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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Seychelles (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
99
282
408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
80
242
355
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
46
199
310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
42
188
298
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
35
179
284
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
35
179
284
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
8
66
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Seychelles
8 Families width 120 Species and 4 Subspecies
Theridiidae (Sundevall, 1833)Cobweb And Widow Spiders57SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders9SpeciesTaxom
Symphytognathidae Hickman, 1931Dwarf orb-weavers2SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosomatidae Simon, 1881Ray orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders29SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers18SpeciesTaxom
Mysmenidae Petrunkevitch, 1928Dwarf cobweb spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Nesticidae Simon, 1894Cave cobweb spider1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Seychelles
66 Genera with 120 Species
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Achaearanea Strand, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Agyneta Hull, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Anapistula Gertsch, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Andasta Simon, 19962SpeciesTaxom
Anelosimus Simon, 1877Social cobweb spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Arachnura Vinson, 1863Tailed spider1SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1859Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1887Garden orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Argyrodella Saaristo, 19782SpeciesTaxom
Argyrodes Simon, 1877Dewdrop spiders7SpeciesTaxom
Bardala Saaristo, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Caerostris Thorell, 17932SpeciesTaxom
Coleosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1983Three-lobed Spiders7SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1775Tent spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Dipoena Thorell, 19834SpeciesTaxom
Dyschiriognatha Simon, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Episinus Walckenaer, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Euryopis Menge, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1974Spiny Backed Orb Weaver4SpeciesTaxom
Glenognatha Simon, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Grammonota Emerton, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Kilima Grasshoff, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 19832SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1863Black widow spider1SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1978Orchard Spider And Allies1SpeciesTaxom
Meioneta Hull, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Mesida Kulczynski, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Metaleptyphantes Locket, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Microbathyphantes van Helsdingen, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Microdipoena Banks, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Moneta O. P.-Cambridge, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Nanume Saaristo, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Neonesiotes Millidge, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1842Spotted orbweavers4SpeciesTaxom
Neospintharus Exline, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1863Banana spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Nephilengys L. Koch, 1863Hermit spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Nephilingis Kuntner, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Nesioneta Millidge, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Nesticella Lehtinen & S..., 18981SpeciesTaxom
Nihonhimea Yoshida, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Paralarinia Grasshoff, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider2SpeciesTaxom
Patu Marples, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Phycosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 19783SpeciesTaxom
Platnickina Kocak & Kemal, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Poltys C. L. Koch, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Prasonica Simon, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Prasonicella Grasshoff, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Rhomphaea L. Koch, 18734SpeciesTaxom
Sesato Saaristo, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Seycellesa Kocak & Kemal, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Sisicottus Bishop & Crosby, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Spinembolia Saaristo, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Stemmops O. P.-Cambridge, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Stoda Saaristo, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1898Four-jawed spider8SpeciesTaxom
Theoa Saaristo, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1880Tangle-Web Spiders9SpeciesTaxom
Theridula Emerton, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Thymoites Keyserling, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Tidarren Chamberlin &..., 18963SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Tylorida Simon, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Zoma Saaristo, 19961SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Seychelles
120 Species and 4 Subspecies
Achaearanea labarda (Roberts, 1983)⇒ Bardala labarda Michael J. R..., 1983
Agyneta pogonophora Locket, 1968
Anapistula seychellensis Saaristo, 1996
Andasta benoiti Roberts, 1978
Andasta siltte Saaristo, 1996
Anelosimus decaryi Jean-Louis Fage, 1930
Anelosimus locketi (Roberts, 1983)⇒ Anelosimus decaryi Jean-Louis Fage, 1930
Anelosimus placens Blackwall, 1877
Arachnura scorpionoides Vinson, 1863
Araneus apricus Karsch, 1884Green orb-web spider
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Argiope anasuja Thorell, 1887Signature Spider
Argyrodella pusilla Saaristo, 1978
Argyrodella pusillus Michael Ilma..., 1978
Argyrodes argyrodes (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850
