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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Northeast Brazil (Brazil)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
139
432
601
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
122
376
528
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
51
246
354
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
46
240
345
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
39
216
322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
39
216
322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
7
57
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northeast Brazil
7 Families width 93 Species
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders60SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders21SpeciesTaxom
Anapidae Simon, 1895Anapid spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers5SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosomatidae Simon, 1881Ray orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Synotaxidae Simon, 1894Synotaxid spiders2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northeast Brazil
57 Genera with 93 Species
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Acacesia Simon, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Acanthepeira Marx, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Achaearanea Strand, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Aculepeira Chamberlin &..., 19481SpeciesTaxom
Alpaida O. P.-Cambridge, 198811SpeciesTaxom
Anapis Simon, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Anelosimus Simon, 1884Social cobweb spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1838Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers4SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 2004Garden orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Chrosiothes Simon, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Chrysometa Simon, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Chrysso O. P.-Cambridge, 1882
Comb-footed Spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Coleosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Cretaraneus Selden, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Cryptachaea Archer, 1884cobweb spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1932Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Dipoena Thorell, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom
Dubiepeira Levi, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Epeiroides Keyserling, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Episinus Walckenaer, 1809
0SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Euryopis Menge, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Faiditus Keyserling, 1884
0SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Glenognatha Simon, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Hypognatha Guérin, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Janula Strand, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Kaira O. P.-Cambridge, 1890Frilled Orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1841Black widow spider1SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1841
Orchard Spider And Allies0SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Manogea Levi, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Mecynidis Simon, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Mecynogea Simon, 18423SpeciesTaxom
Metabus O. P.-Cambridge, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Metazygia F. O. P.-Cam..., 19951SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 18472SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 017SpeciesTaxom
Naatlo Coddington, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1767Banana spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Nephilingis Kuntner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Nesticodes Archer, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Ocrepeira Marx, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Pronous Keyserling, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Rubrepeira Levi, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Sisicottus Bishop & Crosby, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Sphecozone O. P.-Cambridge, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Spilasma Simon, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Spintharus Hentz, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Stemmops O. P.-Cambridge, 19644SpeciesTaxom
Synotaxus Simon, 20052SpeciesTaxom
Tatepeira Levi, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1963Tangle-Web Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Theridula Emerton, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Wagneriana F. O. P.-Cam..., 18391SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northeast Brazil
93 Species
Acacesia benigna Glueck, 1994
