Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Malawi (East Africa)
List of families for Malawi
5 Families width 43 Species
Genera for Malawi
35 Genera with 43 Species #ABCDGHILNOPSTUW
| Araeoncus Simon, 1981 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Argiope Audouin, 1805 | Garden orbweavers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bursellia Holm, 1962 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Caerostris Thorell, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callitrichia Fage, 1981 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratinopsis Emerton, 1981 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clitaetra Simon, 2006 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deelemania Jocqué & Bos..., 1984 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1842 | Spiny Backed Orb Weaver | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Gmogala Keyserling, 1890 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Holmelgonia Jocqué & Sch..., 1981 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Isoxya Simon, 1859 | Box kite spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Larinia Simon, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucauge White, 1930 | Orchard Spider And Allies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Locketidium Jocqué, 1981 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neoscona Simon, 1864 | Spotted orbweavers | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Nephila Leach, 1842 | Banana spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | Nephilengys L. Koch, 1872 | Hermit spiders | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Nephilingis Kuntner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ophrynia Jocqué, 1981 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Ostearius Hull, 1911 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pachygnatha Sundevall, 1994 | Thickjawed Orb Weavers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paralarinia Grasshoff, 1970 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pararaneus Caporiacco, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pelecopsis Simon, 1977 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Proelauna Jocqué, 1970 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pycnacantha Blackwall, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scharffia Griswold, 1997 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Steatoda Sundevall, 1833 | False black widows | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Thelacantha Hasselt, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Toschia Caporiacco, 1981 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trachyneta Holm, 2004 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Trichonephila Dahl, 1911 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Umwani Griswold, 2001 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Walckenaeria Blackwall, 1984 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Malawi
43 Species | Araeoncus malawiensis Rudy Jocqué, 1981 | | | Araeoncus viphyensis Rudy Jocqué, 1981 | | | Argiope australis Charles Atha..., 1805 | | | Bursellia setifer Denis, 1962 | | | Bursellia setifera J. Denis, 1962 | | | Caerostris sexcuspidata Johan Christ..., 1793 | African bark orb-web spider | | Callitrichia cypericola Jocqué, 1981 | | | Callitrichia silvatica Herman Theod..., 1962 | | | Callitrichia superciliosa Jocqué, 1981 | | | Ceratinopsis holmi Rudy Jocqué, 1981 | | | Clitaetra irenae Kuntner, 2006 | Irena's Trunk Weaver | | Deelemania malawiensis Rudy Jocqué ..., 1984 | | | Gasteracantha falcicornis Arthur Gardi..., 1873 | | | Gasteracantha milvoides Arthur Gardi..., 1873 | | | Gasteracantha sanguinolenta Koch, 1844 | Jawla paste shrimp | | Gasteracantha versicolor Charles Atha..., 1842 | Kite-spider | | Gmogala scarabaeus Eugen von Ke..., 1890 | | | Holmelgonia brachystegiae Rudy Jocqué, 1981 | | | Isoxya tabulata Thorell, 1859 | | | Larinia bifida (Albert Tullgren, 1910) | ⇒ Paralarinia incerta Albert Tullgren, 1910 | | Leucauge levanderi Kulczynski, 1901 | | | Leucauge medjensis Lessert, 1930 | | | Locketidium bosmansi Rudy Jocqué, 1981 | | | Neoscona blondeli Eugène Simon, 1886 | | | Neoscona quincasea Michael J. R..., 1983 | Jawla paste shrimp | | Neoscona subfusca Carl Ludwig ..., 1837 | Common Hairy Field Spider | | Neoscona triangula Keyserling, 1864 | | | Nephila senegalensis Walckenaer, 1842 | Banded Golden Orb Spider | | Nephilingis cruentata Fabricius, 1775 | African Hermit Spider | | Ophrynia superciliosa Rudy Jocqué, 1981 | | | Pachygnatha leleupi Lawrence, 1952 | | | Pachygnatha zappa Bosmans & Bo..., 1994 | | | Paralarinia agnata Manfred Gras..., 1970 | | | Pararaneus perforatus Tord Tamerla..., 1899 | | | Pelecopsis malawiensis Rudy Jocqué, 1977 | | | Proelauna humicola FrantiÅ¡ek M..., 1970 | | | Pycnacantha tribulus Johan Christ..., 1781 | | | Scharffia nyasa Charles E. G..., 1997 | | | Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857 | | | Toschia cypericola Rudy Jocqué, 1981 | | | Trachyneta jocquei Merrett, 2004 | | | Umwani anymphos Charles E. G..., 2001 | | | Walckenaeria jocquei Herman Theod..., 1984 | |
Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Malawi | Family | Araneidae
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 | 11
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Cyatholipidae ♰
Simon, 1894
Cyatholipid spiders, Cyatholipids | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Linyphiidae
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 | 14
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Tetragnathidae
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 | 6
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Theridiidae
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 | 2
1 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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