Argyrodes barycephalus (Roberts, 1983)⇒ Rhomphaea barycephala Michael J. R..., 1983
Argyrodes chionus Michael J. R..., 1983Jawla paste shrimp
Argyrodes cognatus John Blackwall, 1877
Argyrodes fissifrontellus Michael Ilma..., 1978
Argyrodes nephilae Władysław ..., 1873
Argyrodes rostratus (John Blackwall, 1877)⇒ Rhomphaea rostrata Eugène Simon, 1873
Bardala labarda Michael J. R..., 1983
Caerostris hnatiukae Roberts, 1983
Caerostris sexcuspidata Johan Christ..., 1793African bark orb-web spider
Coleosoma blandum O. P.-Cambridge, 1882Sheath-bellied spider
Coleosoma floridanum Banks, 1900Cobweb Spider
Cyclosa camelodes (Thorell, 1878)⇒ Cyclosa maritima Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa confusa Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Cyclosa insulana (Costa, 1834)⇒ Cyclosa omonaga Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa kibonotensis Albert Tullgren, 1910
Cyclosa maritima Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa omonaga Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa quavansea Michael J. R..., 1983
Cyrtophora citricola Forsskål, 1775Global tentweb weaver
Dipoena hasra Michael J. R..., 1983Jawla paste shrimp
Dipoena martinae Roberts, 1983
Dipoena menustya (Roberts, 1983)⇒ Phycosoma menustya Michael J. R..., 1983
Dipoena pristea Michael J. R..., 1983Jawla paste shrimp
Dyschiriognatha argyrostilba Octavius Pic..., 1876
Episinus coercerveus (Roberts, 1978)⇒ Moneta coercervea Roberts, 1978
Euryopis helcra Michael J. R..., 1983Jawla paste shrimp
Gasteracantha clarki M. Emerit, 1974
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta Koch, 1844Jawla paste shrimp
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta emeriti Roberts, 1983
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta insulicola Emerit, 1974
Glenognatha argyrostilba O. Pickard-C..., 1876
Grammonota pictilis Octavius Pic..., 1875
Kilima decens John Blackwall, 1866
Larinia bifida (Albert Tullgren, 1910)⇒ Paralarinia incerta Albert Tullgren, 1910
Larinia dasia Michael J. R..., 1983
Latrodectus menavodi Vinson, 1863
Leucauge argyrescens Benoit, 1978
Meioneta pogonophora (George Hazel..., 1968)⇒ Agyneta pogonophora Locket, 1968
Mesida thorelli Blackwall, 1877
Metaleptyphantes praecipuus George Hazel..., 1968
Microbathyphantes palmarius Brian John M..., 1955Dwarf weaver
Microdipoena elsae Michael Saar..., 1978
Moneta coercervea Roberts, 1978
Nanume naneum Michael J. R..., 1983
Neonesiotes remiformis Millidge, 1991
Neoscona angulatula Ehrenfried S..., 1937
Neoscona moreli Vinson, 1863
Neoscona quincasea Michael J. R..., 1983Jawla paste shrimp
Neoscona theisi Walckenaer, 1842Spider
Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850Horned Parasitic Cobweaver
Nephila inaurata Walckenaer, 1842Red-legged golden orb-web spider
Nephila inaurata madagascariensis Vinson, 1863Red-legged golden orb-web spider
Nephilengys borbonica (Vinson, 1863)⇒ Nephilingis livida Vinson, 1863
Nephilengys livida (Vinson, 1863)⇒ Nephilingis livida Vinson, 1863
Nephilingis borbonica Vinson, 1863Reunion Hermit Spider
Nephilingis livida Vinson, 1863Madagascar Hermit Spider
Nesioneta benoiti van Helsdingen, 1978
Nesticella sechellana Eugène Simon, 1898
Nihonhimea mundula L. Koch, 1872
Paralarinia incerta Albert Tullgren, 1910
Parasteatoda mundula Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Patu silho Saaristo, 1996
Phycosoma martinae Michael J. R..., 1983
Phycosoma menustya Michael J. R..., 1983
Phycosoma spundana Michael J. R..., 1978Small-spots Comb-foot Spider
Platnickina adamsoni Berland, 1934
Platnickina mneon Bösenberg & ..., 1906Theridiid spidereater
Poltys horridus George Hazel..., 1980
Prasonica anarillea Michael J. R..., 1983Jawla paste shrimp
Prasonica seriata Eugène Simon, 1895
Prasonicella marsa Michael J. R..., 1983Jawla paste shrimp
Rhomphaea barycephala Michael J. R..., 1983
Rhomphaea barycephalus Roberts, 1983
Rhomphaea recurvata Michael Ilma..., 1978
Rhomphaea rostrata Eugène Simon, 1873
Sesato setosa Michael Ilma..., 2006Western harvester ant
Seycellesa braueri Eugène Simon, 1898
Sisicottus panopeus František M..., 1999
Spinembolia clabnum Michael J. R..., 1978
Stemmops servus Herbert Walt..., 1964Cobweb spiders
Stoda libudum Michael J. R..., 1978
Tetragnatha bogotensis Eugen von Ke..., 1865
Tetragnatha boydi Octavius Pic..., 1898Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha ceylonica Octavius Pic..., 1869
Tetragnatha demissa L. Koch, 1872
Tetragnatha foliifera (Simon, 1898)⇒ Tetragnatha demissa L. Koch, 1872
Tetragnatha mandibulata (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Tetragnatha kochi Thorell, 1895
Tetragnatha maralba Roberts, 1983Jawla paste shrimp
Tetragnatha nigrigularis Eugène Simon, 1898
Theoa tricaudata Locket, 1982
Theridion cloxum Michael J. R..., 1983Jawla paste shrimp
Theridion leve John Blackwall, 1877
Theridion mehlum Michael J. R..., 1983Jawla paste shrimp
Theridion melanostictum Octavius Pic..., 1876Cobweb weaver
Theridion nagorum Michael J. R..., 1983Jawla paste shrimp
Theridion naneum (Roberts, 1983)⇒ Nanume naneum Michael J. R..., 1983
Theridion palanum Michael J. R..., 1983Jawla paste shrimp
Theridion scorinum Roberts, 1977
Theridion todinum Eugène Simon, 1880
Theridula gonygaster Eugène Simon, 1873Cobweb spiders
Thymoites caracasanus Eugène Simon, 1895Cobweb spiders
Tidarren haemorrhoidale Philip Bertkau, 1880Cobweb spiders
Tidarren mehlum Roberts, 1983
Tidarren mixtum (Octavius Pic..., 1896)⇒ Tidarren haemorrhoidale Philip Bertkau, 1880
Trichonephila inaurata Walckenaer, 1841Red-legged Golden Orb Weaver
Trichonephila inaurata madagascariensis Vinson, 1863
Tylorida mornensis Benoit, 1978
Zoma zoma Saaristo, 1996

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Seychelles
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
15
29
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
9
9
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

FamilyNesticidae
Simon, 1894
cave cobweb spider, Cave cobweb spiders, Comb-footed Cellar Spiders, Scaffold web spiders, Tangle web spiders
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySymphytognathidae
Hickman, 1931
Dwarf orb-weavers, Dwarf orbweavers
2
2
Genera
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
9
18
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
27
57
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom



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