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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Leeward Islands (Antilles)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
145
382
609
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
116
323
538
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
46
184
317
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
42
180
310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
36
168
285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
36
168
285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
6
53
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Leeward Islands
6 Families width 79 Species and 1 Subspecies
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders29SpeciesTaxom
Anapidae Simon, 1895Anapid spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders25SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers13SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders10SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosomatidae Simon, 1881Ray orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Leeward Islands
53 Genera with 79 Species
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Acanthepeira Marx, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Alpaida O. P.-Cambridge, 18653SpeciesTaxom
Anapisona Gertsch, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Anelosimus Simon, 1850Social cobweb spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1831Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1758Cucumber spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Argyrodes Simon, 1873Dewdrop spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Cercidia Thorell, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Chrysometa Simon, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Chrysso O. P.-Cambridge, 1917Comb-footed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Cryptachaea Archer, 1873cobweb spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1889Three-lobed Spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Dipoena Thorell, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Erigone Audouin, 1894Black Dwarf Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Euryopis Menge, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Faiditus Keyserling, 19622SpeciesTaxom
Frontinellina van Helsdingen, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Fusciphantes Oi, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1775Black widow spider3SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1841Orchard Spider And Allies3SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Maso Simon, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Mermessus O. P.-Cambridge, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Metazygia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18892SpeciesTaxom
Metellina Chamberlin &..., 17571SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 19161SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18222SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1875Spotted orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Neottiura Menge, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1767Banana spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Neriene Blackwall, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Orsonwelles Hormiga, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Paidiscura Archer, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Sisicottus Bishop & Crosby, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Spintharus Hentz, 20182SpeciesTaxom
Spirembolus Chamberlin, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1833
False black widows0SpeciesTaxom
Stemmops O. P.-Cambridge, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Tennesseellum Petrunkevitch, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 2011Four-jawed spider7SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1831Tangle-Web Spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Thymoites Keyserling, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Wamba O. P.-Cambridge, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Wendilgarda Keyserling, 19852SpeciesTaxom
Zilla C. L. Koch, 18021SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Leeward Islands
79 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acanthepeira labidura Mello-Leitao, 1943
Alpaida dominica Levi, 1988
Alpaida sulphurea Taczanowski, 1873
Alpaida veniliae Keyserling, 1865Orb weavers
Anapisona bordeaux Norman I. Pl..., 1979
Anelosimus pulchellus Walckenaer, 1802
Anelosimus studiosus (Nicholas Mar..., 1850)⇒ Anelosimus fraternus Agnarsson, 2006
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus bogotensis Keyserling, 1863
Araneus sturmi Hahn, 1831
Araniella cucurbitina (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Araniella proxima KulczyÅ„ski, 1885
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Argyrodes elevatus (WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw ..., 1873)⇒ Chrysso pulcherrima Mello-Leitao, 1917
Argyrodes nephilae Władysław ..., 1873
Cercidia prominens Johan Peter ..., 1851
Chrysometa guadeloupensis Herbert W. Levi, 1986
Chrysso pulcherrima Mello-Leitao, 1917
Cryptachaea hirta Taczanowski, 1873Cobweb spiders
Cyclosa caroli Hentz, 1850Orb weavers
Cyclosa oculata (Walckenaer, 1802)⇒ Cyclosa walckenaeri O. P.-Cambridge, 1889
Cyclosa walckenaeri O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Dipoena melanogaster C. L. Koch, 1837
Enoplognatha ovata (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Enoplognatha latimana Hippa & Oksala, 1982
Erigone dentosa Octavius Pic..., 1894Dwarf weaver
Eriophora edax Blackwall, 1863Orb weavers
Euryopis episinoides Charles Atha..., 1847
Eustala guttata Frederick Oc..., 1904Orb weavers
Faiditus caudatus Władysław ..., 1874Cobweb spiders
Faiditus quasiobtusus H. Exline & ..., 1962
Frontinellina frutetorum C. L. Koch, 1834
Fusciphantes iharai Kendo Saito, 1992
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Gea heptagon Nicholas Mar..., 1850Heptagonal Orbweaver
Larinia directa Hentz, 1847Orb weavers
Latrodectus curacaviensis (Müller, 1776)⇒ Latrodectus variegatus Hercule Nicolet, 1849
Latrodectus geometricus C. L. Koch, 1841Brown black widow
Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790
Leucauge argyra Walckenaer, 1842Longjawed orb weavers
Leucauge regnyi Eugène Simon, 1897
Leucauge venusta Walckenaer, 1841Longjawed Orb Weavers
Mangora acalypha Walckenaer, 1802Cricket-bat Orb Weaver
Maso sundevalli (Johan Peter ..., 1851)⇒ Satilatlas marxi matanuskae Chamberlin, 1949
Mermessus subantillanus Alfred Frank..., 1987
Metazygia crewi Richard C. B..., 1903
Metazygia laticeps Octavius Pic..., 1889
Metellina segmentata Clerck, 1757Autumn spider
Metepeira compsa Ralph Vary C..., 1916Bicolor cactussnail
Micrathena plana Carl Ludwig ..., 1836
Micrathena sexspinosa Carl Wilhelm..., 1822Orb weavers
Neoscona adianta Walckenaer, 1802
Neoscona moreli Vinson, 1863
Neoscona nautica L. Koch, 1875Orb weavers
Neottiura bimaculata Linnaeus, 1767
Nephila clavipes (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Alpaida sulphurea Taczanowski, 1873
Neriene clathrata Sundevall, 1830
Orsonwelles calx Gustavo Hormiga, 2002
Paidiscura pallens John Blackwall, 1834
Sisicottus panopeus František M..., 1999
Spintharus ralli Chomitz & Ag..., 2018
Spintharus rallorum Chomitz & Ag..., 2018
Spirembolus pachygnathus Ralph Vary C..., 1935
Stemmops bicolor Octavius Pic..., 1894Cobweb spiders
Stemmops questus Herbert Walt..., 1955
Tennesseellum formica James Henry ..., 1882
Tetragnatha cambridgei Roewer, 1942Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha ceylonica Octavius Pic..., 1869
Tetragnatha earmra Levi, 1981
Tetragnatha elongata Walckenaer, 1842Elongate stilt spider
Tetragnatha farri Chickering, 1962
Tetragnatha gracilis (Bryant, 1923)⇒ Tetragnatha ceylonica Octavius Pic..., 1869
Tetragnatha martinicensis Dierkens, 2011
Theridion antillanum Eugène Simon, 1894
Theridion dilucidum Eugène Simon, 1897Cobweb spiders
Theridion melanurum Carl Wilhelm..., 1831Balsam fir
Thymoites marxi Crosby, 1906
Wamba congener Octavius Pic..., 1896
Wendilgarda mustelina Simon, 1897
Wendilgarda mustelina arnouxi Lopez & Emerit, 1985
Zilla diodia Charles Atha..., 1802Zilla diodia

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Leeward Islands
FamilyAnapidae
Simon, 1895
Anapid spiders, Tiny Orbweavers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

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
29
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
10
10
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
5
13
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
17
25
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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