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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Liberia (West Africa)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
79
174
314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
68
158
295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
28
84
107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
25
81
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
24
76
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
24
76
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
25
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Liberia
4 Families width 31 Species and 1 Subspecies
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders16SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae (Sundevall, 1833)Cobweb And Widow Spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers8SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosomatidae Simon, 1881Ray orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Liberia
25 Genera with 31 Species
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Acrosomoides Simon, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Aetrocantha Karsch, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1906Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Aranoethra Butler, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1858Garden orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Caerostris Thorell, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Episinus Walckenaer, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1844Spiny Backed Orb Weaver2SpeciesTaxom
Gastroxya Benoit, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1775Black widow spider2SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1901Orchard Spider And Allies1SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1842Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1833Banana spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Nephilengys L. Koch, 1775Hermit spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Nephilingis Kuntner, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Nesticodes Archer, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Paraplectana Brito Capello, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Pararaneus Caporiacco, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Perilla Thorell, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Phoroncidia Westwood, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Poltys C. L. Koch, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Prasonica Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1878Four-jawed spider1SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1846Tangle-Web Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 1936Ray spiders1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Liberia
31 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acrosomoides linnaei Walckenaer, 1842
Aetrocantha falkensteini Karsch, 1879Uinta sandwort
Araneus cereolus Simon, 1885
Araneus liberiae Strand, 1906
Aranoethra cambridgei Butler, 1873
Argiope flavipalpis Hippolyte Lucas, 1858
Caerostris vicina Blackwall, 1866
Episinus rio Herbert Walt..., 1967
Gasteracantha curvispina (Félix Édouar..., 1837)⇒ Aranoethra cambridgei Butler, 1873
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta Koch, 1844Jawla paste shrimp
Gastroxya krausi Pierre L. G...., 1962
Latrodectus cinctus (Blackwall, 1865)⇒ Latrodectus hasseltii Thorell, 1870
Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790
Leucauge levanderi Kulczynski, 1901
Neoscona theisi Walckenaer, 1842Spider
Nephila constricta Karsch, 1879Constricted Golden Orb Spider
Nephila senegalensis Walckenaer, 1842Banded Golden Orb Spider
Nephila turneri Blackwall, 1833Turner's Golden Orb Weaver
Nephilengys cruentata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Nephilingis livida Vinson, 1863
Nephilingis cruentata Fabricius, 1775African Hermit Spider
Nephilingis livida Vinson, 1863Madagascar Hermit Spider
Nesticodes rufipes Lucas, 1846Cobweb spiders
Paraplectana thorntoni John Blackwall, 1865
Pararaneus cyrtoscapus Mary Agard P..., 1898
Perilla teres Tord Tamerla..., 1895
Phoroncidia tina Herbert Walt..., 1964Crested anoda
Poltys caelatus Eugène Simon, 1907
Prasonica seriata Eugène Simon, 1895
Tetragnatha trichodes trichodes Thorell, 1878
Theridion rufipes (Lucas, 1846)⇒ Nesticodes rufipes Lucas, 1846
Theridiosoma zygops Chamberlin &..., 1936Ray spiders

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Liberia
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
16
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
8
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
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org