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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Hispaniola (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
39
146
332
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
35
137
320
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
34
136
318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
34
136
318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
30
128
303
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
30
128
303
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
6
42
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Hispaniola
6 Families width 69 Species
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders36SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders13SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers12SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Nesticidae Simon, 1894Cave cobweb spider1SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosomatidae Simon, 1881Ray orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Hispaniola
42 Genera with 69 Species
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Acanthepeira Marx, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Aculepeira Chamberlin &..., 19912SpeciesTaxom
Allocyclosa Levi, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Anelosimus Simon, 2006Social cobweb spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Antillognatha Bryant, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1945Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers4SpeciesTaxom
Ariamnes Thorell, 1962Whip spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Azilia Keyserling, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Ceraticelus Simon, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Chrysometa Simon, 19865SpeciesTaxom
Craspedisia Simon, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1999Three-lobed Spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtognatha Keyserling, 19452SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1995Tent spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Dipoena Thorell, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Dipoenata Wunderlich, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Episinus Walckenaer, 19402SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 18654SpeciesTaxom
Faiditus Keyserling, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Frontinella Cambridge, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1873Spiny Backed Orb Weaver2SpeciesTaxom
Glenognatha Simon, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Grammonota Emerton, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Hispanognatha Bryant, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Janula Strand, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1881Orchard Spider And Allies1SpeciesTaxom
Lomaita Bryant, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Mecynogea Simon, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Metazygia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18922SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 18933SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 19453SpeciesTaxom
Neopisinus Marques, Buc..., 19401SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1993Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Nesticus Thorell, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Ocrepeira Marx, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Ogulnius O. P.-Cambridge, 19482SpeciesTaxom
Pozonia Schenkel, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1876Tangle-Web Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Thymoites Keyserling, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Wagneriana F. O. P.-Cam..., 19912SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Hispaniola
69 Species
Acanthepeira stellata Walckenaer, 1805Star-bellied orb-weaver
Acanthepeira venusta (Banks, 1896)⇒ Acanthepeira stellata Walckenaer, 1805
Aculepeira busu Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Aculepeira visite Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Allocyclosa bifurca McCook, 1887Orb weavers
Anelosimus fraternus Agnarsson, 2006
Antillognatha lucida Bryant, 1945
Araneus bryantae Brignoli, 1983
Araneus elizabethae Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Araneus hispaniola Bryant, 1945
Araneus hotteiensis Bryant, 1945
Ariamnes haitensis H. Exline & ..., 1962
Azilia montana Bryant, 1940
Ceraticelus paludigena Crosby & Bishop, 1925
Ceraticelus paludigenus Crosby & Bishop, 1925
Chrysometa conspersa Bryant, 1945
Chrysometa cornuta Bryant, 1945
Chrysometa maculata Bryant, 1945
Chrysometa obscura Bryant, 1945
Chrysometa sabana Herbert W. Levi, 1986
Craspedisia spatulata Elizabeth Ba..., 1948
Cyclosa berlandi Herbert Walt..., 1999Orb weavers
Cyclosa bifurcata (Charles Atha..., 1842)⇒ Gasteracantha falcicornis Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Cyclosa haiti Herbert Walt..., 1999Scoliid wasps
Cyrtognatha espanola Bryant, 1945
Cyrtognatha rucilla Bryant, 1945
Cyrtophora citricola Forsskål, 1775Global tentweb weaver
Cyrtophora parangexanthematica Alberto Barr..., 1995Cuckoo wasps
Dipoena dominicana Jörg Wunderl..., 1986
Dipoenata morosa Elizabeth Ba..., 1948
Episinus dominicus Herbert Walt..., 1955
Episinus gratiosus (Elizabeth Ba..., 1940)⇒ Neopisinus gratiosus Bryant, 1940
Eustala bisetosa Elizabeth Ba..., 1945
Eustala delasmata Elizabeth Ba..., 1945
Eustala perdita Elizabeth Ba..., 1945
Eustala vegeta Eugen von Ke..., 1865Orb weavers
Faiditus darlingtoni H. Exline & ..., 1962
Frontinella bella Elizabeth Ba..., 1948
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Gasteracantha falcicornis Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Glenognatha mira Bryant, 1945
Grammonota calcarata Elizabeth Ba..., 1948
Hispanognatha guttata Bryant, 1945
Janula dominica Levi, 1955
Larinia minor Bryant, 1945
Leucauge mariana Taczanowski, 1881Longjawed orb weavers
Lomaita darlingtoni Elizabeth Ba..., 1948
Mangora fascialata Franganillo, 1936Orb weavers
Mecynogea martiana Archer, 1958
Metazygia cienaga Herbert Walt..., 1995
Metazygia genialis Eugen von Ke..., 1892
Metepeira jamaicensis Archer, 1958
Metepeira triangularis Pelegrin Fra..., 1930
Metepeira vigilax Eugen von Ke..., 1893
Micrathena cubana Richard C. B..., 1909
Micrathena forcipata (Tord Tamerla..., 1859)⇒ Micrathena cubana Richard C. B..., 1909
Micrathena similis Elizabeth Ba..., 1945
Neopisinus gratiosus Bryant, 1940
Neoscona marcanoi Levi, 1993
Nesticus maculatus Elizabeth Ba..., 1948
Ocrepeira darlingtoni Elizabeth Ba..., 1945
Ogulnius fulvus Bryant, 1945
Ogulnius latus Bryant, 1948
Pozonia andujari Alayón, 2007
Theridion hassleri Herbert Walt..., 1963
Theridion melanostictum Octavius Pic..., 1876Cobweb weaver
Thymoites banksi Elizabeth Ba..., 1948
Wagneriana vallenuevo Alayón, 2011
Wagneriana vegas Herbert Walt..., 1991Digger Bee

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Hispaniola
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
18
36
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
4
5
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
7
12
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
11
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


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