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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Israel (Near East)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
140
480
1098
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
116
410
958
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
50
277
716
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
48
275
714
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
43
265
694
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
43
265
694
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
7
70
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Israel
7 Families width 131 Species and 3 Subspecies
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders30SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders34SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders60SpeciesTaxom
Nesticidae Simon, 1894Cave cobweb spider1SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers4SpeciesTaxom
Mysmenidae Petrunkevitch, 1928Dwarf cobweb spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Synaphridae Wunderlich, 1986Midget Spiders1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Israel
70 Genera with 131 Species
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Aculepeira Chamberlin &..., 18261SpeciesTaxom
Agalenatea Archer, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Agyneta Hull, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Alioranus Simon, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Araeoncus Simon, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1758Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Archaraeoncus Tanasevitch, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Brachycerasphora Denis, 18843SpeciesTaxom
Canariphantes Wunderlich, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Coscinida Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Cresmatoneta Simon, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Crustulina Menge, 19792SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1870Three-lobed Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1775Tent spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Dactylopisthes Simon, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Diplocephalus Bertkau, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Dipoena Thorell, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Eidmannella Roewer, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 19818SpeciesTaxom
Episinus Walckenaer, 19852SpeciesTaxom
Euryopis Menge, 19812SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Frontinellina van Helsdingen, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Gibbaranea Archer, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Glyptogona Simon, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Gnathonarium Karsch, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Gonatium Menge, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Hypsosinga Ausserer, 18312SpeciesTaxom
Improphantes Saaristo & T..., 20131SpeciesTaxom
Kochiura O. P.-Cambridge, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Lasaeola Simon, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1790Black widow spider11SpeciesTaxom
Lepthyphantes Menge, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Leviellus Wunderlich, 19872SpeciesTaxom
Linyphia Latreille, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Lipocrea Thorell, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Maculoncus Wunderlich, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Mecopisthes Simon, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Megalepthyphantes Wunderlich, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Metellina Chamberlin &..., 17571SpeciesTaxom
Mysmena Simon, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Mysmenopsis Simon, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1842Spotted orbweavers5SpeciesTaxom
Neospintharus Exline, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Neottiura Menge, 18462SpeciesTaxom
Pararaneus Caporiacco, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1757Comb-Clawed Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Pelecopsis Simon, 18723SpeciesTaxom
Pholcomma Thorell, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Protosintula Tanasevitch, 20211SpeciesTaxom
Sengletus Tanasevitch, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Silometopus Simon, 20162SpeciesTaxom
Simitidion Wunderlich, 18363SpeciesTaxom
Singa C. L. Koch, 1872Striped orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Siwa Grasshoff, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1982False black widows11SpeciesTaxom
Synaphris Simon, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1878Four-jawed spider2SpeciesTaxom
Thaumatoncus Simon, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Theonina Simon, 20201SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 2007Tangle-Web Spiders12SpeciesTaxom
Trichoncus Simon, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Troxochrus Simon, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Typhochrestus Simon, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Walckenaeria Blackwall, 20161SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 19871SpeciesTaxom
Zygiometella Wunderlich, 18721SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Israel
131 Species and 3 Subspecies
Aculepeira armida Audouin, 1826
Agalenatea redii Scopoli, 1763
Agyneta pseudorurestris Wunderlich, 1980
Alioranus pastoralis Octavius Pic..., 1872
Araeoncus banias Tanasevitch, 2013
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Archaraeoncus hebraeus Tanasevitch, 2011
Argiope bruennichi Scopoli, 1772Orb-weaving Spider
Argiope lobata Pallas, 1772Geometric spider
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Brachycerasphora convexa Eugène Simon, 1884
