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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Solomon Islands (Melanesia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
173
456
574
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
142
384
474
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
53
220
325
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
49
212
314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
40
198
297
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
40
198
297
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
6
68
126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Solomon Islands
6 Families width 126 Species and 6 Subspecies
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders60SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders23SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders23SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers19SpeciesTaxom
Mysmenidae Petrunkevitch, 1928Dwarf cobweb spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosomatidae Simon, 1881Ray orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Solomon Islands
68 Genera with 126 Species
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Acacesia Simon, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Agyneta Hull, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Alpaida O. P.-Cambridge, 18923SpeciesTaxom
Anelosimus Simon, 1850Social cobweb spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Anepsion Strand, 19692SpeciesTaxom
Aranea Linnaeus, 01SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1898Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers5SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1871Garden orbweavers9SpeciesTaxom
Argyrodes Simon, 1857Dewdrop spiders7SpeciesTaxom
Austracantha Dahl, 1914
Christmas spider0SpeciesTaxom
Bathyphantes Menge, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Centromerus Dahl, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Ceratinopsis Emerton, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Coleosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Collinsia O. P.-Cambridge, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1932Three-lobed Spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1911Tent spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Dolophones Walckenaer, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Emertonella Bryant, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Erigone Audouin, 1871Black Dwarf Spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Faiditus Keyserling, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1838Spiny Backed Orb Weaver12SpeciesTaxom
Glenognatha Simon, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Gmogala Keyserling, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Gongylidioides Oi, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Herennia Thorell, 2005Coin spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Hilaira Simon, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Improphantes Saaristo & T..., 18821SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1775Black widow spider1SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1841Orchard Spider And Allies5SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Mecynogea Simon, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Mermessus O. P.-Cambridge, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 18921SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 19394SpeciesTaxom
Mysmena Simon, 1894
0SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1842Spotted orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1804Banana spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Nephilengys L. Koch, 1872
Hermit spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Neriene Blackwall, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Nesticodes Archer, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Ocrepeira Marx, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Opadometa Archer, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Ordgarius Keyserling, 1897Bolas spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Oreoneta Kulczynski, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Oreonetides Strand, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider2SpeciesTaxom
Parawixia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18631SpeciesTaxom
Pasilobus Simon, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Phycosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Plebs Joseph & Fra..., 18871SpeciesTaxom
Poecilopachys Simon, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Porrhomma Simon, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Scoloderus Simon, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Sisicottus Bishop & Crosby, 19992SpeciesTaxom
Spheropistha Yaginuma, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Spintharus Hentz, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1833
False black widows0SpeciesTaxom
Stemmops O. P.-Cambridge, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1987Four-jawed spider4SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1876Tangle-Web Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 2012Ray spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Tylorida Simon, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Walckenaeria Blackwall, 19441SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Solomon Islands
126 Species and 6 Subspecies
Acacesia hamata Hentz, 1847Orb weavers
Agyneta serrata Emerton, 1909
Agyneta unimaculata Banks, 1892
Alpaida grayi Blackwall, 1863
Alpaida leucogramma White, 1841Orb weavers
Alpaida rubellula Keyserling, 1892
Anelosimus studiosus (Nicholas Mar..., 1850)⇒ Anelosimus fraternus Agnarsson, 2006
Anepsion buchi Chrysanthus, 1969
Anepsion wolffi Chrysanthus, 1969
Aranea moluccensis
Araneus acuminatus L. Koch, 1872
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus relicinus Keyserling, 1887
Araneus suavis Rainbow, 1899
Araneus woodfordi Pocock, 1898
Argiope aetherea (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Argiope keyserlingi Karsch, 1878
Argiope aetheroides Yin & al., 1989
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Argiope bougainvilla Charles Atha..., 1847
Argiope brunnescantia Embrik Strand, 1911
Argiope brunnescentia Strand, 1911
Argiope keyserlingi Karsch, 1878St Andrew's Cross spider
