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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Northern Ireland (Ulster, Ireland)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
49
113
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
41
91
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
27
76
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
27
76
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
23
70
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
23
70
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
30
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northern Ireland
4 Families width 36 Species
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders14SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders14SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northern Ireland
30 Genera with 36 Species
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Agalenatea Archer, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Agyneta Hull, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1847Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers6SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1905Cucumber spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1872Tent spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Diplocephalus Bertkau, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Episinus Walckenaer, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Erigone Audouin, 1834Black Dwarf Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Gonatium Menge, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Kilima Grasshoff, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Lepthyphantes Menge, 1866
0SpeciesTaxom
Leptorhoptrum Kulczynski, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1841
Orchard Spider And Allies0SpeciesTaxom
Metellina Chamberlin &..., 17572SpeciesTaxom
Microlinyphia Gerhardt, 1928
Platform spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1837Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Neriene Blackwall, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Novafrontina Millidge, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Nuctenea Simon, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Obscuriphantes Saaristo & T..., 18411SpeciesTaxom
Oedothorax Bertkau, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Pachygnatha Sundevall, 1830Thickjawed Orb Weavers1SpeciesTaxom
Peponocranium Simon, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1758False black widows1SpeciesTaxom
Tenuiphantes Saaristo & T..., 18903SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1886Four-jawed spider2SpeciesTaxom
Tiso Simon, 18341SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern Ireland
36 Species
Agalenatea redii Scopoli, 1763
Agyneta gulosa L. Koch, 1869
Araneus albotriangulus Keyserling, 1887
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus brisbanae L. Koch, 1867
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus groenlandicola Strand, 1906
Araneus thaddeus (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Araneus meropes Keyserling, 1865
Araniella opisthographa Kulczyn´ski, 1905
Cyrtophora parnasia Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Diplocephalus permixtus (Octavius Pic..., 1871)⇒ Savignia birostra Chamberlin &..., 1947
Enoplognatha ovata (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Enoplognatha latimana Hippa & Oksala, 1982
Episinus angulatus John Blackwall, 1836
Erigone dentipalpis (Wider, 1834)⇒ 
Eriophora biapicata Ludwig Carl ..., 1871Australian Garden Orb Weaver Spider
Gonatium rubens (Blackwall, 1833)⇒ Gonatium crassipalpum Elizabeth Ba..., 1933
Kilima decens John Blackwall, 1866
Larinioides patagiatus Clerck, 1758Ornamental Orbweaver
Leptorhoptrum robustum Johan Peter ..., 1851
Metellina mengei Blackwall, 1870
Metellina segmentata Clerck, 1757Autumn spider
Neoscona subfusca Carl Ludwig ..., 1837Common Hairy Field Spider
Neriene radiata Walckenaer, 1842Filmy dome spider
Novafrontina uncata Frederick Oc..., 1902
Nuctenea umbratica Clerck, 1758Toad Spider
Obscuriphantes obscurus John Blackwall, 1841
Oedothorax retusus Johan Peter ..., 1851
Pachygnatha degeeri Sundevall, 1830
Peponocranium ludicrum (Octavius Pic..., 1861)⇒ Peponocranium orbiculatum Octavius Pic..., 1882
Steatoda bipunctata Linnaeus, 1758False widow
Tenuiphantes mengei (Wladislaus K..., 1887)⇒ Tenuiphantes perseus van Helsdingen, 1977
Tenuiphantes tenuis Blackwall, 1852Dwarf weaver
Tenuiphantes zimmermanni Bertkau, 1890
Tetragnatha montana Simon, 1874Shadow Stretch-spider
Tetragnatha nigrita Lendl, 1886Dark Stretch-spider
Tiso vagans John Blackwall, 1834

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Northern Ireland
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
9
14
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
14
14
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
4
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
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org