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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Provence-Alpes-Cote d´Azur (South France, France)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
132
376
561
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
111
330
483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
51
243
414
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
48
240
410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
40
226
382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
40
226
382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
5
88
152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Provence-Alpes-Cote d´Azur
5 Families width 152 Species and 1 Subspecies
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders63SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae (Simon, 1895)Golden orb web spiders32SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae (Sundevall, 1833)Cobweb And Widow Spiders45SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers11SpeciesTaxom
Nesticidae Simon, 1894Cave cobweb spider1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Provence-Alpes-Cote d´Azur
88 Genera with 152 Species
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Acanthoneta Eskov & Marusik, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Aculepeira Chamberlin &..., 18021SpeciesTaxom
Agyneta Hull, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1847Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers8SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1905Cucumber spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers4SpeciesTaxom
Argyrodes Simon, 1842Dewdrop spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Ariamnes Thorell, 1887Whip spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Asagena Sundevall, 18014SpeciesTaxom
Austracantha Dahl, 1859Christmas spider1SpeciesTaxom
Bathyphantes Menge, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Bolyphantes C. L. Koch, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Canalidion Wunderlich, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Centromerus Dahl, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Ceraticelus Simon, 18743SpeciesTaxom
Ceratinopsis Emerton, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Cnephalocotes Simon, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Coleosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Collinsia O. P.-Cambridge, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Crustulina Menge, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Cryptachaea Archer, 1890cobweb spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1887Three-lobed Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Diplocentria Hull, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Dipoena Thorell, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Episinus Walckenaer, 18762SpeciesTaxom
Erigone Audouin, 1834Black Dwarf Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Estrandia Blauvelt, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Frontinella Cambridge, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Gmogala Keyserling, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Gongylidium Menge, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hilaira Simon, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Horcotes Crosby & Bishop, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Hylyphantes Simon, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Hypsosinga Ausserer, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Incestophantes Tanasevitch, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Lepthyphantes Menge, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Linyphia Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Macrargus Dahl, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18474SpeciesTaxom
Maso Simon, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Meta C. L. Koch, 1804Cave Orb Weavers2SpeciesTaxom
Metellina Chamberlin &..., 17572SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Minyriolus Simon, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Mughiphantes Saaristo & T..., 1999
0SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1842Spotted orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Neottiura Menge, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Nephilingis Kuntner, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Neriene Blackwall, 18426SpeciesTaxom
Nesticus Thorell, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Nuctenea Simon, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ohlertidion Wunderlich, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Oreoneta Kulczynski, 18792SpeciesTaxom
Oreonetides Strand, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Paidiscura Archer, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Palliduphantes Saaristo & T..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider2SpeciesTaxom
Pelecopsis Simon, 18723SpeciesTaxom
