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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Nelson Mandela Bay (Eastern Cape)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
43
81
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
31
61
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
21
48
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
21
48
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
17
43
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
17
43
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
3
11
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nelson Mandela Bay
3 Families width 14 Species
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nelson Mandela Bay
11 Genera with 14 Species
Araneus Clerck, 1859Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Caerostris Thorell, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1775Tent spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Gmogala Keyserling, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1904Black widow spider2SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1866Orchard Spider And Allies1SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1864Spotted orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Nephilingis Kuntner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1904False black widows2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nelson Mandela Bay
14 Species
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Caerostris sexcuspidata Johan Christ..., 1793African bark orb-web spider
Cyrtophora citricola Forsskål, 1775Global tentweb weaver
Gmogala scarabaeus Eugen von Ke..., 1890
Latrodectus geometricus C. L. Koch, 1841Brown black widow
Latrodectus indistinctus O. P.-Cambridge, 1904
Leucauge festiva Blackwall, 1866
Neoscona hirta Carl Ludwig ..., 1844
Neoscona triangula Keyserling, 1864
Nephilingis cruentata Fabricius, 1775African Hermit Spider
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Steatoda capensis Hann, 1990Black cobweb
Steatoda connexa Octavius Pic..., 1904

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Nelson Mandela Bay
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
6
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
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org