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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Micronesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
103
272
386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
79
222
308
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
39
164
237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
37
161
234
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
32
154
227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
32
154
227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
5
32
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Micronesia
5 Families width 53 Species and 2 Subspecies
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders22SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders7SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders11SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers12SpeciesTaxom
Anapidae Simon, 1895Anapid spiders1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Micronesia
32 Genera with 53 Species
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Araneus Clerck, 1886Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1859Garden orbweavers7SpeciesTaxom
Argyrodes Simon, 1880Dewdrop spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Centromerita Dahl, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Centromerus Dahl, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1887Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1911Tent spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Episinus Walckenaer, 1809
0SpeciesTaxom
Eriovixia Archer, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1838Spiny Backed Orb Weaver6SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Herennia Thorell, 1859Coin spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1841Black widow spider1SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1887Orchard Spider And Allies3SpeciesTaxom
Macracantha Simon, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Maorineta Millidge, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Neonesiotes Millidge, 19912SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1911Spotted orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1793Banana spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Nephilengys L. Koch, 1842Hermit spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Nesioneta Millidge, 19913SpeciesTaxom
Nesticodes Archer, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Opadometa Archer, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Phoroncidia Westwood, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Pseudanapis Simon, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Sisicottus Bishop & Crosby, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Tachygyna Chamberlin &..., 19331SpeciesTaxom
Tennesseellum Petrunkevitch, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1842Four-jawed spider3SpeciesTaxom
Thelacantha Hasselt, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1890Tangle-Web Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Micronesia
53 Species and 2 Subspecies
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus mitificus Simon, 1886Kidney garden spider
Argiope aemula Walckenaer, 1842
Argiope aetherea (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Argiope keyserlingi Karsch, 1878
Argiope appensa Walckenaer, 1842Garden spider
Argiope picta L. Koch, 1871
Argiope ponape Herbert Walt..., 1983
Argiope truk Herbert Walt..., 1983
Argiope versicolor Carl Ludwig ..., 1859
Argyrodes argentatus Octavius Pic..., 1880Dewdrop spider
Argyrodes argyrodes (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850
Argyrodes flavescens O. P.-Cambridge, 1880Red and silver dewdrop spider
Centromerita bicolor Blackwall, 1833
Centromerus truki Millidge, 1991
Cyclosa anatipes Keyserling, 1887
Cyrtophora moluccensis (Doleschall, 1857)⇒ Cyrtophora ikomosanensis Bösenberg &..., 1906
Cyrtophora moluccensis albidinota Strand, 1911
Eriovixia laglaizei Eugène Simon, 1877
Gasteracantha arcuata (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Macracantha arcuata Fabricius, 1793
Gasteracantha diardi Hippolyte Lucas, 1835
Gasteracantha fasciata Félix Édouar..., 1838
Gasteracantha kuhli C. L. Koch, 1837
Gasteracantha mediofusca Carl Ludwig ..., 1859
Gasteracantha rubrospinis Félix Édouar..., 1838
Gea spinipes Carl Ludwig ..., 1843
Herennia multipuncta Doleschall, 1859Ornamental tree trunk spider
Latrodectus geometricus C. L. Koch, 1841Brown black widow
Leucauge decorata Blackwall, 1864
Leucauge granulata Walckenaer, 1842Silver Orb-weaver Spider
Leucauge tessellata Thorell, 1887
Macracantha arcuata Fabricius, 1793
Maorineta ambigua Millidge, 1991
Neonesiotes hamatus Millidge, 1991
Neonesiotes remiformis Millidge, 1991
Neoscona theisi Walckenaer, 1842Spider
Neoscona theisi feisiana Strand, 1911
Nephila clavipes (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Alpaida sulphurea Taczanowski, 1873
Nephila kuhlii Doleschall, 1859
Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793Giant golden orb weaver
Nephilengys malabarensis (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Nephilengys papuana Tord Tamerla..., 1881
Nesioneta elegans Alfred Frank..., 1991
Nesioneta lepida Alfred Frank..., 1991Dwarf weaver
Nesioneta similis Alfred Frank..., 1991
Nesticodes rufipes Lucas, 1846Cobweb spiders
Opadometa fastigata Eugène Simon, 1877Pear shaped Leucauge
Phoroncidia tina Herbert Walt..., 1964Crested anoda
Pseudanapis aloha Raymond Robe..., 1959
Sisicottus panopeus František M..., 1999
Tachygyna tuoba Ralph Vary C..., 1933
Tennesseellum formica James Henry ..., 1882
Tetragnatha hasselti Thorell, 1890Sand bee
Tetragnatha mandibulata (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Tetragnatha kochi Thorell, 1895
Tetragnatha protensa Walckenaer, 1842
Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857
Theridion zonulatum Tord Tamerla..., 1890Sand bee

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Micronesia
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
11
22
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
8
11
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
6
12
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
6
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org