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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Neogene (Cenozoic)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
82
194
293
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
68
170
270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
51
149
249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
47
143
242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
40
131
230
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
40
131
230
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
8
49
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Neogene
8 Families width 99 Species
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders51SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders23SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers10SpeciesTaxom
Mysmenidae Petrunkevitch, 1928Dwarf cobweb spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders7SpeciesTaxom
Nesticidae Simon, 1894Cave cobweb spider1SpeciesTaxom
Anapidae Simon, 1895Anapid spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosomatidae Simon, 1881Ray orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Neogene
49 Genera with 99 Species
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Achaearanea Strand, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Anelosimus Simon, 1988Social cobweb spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Araneometa Wunderlich, 19883SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1994Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers10SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1985Garden orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Argyrodes Simon, 1988Dewdrop spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Azilia Keyserling, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Chrosiothes Simon, 19887SpeciesTaxom
Chrysso O. P.-Cambridge, 1988Comb-footed Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Cornutidion Wunderlich, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Craspedisia Simon, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1887Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtognatha Keyserling, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Dipoena Thorell, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Dipoenata Wunderlich, 19886SpeciesTaxom
Dominicanopsis Wunderlich, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Enacrosoma Mello-Leitao, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Eomysmena Petrunkevitch, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Episinus Walckenaer, 19887SpeciesTaxom
Faiditus Keyserling, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Femurraptor Wunderlich, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Floricomus Crosby & Bishop, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Fossilaraneus Wunderlich, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Hispanonesticus Wunderlich, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Homalometa Simon, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Lasaeola Simon, 19884SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1841
Orchard Spider And Allies0SpeciesTaxom
Malepellis Petrunkevitch, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Meioneta Hull, 19883SpeciesTaxom
Mirometa Petrunkevitch, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Molinaranea Mello-Leitao, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Mysmena Simon, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Mysmenopsis Simon, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1986Banana spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Palaeoanapis Wunderlich, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Palaeoepeirotypus Wunderlich, 19882SpeciesTaxom
Pronepos Petrunkevitch, 19632SpeciesTaxom
Pulchellaranea Poinar, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Pycnosinga Wunderlich, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Selenyphantes Gertsch & Davis, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Sisicottus Bishop & Crosby, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Spintharus Hentz, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Stemmops O. P.-Cambridge, 19882SpeciesTaxom
Styposis Simon, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Testudinaroides1SpeciesTaxom
Tethneus Scudder, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1982Four-jawed spider2SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1988Tangle-Web Spiders9SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 1988Ray spiders1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Neogene
99 Species
Achaearanea extincta J. Wunderlich, 1988
