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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
59
141
199
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
45
118
170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
34
96
138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
33
95
137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
30
91
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
30
91
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
26
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lebanon
4 Families width 30 Species
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders11SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders14SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lebanon
26 Genera with 30 Species
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Achaearanea Strand, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Ariamnes Thorell, 1872Whip spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Caviphantes Oi, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Centromerus Dahl, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Ceraticelus Simon, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Ceratinopsis Emerton, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Euryopis Menge, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Frontinellina van Helsdingen, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Hypselistes Simon, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1876Furrow spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Lepthyphantes Menge, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Leviellus Wunderlich, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Linyphia Latreille, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Mermessus O. P.-Cambridge, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Neospintharus Exline, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Oedothorax Bertkau, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Porrhomma Simon, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Rhomphaea L. Koch, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Scironis Bishop & Crosby, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Scotargus Simon, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1805False black widows1SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1872Four-jawed spider2SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1850Tangle-Web Spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Thymoites Keyserling, 18821SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lebanon
30 Species
Ariamnes longicaudatus Octavius Pic..., 1872
Caviphantes pseudosaxetorum Jörg Wunderl..., 1979
Centromerus denticulatus (James Henry ..., 1909)⇒ Mermessus denticulatus Richard C. B..., 1898
Ceraticelus fissiceps Octavius Pic..., 1874
Ceratinopsis nigriceps James Henry ..., 1882
Enoplognatha ovata (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Enoplognatha latimana Hippa & Oksala, 1982
Euryopis funebris Hentz, 1850
Frontinellina frutetorum C. L. Koch, 1834
Hypselistes florens Octavius Pic..., 1875Peatland Sheetweb Weaver
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Larinioides suspicax (O. P.-Cambridge, 1876)⇒ Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758
Lepthyphantes speculae J. Denis, 1959
Lepthyphantes vividus J. Denis, 1955
Leviellus inconveniens Octavius Pic..., 1872
Linyphia mimonti Eugène Simon, 1884White meadowbeauty
Mermessus brevidentatus James Henry ..., 1909
Neospintharus syriacus Octavius Pic..., 1872
Oedothorax apicatus John Blackwall, 1850
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Porrhomma convexum (Westring, 1851)⇒ Porrhomma microps Carl Friedri..., 1931
Rhomphaea longicaudata O. P.-Cambridge, 1872
Scironis tarsalis James Henry ..., 1911Tarsal Sheet-Web Weaver
Scotargus pilosus Eugène Simon, 1913
Steatoda paykulliana Walckenaer, 1805
Tetragnatha flava Audouin, 1826
Tetragnatha minitabunda Octavius Pic..., 1872
Theridion albidum (Richard C. B..., 1895)⇒ Theridion berlandi Carl Friedri..., 1942
Theridion differens (James Henry ..., 1882)⇒ Theridion glaucescens Lawrence Becker, 1879
Theridion frondeum Nicholas Mar..., 1850Eastern Long-Legged Cobweaver
Thymoites unimaculatus James Henry ..., 1882

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Lebanon
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
2
3
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
13
14
Genera
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
1
2
Genus
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
10
11
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


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