Argiope magnifica L. Koch, 1871
Argiope picta L. Koch, 1871
Argyrodes argyrodes (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850
Argyrodes fissifrons (O. P.-Cambridge, 1869)⇒ Argyrodes kumadai Chida & Tani..., 1999
Argyrodes flavescens O. P.-Cambridge, 1880Red and silver dewdrop spider
Argyrodes lanyuensis Yoshida, Tso..., 1998
Argyrodes linguatus O. Pickard-C..., 1898
Argyrodes miltosus Zhu & Da-xia..., 1991
Argyrodes miniaceus (Doleschall, 1857)⇒ Argyrodes miltosus Zhu & Da-xia..., 1991
Bathyphantes brevipes James Henry ..., 1917
Centromerus sylvaticus Blackwall, 1841
Ceratinopsis delicata Ralph Vary C..., 1939
Coleosoma floridanum Banks, 1900Cobweb Spider
Collinsia holmgreni Tord Tamerla..., 1871
Cyclosa bifurcata (Charles Atha..., 1842)⇒ Gasteracantha falcicornis Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Cyclosa machadinho Herbert Walt..., 1999Scoliid wasps
Cyclosa tapetifaciens Hingston, 1932Orb weavers
Cyrtophora cylindroides Charles Atha..., 1842
Cyrtophora ikomosanensis Bösenberg &..., 1906
Cyrtophora lineata Wladislaus K..., 1910
Cyrtophora moluccensis (Doleschall, 1857)⇒ Cyrtophora ikomosanensis Bösenberg &..., 1906
Cyrtophora moluccensis bukae Strand, 1911
Emertonella taczanowskii Keyserling, 1886Cobweb spiders
Erigone aletris Crosby & Bishop, 1928
Erigone aspura Ralph Vary C..., 1939
Erigone cristatopalpus Eugène Simon, 1884White meadowbeauty
Erigone prominens Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Erigone psychrophila Tord Tamerla..., 1871Mountain meadowfoam
Eriophora ravilla C. L. Koch, 1844Orb weavers
Eriophora transmarina Keyserling, 1865Australian garden orb weaver spider
Eustala cazieri Herbert Walt..., 1977
Eustala taquara Eugen von Ke..., 1892
Faiditus subdolus Octavius Pic..., 1898Cobweb spiders
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Gasteracantha fornicata (Johan Christ..., 1775)⇒ Gasteracantha sauteri Maria Dahl, 1914
Gasteracantha metallica Mary Agard P..., 1898
Gasteracantha regalis Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Gasteracantha scintillans Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Gasteracantha signifera Mary Agard P..., 1898
Gasteracantha signifera heterospina Strand, 1915
Gasteracantha signifera pustulinota Strand, 1915
Gasteracantha subaequispina Maria Dahl, 1914
Gasteracantha taeniata Charles Atha..., 1842
Gasteracantha taeniata lugubris Simon, 1898
Gasteracantha theisi Félix Édouar..., 1838
Glenognatha foxi McCook, 1894Longjawed orb weavers
Gmogala scarabaeus Eugen von Ke..., 1890
Gongylidioides angustus Tu & Li, 2006
Herennia agnarssoni Kuntner, 2005Agnarsson's Coin Spider
Hilaira vexatrix Octavius Pic..., 1877
Improphantes complicatus James Henry ..., 1882
Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790
Leucauge beata Pocock, 1901
Leucauge granulata Walckenaer, 1842Silver Orb-weaver Spider
Leucauge grata Guérin, 1838
Leucauge malkini Chrysanthus, 1975
Leucauge venusta Walckenaer, 1841Longjawed Orb Weavers
Mangora placida Hentz, 1847Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver
Mermessus dentiger O. P.-Cambridge, 1899Sheet-web spiders
Mermessus maculatus Richard C. B..., 1892Sheet-web spiders
Metepeira glomerabilis Eugen von Ke..., 1892
Micrathena crassispina Carl Ludwig ..., 1836
Micrathena furva Eugen von Ke..., 1892
Micrathena horrida Władysław ..., 1873Orb weavers
Micrathena schenkeli Cândido Firm..., 1939
Neoscona nautica L. Koch, 1875Orb weavers
Neoscona theisi Walckenaer, 1842Spider
Nephila antipodiana Walckenaer, 1842Batik Golden Orb Weaver
Nephila clavipes (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Alpaida sulphurea Taczanowski, 1873
Nephila laurinae (Tord Tamerla..., 1881)⇒ Nephila antipodiana Walckenaer, 1842
Nephila maculata (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793
Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793Giant golden orb weaver
Nephila plumipes Latreille, 1804Humped Golden Orb-weaving Spider
Neriene radiata Walckenaer, 1842Filmy dome spider
Nesticodes rufipes Lucas, 1846Cobweb spiders
Ocrepeira venustula Eugen von Ke..., 1879
Opadometa grata Guérin, 1838
Opadometa grata bukaensis Strand, 1911
Opadometa grata salomonum Strand, 1911
Ordgarius magnificus Rainbow, 1897Magnificent spider
Oreoneta beringiana Michael Ilma..., 2004Sierolomorphid wasps
Oreonetides vaginatus (Thorell, 1872)⇒ Oreonetides filicatus Crosby, 1937
Parasteatoda camura Eugène Simon, 1877
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Parawixia audax Blackwall, 1863
Pasilobus mammatus Mary Agard P..., 1898
Phycosoma sinica Chuandian Zhu, 1992
Plebs bradleyi Keyserling, 1887Enamel spider
Poecilopachys australasia Griffith & P..., 1833Two-spined Spider
Porrhomma convexum (Westring, 1851)⇒ Porrhomma microps Carl Friedri..., 1931
Scoloderus tuberculifer Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers
Sisicottus nesides Ralph Vary C..., 1921
Sisicottus panopeus František M..., 1999
Spheropistha nigroris Yoshida, Tso..., 2000
Spintharus flavidus Nicholas Mar..., 1850Cobweb spiders
Stemmops bicolor Octavius Pic..., 1894Cobweb spiders
Stemmops cambridgei Herbert Walt..., 1955Cobweb spiders
Tetragnatha argentinensis Cândido Firm..., 1931
Tetragnatha micrura Kulczynski, 1911
Tetragnatha nitens (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Tetragnatha boydi Octavius Pic..., 1898
Tetragnatha priamus Okuma, 1987
Theridion dividuum (Willis J. Ge..., 1942)⇒ Thymoites expulsus Willis J. Ge..., 1936
Theridion melanostictum Octavius Pic..., 1876Cobweb weaver
Theridiosoma triumphale Zhao & Li, 2012
Trichonephila antipodiana Walckenaer, 1841
Trichonephila plumipes Latreille, 1804
Tylorida ventralis Thorell, 1877
Verrucosa arenata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowhead Orb Weaver
Verrucosa meridionalis Eugen von Ke..., 1892
Walckenaeria dixiana Ralph Vary C..., 1944

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Solomon Islands
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
27
60
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
16
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMysmenidae
Petrunkevitch, 1928
Dwarf cobweb spiders, Dwarf cobweb weavers, Minute Litter Spiders, spurred orb-weaver, Spurred orb-weavers
1
0
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
8
19
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
15
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom



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