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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region South America (America)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
533
4412
23236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
456
3391
19281
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
103
1620
12187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
95
1584
11960
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
75
1397
10563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
73
1395
10559
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
11
361
3268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South America
11 Families width 3268 Species and 15 Subspecies
Anapidae Simon, 1895Anapid spiders58SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders1215SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders584SpeciesTaxom
Mysmenidae Petrunkevitch, 1928Dwarf cobweb spiders59SpeciesTaxom
Nesticidae Simon, 1894Cave cobweb spider15SpeciesTaxom
Pimoidae Wunderlich, 1986Pimoid spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Symphytognathidae Hickman, 1931Dwarf orb-weavers19SpeciesTaxom
Synotaxidae Simon, 1894Synotaxid spiders17SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers325SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders920SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosomatidae Simon, 1881Ray orbweavers55SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in South America
FamilyAnapidae
Simon, 1895
Anapid spiders, Tiny Orbweavers
13
58
Genera
Species

Taxom

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
87
1215
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
130
584
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMysmenidae
Petrunkevitch, 1928
Dwarf cobweb spiders, Dwarf cobweb weavers, Minute Litter Spiders, spurred orb-weaver, Spurred orb-weavers
9
59
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyNesticidae
Simon, 1894
cave cobweb spider, Cave cobweb spiders, Comb-footed Cellar Spiders, Scaffold web spiders, Tangle web spiders
3
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPimoidae
Wunderlich, 1986
Pimoid spiders
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySymphytognathidae
Hickman, 1931
Dwarf orb-weavers, Dwarf orbweavers
5
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySynotaxidae
Simon, 1894
Synotaxid spiders
3
17
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
26
325
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
74
920
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTheridiosomatidae
Simon, 1881
Ray orbweavers, ray spider, Ray spiders
10
55
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org