Brachycerasphora femoralis Octavius Pic..., 1872
Brachycerasphora parvicornis Eugène Simon, 1884
Canariphantes epigynatus Tanasevitch, 2013
Canariphantes nanus Wladislaus K..., 1898
Coscinida tibialis Simon, 1895
Cresmatoneta mutinensis orientalis Strand, 1914
Crustulina conspicua Octavius Pic..., 1872
Crustulina hermonensis Levy & Amitai, 1979
Cyclosa deserticola Gershom Levy, 1998
Cyclosa sierrae Eugène Simon, 1870
Cyrtophora citricola Forsskål, 1775Global tentweb weaver
Dactylopisthes digiticeps Eugène Simon, 1881
Diplocephalus graecus Octavius Pic..., 1872
Dipoena galilaea Levy & Amitai, 1981
Eidmannella pallida James Henry ..., 1875Cave cobweb spider
Enoplognatha deserta Levy & Amitai, 1981
Enoplognatha franzi Jörg Wunderl..., 1995
Enoplognatha gershomi Robert Bosma..., 1999
Enoplognatha giladensis Levy & Amitai, 1982
Enoplognatha macrochelis Levy & Amitai, 1981
Enoplognatha mandibularis (Lucas, 1846)⇒ Enoplognatha oelandica Tord Tamerla..., 1875
Enoplognatha mediterranea Levy & Amitai, 1981
Enoplognatha parathoracica Levy & Amitai, 1981
Episinus fontinalis Gershom Levy, 1985
Episinus israeliensis Gershom Levy, 1985
Euryopis episinoides Charles Atha..., 1847
Euryopis hebraea Levy & Amitai, 1981
Eustala scutigera Octavius Pic..., 1898Orb weavers
Frontinellina frutetorum C. L. Koch, 1834
Gibbaranea bituberculata Walckenaer, 1802
Glyptogona sextuberculata Eugen von Ke..., 1863
Gnathonarium dentatum Wider, 1834
Gnathonarium dentatum orientale O. P.-Cambridge, 1872
Gonatium occidentale Eugène Simon, 1918
Hypsosinga heri Carl Wilhelm..., 1831
Hypsosinga pygmaea Sundevall, 1831
Improphantes breviscapus Tanasevitch, 2013
Kochiura aulica Carl Ludwig ..., 1838
Larinia acuticauda Eugène Simon, 1906
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Lasaeola convexa Blackwall, 1870
Latrodectus diaguita Carcavallo, 1960
Latrodectus elegans Thorell, 1898
Latrodectus geometricus C. L. Koch, 1841Brown black widow
Latrodectus hesperus Chamberlin &..., 1935Western black widow
Latrodectus karrooensis Smithers, 1944
Latrodectus katipo Powell, 1871Red Katipo
Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790
Latrodectus pallidus O. P.-Cambridge, 1872White steppe spider
Latrodectus renivulvatus Dahl, 1902
Latrodectus revivensis Shulov, 1948
Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790European black widow
Lepthyphantes albuloides Octavius Pic..., 1872
Leviellus inconveniens Octavius Pic..., 1872
Leviellus poriensis Levy, 1987
Linyphia mimonti Eugène Simon, 1884White meadowbeauty
Lipocrea epeiroides Octavius Pic..., 1872
Maculoncus parvipalpus Jörg Wunderl..., 1995
Mecopisthes peusi Jörg Wunderl..., 1972Peus's Long-back Spider
Megalepthyphantes kuhitangensis Andrei V. Ta..., 1989
Metellina segmentata Clerck, 1757Autumn spider
Mysmena leucoplagiata Simon, 1879
Neoscona adianta Walckenaer, 1802
Neoscona lotan Levy, 2007
Neoscona sodom Gershom Levy, 1998
Neoscona subfusca Carl Ludwig ..., 1837Common Hairy Field Spider
Neoscona theisi Walckenaer, 1842Spider
Neospintharus syriacus Octavius Pic..., 1872
Neottiura herbigrada Simon, 1873
Neottiura uncinata Hippolyte Lucas, 1846
Pararaneus spectator Ferdinand Ka..., 1885
Parasteatoda lunata Carl Alexand..., 1757
Pelecopsis elongata Wider, 1834
Pelecopsis levantensis Tanasevitch, 2016
Pelecopsis pavida Octavius Pic..., 1872
Pholcomma gibbum Johan Peter ..., 1851
Protosintula tenebrosus Tanasevitch, 2021
Sengletus extricatus O. P.-Cambridge, 1876
Silometopus minutus Tanasevitch, 2016
Silometopus pectinatus Tanasevitch, 2016
Simitidion agaricographum Levy & Amitai, 1982
Simitidion lacuna Jörg Wunderl..., 1992
Simitidion simile Carl Ludwig ..., 1836
Singa ammophila Levy, 2007
Singa neta Octavius Pic..., 1872
Siwa atomaria Octavius Pic..., 1876
Steatoda bipunctata Linnaeus, 1758False widow
Steatoda dahli Josef Nosek, 1905
Steatoda ephippiata Tord Tamerla..., 1875
Steatoda erigoniformis O. P.-Cambridge, 1872Cobweb spiders
Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch, 1838Brown house spider
Steatoda latifasciata Eugène Simon, 1873
Steatoda maura Eugène Simon, 1909
Steatoda paykulliana Walckenaer, 1805
Steatoda trianguloides Gershom Levy, 1991
Steatoda triangulosa Walckenaer, 1802Triangulate bud spider
Steatoda xerophila Levy & Amitai, 1982
Synaphris wunderlichi Marusik & Zo..., 2011
Tetragnatha minitabunda Octavius Pic..., 1872
Tetragnatha trichodes trichodes Thorell, 1878
Thaumatoncus secundus Robert Bosmans, 2002
Theonina canaan Tanasevitch, 2020
Theridion accoense Gershom Levy, 1985
Theridion dafnense Levy & Amitai, 1982
Theridion gekkonicum Levy & Amitai, 1982
Theridion hemerobium Eugène Simon, 1914
Theridion hermonense Gershom Levy, 1991
Theridion hierichonticum Levy & Amitai, 1982
Theridion jordanense Levy & Amitai, 1982
Theridion negebense Levy & Amitai, 1982
Theridion ochreolum Levy & Amitai, 1982
Theridion vallisalinarum Levy & Amitai, 1982
Theridion vespertinum Gershom Levy, 1985
Theridion zekharya Gershom Levy, 2007
Trichoncus rostralis Tanasevitch, 2013
Troxochrus triangularis Tanasevitch, 2013
Typhochrestus meron Tanasevitch, 2013
Walckenaeria galilea Tanasevitch, 2016
Zygiella poriensis Gershom Levy, 1987
Zygiometella perlongipes Octavius Pic..., 1872

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Israel
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
19
30
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
28
34
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMysmenidae
Petrunkevitch, 1928
Dwarf cobweb spiders, Dwarf cobweb weavers, Minute Litter Spiders, spurred orb-weaver, Spurred orb-weavers
2
1
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

FamilySynaphridae
Wunderlich, 1986
Midget 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
3
4
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
16
60
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


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