Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Morocco (North Africa)
List of families for Morocco
4 Families width 124 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Morocco
49 Genera with 124 Species #ACDEGHLMOPSTW
| Acartauchenius Simon, 1967 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aculepeira Chamberlin &..., 1826 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agyneta Hull, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anatolidion Wunderlich, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anelosimus Simon, 1906 | Social cobweb spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Araeoncus Simon, 1996 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Araneus Clerck, 1789 | Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Argiope Audouin, 1775 | Garden orbweavers | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Canariphantes Wunderlich, 1884 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Centromerus Dahl, 1986 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Crustulina Menge, 1846 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyrtophora Simon, 1775 | Tent spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Didectoprocnemis Denis, 1884 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diplocephalus Bertkau, 2010 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Enoplognatha Pavesi, 1999 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Episinus Walckenaer, 1846 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erigone Audouin, 1894 | Black Dwarf Spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erigonoplus Simon, 1968 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gibbaranea Archer, 1909 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gmogala Keyserling, 1890 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonatium Menge, 1918 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gongylidiellum Simon, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hybocoptus Simon, 1881 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Larinia Simon, 1846 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758 | Furrow spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1790 | Black widow spider | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lepthyphantes Menge, 2024 | | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Lessertia Smith, 1884 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Linyphia Latreille, 1884 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mecopisthes Simon, 1993 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megalepthyphantes Wunderlich, 2025 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Meta C. L. Koch, 1922 | Cave Orb Weavers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metellina Chamberlin &..., 1757 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oedothorax Bertkau, 1884 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachygnatha Sundevall, 1977 | Thickjawed Orb Weavers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palliduphantes Saaristo & T..., 2020 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Parasteatoda Archer, 1841 | Comb-Clawed Spider | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pecado Hormiga & Sc..., 1945 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pelecopsis Simon, 1992 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Scotargus Simon, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sintula Simon, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Steatoda Sundevall, 1982 | False black widows | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Tapinocyba Simon, 2025 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theonina Simon, 1937 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theridion Walckenaer, 1938 | Tangle-Web Spiders | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Trichoncus Simon, 1884 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichopterna Kulczynski, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Typhochrestus Simon, 1990 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Walckenaeria Blackwall, 1914 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Morocco
124 Species and 2 Subspecies | Acartauchenius insigniceps Eugène Simon, 1894 | | | Acartauchenius mutabilis J. Denis, 1967 | | | Aculepeira armida Audouin, 1826 | | | Agyneta mollis O. P.-Cambridge, 1871 | Thin Weblet | | Anatolidion gentile Eugène Simon, 1881 | | | Anelosimus crassipes Bösenberg & ..., 1906 | | | Araeoncus martinae Robert Bosmans, 1996 | | | Araeoncus toubkal Robert Bosmans, 1996 | | | Araneus arganicola Simon, 1909 | | | Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859 | | | Araneus pallidus Olivier, 1789 | | | Argiope bruennichi Scopoli, 1772 | Orb-weaving Spider | | Argiope lobata Pallas, 1772 | Geometric spider | | Argiope sector Forsskål, 1776 | | | Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775 | Banded Argiope | | Canariphantes homonymus (J. Denis, 1934) | ⇒ Canariphantes tenerrimus Simon, 1929 | | Canariphantes naili Robert Bosma..., 1992 | | | Canariphantes ritae Bosmans, 1985 | | | Canariphantes tenerrimus Simon, 1929 | | | Canariphantes zonatus Eugène Simon, 1884 | | | Centromerus caecus Lecigne, 2023 | | | Centromerus cinctus (Eugène Simon, 1884) | ⇒ Centromerus phoceorum Eugène Simon, 1929 | | Centromerus desmeti Robert Bosmans, 1986 | | | Centromerus prudens Octavius Pic..., 1873 | | | Centromerus sinuatus Robert Bosmans, 1986 | | | Crustulina