Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Pakistan (South Asia)
List of families for Pakistan
5 Families width 129 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Pakistan
61 Genera with 129 Species #ABCDEGHILMNPRSTV
| Acartauchenius Simon, 2011 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aculepeira Chamberlin &..., 1802 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agyneta Hull, 2011 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Alioranus Simon, 1935 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anguliphantes Saaristo & T..., 1987 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Araneus Clerck, 1934 | Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1889 | Cucumber spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Archaraeoncus Tanasevitch, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argiope Audouin, 1859 | Garden orbweavers | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Argyrodes Simon, 1857 | Dewdrop spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atypena Simon, 1992 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bijoaraneus Tanikawa, Ya..., 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caviphantes Oi, 1979 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chorizopes O. P.-Cambridge, 2013 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclosa Menge, 1889 | Three-lobed Spiders | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Cyrtarachne Thorell, 1918 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyrtophora Simon, 1775 | Tent spiders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dipoena Thorell, 1935 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Enoplognatha Pavesi, 1992 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erigone Audouin, 1834 | Black Dwarf Spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eriovia Archer, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eriovixia Archer, 1877 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euryopis Menge, 1934 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1887 | Spiny Backed Orb Weaver | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gea C. L. Koch, 1843 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gibbaranea Archer, 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gnathonarium Karsch, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gongylidiellum Simon, 1987 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Guizygiella Zhu, Kim & Song, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Halorates Hull, 1935 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Indophantes Saaristo & T..., 1987 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1870 | Black widow spider | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lepthyphantes Menge, 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucauge White, 1864 | Orchard Spider And Allies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Linyphia Latreille, 1885 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Macracantha Simon, 1837 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Meta C. L. Koch, 1885 | Cave Orb Weavers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microlinyphia Gerhardt, 1830 | Platform spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mughiphantes Saaristo & T..., 1935 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Neoscona Simon, 1865 | Spotted orbweavers | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Nephila Leach, 1793 | Banana spiders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neriene Blackwall, 1842 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Panamomops Simon, 2025 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parasteatoda Archer, 1884 | Comb-Clawed Spider | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pelecopsis Simon, 2025 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phycosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 1935 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phylloneta