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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Morogoro Region (Southeast Tanzania, Tanzania)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
37
56
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
31
48
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
15
24
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
13
22
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
11
20
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
11
20
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
3
9
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Morogoro Region
3 Families width 10 Species
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders7SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Morogoro Region
9 Genera with 10 Species
Argiope Audouin, 1858Garden orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1775Tent spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1842Spiny Backed Orb Weaver3SpeciesTaxom
Isoxya Simon, 1859Box kite spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1841Black widow spider1SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1930Orchard Spider And Allies1SpeciesTaxom
Nephilingis Kuntner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Phoroncidia Westwood, 1835
0SpeciesTaxom
Prasonica Simon, 19091SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Morogoro Region
10 Species
Argiope flavipalpis Hippolyte Lucas, 1858
Cyrtophora citricola Forsskål, 1775Global tentweb weaver
Gasteracantha falcicornis Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Gasteracantha milvoides Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Gasteracantha versicolor Charles Atha..., 1842Kite-spider
Isoxya tabulata Thorell, 1859
Latrodectus geometricus C. L. Koch, 1841Brown black widow
Leucauge medjensis Lessert, 1930
Nephilingis cruentata Fabricius, 1775African Hermit Spider
Prasonica nigrotaeniata Eugène Simon, 1909

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Morogoro Region
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
5
7
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
2
2
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
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org