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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Napo (Ecuador)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
56
199
269
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
46
185
259
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
36
173
244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
34
171
242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
30
164
235
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
30
164
235
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
8
67
114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Napo
8 Families width 114 Species
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders15SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders77SpeciesTaxom
Anapidae Simon, 1895Anapid spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers9SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosomatidae Simon, 1881Ray orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders7SpeciesTaxom
Mysmenidae Petrunkevitch, 1928Dwarf cobweb spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Symphytognathidae Hickman, 1931Dwarf orb-weavers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Napo
67 Genera with 114 Species
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Achaearanea Strand, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Actinosoma Holmberg, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Alpaida O. P.-Cambridge, 186511SpeciesTaxom
Amazonepeira Levi, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Ameridion Wunderlich, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Anapis Simon, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Anapisona Gertsch, 1941
0SpeciesTaxom
Anelosimus Simon, 1916Social cobweb spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1838Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers5SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Ariamnes Thorell, 1869
Whip spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Aspidolasius Simon, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Bertrana Keyserling, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Cerocida Simon, 1894
0SpeciesTaxom
Chrosiothes Simon, 1894
0SpeciesTaxom
Chrysometa Simon, 1894
0SpeciesTaxom
Chrysso O. P.-Cambridge, 1882
Comb-footed Spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Chthonos Coddington, 1986
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1932Three-lobed Spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtognatha Keyserling, 20092SpeciesTaxom
Diphya Nicolet, 1849
0SpeciesTaxom
Dipoena Thorell, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom
Dubiaranea Mello-Leitao, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Dubiepeira Levi, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Echinotheridion Levi, 1963
0SpeciesTaxom
Encyosaccus Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Epeiroides Keyserling, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Episinus Walckenaer, 1809
0SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Faiditus Keyserling, 19452SpeciesTaxom
Fissiscapus Millidge, 1991
0SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Glenognatha Simon, 19363SpeciesTaxom
Helvibis Keyserling, 1884
0SpeciesTaxom
Hypognatha Guérin, 18332SpeciesTaxom
Labicymbium Millidge, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Laminacauda Millidge, 1985
0SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1881Orchard Spider And Allies2SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 20073SpeciesTaxom
Metabus O. P.-Cambridge, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Metazygia F. O. P.-Cam..., 19951SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 183323SpeciesTaxom
Mysmenopsis Simon, 19783SpeciesTaxom
Naatlo Coddington, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Novafrontina Millidge, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Ocrepeira Marx, 19933SpeciesTaxom
Parawixia F. O. P.-Cam..., 19925SpeciesTaxom
Patu Marples, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Phoroncidia Westwood, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Pocobletus Simon, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Pronous Keyserling, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Pseudanapis Simon, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Rubrepeira Levi, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Scironis Bishop & Crosby, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Sphecozone O. P.-Cambridge, 19912SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1838False black widows1SpeciesTaxom
Styposis Simon, 1894
0SpeciesTaxom
Symphytognatha Hickman, 1931
0SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1916Four-jawed spider1SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1963Tangle-Web Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Thwaitesia O. P.-Cambridge, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Thymoites Keyserling, 1884
0SpeciesTaxom
Tidarren Chamberlin &..., 18421SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 20152SpeciesTaxom
Wagneriana F. O. P.-Cam..., 18654SpeciesTaxom
Witica O. P.-Cambridge, 18651SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Napo
114 Species
Achaearanea trapezoidalis Taczanowski, 1873Cobweb spiders
Actinosoma pentacanthum Walckenaer, 1842
Alpaida acuta Keyserling, 1865Orb weavers
Alpaida bicornuta Taczanowski, 1878Orb weavers
Alpaida carminea Taczanowski, 1878
Alpaida cuyabeno Levi, 1988
Alpaida delicata Keyserling, 1892
Alpaida iquitos Levi, 1988
Alpaida machala Levi, 1988
