Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Puerto Rico (Greater Antilles)
List of families for Puerto Rico
6 Families width 82 Species
Genera for Puerto Rico
49 Genera with 82 Species #ABCDEFGLMNOPSTW
| Acacesia Simon, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Achaearanea Strand, 1942 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acrosoma Perty, 1845 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Agyneta Hull, 1911 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Alcimosphenus Simon, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alpaida O. P.-Cambridge, 1865 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Anapistula Gertsch, 1941 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Anelosimus Simon, 1850 | Social cobweb spiders | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Araneus Clerck, 1838 | Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Argiope Audouin, 1775 | Garden orbweavers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Argyrodes Simon, 1873 | Dewdrop spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Baalzebub Coddington, 1930 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysometa Simon, 1986 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclosa Menge, 1999 | Three-lobed Spiders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dipoena Thorell, 1963 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erigone Audouin, 1970 | Black Dwarf Spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eriophora Simon, 1844 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eustala Simon, 1865 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Faiditus Keyserling, 1962 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758 | Spiny Backed Orb Weaver | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glenognatha Simon, 1930 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1775 | Black widow spider | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lepthyphantes Menge, 1930 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucauge White, 1897 | Orchard Spider And Allies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lewisepeira Levi, 1993 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lithyphantes Thorell, 1930 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mermessus O. P.-Cambridge, 1882 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Metazygia F. O. P.-Cam..., 1942 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micrathena Sundevall, 1833 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Neoscona Simon, 1863 | Spotted orbweavers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nephila Leach, 1767 | Banana spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocrepeira Marx, 1947 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ogulnius O. P.-Cambridge, 1930 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parawixia F. O. P.-Cam..., 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platnickina Kocak & Kemal, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spintharus Hentz, 2018 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Steatoda Sundevall, 1833 | False black widows | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Styposis Simon, 1930 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetragnatha Latreille, 1889 | Four-jawed spider | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Theridion Walckenaer, 1959 | Tangle-Web Spiders | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Theridiosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 1930 | Ray spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theridula Emerton, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Trichonephila Dahl, 1911 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Wagneriana F. O. P.-Cam..., 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Wamba O. P.-Cambridge, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Wendilgarda Keyserling, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Witica O. P.-Cambridge, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Wixia O. P.-Cambridge, 1882 | | 0 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Puerto Rico