Phoroncidia Westwood, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Pityohyphantes Simon, 1943Hammock Spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Platnickina Kocak & Kemal, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Poeciloneta Kulczynski, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Pseudothomisus Gourret, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Rhomphaea L. Koch, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Robertus O. P.-Cambridge, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Ruborridion Wunderlich, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Scotinotylus Simon, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Simitidion Wunderlich, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Sintula Simon, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Sisicottus Bishop & Crosby, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1802False black widows4SpeciesTaxom
Tapinocyba Simon, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Tenuiphantes Saaristo & T..., 18344SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1842Four-jawed spider6SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1833Tangle-Web Spiders7SpeciesTaxom
Theridula Emerton, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Trichoncus Simon, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Turinyphia van Helsdingen, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Wabasso Millidge, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Walckenaeria Blackwall, 19313SpeciesTaxom
Zilla C. L. Koch, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 17571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Provence-Alpes-Cote d´Azur
152 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acanthoneta aggressa Chamberlin &..., 1943
Aculepeira ceropegia Walckenaer, 1802Oak spider
Agyneta allosubtilis Loksa, 1965
Araneus angulatus Clerck, 1758Colletid bees
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus bicentenarius McCook, 1888Giant Lichen Orbweaver
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus nordmanni Thorell, 1870Nordmann'S Orbweaver
Araneus pratensis (Emerton, 1884)⇒ Neoscona pratensis Hentz, 1847
Araneus saevus L. Koch, 1872Fierce Orbweaver
Araneus thaddeus (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Araneus meropes Keyserling, 1865
Araniella opisthographa Kulczyn´ski, 1905
Argiope aurantia Lucas, 1833American garden spider
Argiope bruennichi Scopoli, 1772Orb-weaving Spider
Argiope lobata Pallas, 1772Geometric spider
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Argyrodes argyrodes (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850
Ariamnes gabrieli P. Gourret, 1887
Asagena americana James Henry ..., 1882Two-Spotted Cobweb Spider
Asagena italica Knoflach, 1996
Asagena meridionalis Wladislaus K..., 1894
Asagena phalerata Panzer, 1801
Austracantha minax Thorell, 1859Australian Jewel Spider
Bathyphantes brevis Emerton, 1911
Bathyphantes pallidus (Banks, 1892)⇒ Agyneta angulata Emerton, 1882
Bolyphantes nigropictus Eugène Simon, 1884White meadowbeauty
Canalidion montanum James Henry ..., 1882
Centromerus sylvaticus Blackwall, 1841
Ceraticelus atriceps Octavius Pic..., 1874
Ceraticelus crassiceps Ralph Vary C..., 1939
Ceraticelus fissiceps Octavius Pic..., 1874
Ceratinopsis laticeps James Henry ..., 1882
Ceratinopsis nigriceps James Henry ..., 1882
Cnephalocotes obscurus John Blackwall, 1834
Coleosoma floridanum Banks, 1900Cobweb Spider
Collinsia plumosa James Henry ..., 1882
Crustulina guttata Wider, 1834
Crustulina sticta (O. P.-Cambridge, 1861)⇒ Crustulina guttata Wider, 1834
Cryptachaea gigantipes Keyserling, 1890
Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Cyclosa psylla Thorell, 1887
Diplocentria perplexa Ralph Vary C..., 1939
Diplocentria retinax Crosby & Bishop, 1936
Dipoena melanogaster C. L. Koch, 1837
Dipoena nigra (James Henry ..., 1882)⇒ Theridula nigerrima Alexander Pe..., 1911
Enoplognatha intrepida William Sør..., 1898
Enoplognatha mandibularis (Lucas, 1846)⇒ Enoplognatha oelandica Tord Tamerla..., 1875
Enoplognatha ovata (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Enoplognatha latimana Hippa & Oksala, 1982
Episinus algiricus (Hippolyte Lucas, 1846)⇒ Episinus algericus Lucas, 1846
Episinus maculipes Cavanna, 1876
Erigone autumnalis James Henry ..., 1882Dwarf weaver
Erigone dentipalpis (Wider, 1834)⇒ 
Eriophora biapicata Ludwig Carl ..., 1871Australian Garden Orb Weaver Spider
Estrandia grandaeva Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Eustala anastera (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Eustala conchlea Henry Christ..., 1888
Frontinella pyramitela (Walckenaer, 1841)⇒ Frontinella communis Hentz, 1850
Gmogala scarabaeus Eugen von Ke..., 1890
Gongylidium rufipes Linnaeus, 1758
Hilaira excisa O. P.-Cambridge, 1871
Horcotes quadricristatus James Henry ..., 1882
Hylyphantes graminicola Sundevall, 1830
Hypsosinga groenlandica Eugène Simon, 1889
Incestophantes washingtoni Zorsch, 1937
Larinioides patagiatus Clerck, 1758Ornamental Orbweaver
Lepthyphantes alpinus James Henry ..., 1882
