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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Kruger National Park (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
61
176
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
50
155
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
36
137
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
35
136
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
29
121
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
29
121
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
24
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kruger National Park
4 Families width 17 Species
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders15SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers0SpeciesTaxom
Mysmenidae Petrunkevitch, 1928Dwarf cobweb spiders1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kruger National Park
24 Genera with 17 Species
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Achaearanea Strand, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1884Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1942
Cucumber spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Argyrodes Simon, 1842Dewdrop spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Caerostris Thorell, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Chorizopella Lawrence, 1947
0SpeciesTaxom
Chorizopes O. P.-Cambridge, 1870
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1775Tent spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Dipoena Thorell, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1873Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Hypsacantha Dahl, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Hypsosinga Ausserer, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Isoxya Simon, 1885
Box kite spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1805
Black widow spider0SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1841
Orchard Spider And Allies0SpeciesTaxom
Mysmenopsis Simon, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Nemoscolus Simon, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1837Spotted orbweavers4SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1815
Banana spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Pararaneus Caporiacco, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Phoroncidia Westwood, 1835
0SpeciesTaxom
Prasonica Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Tidarren Chamberlin &..., 1934
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kruger National Park
17 Species
Araneus apricus Karsch, 1884Green orb-web spider
Argiope australis Charles Atha..., 1805
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Argyrodes argyrodes (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850
Caerostris sexcuspidata Johan Christ..., 1793African bark orb-web spider
Cyrtophora citricola Forsskål, 1775Global tentweb weaver
Gasteracantha milvoides Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Hypsacantha crucimaculata Maria Dahl, 1914
Hypsosinga lithyphantoides Lodovico di ..., 1947
Mysmenopsis mexcala Gertsch, 1960
Nemoscolus elongatus George Newbo..., 1947
Neoscona alberti Embrik Strand, 1913
Neoscona blondeli Eugène Simon, 1886
Neoscona moreli Vinson, 1863
Neoscona subfusca Carl Ludwig ..., 1837Common Hairy Field Spider
Pararaneus cyrtoscapus Mary Agard P..., 1898
Prasonica albolimbata Simon, 1895

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Kruger National Park
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
15
Genera
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

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
0
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
7
1
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org