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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region South Wales (Wales, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
68
253
390
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
57
225
359
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
31
191
326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
30
190
325
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
26
186
310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
26
186
310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
5
106
171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Wales
5 Families width 171 Species
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders18SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae (Blackwall, 1859)Dwarf spiders120SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders22SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers10SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosomatidae Simon, 1881Ray orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South Wales
106 Genera with 171 Species
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Aculepeira Chamberlin &..., 18751SpeciesTaxom
Agalenatea Archer, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Agyneta Hull, 18638SpeciesTaxom
Allomengea Strand, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Anelosimus Simon, 1836Social cobweb spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Aphileta Hull, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Arachnura Vinson, 1872Tailed spider1SpeciesTaxom
Araeoncus Simon, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1757Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers4SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1758Cucumber spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Baryphyma Simon, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Bathyphantes Menge, 18944SpeciesTaxom
Canalidion Wunderlich, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Centromerita Dahl, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Ceraticelus Simon, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Ceratinella Emerton, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Cheniseo Bishop & Crosby, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Cnephalocotes Simon, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Collinsia O. P.-Cambridge, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Cryptachaea Archer, 1834cobweb spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Dicymbium Menge, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Diplocentria Hull, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Diplocephalus Bertkau, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Diplostyla Emerton, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Dismodicus Simon, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 18334SpeciesTaxom
Entelecara Simon, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Episinus Walckenaer, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Eridantes Crosby & Bishop, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Erigone Audouin, 1873Black Dwarf Spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Erigonella Dahl, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Floronia Simon, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Glyphesis Simon, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Gnathonarium Karsch, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Gonatium Menge, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Gongylidiellum Simon, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Grammonota Emerton, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Helophora Menge, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Hylyphantes Simon, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Hypomma Dahl, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Hypsosinga Ausserer, 18312SpeciesTaxom
Kaestneria Wiehle, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1837Black widow spider2SpeciesTaxom
Lepthyphantes Menge, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Leptorhoptrum Kulczynski, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Leptothrix Kützing, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Lessertia Smith, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Linyphia Latreille, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Lophomma Menge, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Maso Simon, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Mermessus O. P.-Cambridge, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Metellina Chamberlin &..., 17573SpeciesTaxom
Metopobactrus Simon, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Micrargus Dahl, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Microlinyphia Gerhardt, 1830Platform spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Microneta Menge, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Monocephalus Smith, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1847Spotted orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Neottiura Menge, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Neriene Blackwall, 19603SpeciesTaxom
Nuctenea Simon, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Obscuriphantes Saaristo & T..., 18411SpeciesTaxom
Oedothorax Bertkau, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Pachygnatha Sundevall, 1830Thickjawed Orb Weavers3SpeciesTaxom
Paidiscura Archer, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Palliduphantes Saaristo & T..., 18712SpeciesTaxom
Parapelecopsis Wunderlich, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1757Comb-Clawed Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Pelecopsis Simon, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Peponocranium Simon, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Phlattothrata Crosby & Bishop, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Pholcomma Thorell, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Phylloneta Archer, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Pityohyphantes Simon, 1943Hammock Spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Pocadicnemis Simon, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Poeciloneta Kulczynski, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Porrhomma Simon, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Robertus O. P.-Cambridge, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Rugathodes Archer, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Saaristoa Millidge, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Satilatlas Keyserling, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Savignia Blackwall, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Scironis Bishop & Crosby, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Scylaceus Bishop & Crosby, 1938
