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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region La Palma (Canary Islands)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
44
128
160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
35
110
146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
31
106
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
31
106
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
29
104
140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
29
104
140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
7
43
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for La Palma
7 Families width 54 Species
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders19SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders16SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders14SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers3SpeciesTaxom
Nesticidae Simon, 1894Cave cobweb spider1SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosomatidae Simon, 1881Ray orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Mysmenidae Petrunkevitch, 1928Dwarf cobweb spiders0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for La Palma
43 Genera with 54 Species
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Achaearanea Strand, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Agalenatea Archer, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Agyneta Hull, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1909Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1905Cucumber spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Argyrodes Simon, 1842Dewdrop spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Canariellanum Wunderlich, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Canariphantes Wunderlich, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Chrysometa Simon, 19862SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtognatha Keyserling, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1775Tent spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Echinotheridion Levi, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Eidmannella Roewer, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Epilineutes Coddington, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Episinus Walckenaer, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Hypsosinga Ausserer, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Improphantes Saaristo & T..., 19871SpeciesTaxom
Lasaeola Simon, 19872SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1775Black widow spider1SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Microctenonyx Dahl, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Microlinyphia Gerhardt, 1859Platform spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Minicia Thorell, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1838Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Ocrepeira Marx, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Ostearius Hull, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Paidiscura Archer, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Prinerigone Millidge, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Rhomphaea L. Koch, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Ruborridion Wunderlich, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Simitidion Wunderlich, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1875False black widows1SpeciesTaxom
Tenuiphantes Saaristo & T..., 18522SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1886Tangle-Web Spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Trogloneta Simon, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Typhochrestus Simon, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Walckenaeria Blackwall, 19872SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 19681SpeciesTaxom


Species list for La Palma
54 Species
Achaearanea dubitabilis Jörg Wunderl..., 1987
Agalenatea redii Scopoli, 1763
Agyneta canariensis Wunderlich, 1987
Araneus bufo Denis, 1941
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus microsoma Banks, 1909Orb weavers
Araniella maderiana Kulczyński, 1905
Argiope lobata Pallas, 1772Geometric spider
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Argyrodes argyrodes (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850
Canariellanum palmense Jörg Wunderl..., 1987
Canariphantes palmaensis Wunderlich, 2011
Chrysometa alboguttata Octavius Pic..., 1889Longjawed orb weavers
Chrysometa craigae Herbert W. Levi, 1986Longjawed orb weavers
Cyrtognatha petila Dimitrov & H..., 2009
Cyrtophora citricola Forsskål, 1775Global tentweb weaver
Echinotheridion gibberosum Wladislaus K..., 1899
Eidmannella pallida James Henry ..., 1875Cave cobweb spider
Enoplognatha diversa John Blackwall, 1859
Enoplognatha sattleri Friedrich Wi..., 1895
Epilineutes globosus O. P.-Cambridge, 1896Ray spiders
Episinus maderianus Wladislaus K..., 1905
Eustala devia Willis J. Ge..., 1936Orb weavers
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Hypsosinga albovittata Johan Peter ..., 1851
Improphantes furcabilis Jörg Wunderl..., 1987
Lasaeola canariensis Wunderlich, 1987
Lasaeola striata Wunderlich, 1987
Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790
Mangora acalypha Walckenaer, 1802Cricket-bat Orb Weaver
Microctenonyx subitaneus O. P.-Cambridge, 1875
Microlinyphia johnsoni John Blackwall, 1859
Minicia gomerae Joachim Schmidt, 1975
Neoscona crucifera Lucas, 1838Barn spider
Ocrepeira gulielmi Herbert Walt..., 1993
Ostearius melanopygius O. P.-Cambridge, 1879
Paidiscura orotavensis Joachim Schmidt, 1968
Prinerigone vagans Jean Victor ..., 1826Dwarf weaver
Rhomphaea nasica Eugène Simon, 1873
Rhomphaea rostrata Eugène Simon, 1873
Ruborridion musivum Simon, 1873
Simitidion lacuna Jörg Wunderl..., 1992
Steatoda nobilis Tord Tamerla..., 1875Cobweb weaver
Tenuiphantes canariensis Jörg Wunderl..., 1987
Tenuiphantes tenuis Blackwall, 1852Dwarf weaver
Theridion hannoniae J. Denis, 1944
Theridion musivivum (Joachim Schmidt, 1956)⇒ Theridion musivivoides Joachim Schm..., 1995
Theridion orotavense Schmidt, 1968
Theridion rubrum Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Typhochrestus montanus Jörg Wunderl..., 1987
Verrucosa arenata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowhead Orb Weaver
Walckenaeria hierropalma Jörg Wunderl..., 1987
Walckenaeria palmierro Jörg Wunderl..., 1987
Zygiella minima Joachim Schmidt, 1968

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in La Palma
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
16
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
12
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMysmenidae
Petrunkevitch, 1928
Dwarf cobweb spiders, Dwarf cobweb weavers, Minute Litter Spiders, spurred orb-weaver, Spurred orb-weavers
1
0
Genus
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
2
3
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
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


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