Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Jamaica (Greater Antilles)
List of families for Jamaica
10 Families width 108 Species | Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833 | Cobweb And Widow Spiders | 40 | Species | Taxom | | Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866 | Elongated Orb Weavers | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859 | Dwarf spiders | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Araneidae Simon, 1895 | Golden orb web spiders | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Anapidae Simon, 1895 | Anapid spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Symphytognathidae Hickman, 1931 | Dwarf orb-weavers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mysmenidae Petrunkevitch, 1928 | Dwarf cobweb spiders | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Nesticidae Simon, 1894 | Cave cobweb spider | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theridiosomatidae Simon, 1881 | Ray orbweavers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cyatholipidae Simon, 1894 | Cyatholipid spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Jamaica
68 Genera with 108 Species #ACDEFGHJLMNOPRSTX
| Achaearanea Strand, 1959 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agriognatha O. P.-Cambri..., 1956 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Agyneta Hull, 1911 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Alpaida O. P.-Cambridge, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ameridion Wunderlich, 1959 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anapis Simon, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anapistula Gertsch, 1941 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anelosimus Simon, 1850 | Social cobweb spiders | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Antillognatha Bryant, 1945 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Araneus Clerck, 1842 | Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Argiope Audouin, 1775 | Garden orbweavers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argyrodes Simon, 1906 | Dewdrop spiders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Calodipoena Gertsch & Davis, 1960 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Carepalxis L. Koch, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrosiothes Simon, 1964 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysometa Simon, 1986 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Coleosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crustulina Menge, 1942 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclosa Menge, 1999 | Three-lobed Spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyrtognatha Keyserling, 1956 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyrtophora Simon, 1775 | Tent spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dipoena Thorell, 1943 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Episinus Walckenaer, 1964 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Erigone Audouin, 1970 | Black Dwarf Spiders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eriophora Simon, 1844 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euryopis Menge, 1963 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eustala Simon, 1977 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Faiditus Keyserling, 1962 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758 | Spiny Backed Orb Weaver | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gaucelmus Keyserling, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glenognatha Simon, 1987 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Grammonota Emerton, 1959 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hentziectypus Archer, 1959 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jamaitidion Wunderlich, 1959 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Janula Strand, 1964 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1841 | Black widow spider | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucauge White, 1916 | Orchard Spider And Allies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lewisepeira Levi, 1958 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mecynidis Simon, 1990 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metazygia F. O. P.-Cam..., 1864 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 1958 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Micrathena Sundevall, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microlinyphia Gerhardt, 1830 | Platform spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mysmena Simon, 1960 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mysmenopsis Simon, 1989 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nephila Leach, 1767 | Banana spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocrepeira Marx, 1889 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ogulnius O. P.