Acacesia hamata Hentz, 1847Orb weavers
Acanthepeira labidura Mello-Leitao, 1943
Achaearanea trapezoidalis Taczanowski, 1873Cobweb spiders
Aculepeira travassosi Soares & Cam..., 1948Orb weavers
Alpaida albocincta Mello-Leitao, 1945
Alpaida alticeps Keyserling, 1879
Alpaida bicornuta Taczanowski, 1878Orb weavers
Alpaida delicata Keyserling, 1892
Alpaida guto Abrahim & Bo..., 2008
Alpaida hoffmanni (Levi, 1988)⇒ Alpaida arvoredo Buckup & Rod..., 2011
Alpaida natal Levi, 1988
Alpaida simla Levi, 1988
Alpaida tayos Levi, 1988
Alpaida truncata Keyserling, 1865Orb weavers
Alpaida urucuca Levi, 1988
Anapis caluga Norman I. Pl..., 1978
Anelosimus eximius Eugen von Ke..., 1884Cobweb spiders
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus galero Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Araneus guttatus Keyserling, 1865Orb weavers
Araneus venatrix C. L. Koch, 1838Orb weavers
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Argiope blanda Octavius Pic..., 1898Orb weavers
Argiope ericae Herbert Walt..., 2004
Chrosiothes murici Puchulú-Figu..., 2017
Chrosiothes niteroi Herbert Walt..., 1964Crested anoda
Chrysometa ludibunda Eugen von Ke..., 1893
Coleosoma acutiventer Eugen von Ke..., 1884
Coleosoma floridanum Banks, 1900Cobweb Spider
Cretaraneus martinsnetoi M. V. Mesquita, 1996
Cryptachaea cinnabarina Levi, 1963
Cryptachaea hirta Taczanowski, 1873Cobweb spiders
Cryptachaea migrans Keyserling, 1884
Cyclosa fililineata Hingston, 1932Orb weavers
Dubiepeira neptunina Cândido Firm..., 1948
Epeiroides bahiensis Eugen von Ke..., 1885Orb weavers
Eriophora fuliginea C. L. Koch, 1838Orb weavers
Euryopis spinifera Mello-Leitao, 1944
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Glenognatha argyrostilba O. Pickard-C..., 1876
Hypognatha cryptocephala Cândido Firm..., 1947
Janula erythrophthalma Simon, 1894Cobweb spiders
Kaira gibberosa Octavius Pic..., 1890Orb weavers
Latrodectus geometricus C. L. Koch, 1841Brown black widow
Mangora missa Levi, 2007
Manogea porracea Carl Ludwig ..., 1838Orb weavers
Mecynidis ascia Scharff, 1990
Mecynogea bigibba Eugène Simon, 1903
Mecynogea buique Herbert Walt..., 1997
Mecynogea lemniscata Charles Atha..., 1842Basilica orbweaver
Metabus ebanoverde Álvarez-Pad..., 2007Longjawed orb weavers
Metazygia enabla Herbert Walt..., 1995
Metepeira compsa Ralph Vary C..., 1916Bicolor cactussnail
Metepeira labyrinthea (Nicholas Mar..., 1847)⇒ Metepeira triangularis Pelegrin Fra..., 1930
Micrathena acuta Charles Atha..., 1842
Micrathena aureola C.L.Koch, 1836
Micrathena cyanospina Lucas, 1835
Micrathena evansi Arthur Merto..., 1960Orb weavers
Micrathena excavata Carl Ludwig ..., 1836Orb weavers
Micrathena fissispina Carl Ludwig ..., 1836
Micrathena horrida Władysław ..., 1873Orb weavers
Micrathena kirbyi Josef Anton ..., 1833
Micrathena lata Arthur Merto..., 1960
Micrathena macfarlanei Arthur Merto..., 1961Orb weavers
Micrathena macfarlnaei
Micrathena schreibersi Josef Anton ..., 1833Orb weavers
Micrathena schreiberzi
Micrathena spinosa Linnaeus, 1758
Micrathena triagularis
Micrathena triangularispinosa Charles De Geer, 1778
Micrathena trianguluarispinosa
Naatlo splendida Taczanowski, 1879
Nephila clavipes (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Alpaida sulphurea Taczanowski, 1873
Nephilingis cruentata Fabricius, 1775African Hermit Spider
Nesticodes rufipes Lucas, 1846Cobweb spiders
Ocrepeira steineri Herbert Walt..., 1993
Pronous tuberculifer (Eugen von Ke..., 1881)⇒ Pronous quintana Herbert Walt..., 1995
Rubrepeira rubronigra Cândido Firm..., 1939Orb weavers
Sisicottus panopeus František M..., 1999
Sphecozone rubescens Octavius Pic..., 1870Emerald cockroach wasp
Spilasma duodecimguttata Eugen von Ke..., 1879Orb weavers
Spintharus gracilis Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Stemmops guapiacu Santanna & R..., 2018
Stemmops murici Santanna & R..., 2018
Stemmops servus Herbert Walt..., 1964Cobweb spiders
Stemmops vicosa Herbert Walt..., 1964Crested anoda
Synotaxus brescoviti A. J. Santos..., 2005
Synotaxus itabaiana A. J. Santos..., 2005
Tatepeira tatarendensis Albert Tullgren, 1905
Theridion pernambucum Herbert Walt..., 1963
Theridula gonygaster Eugène Simon, 1873Cobweb spiders
Wagneriana transitoria Carl Ludwig ..., 1839

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Northeast Brazil
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
27
60
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
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySynotaxidae
Simon, 1894
Synotaxid spiders
1
2
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
5
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
18
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTheridiosomatidae
Simon, 1881
Ray orbweavers, ray spider, Ray spiders
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


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