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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Samoa (Polynesia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
54
114
168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
47
103
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
31
86
137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
27
81
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
24
77
121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
23
76
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
7
29
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Samoa
7 Families width 59 Species
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders12SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders27SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers7SpeciesTaxom
Mysmenidae (Petrunkevitch, 1928)Dwarf cobweb spiders7SpeciesTaxom
Symphytognathidae Hickman, 1931Dwarf orb-weavers2SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosomatidae Simon, 1881Ray orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Samoa
29 Genera with 59 Species
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Anepsion Strand, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1871Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Argyrodes Simon, 1955Dewdrop spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Ariamnes Thorell, 1872Whip spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Bathyphantes Menge, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Coleosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1867Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Cyllognatha L. Koch, 18723SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1857Tent spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Dolichognatha O. P.-Cambridge, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Dyschiriognatha Simon, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Hortophora Framenau & C..., 18651SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1872Orchard Spider And Allies3SpeciesTaxom
Linyphia Latreille, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Microdipoena Banks, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Mysmena Simon, 19553SpeciesTaxom
Mysmenella Brignoli, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Neonesiotes Millidge, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1871Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Patu Marples, 19512SpeciesTaxom
Pholcomma Thorell, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Phoroncidia Westwood, 19643SpeciesTaxom
Poecilopachys Simon, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Rhomphaea L. Koch, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Tamasesia Marples, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1890Four-jawed spider1SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1872Tangle-Web Spiders14SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 1955Ray spiders1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Samoa
59 Species
Anepsion rhomboides L. Koch, 1867
Araneus corbita L. Koch, 1871
Araneus pogisa Marples, 1957
Araneus speculabundus L. Koch, 1871
Argyrodes gracilis Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Argyrodes samoensis Octavius Pic..., 1880
Argyrodes unimaculatus Brian John M..., 1955
Ariamnes malleiformis L. Koch, 1872
Bathyphantes paradoxus Lucien Berland, 1929
Coleosoma floridanum Banks, 1900Cobweb Spider
Cyclosa litoralis Ludwig Carl ..., 1867
Cyllognatha affinis Lucien Berland, 1929
Cyllognatha gracilis Brian John M..., 1955
Cyllognatha subtilis Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Cyrtophora ikomosanensis Bösenberg &..., 1906
Cyrtophora moluccensis (Doleschall, 1857)⇒ Cyrtophora ikomosanensis Bösenberg &..., 1906
Dolichognatha richardi Marples, 1955
Dyschiriognatha oceanica Berland, 1929
Dyschiriognatha upoluensis Marples, 1955
Eriophora transmarina Keyserling, 1865Australian garden orb weaver spider
Hortophora viridis Keyserling, 1865
Leucauge ilatele Marples, 1955
Leucauge insularis Eugen von Ke..., 1865
Leucauge prodiga L. Koch, 1872
Linyphia tuasivia Brian John M..., 1955
Microdipoena samoensis Marples, 1955
Mysmena acuminata Marples, 1955
Mysmena phyllicola Marples, 1955
Mysmena rotunda Marples, 1955
Mysmenella samoensis (Marples, 1955)⇒ Microdipoena samoensis Marples, 1955
Neonesiotes remiformis Millidge, 1991
Neoscona maculaticeps Ludwig Carl ..., 1871
Patu marplesi Forster, 1959
Patu samoensis Marples, 1951
Pholcomma soloa Brian John M..., 1955
Phoroncidia personata Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Phoroncidia rotunda Eugen von Ke..., 1890
Phoroncidia tina Herbert Walt..., 1964Crested anoda
Poecilopachys australasia Griffith & P..., 1833Two-spined Spider
Poecilopachys verrucosa Ludwig Carl ..., 1871
Rhomphaea cometes Koch, 1872
Tamasesia acuminata (Marples, 1955)⇒ Mysmena acuminata Marples, 1955
Tamasesia rotunda (Marples, 1955)⇒ Mysmena rotunda Marples, 1955
Tetragnatha keyserlingi Eugène Simon, 1890
Theridion albidum (Richard C. B..., 1895)⇒ Theridion berlandi Carl Friedri..., 1942
Theridion aleipata Marples, 1955
Theridion berlandi Carl Friedri..., 1942
Theridion buxtoni Lucien Berland, 1929
Theridion caliginosum Brian John M..., 1955
Theridion catharina Brian John M..., 1955
Theridion hopkinsi Lucien Berland, 1929
Theridion kochi Carl Friedri..., 1942
Theridion manonoense Brian John M..., 1955
Theridion mataafa Brian John M..., 1955
Theridion mollissimum Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Theridion samoense Lucien Berland, 1929
Theridion samoensis Berland, 1929
Theridion setosum Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Theridiosoma lopdelli Marples, 1955

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Samoa
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
8
12
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
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMysmenidae
Petrunkevitch, 1928
Dwarf cobweb spiders, Dwarf cobweb weavers, Minute Litter Spiders, spurred orb-weaver, Spurred orb-weavers
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySymphytognathidae
Hickman, 1931
Dwarf orb-weavers, Dwarf orbweavers
1
2
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
7
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
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTheridiosomatidae
Simon, 1881
Ray orbweavers, ray spider, Ray spiders
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


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