erythropus Hippolyte Lucas, 1846 | | | Cyrtophora citricola Forsskål, 1775 | Global tentweb weaver | | Didectoprocnemis cirtensis Eugène Simon, 1884 | | | Diplocephalus bosmansi Lecigne, 2025 | | | Diplocephalus inanis Tanasevitch, 2014 | | | Diplocephalus marijae Bosmans, 2010 | | | Enoplognatha biskrensis J. Denis, 1945 | | | Enoplognatha carinata Robert Bosma..., 1999 | | | Enoplognatha deserta Levy & Amitai, 1981 | | | Enoplognatha diversa John Blackwall, 1859 | | | Enoplognatha franzi Jörg Wunderl..., 1995 | | | Enoplognatha mandibularis (Lucas, 1846) | ⇒ Enoplognatha oelandica Tord Tamerla..., 1875 | | Enoplognatha nigromarginata Hippolyte Lucas, 1846 | | | Enoplognatha verae Robert Bosma..., 1999 | | | Episinus algiricus (Hippolyte Lucas, 1846) | ⇒ Episinus algericus Lucas, 1846 | | Erigone dentosa Octavius Pic..., 1894 | Dwarf weaver | | Erigonoplus latefissus J. Denis, 1968 | | | Gibbaranea bituberculata Walckenaer, 1802 | | | Gibbaranea bituberculata cuculligera Simon, 1909 | | | Gmogala scarabaeus Eugen von Ke..., 1890 | | | Gonatium dayense Eugène Simon, 1884 | White meadowbeauty | | Gonatium occidentale Eugène Simon, 1918 | | | Gongylidiellum vivum Octavius Pic..., 1875 | | | Hybocoptus corrugis (Octavius Pic..., 1875) | ⇒ Hybocoptus ericicola Eugène Simon, 1881 | | Hybocoptus ericicola Eugène Simon, 1881 | | | Larinia lineata Lucas, 1846 | | | Larinioides sclopetarius (Clerck, 1758) | ⇒ Larinioides sericatus Clerck, 1757 | | Latrodectus dahli Herbert Walt..., 1959 | | | Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790 | European black widow | | Lepthyphantes aelleni J. Denis, 1957 | | | Lepthyphantes almoravidus Barrientos, 2020 | | | Lepthyphantes biospeleologorum Barrientos, 2020 | | | Lepthyphantes brahimi Lecigne & Mo..., 2025 | | | Lepthyphantes brevihamatus Robert Bosmans, 1985 | | | Lepthyphantes ensifer Barrientos, 2020 | | | Lepthyphantes fadriquei Barrientos, 2020 | | | Lepthyphantes imazigheni Barrientos, 2020 | | | Lepthyphantes lamellatus Wunderlich, 1988 | | | Lepthyphantes leknizii Barrientos, 2020 | | | Lepthyphantes longihamatus Robert Bosmans, 1985 | | | Lepthyphantes longipedis Tanasevitch, 2014 | | | Lepthyphantes maurusius Paolo Marcel..., 1978 | | | Lepthyphantes minutus Blackwall, 1833 | | | Lepthyphantes noeli Barrientos &..., 2024 | | | Lepthyphantes pieltaini Machado, 1940 | | | Lepthyphantes ritae Robert Bosmans, 1985 | | | Lepthyphantes sasi Barrientos, 2020 | | | Lepthyphantes soumiae Barrientos, 2021 | | | Lepthyphantes taza Tanasevitch, 2014 | | | Lepthyphantes younnesi Barrientos &..., 2024 | | | Lessertia barbara Eugène Simon, 1884 | | | Linyphia maura Tord Tamerla..., 1875 | | | Linyphia tenuipalpis Eugène Simon, 1884 | White meadowbeauty | | Mecopisthes jacquelinae Robert Bosmans, 1993 | | | Megalepthyphantes brignolii Tanasevitch, 2014 | | | Megalepthyphantes salam Lecigne, 2025 | | | Meta bourneti Simon, 1922 | | | Metellina mengei Blackwall, 1870 | | | Metellina segmentata Clerck, 1757 | Autumn spider | | Oedothorax tingitanus Eugène Simon, 1884 | | | Pachygnatha degeeri dysdericolor Jocqué, 1977 | | | Palliduphantes banderolatus Barrientos, 2020 | | | Palliduphantes cadiziensis Jörg Wunderl..., 1980 | | | Palliduphantes megascapus Barrientos, 2020 | | | Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841 | American house false widow spider | | Pecado impudicus J. Denis, 1945 | | | Pelecopsis aureipes J. Denis, 1962 | | | Pelecopsis bicornuta Hillyard, 1980 | | | Pelecopsis coccinea Octavius Pic..., 1875 | | | Pelecopsis modica Hillyard, 1980 | | | Pelecopsis oranensis Eugène Simon, 1884 | | | Pelecopsis oujda Robert Bosma..., 1992 | | | Pelecopsis riffensis Robert Bosma..., 1992 | | | Scotargus pilosus Eugène Simon, 1913 | | | Sintula furcifer Eugène Simon, 1911 | | | Steatoda albocincta Lucas, 1846 | | | Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch, 1838 | Brown house spider | | Steatoda ifricola Lecigne, Lip..., 2020 | | | Steatoda ingeae Van Keer, 2024 | | | Steatoda koeni Van Keer, 2024 | | | Steatoda latifasciata Eugène Simon, 1873 | | | Steatoda maura Eugène Simon, 1909 | | | Steatoda nobilis Tord Tamerla..., 1875 | Cobweb weaver | | Steatoda paykulliana Walckenaer, 1805 | | | Steatoda xerophila Levy & Amitai, 1982 | | | Tapinocyba ifrane Lecigne, 2025 | | | Theonina laguncula Denis, 1937 | | | Theridion crinigerum (Simon, 1881) | ⇒ Anatolidion gentile Eugène Simon, 1881 | | Theridion petraeum (Ludwig Carl ..., 1872) | ⇒ Theridion wiehlei Ehrenfried S..., 1938 | | Theridion pinicola Eugène Simon, 1873 | | | Theridion wiehlei Ehrenfried S..., 1938 | | | Trichoncus aurantiipes Eugène Simon, 1884 | White meadowbeauty | | Trichopterna cito Octavius Pic..., 1872 | | | Typhochrestus bifurcatus Eugène Simon, 1884 | White meadowbeauty | | Typhochrestus bogarti Robert Bosmans, 1990 | | | Typhochrestus mauretanicus Robert Bosmans, 1990 | | | Typhochrestus spatulatus Robert Bosmans, 1990 | | | Walckenaeria erythrina Eugène Simon, 1884 | | | Walckenaeria heimbergi Robert Bosmans, 2007 | | | Walckenaeria languida Eugène Simon, 1914 | |
Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Morocco | 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 | 7
12 | 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 | 29
78 | 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 | 3
4 | 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 | 10
30 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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