Archer, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pimoa Chamberlin &..., 2021 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Piniphantes Saaristo & T..., 1987 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Porrhomma Simon, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pronous Keyserling, 1995 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhomphaea L. Koch, 1935 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spintharus Hentz, 1935 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Steatoda Sundevall, 1885 | False black widows | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Styloctetor Simon, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tchatkalophantes Tanasevitch, 2025 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tetragnatha Latreille, 1884 | Four-jawed spider | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Theridion Walckenaer, 1885 | Tangle-Web Spiders | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Tiso Simon, 2011 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tylorida Simon, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vagiphantes Saaristo & T..., 1983 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Pakistan
129 Species and 2 Subspecies | Acartauchenius himalayensis Tanasevitch, 2011 | | | Aculepeira ceropegia Walckenaer, 1802 | Oak spider | | Agyneta baltoroi Caporiacco, 1935 | | | Agyneta glacialis Caporiacco, 1935 | | | Agyneta nigripes Simon, 1884 | | | Agyneta pakistanica Tanasevitch, 2011 | | | Alioranus chiardolae Caporiacco, 1935 | | | Anguliphantes nepalensis Andrei V. Ta..., 1987 | | | Araneus alboquadratus Dyal, 1935 | | | Araneus altitudinum Caporiacco, 1934 | | | Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859 | | | Araneus bigibbosus O. P.-Cambridge, 1885 | | | Araneus camilla Simon, 1889 | Fine-sculpted cerith | | Araneus carnifex O. P.-Cambridge, 1885 | | | Araneus formosellus Roewer, 1942 | | | Araneus fuellus | | | Araneus fulvellus Roewer, 1942 | | | Araneus gurdus O. P.-Cambridge, 1885 | | | Araneus mitificus Simon, 1886 | Kidney garden spider | | Araneus nympha Simon, 1889 | Fine-sculpted cerith | | Araneus obscurissimus Caporiacco, 1934 | | | Araneus paenulatus O. P.-Cambridge, 1885 | | | Araneus pontii Caporiacco, 1934 | | | Araniella nympha Simon, 1889 | | | Archaraeoncus prospiciens Tord Tamerla..., 1875 | | | Argiope aemula Walckenaer, 1842 | | | Argiope anasuja Thorell, 1887 | Signature Spider | | Argiope lobata Pallas, 1772 | Geometric spider | | Argiope pulchella Thorell, 1881 | Golden cricket wasp | | Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775 | Banded Argiope | | Argiope versicolor Carl Ludwig ..., 1859 | | | Argyrodes flagellum Doleschall, 1857 | | | Atypena formosana (Tazoe, 1992) | ⇒ Callitrichia formosana Oi, 1977 | | Bijoaraneus mitificus Simon, 1886 | | | Caviphantes pseudosaxetorum Jörg Wunderl..., 1979 | | | Chorizopes rajanpurensis Mukhtar & Tahir, 2013 | | | Cyclosa chichawatniensis Mukhtar & Mu..., 2005 | | | Cyclosa confraga Tord Tamerla..., 1892 | | | Cyclosa hexatuberculata Benoy Krishn..., 1982 | | | Cyclosa kashmirica Lodovico di ..., 1934 | | | Cyclosa krusa Alberto Barr..., 1995 | Cuckoo wasps | | Cyclosa mohini Dyal, 1935 | | | Cyclosa punjabiensis Ghafoor & Beg, 2002 | | | Cyclosa saismarka Alberto Barr..., 1995 | Cuckoo wasps | | Cyclosa spirifera Eugène Simon, 1889 | | | Cyrtarachne nagasakiensis Strand, 1918 | | | Cyrtophora cicatrosa Stoliczka, 1869 | | | Cyrtophora citricola Forsskål, 1775 | Global tentweb weaver | | Dipoena ahenea Dyal, 1935 | | | Dipoena notata Dyal, 1935 | | | Enoplognatha diodonta Zhu & Zhang, 1992 | | | Erigone dentipalpis (Wider, 1834) | ⇒ | | Eriovia excelsa | | | Eriovixia excelsa Eugène Simon, 1889 | Fine-sculpted cerith | | Eriovixia laglaizei Eugène Simon, 1877 | | | Euryopis venutissima Lodovico di ..., 1934 | | | Gasteracantha dalyi Pocock, 1900 | Shyleaf | | Gasteracantha diadesmia Tord Tamerla..., 1887 | | | Gea spinipes Carl Ludwig ..., 1843 | | | Gibbaranea