-Cambridge, 1965 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parasteatoda Archer, 1980 | Comb-Clawed Spider | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phoroncidia Westwood, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phycosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 1979 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pokennips Griswold, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pozonia Schenkel, 1936 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Robertus O. P.-Cambridge, 1946 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scoloderus Simon, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sisicottus Bishop & Crosby, 1999 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spintharus Hentz, 2018 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Steatoda Sundevall, 1833 | False black widows | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Symphytognatha Hickman, 1977 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tennesseellum Petrunkevitch, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetragnatha Latreille, 1957 | Four-jawed spider | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Theridion Walckenaer, 1936 | Tangle-Web Spiders | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Theridiosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 1930 | Ray spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theridula Emerton, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thymoites Keyserling, 1930 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Trichonephila Dahl, 1911 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Tutaibo Chamberlin, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xylethrus Simon, 1965 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Jamaica
108 Species | Achaearanea anna (Levi, 1959) | ⇒ Hentziectypus annus Levi, 1959 | | Agriognatha bryantae (Chickering, 1956) | ⇒ Cyrtognatha bryantae Chickering, 1956 | | Alpaida sulphurea Taczanowski, 1873 | | | Ameridion clemens Herbert Walt..., 1959 | | | Anapis minutissima Eugène Simon, 1903 | | | Anapistula secreta Gertsch, 1941 | Minute litter spiders | | Anelosimus elegans Agnarsson, 2006 | Cobweb spiders | | Anelosimus fraternus Agnarsson, 2006 | | | Anelosimus pacificus Herbert Walt..., 1956 | Cobweb spiders | | Anelosimus studiosus (Nicholas Mar..., 1850) | ⇒ Anelosimus fraternus Agnarsson, 2006 | | Antillognatha lucida Bryant, 1945 | | | Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859 | | | Araneus pegnia Walckenaer, 1842 | Orb weavers | | Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775 | Banded Garden Spider | | Argyrodes jamaicensis (Exline & Levi, 1962) | ⇒ Faiditus jamaicensis H. Exline & ..., 1962 | | Argyrodes pluto Richard C. B..., 1906 | | | Calodipoena caribbaea Gertsch, 1960 | | | Calodipoena stathamae Gertsch, 1960 | Minute litter spiders | | Carepalxis salobrensis Eugène Simon, 1895 | | | Chrosiothes jamaicensis Herbert Walt..., 1964 | Crested anoda | | Chrysometa fuscolimbata Archer, 1958 | | | Chrysometa linguiformis Franganillo, 1930 | | | Chrysometa pecki Herbert W. Levi, 1986 | | | Coleosoma floridanum Banks, 1900 | Cobweb Spider | | Crustulina altera Willis J. Ge..., 1942 | | | Cyclosa haiti Herbert Walt..., 1999 | Scoliid wasps | | Cyrtognatha bryantae Chickering, 1956 | | | Cyrtophora citricola Forsskål, 1775 | Global tentweb weaver | | Dipoena bellingeri Herbert Walt..., 1963 | | | Dipoena jamesi (Roberts, 1979) | ⇒ Phycosoma jamesi Michael J. R..., 1979 | | Dipoena liguanea Herbert Walt..., 1963 | | | Dipoena pacifica Arthur Merto..., 1943 | Cobweb spiders | | Episinus nadleri Herbert Walt..., 1955 | | | Episinus unitus Herbert Walt..., 1964 | Crested anoda | | Erigone digena Arthur Merto..., 1970 | Sheet-web spiders | | Erigone tepena Arthur Merto..., 1970 | | | Eriophora ravilla C. L. Koch, 1844 | Orb weavers | | Euryopis cobreensis Levi, 1963 | | | Euryopis pickardi Levi, 1963 | Cobweb spiders | | Eustala devia Willis J. Ge..., 1936 | Orb weavers | | Eustala eleuthera Herbert Walt..., 1977 | | | Faiditus darlingtoni H. Exline & ..., 1962 | | | Faiditus gapensis H. Exline & ..., 1962 | | | Faiditus jamaicensis H. Exline & ..., 1962 | | | Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758 | Crab spider | | Gaucelmus cavernicola