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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Otago (South Island, New Zealand)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
53
107
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
44
93
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
32
75
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
32
75
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
28
70
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
28
70
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
7
30
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Otago
7 Families width 31 Species
Araneidae (Simon, 1895)Golden orb web spiders16SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders10SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Synotaxidae Simon, 1894Synotaxid spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers1SpeciesTaxom
Cyatholipidae Simon, 1894Cyatholipid spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Anapidae Simon, 1895Anapid spiders0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Otago
30 Genera with 31 Species
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Arachnura Vinson, 1872Tailed spider1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1872Garden orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Backobourkia Framenau, Du..., 18851SpeciesTaxom
Celaenia Thorell, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Colaranea Court & Forster, 18873SpeciesTaxom
Cryptachaea Archer, 1886cobweb spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Cryptaranea Court & Forster, 18913SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1872Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Diplocephalus Bertkau, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Drapetisca Menge, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Episinus Walckenaer, 1809
0SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1871Black widow spider2SpeciesTaxom
Mangua Forster, 1990
0SpeciesTaxom
Meta C. L. Koch, 1889Cave Orb Weavers1SpeciesTaxom
Moneta O. P.-Cambridge, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Nanometa Simon, 1908
0SpeciesTaxom
Novaranea Court & Forster, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Ostearius Hull, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Pahora Forster, 1990
0SpeciesTaxom
Phoroncidia Westwood, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Rhomphaea L. Koch, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1838False black widows2SpeciesTaxom
Tekella Urquhart, 1894
0SpeciesTaxom
Tekelloides Forster, 1988
0SpeciesTaxom
Tenuiphantes Saaristo & T..., 18521SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1886Tangle-Web Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Zealanapis Platnick & F..., 1989
0SpeciesTaxom
Zealaranea Court & Forster, 19882SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 17571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Otago
31 Species
Arachnura feredayi L. Koch, 1872Tailed forest spider
Argiope protensa Koch, 1872Longtailed orb-weaving spider
Backobourkia brouni Urquhart, 1885
Celaenia atkinsoni Octavius Pic..., 1879
Colaranea brunnea Court & Raym..., 1988
Colaranea verutum Arthur T. Ur..., 1887
Colaranea viriditas Arthur T. Ur..., 1887Green orbweb spider
Cryptachaea blattea Urquhart, 1886Theridiid spider
Cryptachaea veruculata Urquhart, 1886
Cryptaranea atrihastula Arthur T. Ur..., 1891
Cryptaranea subcompta Arthur T. Ur..., 1887
Cryptaranea venustula Arthur T. Ur..., 1891
Cyclosa fuliginata Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Diplocephalus cristatus Blackwall, 1833Common money spider
Drapetisca australis Forster, 1955
Eriophora pustulosa Walckenaer, 1841Garden orbweb spider
Latrodectus hasselti (Thorell, 1870)⇒ Latrodectus hasseltii Thorell, 1870
Latrodectus katipo Powell, 1871Red Katipo
Meta rufolineata Urquhart, 1889
Moneta conifera Urquhart, 1887
Novaranea queribunda Keyserling, 1887
Ostearius melanopygius O. P.-Cambridge, 1879
Phoroncidia quadrata Octavius Pic..., 1879
Rhomphaea urquharti Bryant, 1933
Steatoda capensis Hann, 1990Black cobweb
Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch, 1838Brown house spider
Tenuiphantes tenuis Blackwall, 1852Dwarf weaver
Theridion zantholabio Arthur T. Ur..., 1886
Zealaranea crassa Walckenaer, 1842
Zealaranea prina Court & Forster, 1988
Zygiella x-notata (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Guizygiella nadleri Heimer, 1984

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Otago
FamilyAnapidae
Simon, 1895
Anapid spiders, Tiny Orbweavers
1
0
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
11
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCyatholipidae
Simon, 1894
Cyatholipid spiders, Cyatholipids
2
0
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
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySynotaxidae
Simon, 1894
Synotaxid spiders
2
0
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
2
1
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
8
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org