Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Nigeria (West Africa)
List of families for Nigeria
4 Families width 39 Species
Genera for Nigeria
25 Genera with 39 Species #ACGHIMNOPSTW
| Aetrocantha Karsch, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agyneta Hull, 1968 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Araneus Clerck, 1859 | Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aranoethra Butler, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asthenargus Simon & Fage, 1970 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callitrichia Fage, 1980 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratinopsis Emerton, 1970 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1837 | Spiny Backed Orb Weaver | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glenognatha Simon, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Helsdingenia Saaristo & T..., 1980 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ibadana Locket & Rus..., 1980 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Meioneta Hull, 1968 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Metaleptyphantes Locket, 1968 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Microbathyphantes van Helsdingen, 1968 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microctenonyx Dahl, 1980 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neoscona Simon, 1863 | Spotted orbweavers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nephila Leach, 1842 | Banana spiders | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Oedothorax Bertkau, 1980 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pararaneus Caporiacco, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudomaso Locket & Rus..., 1980 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Simplicistilus Locket, 1968 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sisicottus Bishop & Crosby, 1999 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Steatoda Sundevall, 1833 | False black widows | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Tybaertiella Jocqué, 1979 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Walckenaeria Blackwall, 1980 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Nigeria
39 Species | Aetrocantha falkensteini Karsch, 1879 | Uinta sandwort | | Agyneta dentifera Locket, 1968 | | | Agyneta exigua Russell-Smith, 1992 | | | Agyneta habra Locket, 1968 | | | Agyneta insolita Locket & Rus..., 1980 | | | Agyneta prosectes Locket, 1968 | | | Agyneta prosectoides Locket & Rus..., 1980 | | | Agyneta usitata Locket, 1968 | | | Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859 | | | Aranoethra cambridgei Butler, 1873 | | | Asthenargus myrmecophilus FrantiÅ¡ek M..., 1970 | | | Callitrichia macrophthalma Locket & Rus..., 1980 | | | Ceratinopsis idanrensis George Hazel..., 1980 | | | Ceratinopsis machadoi FrantiÅ¡ek M..., 1970 | | | Gasteracantha curvispina (Félix Édouar..., 1837) | ⇒ Aranoethra cambridgei Butler, 1873 | | Glenognatha argyrostilba O. Pickard-C..., 1876 | | | Helsdingenia hebes George Hazel..., 1980 | | | Ibadana cuspidata George Hazel..., 1980 | | | Meioneta dentifera (George Hazel..., 1968) | ⇒ Agyneta dentifera Locket, 1968 | | Meioneta exigua (Anthony Russ..., 1992) | ⇒ Agyneta exigua Russell-Smith, 1992 | | Meioneta insolita (George Hazel..., 1980) | ⇒ Agyneta insolita Locket & Rus..., 1980 | | Meioneta prosectoides (George Hazel..., 1980) | ⇒ Agyneta prosectoides Locket & Rus..., 1980 | | Meioneta usitata (George Hazel..., 1968) | ⇒ Agyneta usitata Locket, 1968 | | Metaleptyphantes dubius George Hazel..., 1980 | | | Metaleptyphantes machadoi George Hazel..., 1968 | | | Microbathyphantes spedani George Hazel..., 1968 | | | Microctenonyx evansae George Hazel..., 1980 | | | Neoscona moreli Vinson, 1863 | | | Nephila constricta Karsch, 1879 | Constricted Golden Orb Spider | | Nephila maculata (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793 | | Nephila senegalensis Walckenaer, 1842 | Banded Golden Orb Spider | | Oedothorax macrophthalmus George Hazel..., 1980 | | | Pararaneus cyrtoscapus Mary Agard P..., 1898 | | | Pseudomaso longipes George Hazel..., 1980 | | | Simplicistilus tanuekes George Hazel..., 1968 | | | Sisicottus panopeus FrantiÅ¡ek M..., 1999 | | | Tybaertiella peniculifer Jocqué, 1979 *, 0 | | | Tybaertiella peniculifera Rudy Jocqué, 1979 | | | Walckenaeria nigeriensis George Hazel..., 1980 | |
Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Nigeria | Family | Araneidae
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 | 6
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Linyphiidae
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 | 16
29 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Tetragnathidae
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
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Theridiidae
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 | 1
0 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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