Alexander Pe..., 1910 | | | Glenognatha argyrostilba O. Pickard-C..., 1876 | | | Glenognatha foxi McCook, 1894 | Longjawed orb weavers | | Glenognatha maelfaiti Baert, 1987 | | | Grammonota jamaicensis Charles Dent..., 1959 | | | Hentziectypus annus Levi, 1959 | | | Jamaitidion jamaicense Herbert Walt..., 1959 | | | Janula nadleri Levi, 1955 | | | Janula unitus Levi, 1964 | | | Latrodectus geometricus C. L. Koch, 1841 | Brown black widow | | Leucauge argyra Walckenaer, 1842 | Longjawed orb weavers | | Leucauge viridecolorata Embrik Strand, 1916 | | | Lewisepeira farri Archer, 1958 | | | Mecynidis ascia Scharff, 1990 | | | Metazygia chicanna Herbert Walt..., 1995 | Orb weavers | | Metazygia dubia Eugen von Ke..., 1864 | Orb weavers | | Metepeira bengryi Archer, 1958 | | | Metepeira datona Ralph Vary C..., 1942 | | | Metepeira jamaicensis Archer, 1958 | | | Micrathena rufopunctata Arthur Gardi..., 1873 | | | Microlinyphia pusilla Sundevall, 1830 | | | Mysmena caribbaea (Gertsch, 1960) | ⇒ Calodipoena caribbaea Gertsch, 1960 | | Mysmena stathamae (Gertsch, 1960) | ⇒ Calodipoena stathamae Gertsch, 1960 | | Mysmenopsis furtiva Coyle & Meigs, 1989 | | | Mysmenopsis monticola Coyle & Meigs, 1989 | | | Nephila clavipes (Linnaeus, 1767) | ⇒ Alpaida sulphurea Taczanowski, 1873 | | Ocrepeira branta Herbert Walt..., 1993 | | | Ocrepeira gibbosa O. Pickard-C..., 1889 | | | Ogulnius tetrabunus Archer, 1965 | | | Parasteatoda tabulata Levi, 1980 | Comb-footed spider | | Phoroncidia americana James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Phycosoma jamesi Michael J. R..., 1979 | Cobweb spiders | | Pokennips dentipes Eugène Simon, 1894 | | | Pozonia nigroventris Elizabeth Ba..., 1936 | Orb weavers | | Robertus banksi Kaston, 1946 | | | Scoloderus nigriceps Octavius Pic..., 1895 | | | Sisicottus panopeus FrantiÅ¡ek M..., 1999 | | | Spintharus davidattenboroughi Agnarsson & ..., 2018 | | | Spintharus ralli Chomitz & Ag..., 2018 | | | Symphytognatha chickeringi Forster & Pl..., 1977 | | | Tennesseellum formica James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Tetragnatha caudata Emerton, 1884 | Longjawed Orb Weavers | | Tetragnatha elongata Walckenaer, 1842 | Elongate stilt spider | | Tetragnatha elyunquensis Petrunkevitch, 1930 | | | Tetragnatha exigua Chickering, 1957 | | | Tetragnatha farri Chickering, 1962 | | | Tetragnatha guatemalensis Octavius Pic..., 1889 | Ants | | Tetragnatha lewisi Chickering, 1962 | | | Tetragnatha nitens (Audouin, 1826) | ⇒ Tetragnatha boydi Octavius Pic..., 1898 | | Tetragnatha novia Eugène Simon, 1901 | | | Tetragnatha orizaba Banks, 1898 | | | Tetragnatha subextensa Petrunkevitch, 1930 | | | Tetragnatha visenda Chickering, 1957 | | | Theridion myersi Herbert Walt..., 1957 | | | Theridion sertatum Eugène Simon, 1909 | | | Theridion speratum | | | Theridion submissum Willis J. Ge..., 1936 | | | Theridiosoma nechodomae Petrunkevitch, 1930 | | | Theridula gonygaster Eugène Simon, 1873 | Cobweb spiders | | Thymoites expulsus Willis J. Ge..., 1936 | | | Thymoites guanicae Alexander Pe..., 1930 | | | Tutaibo anglicanus Nicholas Mar..., 1850 | | | Xylethrus arawak Archer, 1965 | |
Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Jamaica | Family | Anapidae ♰
Simon, 1895
Anapid spiders, Tiny Orbweavers | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Araneidae
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
23 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Cyatholipidae ♰
Simon, 1894
Cyatholipid spiders, Cyatholipids | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Linyphiidae
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
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Mysmenidae
Petrunkevitch, 1928
Dwarf cobweb spiders, Dwarf cobweb weavers, Minute Litter Spiders, spurred orb-weaver, Spurred orb-weavers | 3
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nesticidae
Simon, 1894
cave cobweb spider, Cave cobweb spiders, Comb-footed Cellar Spiders, Scaffold web spiders, Tangle web spiders | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Symphytognathidae
Hickman, 1931
Dwarf orb-weavers, Dwarf orbweavers | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Tetragnathidae
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 | 8
24 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Theridiidae
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 | 24
40 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Theridiosomatidae
Simon, 1881
Ray orbweavers, ray spider, Ray spiders | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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