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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
98
242
319
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
81
210
270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
39
145
184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
36
142
180
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
30
129
166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
29
127
164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
6
50
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lesser Antilles
6 Families width 80 Species
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders36SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers9SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders26SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Nesticidae Simon, 1894Cave cobweb spider1SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosomatidae Simon, 1881Ray orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lesser Antilles
50 Genera with 80 Species
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Achaearanea Strand, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Alcimosphenus Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Alpaida O. P.-Cambridge, 19882SpeciesTaxom
Anelosimus Simon, 1884Social cobweb spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1757Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers4SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Argyrodes Simon, 1873Dewdrop spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Ariamnes Thorell, 1881Whip spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysometa Simon, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Chrysso O. P.-Cambridge, 1882Comb-footed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Cryptachaea Archer, 1896cobweb spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1889Three-lobed Spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Dipoena Thorell, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Dolichognatha O. P.-Cambridge, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Episinus Walckenaer, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Erigone Audouin, 1970Black Dwarf Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Exalbidion Wunderlich, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Faiditus Keyserling, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Florinda O. Pickard-C..., 18501SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1833
Spiny Backed Orb Weaver0SpeciesTaxom
Gaucelmus Keyserling, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Gmogala Keyserling, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Homalometa Simon, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Janula Strand, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1849Black widow spider6SpeciesTaxom
Lepthyphantes Menge, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1897Orchard Spider And Allies1SpeciesTaxom
Metazygia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18982SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 19855SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1842Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Neospintharus Exline, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1767Banana spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Nesticodes Archer, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Nuctenea Simon, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ocrepeira Marx, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Oreoneta Kulczynski, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Rhomphaea L. Koch, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Spintharus Hentz, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1896False black widows1SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1889Four-jawed spider3SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1924Tangle-Web Spiders8SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 1897Ray spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Thymoites Keyserling, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Tidarren Chamberlin &..., 18421SpeciesTaxom
Tutaibo Chamberlin, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Wagneriana F. O. P.-Cam..., 18731SpeciesTaxom
Wamba O. P.-Cambridge, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Wendilgarda Keyserling, 18861SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lesser Antilles
80 Species
Alcimosphenus licinus Eugène Simon, 1895
Alpaida bicornuta Taczanowski, 1878Orb weavers
Alpaida dominica Levi, 1988
Anelosimus eximius Eugen von Ke..., 1884Cobweb spiders
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus bogotensis Keyserling, 1863
Araneus guttatus Keyserling, 1865Orb weavers
Araneus quadratus (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Araneus pinguis Karsch, 1879
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Argiope submaronica (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775
Argyrodes antipodianus Octavius Pic..., 1880Dew Drop Spider
Argyrodes nephilae Władysław ..., 1873
Ariamnes attenuatus (Octavius Pic..., 1881)⇒ Rhomphaea urquharti Bryant, 1933
Chrysometa guadeloupensis Herbert W. Levi, 1986
Chrysso albomaculata O. P.-Cambridge, 1882
Cryptachaea porteri Banks, 1896Cobweb spiders
Cyclosa bifurcata (Charles Atha..., 1842)⇒ Gasteracantha falcicornis Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Cyclosa caroli Hentz, 1850Orb weavers
Cyclosa triquetra Eugène Simon, 1895Orb weavers
Cyclosa turbinata Charles Atha..., 1842Orb weavers
Cyclosa walckenaeri O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Dipoena abdita Willis J. Ge..., 1936
Dolichognatha tigrina Eugène Simon, 1893
Episinus erythrophthalmus (Eugène Simon, 1894)⇒ Janula salobrensis Simon, 1895
Erigone autumnalis James Henry ..., 1882Dwarf weaver
Erigone digena Arthur Merto..., 1970Sheet-web spiders
Eriophora transmarina Keyserling, 1865Australian garden orb weaver spider
Eustala devia Willis J. Ge..., 1936Orb weavers
Exalbidion sexmaculatum Eugen von Ke..., 1884Cobweb spiders
Faiditus caudatus Władysław ..., 1874Cobweb spiders
Florinda coccinea Nicholas Mar..., 1850Black-tailed red sheetweaver
Gaucelmus augustinus Eugen von Ke..., 1884Guinea ant
Gmogala scarabaeus Eugen von Ke..., 1890
Homalometa nigritarsis Eugène Simon, 1897Longjawed orb weavers
Janula erythrophthalma Simon, 1894Cobweb spiders
Janula salobrensis Simon, 1895
Latrodectus antheratus Badcock, 1932
Latrodectus bishopi Kaston, 1938Red widow
Latrodectus curacaviensis (Müller, 1776)⇒ Latrodectus variegatus Hercule Nicolet, 1849
Latrodectus hesperus Chamberlin &..., 1935Western black widow
Latrodectus mirabilis Holmberg, 1876
Latrodectus variegatus Hercule Nicolet, 1849Lance-leaf stonecrop
Lepthyphantes turanicus Andrei V. Ta..., 1986
Leucauge regnyi Eugène Simon, 1897
Metazygia gregalis Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers
Metazygia zilloides Richard C. B..., 1898
Micrathena duodecimspinosa Octavius Pic..., 1890Orb weavers
Micrathena schreibersi Josef Anton ..., 1833Orb weavers
Micrathena sexspinosa Carl Wilhelm..., 1822Orb weavers
Micrathena triangularis Carl Ludwig ..., 1836
Micrathena ucayali Herbert Walt..., 1985
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Neospintharus furcatus O. P.-Cambridge, 1894Cobweb spiders
Nephila clavipes (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Alpaida sulphurea Taczanowski, 1873
Nesticodes rufipes Lucas, 1846Cobweb spiders
Nuctenea umbratica Clerck, 1758Toad Spider
Ocrepeira serrallesi Elizabeth Ba..., 1947
Oreoneta garrina Ralph Vary C..., 1949Thin-ribbed mountainsnail
Rhomphaea urquharti Bryant, 1933
Spintharus dayleae Sargeant & A..., 2018
Steatoda quadrimaculata Octavius Pic..., 1896Cobweb spiders
Tetragnatha pallescens F. Octavius ..., 1903
Tetragnatha piscatoria Eugène Simon, 1897
Tetragnatha tenuissima Octavius Pic..., 1889Ants
Theridion agrarium Herbert Walt..., 1963
Theridion antillanum Eugène Simon, 1894
Theridion australe Richard C. B..., 1899
Theridion dilucidum Eugène Simon, 1897Cobweb spiders
Theridion evexum (Eugen von Ke..., 1884)⇒ Theridion omiltemi Herbert Walt..., 1959
Theridion hispidum Octavius Pic..., 1898
Theridion omiltemi Herbert Walt..., 1959Cobweb spiders
Theridion positivum Ralph Vary C..., 1924
Theridiosoma argenteolunulatum Simon, 1897
Thymoites pallidus James Henry ..., 1913
Tidarren sisyphoides Charles Atha..., 1842Cobweb spiders
Tutaibo anglicanus Nicholas Mar..., 1850
Wagneriana jelskii Władysław ..., 1873
Wamba congener Octavius Pic..., 1896
Wamba crispulus Eugène Simon, 1895
Wendilgarda clara Keyserling, 1886Ray spiders

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Lesser Antilles
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
26
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
5
6
Genera
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
7
9
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
22
36
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTheridiosomatidae
Simon, 1881
Ray orbweavers, ray spider, Ray spiders
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


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