Anelosimus clypeatus J. Wunderlich, 1988
Araneometa excelsa J. Wunderlich, 1988
Araneometa herrlingi J. Wunderlich, 1988
Araneometa spirembolus J. Wunderlich, 1988
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus carbonaceus J. Zhang, 1994
Araneus exustus A. Petrunkev..., 1963
Araneus inelegans J. Zhang, 1994
Araneus leptopoda J. Zhang, 1994
Araneus luianus J. Zhang, 1994
Araneus molassicus O. Heer, 1865
Araneus nanus J. Wunderlich, 1988
Araneus piceus Lin, 1989
Araneus ruidipedalis J. Zhang, 1994
Argiope furva Hong, 1985
Argyrodes argyrodes (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850
Argyrodes parvipatellaris J. Wunderlich, 1988
Azilia hispaniolensis J. Wunderlich, 1988
Chrosiothes biconigerus J. Wunderlich, 1988
Chrosiothes curvispinosus J. Wunderlich, 1988
Chrosiothes emulgatus J. Wunderlich, 1988
Chrosiothes longispinosus J. Wunderlich, 1988
Chrosiothes monoceros J. Wunderlich, 1988
Chrosiothes tumulus J. Wunderlich, 1988
Chrosiothes unicornis J. Wunderlich, 1988
Chrysso conspicua J. Wunderlich, 1988
Chrysso dubia J. Wunderlich, 1988
Cornutidion elongatum J. Wunderlich, 1988
Craspedisia yapchoontecki D. Penney, 2012
Cyclosa psylla Thorell, 1887
Cyrtognatha weitschati J. Wunderlich, 1988
Dipoena dominicana Jörg Wunderl..., 1986
Dipoenata altioculata J. Wunderlich, 1988
Dipoenata cala J. Wunderlich, 1988
Dipoenata clypeata J. Wunderlich, 1988
Dipoenata globulus J. Wunderlich, 1988
Dipoenata stipes J. Wunderlich, 1988
Dipoenata yolandae J. Wunderlich, 1988
Dominicanopsis grimaldii J. Wunderlich, 2004
Enacrosoma verrucosa J. Wunderlich, 1988
Eomysmena asta A. Petrunkev..., 1971
Episinus brevipalpus J. Wunderlich, 1988
Episinus chiapasanus A. Petrunkev..., 1971
Episinus cornutus J. Wunderlich, 1988
Episinus penneyi García-Villa..., 2006
Episinus praecognatus J. Wunderlich, 1982
Episinus tibiaseta J. Wunderlich, 2011
Episinus tuberosus J. Wunderlich, 1988
Faiditus crassipatellaris J. Wunderlich, 1988
Femurraptor dominicanus J. Wunderlich, 2011
Floricomus fossilis D. Penney, 2005
Fossilaraneus incertus J. Wunderlich, 1988
Hispanonesticus latopalpus J. Wunderlich, 1986
Homalometa fossilis J. Wunderlich, 1988
Lasaeola pristina J. Wunderlich, 1988
Lasaeola puta J. Wunderlich, 1988
Lasaeola vicina J. Wunderlich, 1982
Lasaeola vicinoides J. Wunderlich, 1988
Malepellis extincta A. Petrunkev..., 1971
Meioneta bigibber J. Wunderlich, 1988
Meioneta fastigata J. Wunderlich, 1988
Meioneta separata J. Wunderlich, 1988
Mirometa valdespinosa A. Petrunkev..., 1963
Molinaranea mitnickii E. E. Saupe, 2010
Mysmena fossilis A. Petrunkev..., 1971
Mysmenopsis lissycoleyae D. Penney, 2000
Nephila breviembolus J. Wunderlich, 1986
Nephila dommeli J. Wunderlich, 1982
Nephila furca J. Wunderlich, 1986
Nephila longembolus J. Wunderlich, 1986
Nephila tenuis J. Wunderlich, 1986
Palaeoanapis nana J. Wunderlich, 1988
Palaeoepeirotypus iuvenis J. Wunderlich, 1988
Palaeoepeirotypus iuvenoides J. Wunderlich, 1988
Pronepos exilis A. Petrunkev..., 1963
Pronepos fossilis A. Petrunkev..., 1963
Pulchellaranea pedunculata G. Poinar, 2015
Pycnosinga fossilis J. Wunderlich, 1988
Selenyphantes flagellifera Wunderlich, 1986
Sisicottus panopeus František M..., 1999
Spintharus longisoma J. Wunderlich, 1988
Stemmops incertus J. Wunderlich, 1988
Stemmops prominens J. Wunderlich, 1988
Styposis pholcoides J. Wunderlich, 1988
Testudinaroides papposa J. Zhang, 1994
Tethneus orbiculatus Hong, 1985
Tetragnatha parva (Badcock, 1932)⇒ Tetragnatha bryantae Roewer, 1951
Tetragnatha pristina W. Schawaller, 1982
Theridion annulipes (O. Heer, 1865)⇒ Theridion ceylonicus Dunlop & Jekel, 2009
Theridion contrarium J. Wunderlich, 1988
Theridion erectoides J. Wunderlich, 1988
Theridion erectum J. Wunderlich, 1988
Theridion globulus O. Heer, 1865
Theridion inversum J. Wunderlich, 1988
Theridion maculipes (O. Heer, 1865)⇒ Theridion elisabethae Carl Friedri..., 1951
Theridion variosoma J. Wunderlich, 1988
Theridion wunderlichi J. Wunderlich, 1988
Theridiosoma incompletum J. Wunderlich, 1988

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Neogene
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
12
23
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
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyNesticidae
Simon, 1894
cave cobweb spider, Cave cobweb spiders, Comb-footed Cellar Spiders, Scaffold web spiders, Tangle web spiders
1
1
Genus
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
10
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
51
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTheridiosomatidae
Simon, 1881
Ray orbweavers, ray spider, Ray spiders
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


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