ullrichi Hahn, 1835 | | | Gnathonarium dentatum Wider, 1834 | | | Gongylidiellum confusum Konrad Thaler, 1987 | | | Guizygiella melanocrania Thorell, 1887 | | | Halorates concavus Tanasevitch, 2011 | | | Halorates crassipalpis Caporiacco, 1935 | | | Indophantes digitulus Konrad Thaler, 1987 | | | Latrodectus geometricus C. L. Koch, 1841 | Brown black widow | | Latrodectus hasselti (Thorell, 1870) | ⇒ Latrodectus hasseltii Thorell, 1870 | | Lepthyphantes stramineus O. Pickard-C..., 1885 | | | Leucauge celebesiana Walckenaer, 1842 | Black-striped orchard spider | | Leucauge decorata Blackwall, 1864 | | | Linyphia albipunctata Octavius Pic..., 1885 | | | Linyphia consanguinea Octavius Pic..., 1885 | | | Macracantha arcuata Fabricius, 1793 | | | Macracantha hasselti C. L. Koch, 1837 | | | Meta mixta O. P.-Cambridge, 1885 | | | Microlinyphia pusilla Sundevall, 1830 | | | Mughiphantes hindukuschensis FrantiÅ¡ek M..., 1972 | | | Mughiphantes nigridorsus Caporiacco, 1935 | | | Mughiphantes pratorum Caporiacco, 1935 | | | Neoscona bengalensis Benoy Krishn..., 1981 | | | Neoscona chrysanthusi Benoy Krishn..., 1981 | | | Neoscona huzaifi Mukhtar, 2012 | | | Neoscona mukerjei Benoy Krishn..., 1980 | | | Neoscona pavida Eugène Simon, 1906 | | | Neoscona polyspinipes Chang-Min Yi..., 1990 | | | Neoscona scylla (Karsch, 1879) | ⇒ Neoscona multiplicans Chamberlin, 1924 | | Neoscona shillongensis Benoy Krishn..., 1981 | | | Neoscona sinhagadensis Benoy Krishn..., 1975 | | | Neoscona theisi Walckenaer, 1842 | Spider | | Neoscona vigilans Blackwall, 1865 | | | Nephila pakistaniensis Ghafoor & Beg, 2002 | | | Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793 | Giant golden orb weaver | | Neriene emphana Walckenaer, 1842 | | | Panamomops torridus Tanasevitch, 2025 | | | Parasteatoda tepidariorum australis Thorell, 1895 | | | Parasteatoda tesselata Keyserling, 1884 | Cobweb spiders | | Pelecopsis indus Tanasevitch, 2011 | | | Pelecopsis pakistanicus Tanasevitch, 2025 | | | Phycosoma aheneum Dyal, 1935 | | | Phylloneta sisyphia torandae Strand, 1917 | | | Pimoa miandam Zhang & Li, 2021 | | | Pimoa naran Zhang & Li, 2021 | | | Piniphantes deosaicola Caporiacco, 1935 | | | Piniphantes himalayensis Andrei V. Ta..., 1987 | | | Porrhomma pygmaeum Blackwall, 1834 | | | Pronous shanus Herbert Walt..., 1995 | Orb weavers | | Rhomphaea ornatissima Dyal, 1935 | | | Spintharus argenteus Dyal, 1935 | | | Steatoda cingulata (Thorell, 1890) | ⇒ Steatoda subannulata Wladislaus K..., 1911 | | Steatoda nigrocincta Octavius Pic..., 1885 | | | Styloctetor romanus O. P.-Cambridge, 1872 | | | Tchatkalophantes baltistan Tanasevitch, 2011 | | | Tchatkalophantes karakoram Tanasevitch, 2025 | | | Tetragnatha javana (Thorell, 1890) | ⇒ Tetragnatha caudicula Karsch, 1879 | | Tetragnatha mandibulata (Walckenaer, 1842) | ⇒ Tetragnatha kochi Thorell, 1895 | | Tetragnatha maxillosa Thorell, 1895 | | | Tetragnatha nitens (Audouin, 1826) | ⇒ Tetragnatha boydi Octavius Pic..., 1898 | | Tetragnatha vermiformis Emerton, 1884 | | | Theridion angustifrons Lodovico di ..., 1934 | | | Theridion confusum Octavius Pic..., 1885 | | | Theridion glaciale Lodovico di ..., 1934 | | | Theridion incertum Octavius Pic..., 1885 | | | Theridion latisternum Lodovico di ..., 1934 | | | Theridion melanostictum Octavius Pic..., 1876 | Cobweb weaver | | Theridion subitum Octavius Pic..., 1885 | | | Tiso incisus Tanasevitch, 2011 | | | Tylorida ventralis Thorell, 1877 | | | Vagiphantes vaginatus Andrei V. Ta..., 1983 | |
Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Pakistan | 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 | 17
58 | 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 | 25
35 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pimoidae
Wunderlich, 1986
Pimoid spiders | 1
2 | Genus
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 | 6
12 | 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 | 12
22 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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