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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
37
83
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
26
59
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
25
58
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
24
57
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
22
55
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
22
55
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
6
31
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Guayas
6 Families width 50 Species
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders23SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders22SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers2SpeciesTaxom
Mysmenidae Petrunkevitch, 1928Dwarf cobweb spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Synotaxidae Simon, 1894Synotaxid spiders1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Guayas
31 Genera with 50 Species
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Acacesia Simon, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Alpaida O. P.-Cambridge, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Ameridion Wunderlich, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1842Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Argyrodes Simon, 1842Dewdrop spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysso O. P.-Cambridge, 1884Comb-footed Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Cryptachaea Archer, 1959cobweb spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1932Three-lobed Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Echinotheridion Levi, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Faiditus Keyserling, 18843SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Glenognatha Simon, 18832SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18743SpeciesTaxom
Metazygia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18642SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 18921SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18366SpeciesTaxom
Mysmenopsis Simon, 20201SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1875Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Neospintharus Exline, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1815
Banana spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1884Comb-Clawed Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Rhomphaea L. Koch, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Sisicottus Bishop & Crosby, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1884False black widows1SpeciesTaxom
Synotaxus Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1884Tangle-Web Spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Thymoites Keyserling, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Wamba O. P.-Cambridge, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Witica O. P.-Cambridge, 18731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guayas
50 Species
Acacesia hamata Hentz, 1847Orb weavers
Alpaida bicornuta Taczanowski, 1878Orb weavers
Alpaida leucogramma White, 1841Orb weavers
Ameridion colima Herbert Walt..., 1959
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus pegnia Walckenaer, 1842Orb weavers
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Argyrodes argyrodes (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850
Chrysso indicifera Ralph Vary C..., 1936Cobweb spiders
Chrysso vexabilis Eugen von Ke..., 1884Cobweb spiders
Cryptachaea dromedariformis Roewer, 1942
Cryptachaea milagro Levi, 1963
Cryptachaea orana Levi, 1963
Cryptachaea zonensis Levi, 1959Cobweb spiders
Cyclosa caroli Hentz, 1850Orb weavers
Cyclosa tapetifaciens Hingston, 1932Orb weavers
Echinotheridion otlum Herbert Walt..., 1963
Faiditus caudatus Władysław ..., 1874Cobweb spiders
Faiditus dracus Ralph Vary C..., 1936Cobweb spiders
Faiditus globosus Eugen von Ke..., 1884Cobweb spiders
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Glenognatha argyrostilba O. Pickard-C..., 1876
Glenognatha australis Eugen von Ke..., 1883
Mangora colonche Levi, 2007
Mangora manglar Levi, 2007
Mangora melanocephala Taczanowski, 1874Orb weavers
Metazygia dubia Eugen von Ke..., 1864Orb weavers
Metazygia pallidula Eugen von Ke..., 1864Orb weavers
Metepeira glomerabilis Eugen von Ke..., 1892
Micrathena clypeata Charles Atha..., 1805Orb weavers
Micrathena guayas Herbert Walt..., 1985
Micrathena horrida Władysław ..., 1873Orb weavers
Micrathena mitrata Nicholas Mar..., 1850Orb Weavers
Micrathena plana Carl Ludwig ..., 1836
Micrathena saccata Carl Ludwig ..., 1836Orb weavers
Mysmenopsis guayaca Dupérré & Ta..., 2020
Neoscona nautica L. Koch, 1875Orb weavers
Neospintharus parvus Exline, 1950Cobweb spiders
Parasteatoda nigrovittata Keyserling, 1884
Rhomphaea projiciens O. P.-Cambridge, 1896Cobweb spiders
Sisicottus panopeus František M..., 1999
Steatoda andina Eugen von Ke..., 1884
Synotaxus turbinatus Eugène Simon, 1895
Theridion exlineae Herbert Walt..., 1963
Theridion fastosum Eugen von Ke..., 1884Guinea ant
Theridion hispidum Octavius Pic..., 1898
Theridion volubile Eugen von Ke..., 1884Guinea ant
Thymoites confraternus Richard C. B..., 1898
Wamba crispulus Eugène Simon, 1895
Witica cayanus Władysław ..., 1873

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Guayas
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
13
23
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
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMysmenidae
Petrunkevitch, 1928
Dwarf cobweb spiders, Dwarf cobweb weavers, Minute Litter Spiders, spurred orb-weaver, Spurred orb-weavers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySynotaxidae
Simon, 1894
Synotaxid 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
2
2
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
13
22
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org