82 Species | Acacesia hamata Hentz, 1847 | Orb weavers | | Achaearanea maricaoensis Elizabeth Ba..., 1942 | Cobweb spiders | | Acrosoma armatum C. L. Koch, 1845 | | | Alcimosphenus licinus Eugène Simon, 1895 | | | Alpaida sulphurea Taczanowski, 1873 | | | Alpaida veniliae Keyserling, 1865 | Orb weavers | | Anelosimus elegans Agnarsson, 2006 | Cobweb spiders | | Anelosimus fraternus Agnarsson, 2006 | | | Anelosimus studiosus (Nicholas Mar..., 1850) | ⇒ Anelosimus fraternus Agnarsson, 2006 | | Araneus adjuntaensis Petrunkevitch, 1930 | | | Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859 | | | Araneus venatrix C. L. Koch, 1838 | Orb weavers | | Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775 | Banded Garden Spider | | Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775 | Banded Argiope | | Argyrodes elevatus (WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw ..., 1873) | ⇒ Chrysso pulcherrima Mello-Leitao, 1917 | | Baalzebub albonotatus Alexander Pe..., 1930 | | | Chrysometa hamata Bryant, 1942 | | | Chrysometa jayuyensis Petrunkevitch, 1930 | | | Chrysometa yunque Herbert W. Levi, 1986 | | | Cyclosa alayoni Herbert Walt..., 1999 | Scoliid wasps | | Cyclosa haiti Herbert Walt..., 1999 | Scoliid wasps | | Dipoena puertoricensis Herbert Walt..., 1963 | | | Erigone digena Arthur Merto..., 1970 | Sheet-web spiders | | Eriophora edax Blackwall, 1863 | Orb weavers | | Eriophora ravilla C. L. Koch, 1844 | Orb weavers | | Eustala delasmata Elizabeth Ba..., 1945 | | | Eustala fuscovittata Eugen von Ke..., 1864 | Orb weavers | | Eustala scutigera Octavius Pic..., 1898 | Orb weavers | | Eustala vegeta Eugen von Ke..., 1865 | Orb weavers | | Faiditus exiguus H. Exline & ..., 1962 | | | Faiditus quasiobtusus H. Exline & ..., 1962 | | | Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758 | Crab spider | | Glenognatha argyrostilba O. Pickard-C..., 1876 | | | Glenognatha foxi McCook, 1894 | Longjawed orb weavers | | Glenognatha gloriae Petrunkevitch, 1930 | | | Latrodectus geometricus C. L. Koch, 1841 | Brown black widow | | Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790 | | Lepthyphantes microserratus Alexander Pe..., 1930 | | | Leucauge argyra Walckenaer, 1842 | Longjawed orb weavers | | Leucauge moerens Octavius Pic..., 1896 | Longjawed orb weavers | | Leucauge regnyi Eugène Simon, 1897 | | | Lewisepeira maricao Herbert Walt..., 1993 | | | Lithyphantes oophorus Petrunkevitch, 1930 | | | Mermessus dentiger O. P.-Cambridge, 1899 | Sheet-web spiders | | Mermessus tridentatus James Henry ..., 1882 | Spider | | Metazygia gregalis Octavius Pic..., 1889 | Orb weavers | | Metazygia limonal Herbert Walt..., 1995 | | | Metazygia silvestris Elizabeth Ba..., 1942 | | | Metepeira compsa Ralph Vary C..., 1916 | Bicolor cactussnail | | Micrathena brevispina Eugen von Ke..., 1864 | Orb weavers | | Micrathena flaveola Josef Anton ..., 1839 | Orb weavers | | Micrathena militaris (Johan Christ..., 1775) | ⇒ Micrathena banksi Herbert Walt..., 1985 | | Micrathena spitzi Cândido Firm..., 1932 | | | Micrathena swainsoni Josef Anton ..., 1833 | | | Neoscona moreli Vinson, 1863 | | | Nephila clavipes (Linnaeus, 1767) | ⇒ Alpaida sulphurea Taczanowski, 1873 | | Ocrepeira rufa Octavius Pic..., 1889 | Orb weavers | | Ocrepeira serrallesi Elizabeth Ba..., 1947 | | | Ogulnius gloriae Petrunkevitch, 1930 | | | Parawixia audax Blackwall, 1863 | | | Platnickina mneon Bösenberg & ..., 1906 | Theridiid spidereater | | Spintharus rallorum Chomitz & Ag..., 2018 | | | Styposis lutea Alexander Pe..., 1930 | | | Tetragnatha boydi Octavius Pic..., 1898 | Longjawed orb weavers | | Tetragnatha bryantae Roewer, 1951 | San Diego bird's-foot trefoil | | Tetragnatha cambridgei Roewer, 1942 | Longjawed orb weavers | | Tetragnatha elyunquensis Petrunkevitch, 1930 | | | Tetragnatha ethodon Chamberlin &..., 1936 | Longjawed orb weavers | | Tetragnatha parva ♰ (Badcock, 1932) | ⇒ Tetragnatha bryantae Roewer, 1951 | | Tetragnatha subextensa Petrunkevitch, 1930 | | | Tetragnatha tenuissima Octavius Pic..., 1889 | Ants | | Theridion antillanum Eugène Simon, 1894 | | | Theridion costaricaense Herbert Walt..., 1963 | Cobweb spiders | | Theridion dexteri Petrunkevitch, 1930 | | | Theridion portoricense Petrunkevitch, 1930 | | | Theridion ricense Herbert Walt..., 1959 | | | Theridiosoma nechodomae Petrunkevitch, 1930 | | | Theridula gonygaster Eugène Simon, 1873 | Cobweb spiders | | Wagneriana undecimtuberculata Eugen von Ke..., 1865 | Orb weavers | | Wamba congener Octavius Pic..., 1896 | | | Wendilgarda mustelina Simon, 1897 | | | Witica crassicauda Keyserling, 1865 | Orb weavers |
Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Puerto Rico | 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 | 20
34 | 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 | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Symphytognathidae
Hickman, 1931
Dwarf orb-weavers, Dwarf orbweavers | 1
0 | 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
19 | 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 | 14
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Theridiosomatidae
Simon, 1881
Ray orbweavers, ray spider, Ray spiders | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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