Lepthyphantes leprosus Ohlert, 1865Household Fine Sheetweaver
Linyphia triangularis Clerck, 1758Dwarf Weaver
Macrargus multesimus (Octavius Pic..., 1875)⇒ Porrhomma macrochelis James Henry ..., 1917
Mangora acalypha Walckenaer, 1802Cricket-bat Orb Weaver
Mangora gibberosa (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Mangora fascialata Franganillo, 1936
Mangora maculata Keyserling, 1865Greenlegged orbweaver
Mangora placida Hentz, 1847Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver
Maso sundevalli (Johan Peter ..., 1851)⇒ Satilatlas marxi matanuskae Chamberlin, 1949
Meta bourneti Simon, 1922
Meta menardi Latreille, 1804Cave orbweaver
Metellina merianae Scopoli, 1763
Metellina segmentata Clerck, 1757Autumn spider
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Minyriolus pusillus Wider, 1834
Neoscona adianta Walckenaer, 1802
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Neottiura curvimana Eugène Simon, 1914
Neottiura herbigrada Simon, 1873
Nephilingis borbonica Vinson, 1863Reunion Hermit Spider
Neriene clathrata Sundevall, 1830
Neriene emphana Walckenaer, 1842
Neriene furtiva Octavius Pic..., 1871
Neriene oxycera Tu & Li, 2006
Neriene peltata Wider, 1834Platform hammock-spider
Neriene radiata Walckenaer, 1842Filmy dome spider
Nesticus stygius Willis J. Ge..., 1984
Nuctenea umbratica Clerck, 1758Toad Spider
Ohlertidion ohlerti Tord Tamerla..., 1870
Oreoneta banffkluane Michael Ilma..., 2004Sierolomorphid wasps
Oreoneta leviceps Ludwig Carl ..., 1879
Oreonetides rotundus James Henry ..., 1913
Paidiscura pallens John Blackwall, 1834
Palliduphantes pallidus Octavius Pic..., 1871
Parasteatoda tabulata Levi, 1980Comb-footed spider
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Pelecopsis inedita Octavius Pic..., 1875
Pelecopsis mengei Eugène Simon, 1884
Pelecopsis radicicola Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Phoroncidia paradoxa Hippolyte Lucas, 1846
Pityohyphantes alticeps Ralph Vary C..., 1943Maricopa harvester ant
Pityohyphantes costatus Nicholas Mar..., 1850Hammock spider
Pityohyphantes cristatus Ralph Vary C..., 1942
Pityohyphantes subarcticus Ralph Vary C..., 1943Maricopa harvester ant
Platnickina tincta Walckenaer, 1802
Poeciloneta calcaratus Emerton, 1909
Pseudothomisus articulatus P. Gourret, 1887
Rhomphaea rostrata Eugène Simon, 1873
Robertus lividus John Blackwall, 1836
Robertus truncorum Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Ruborridion musivum Simon, 1873
Scotinotylus sacer Crosby, 1929
Simitidion simile Carl Ludwig ..., 1836
Sintula retroversus Octavius Pic..., 1875
Sisicottus montanus (James Henry ..., 1882)⇒ Sisicottus panopeus FrantiÅ¡ek M..., 1999
Steatoda capensis Hann, 1990Black cobweb
Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch, 1838Brown house spider
Steatoda nobilis Tord Tamerla..., 1875Cobweb weaver
Steatoda triangulosa Walckenaer, 1802Triangulate bud spider
Tapinocyba ligurica Konrad Thaler, 1976
Tenuiphantes alacris Blackwall, 1853
Tenuiphantes flavipes John Blackwall, 1854Echinoderms
Tenuiphantes mengei (Wladislaus K..., 1887)⇒ Tenuiphantes perseus van Helsdingen, 1977
Tenuiphantes tenebricola Wider, 1834
Tetragnatha laboriosa Hentz, 1850Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha montana Simon, 1874Shadow Stretch-spider
Tetragnatha shoshone Herbert W. Levi, 1981
Tetragnatha straminea Emerton, 1884
Tetragnatha trichodes trichodes Thorell, 1878
Tetragnatha viridis Walckenaer, 1842Green Long-Jawed Spider
Theridion betteni (Wiehle, 1960)⇒ Theridion asopi Vanuytven, 2014
Theridion bucklandi T. Thorell, 1870
Theridion familiare Octavius Pic..., 1871
Theridion glaucescens Lawrence Becker, 1879
Theridion murarium James Henry ..., 1882
Theridion mystaceum Koch, 1870
Theridion varians Carl Wilhelm..., 1833Red spruce
Theridula opulenta (Charles Atha..., 1842)⇒ Theridula gonygaster Eugène Simon, 1873
Trichoncus affinis Wladislaus K..., 1894
Trichoncus trifidus J. Denis, 1965
Turinyphia clairi Simon, 1884
Verrucosa arenata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowhead Orb Weaver
Wabasso quaestio (Ralph Vary C..., 1949)⇒ Wabasso replicatus Herman Theod..., 1950
Walckenaeria clavicornis James Henry ..., 1882
Walckenaeria lepida Wladislaus K..., 1885
Walckenaeria tumida Crosby & Bishop, 1931
Zilla diodia Charles Atha..., 1802Zilla diodia
Zygiella x-notata (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Guizygiella nadleri Heimer, 1984

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Provence-Alpes-Cote d´Azur
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
18
32
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
40
63
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyNesticidae
Simon, 1894
cave cobweb spider, Cave cobweb spiders, Comb-footed Cellar Spiders, Scaffold web spiders, Tangle web spiders
1
1
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
4
11
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
25
45
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


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