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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region New Hebrides (Vanuatu)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
27
61
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
24
57
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
19
52
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
18
51
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
14
45
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
14
45
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
14
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for New Hebrides
4 Families width 35 Species
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders18SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae (Sundevall, 1833)Cobweb And Widow Spiders8SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers8SpeciesTaxom


Genera for New Hebrides
14 Genera with 35 Species
Aranea Linnaeus, 01SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1899Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers5SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1878Garden orbweavers4SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1857Tent spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Dipoena Thorell, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1873Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Laetesia Simon, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1938Orchard Spider And Allies2SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1842Spotted orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1804Banana spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Plebs Joseph & Fra..., 20122SpeciesTaxom
Poecilopachys Simon, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1895Four-jawed spider4SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1902Tangle-Web Spiders7SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Hebrides
35 Species
Aranea moluccensis
Araneus aubertorum Berland, 1938
Araneus cheesmanae Berland, 1938
Araneus finneganae Berland, 1938
Araneus neocaledonicus (Berland, 1924)⇒ Plebs opacus Joseph & Fra..., 2012
Araneus suavis Rainbow, 1899
Argiope aemula Walckenaer, 1842
Argiope aetherea (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Argiope keyserlingi Karsch, 1878
Argiope caledonia Levi, 1983
Argiope keyserlingi Karsch, 1878St Andrew's Cross spider
Cyrtophora cylindroides Charles Atha..., 1842
Cyrtophora moluccensis (Doleschall, 1857)⇒ Cyrtophora ikomosanensis Bösenberg &..., 1906
Dipoena pacificana Lucien Berland, 1938
Gasteracantha regalis Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Laetesia oceaniae Lucien Berland, 1938
Leucauge granulata Walckenaer, 1842Silver Orb-weaver Spider
Leucauge hebridisiana Berland, 1938
Neoscona cheesmanae Lucien Berland, 1938
Neoscona theisi Walckenaer, 1842Spider
Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793Giant golden orb weaver
Nephila plumipes Latreille, 1804Humped Golden Orb-weaving Spider
Plebs neocaledonicus Berland, 1924
Plebs opacus Joseph & Fra..., 2012
Poecilopachys jenningsi William Jose..., 1899
Tetragnatha keyserlingi Eugène Simon, 1890
Tetragnatha mallosa
Tetragnatha mandibulata (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Tetragnatha kochi Thorell, 1895
Tetragnatha maxillosa Thorell, 1895
Theridion epiense Lucien Berland, 1938
Theridion hebridisianum Lucien Berland, 1938
Theridion piriforme Lucien Berland, 1938
Theridion piriformis Berland, 1938
Theridion setosum Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Theridion undulanotum Carl Friedri..., 1942
Theridion undulatum (Bösenberg, 1902)⇒ Theridion undulanotum Carl Friedri..., 1942

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in New Hebrides
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
8
18
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
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
3
8
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
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org