 80 Species
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders30SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders15SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders20SpeciesTaxom
Symphytognathidae Hickman, 1931Dwarf orb-weavers1SpeciesTaxom
Mysmenidae Petrunkevitch, 1928Dwarf cobweb spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Nesticidae Simon, 1894Cave cobweb spider1SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae (Menge, 1866)Elongated Orb Weavers8SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosomatidae Simon, 1881Ray orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Galápagos
49 Genera with 80 Species
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Achaearanea Strand, 19633SpeciesTaxom
Agyneta Hull, 19904SpeciesTaxom
Alpaida O. P.-Cambridge, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Amazonepeira Levi, 1989
0SpeciesTaxom
Ameridion Wunderlich, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Anapistula Gertsch, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1859Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Argyrodes Simon, 1945Dewdrop spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Calomyspoena Baert & Mael..., 19831SpeciesTaxom
Chrysso O. P.-Cambridge, 1917Comb-footed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Coleosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Cryptachaea Archer, 1963cobweb spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1842Three-lobed Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Eidmannella Roewer, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Erigone Audouin, 1990Black Dwarf Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 18654SpeciesTaxom
Faiditus Keyserling, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Galaporella Levi, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Gastercantha1SpeciesTaxom
Glenognatha Simon, 19872SpeciesTaxom
Laminacauda Millidge, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1841Black widow spider3SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1987Orchard Spider And Allies2SpeciesTaxom
Mastophora Holmberg, 2003Angling spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Meioneta Hull, 19905SpeciesTaxom
Mermessus O. P.-Cambridge, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Metazygia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18942SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 19871SpeciesTaxom
Mysmena Simon, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Neocautinella Baert, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Neomaso Forster, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1864Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1767Banana spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Nesticodes Archer, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Notiohyphantes Millidge, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1946
Comb-Clawed Spider0SpeciesTaxom
Phycosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Platnickina Kocak & Kemal, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Rhompaea1SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1884False black widows1SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1826Four-jawed spider3SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1884Tangle-Web Spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 2014Ray spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Thymoites Keyserling, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Tidarren Chamberlin &..., 18421SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Wendilgarda Keyserling, 19531SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Galápagos
80 Species
Achaearanea dromedariformis (Roewer, 1942)⇒ Cryptachaea dromedariformis Roewer, 1942
Achaearanea hirta (Taczanowski, 1873)⇒ Cryptachaea hirta Taczanowski, 1873
Achaearanea orana (Levi, 1963)⇒ Cryptachaea orana Levi, 1963
Agyneta albomaculata Baert, 1990
Agyneta arida Baert, 1990
Agyneta galapagosensis Baert, 1990
Agyneta pinta Baert, 1990
Alpaida sulphurea Taczanowski, 1873
Ameridion colima Herbert Walt..., 1959
Anapistula secreta Gertsch, 1941Minute litter spiders
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Argiope aetherea (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Argiope keyserlingi Karsch, 1878
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Argyrodes elevatus (WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw ..., 1873)⇒ Chrysso pulcherrima Mello-Leitao, 1917
Argyrodes nephilae Władysław ..., 1873
Argyrodes sullana (Exline, 1945)⇒ Faiditus sullana H. Exline, 1945
Calomyspoena santacruzi (L. Baert & M..., 1983)⇒ Mysmena santacruzi Baert & Mael..., 1983
Chrysso pulcherrima Mello-Leitao, 1917
Coleosoma floridanum Banks, 1900Cobweb Spider
Cryptachaea dromedariformis Roewer, 1942
Cryptachaea hirta Taczanowski, 1873Cobweb spiders
Cryptachaea orana Levi, 1963
Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Cyclosa turbinata Charles Atha..., 1842Orb weavers
Eidmannella pallida James Henry ..., 1875Cave cobweb spider
Erigone miniata Léon Baert, 1990Golfingiids
Eustala meridionalis Baert, 2014
Eustala occidentalis Baert, 2014
Eustala orientalis Baert, 2014
Eustala vegeta Eugen von Ke..., 1865Orb weavers
Faiditus sullana H. Exline, 1945
Galaporella thaleri Levi, 2009
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Gastercantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758
Glenognatha argyrostilba O. Pickard-C..., 1876
Glenognatha maelfaiti Baert, 1987
Laminacauda baerti František M..., 2007Dryinid wasps
Latrodectus apicalis Arthur Gardi..., 1877Galapagos black widow
Latrodectus curacaviensis (Müller, 1776)⇒ Latrodectus variegatus Hercule Nicolet, 1849
Latrodectus geometricus C. L. Koch, 1841Brown black widow
Leucauge argyra Walckenaer, 1842Longjawed orb weavers
Leucauge bituberculata Baert, 1987
Mastophora rabida Herbert Walt..., 2003
Meioneta albomaculata (Léon Baert, 1990)⇒ Agyneta albomaculata Baert, 1990
Meioneta arida (Léon Baert, 1990)⇒ Agyneta arida Baert, 1990
Meioneta galapagoensis Baert, 1990
Meioneta galapagosensis (Léon Baert, 1990)⇒ Agyneta galapagosensis Baert, 1990
Meioneta pinta (Léon Baert, 1990)⇒ Agyneta pinta Baert, 1990
Mermessus fradeorum Berland, 1932Spider
Metazygia dubia Eugen von Ke..., 1864Orb weavers
Metazygia wittfeldae Henry Christ..., 1894Orb weavers
Metepeira desenderi Léon Baert, 1987
Mysmena santacruzi Baert & Mael..., 1983
Neocautinella neoterica Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Neomaso patagonicus Albert Tullgren, 1901
Neoscona oaxacensis Keyserling, 1864Orb weavers
Nephila clavipes (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Alpaida sulphurea Taczanowski, 1873
Nesticodes rufipes Lucas, 1846Cobweb spiders
Notiohyphantes excelsus Eugen von Ke..., 1886Sheet-web spiders
Phycosoma lineatipes Elizabeth Ba..., 1933
Platnickina mneon Bösenberg & ..., 1906Theridiid spidereater
Rhompaea fictilium Hentz, 1850
Steatoda andina Eugen von Ke..., 1884
Tetragnatha boydi Octavius Pic..., 1898Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha lewisi Chickering, 1962
Tetragnatha nitens (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Tetragnatha boydi Octavius Pic..., 1898
Theridion calcynatum Holmberg, 1876
Theridion coldeniae Léon Baert &..., 1986
Theridion melanostictum Octavius Pic..., 1876Cobweb weaver
Theridion myersi Herbert Walt..., 1957
Theridion strepitus Peck & Shear, 1987
Theridion volubile Eugen von Ke..., 1884Guinea ant
Theridiosoma sancristobalense Baert, 2014
Theridiosoma sancristobalensis Baert, 2014
Thymoites confraternus Richard C. B..., 1898
Thymoites guanicae Alexander Pe..., 1930
Tidarren sisyphoides Charles Atha..., 1842Cobweb spiders
Trichonephila clavipes Linnaeus, 1767Golden silk spider
Wendilgarda galapagensis Archer, 1953

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Galápagos
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
14
20
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
8
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMysmenidae
Petrunkevitch, 1928
Dwarf cobweb spiders, Dwarf cobweb weavers, Minute Litter Spiders, spurred orb-weaver, Spurred orb-weavers
2
2
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

FamilySymphytognathidae
Hickman, 1931
Dwarf orb-weavers, Dwarf orbweavers
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
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
17
30
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTheridiosomatidae
Simon, 1881
Ray orbweavers, ray spider, Ray spiders
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


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