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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Sarapiquí (Heredia, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
51
89
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
45
82
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
36
73
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
34
70
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
32
67
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
32
67
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
7
28
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sarapiquí
7 Families width 26 Species
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers5SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders10SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosomatidae Simon, 1881Ray orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Mysmenidae Petrunkevitch, 1928Dwarf cobweb spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Synotaxidae Simon, 1894Synotaxid spiders2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sarapiquí
28 Genera with 26 Species
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Azilia Keyserling, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Bertrana Keyserling, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Cryptachaea Archer, 1884cobweb spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1850Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtognatha Keyserling, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Epeirotypus O. P.-Cambridge, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Faiditus Keyserling, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1865Orchard Spider And Allies1SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Mermessus O. P.-Cambridge, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Metaleptyphantes Locket, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Metazygia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18641SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18363SpeciesTaxom
Mysmenopsis Simon, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1767Banana spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Ogulnius O. P.-Cambridge, 1882
0SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1946
Comb-Clawed Spider0SpeciesTaxom
Smermisia Simon, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Synotaxus Simon, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1898Four-jawed spider1SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1876Tangle-Web Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Thymoites Keyserling, 1884
0SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Wendilgarda Keyserling, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Witica O. P.-Cambridge, 18651SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sarapiquí
26 Species
Azilia affinis Octavius Pic..., 1893Longjawed orb weavers
Bertrana laselva Levi, 1989Orb weavers
Cryptachaea taeniata Keyserling, 1884Cobweb spiders
Cyclosa caroli Hentz, 1850Orb weavers
Cyrtognatha insolita Chickering, 1956Longjawed orb weavers
Epeirotypus chavarria Coddington, 1986Ray spiders
Eriophora nephiloides O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Faiditus bryantae H. Exline & ..., 1962Cobweb spiders
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Leucauge argentea Eugen von Ke..., 1865Longjawed orb weavers
Mermessus rapidulus Bishop & Crosby, 1938Sheet-web spiders
Metaleptyphantes vates Rudy Jocqué, 1983
Metazygia pallidula Eugen von Ke..., 1864Orb weavers
Micrathena schreibersi Josef Anton ..., 1833Orb weavers
Micrathena sexspinosa Carl Wilhelm..., 1822Orb weavers
Micrathena triangularis Carl Ludwig ..., 1836
Mysmenopsis tengellacompa Norman I. Pl..., 1993Minute litter spiders
Nephila clavipes (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Alpaida sulphurea Taczanowski, 1873
Smermisia holdridgi František M..., 2007Dryinid wasps
Synotaxus ecuadorensis H. Exline, 1950
Synotaxus turbinatus Eugène Simon, 1895
Tetragnatha boydi Octavius Pic..., 1898Longjawed orb weavers
Theridion melanostictum Octavius Pic..., 1876Cobweb weaver
Verrucosa arenata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowhead Orb Weaver
Wendilgarda clara Keyserling, 1886Ray spiders
Witica crassicauda Keyserling, 1865Orb weavers

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Sarapiquí
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
10
10
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
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySynotaxidae
Simon, 1894
Synotaxid spiders
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
5
5
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
5
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTheridiosomatidae
Simon, 1881
Ray orbweavers, ray spider, Ray spiders
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org