Alpaida marmorata Taczanowski, 1873
Alpaida tabula Simon, 1895
Alpaida tayos Levi, 1988
Alpaida truncata Keyserling, 1865Orb weavers
Amazonepeira beno Levi, 1994
Amazonepeira masaka Levi, 1994
Ameridion colima Herbert Walt..., 1959
Anapis caluga Norman I. Pl..., 1978
Anelosimus elegans Agnarsson, 2006Cobweb spiders
Anelosimus eximius Eugen von Ke..., 1884Cobweb spiders
Anelosimus guacamayos Agnarsson, 2006Odorous house ant
Anelosimus studiosus (Nicholas Mar..., 1850)⇒ Anelosimus fraternus Agnarsson, 2006
Anelosimus tosus Ralph Vary C..., 1916Bicolor cactussnail
Araneus bogotensis Keyserling, 1863
Araneus guttatus Keyserling, 1865Orb weavers
Araneus horizonte Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Araneus taperae Mello-Leitao, 1937
Araneus venatrix C. L. Koch, 1838Orb weavers
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Argiope submaronica (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Aspidolasius branicki Taczanowski, 1879
Bertrana poa Levi, 1994
Cyclosa bifurcata (Charles Atha..., 1842)⇒ Gasteracantha falcicornis Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Cyclosa fililineata Hingston, 1932Orb weavers
Cyclosa tapetifaciens Hingston, 1932Orb weavers
Cyrtognatha nigrovittata Keyserling, 1881
Cyrtognatha quichua Dimitrov & H..., 2009
Dubiaranea gilva Millidge, 1991
Dubiepeira lamolina Herbert Walt..., 1991Digger Bee
Encyosaccus sexmaculatus Eugène Simon, 1895
Epeiroides bahiensis Eugen von Ke..., 1885Orb weavers
Faiditus atopus Ralph Vary C..., 1936Cobweb spiders
Faiditus proboscifer H. Exline, 1945
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Glenognatha gaujoni Eugène Simon, 1895
Glenognatha lacteovittata Cândido Firm..., 1944
Glenognatha spherella Chamberlin &..., 1936
Hypognatha mozamba Herbert Walt..., 1996
Hypognatha scutata Josef Anton ..., 1833
Labicymbium sublestum Millidge, 1991
Leucauge branicki Taczanowski, 1874
Leucauge mariana Taczanowski, 1881Longjawed orb weavers
Mangora alinahui Levi, 2007
Mangora melanocephala Taczanowski, 1874Orb weavers
Mangora tefe Levi, 2007
Metabus debilis Octavius Pic..., 1889Longjawed orb weavers
Metazygia yobena Herbert Walt..., 1995
Micrathena acuta Charles Atha..., 1842
Micrathena beta Caporiacco, 1947
Micrathena clypeata Charles Atha..., 1805Orb weavers
Micrathena coca Herbert Walt..., 1985
Micrathena cyanospina Lucas, 1835
Micrathena excavata Carl Ludwig ..., 1836Orb weavers
Micrathena flaveola Josef Anton ..., 1839Orb weavers
Micrathena gaujoni Eugène Simon, 1897
Micrathena guerini Eugen von Ke..., 1864
Micrathena hamifera Eugène Simon, 1897
Micrathena horrida Władysław ..., 1873Orb weavers
Micrathena kirbyi Josef Anton ..., 1833
Micrathena patruelis Carl Ludwig ..., 1839
Micrathena pichincha Herbert Walt..., 1985
Micrathena picta C. L. Koch, 1836
Micrathena plana Carl Ludwig ..., 1836
Micrathena pungens Charles Atha..., 1842
Micrathena schreibersi Josef Anton ..., 1833Orb weavers
Micrathena sexspinosa Carl Wilhelm..., 1822Orb weavers
Micrathena spinosa Linnaeus, 1758
Micrathena stuebeli Ferdinand Ka..., 1886
Micrathena triangularispinosa Charles De Geer, 1778
Micrathena vigorsi Josef Anton ..., 1833
Mysmenopsis amazonica Dupérré & Ta..., 2020
Mysmenopsis atahualpa L. Baert, 1990Golfingiids
Mysmenopsis penai Platnick & S..., 1978
Naatlo splendida Taczanowski, 1879
Novafrontina bipunctata Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Ocrepeira covillei Herbert Walt..., 1993Orb weavers
Ocrepeira herrera Herbert Walt..., 1993
Ocrepeira planada Herbert Walt..., 1993
Parawixia audax Blackwall, 1863
Parawixia divisoria Levi, 1992
Parawixia hypocrita O.P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Parawixia kochi Taczanowski, 1873
Parawixia tarapoa Levi, 1992
Patu digua Forster & Pl..., 1977
Phoroncidia studo Herbert Walt..., 1964Crested anoda
Pocobletus versicolor Millidge, 1991
Pronous tuberculifer (Eugen von Ke..., 1881)⇒ Pronous quintana Herbert Walt..., 1995
Rubrepeira rubronigra Cândido Firm..., 1939Orb weavers
Scironis sima Ralph Vary C..., 1949
Sphecozone crinita Millidge, 1991
Sphecozone nitens Millidge, 1991
Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch, 1838Brown house spider
Tetragnatha tincochacae Ralph Vary C..., 1916
Theridion nigroannulatum Eugen von Ke..., 1884Guinea ant
Theridion schlingeri Herbert Walt..., 1963
Thwaitesia bracteata H. Exline, 1950
Tidarren sisyphoides Charles Atha..., 1842Cobweb spiders
Verrucosa cuyabenoensis Lise, Kesste..., 2015
Verrucosa tarapoa Lise, Kesste..., 2015
Wagneriana jelskii Władysław ..., 1873
Wagneriana tayos Herbert Walt..., 1991Digger Bee
Wagneriana transitoria Carl Ludwig ..., 1839
Wagneriana undecimtuberculata Eugen von Ke..., 1865Orb weavers
Witica crassicauda Keyserling, 1865Orb weavers

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Napo
FamilyAnapidae
Simon, 1895
Anapid spiders, Tiny Orbweavers
3
1
Genera
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
25
77
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
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMysmenidae
Petrunkevitch, 1928
Dwarf cobweb spiders, Dwarf cobweb weavers, Minute Litter Spiders, spurred orb-weaver, Spurred orb-weavers
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySymphytognathidae
Hickman, 1931
Dwarf orb-weavers, Dwarf orbweavers
2
1
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
7
9
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
19
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTheridiosomatidae
Simon, 1881
Ray orbweavers, ray spider, Ray spiders
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


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