0SpeciesTaxom
Silometopus Simon, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1778False black widows1SpeciesTaxom
Stemonyphantes Menge, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Styloctetor Simon, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Tallusia Lehtinen & S..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Tapinocyba Simon, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Tapinopa Westring, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Taranucnus Simon, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Tennesseellum Petrunkevitch, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Tenuiphantes Saaristo & T..., 18905SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1862Four-jawed spider4SpeciesTaxom
Theonoe Simon, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1870Tangle-Web Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 1877Ray spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Tiso Simon, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Trichopternoides Wunderlich, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Troxochrus Simon, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Typhochrestus Simon, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Walckenaeria Blackwall, 18539SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 19642SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Wales
171 Species
Aculepeira packardi Thorell, 1875
Agalenatea redii Scopoli, 1763
Agyneta affinis Kulczynski, 1898
Agyneta cauta (Octavius Pic..., 1902)⇒ Agyneta olivacea James Henry ..., 1882
Agyneta conigera Octavius Pic..., 1863
Agyneta decora Octavius Pic..., 1871
Agyneta mollis O. P.-Cambridge, 1871Thin Weblet
Agyneta ramosa Jackson, 1912
Agyneta serrata Emerton, 1909
Agyneta subtilis Octavius Pic..., 1863
Allomengea vidua Ludwig Carl ..., 1879
Anelosimus vittatus Koch, 1836
Aphileta misera Octavius Pic..., 1882Heterotardigrades
Arachnura higginsi L. Koch, 1872Scorpion Orb Weaver
Araeoncus crassiceps Johan Peter ..., 1861
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
Araneus quadratus (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Araneus pinguis Karsch, 1879
Araniella cucurbitina (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Araniella proxima KulczyÅ„ski, 1885
Baryphyma gowerense George Hazel..., 1965
Baryphyma trifrons Octavius Pic..., 1863
Bathyphantes approximatus Octavius Pic..., 1871
Bathyphantes gracilis Blackwall, 1841
Bathyphantes parvulus Johan Peter ..., 1851
Bathyphantes setiger Frederick Oc..., 1894
Canalidion montanum James Henry ..., 1882
Centromerita bicolor Blackwall, 1833
Centromerita concinna Tord Tamerla..., 1875
Ceraticelus fissiceps Octavius Pic..., 1874
Ceratinella brevipes Johan Peter ..., 1851
Cheniseo fabulosa Bishop & Crosby, 1935Cicada killer
Cnephalocotes obscurus John Blackwall, 1834
Collinsia inerrans Octavius Pic..., 1885
Cryptachaea gigantipes Keyserling, 1890
Cryptachaea riparia Blackwall, 1834
Dicymbium nigrum John Blackwall, 1834
Dicymbium tibiale John Blackwall, 1836
Diplocentria bidentata James Henry ..., 1882
Diplocephalus cristatus Blackwall, 1833Common money spider
Diplocephalus permixtus (Octavius Pic..., 1871)⇒ Savignia birostra Chamberlin &..., 1947
Diplostyla concolor Wider, 1834
Dismodicus bifrons John Blackwall, 1841
Enoplognatha latimana Hippa & Oksala, 1982
Enoplognatha mordax Tord Tamerla..., 1875
Enoplognatha ovata (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Enoplognatha latimana Hippa & Oksala, 1982
Enoplognatha thoracica (Carl Wilhelm..., 1833)⇒ Enoplognatha oelandica Tord Tamerla..., 1875
Entelecara erythropus Johan Peter ..., 1851
Episinus angulatus John Blackwall, 1836
Eridantes erigonoides James Henry ..., 1882
Erigone arctica (White, 1852)⇒ Erigone dentigera Octavius Pic..., 1874
Erigone dentipalpis (Wider, 1834)⇒ 
Erigone longipalpis (Sundevall, 1830)⇒ Erigone sinensis Ehrenfried S..., 1936
Erigone promiscua Octavius Pic..., 1873
Erigonella ignobilis Octavius Pic..., 1871
Floronia bucculenta (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Floronia exornata L. Koch, 1878
Glyphesis servulus Eugène Simon, 1881
Gnathonarium dentatum Wider, 1834
Gonatium rubens (Blackwall, 1833)⇒ Gonatium crassipalpum Elizabeth Ba..., 1933
Gongylidiellum vivum Octavius Pic..., 1875
Grammonota pictilis Octavius Pic..., 1875
Helophora tunagyna Ralph Vary C..., 1943Maricopa harvester ant
Hylyphantes graminicola Sundevall, 1830
Hypomma bituberculatum Wider, 1834
Hypsosinga albovittata Johan Peter ..., 1851
Hypsosinga pygmaea Sundevall, 1831
Kaestneria pullata Octavius Pic..., 1863
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Larinioides sclopetarius (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Larinioides sericatus Clerck, 1757
Latrodectus geometricus C. L. Koch, 1841Brown black widow
Latrodectus variolus (Walckenaer, 1837)⇒ Latrodectus hesperus Chamberlin &..., 1935
Lepthyphantes alpinus James Henry ..., 1882
Leptorhoptrum robustum Johan Peter ..., 1851
Leptothrix hardyi John Blackwall, 1850
Lessertia dentichelis Eugène Simon, 1884
Linyphia hortensis Sundevall, 1830
Linyphia triangularis Clerck, 1758Dwarf Weaver
Lophomma punctatum John Blackwall, 1841
Mangora acalypha Walckenaer, 1802Cricket-bat Orb Weaver
Maso sundevalli (Johan Peter ..., 1851)⇒ Satilatlas marxi matanuskae Chamberlin, 1949
Mermessus trilobatus James Henry ..., 1882
Metellina mengei Blackwall, 1870
Metellina merianae Scopoli, 1763
Metellina segmentata Clerck, 1757Autumn spider
Metopobactrus prominulus (Octavius Pic..., 1872)⇒ Maso alticeps James Henry ..., 1909
Micrargus herbigradus (John Blackwall, 1854)⇒ Micrargus apertus Octavius Pic..., 1871
Micrargus subaequalis Johan Peter ..., 1851
Microlinyphia impigra Octavius Pic..., 1871
Microlinyphia pusilla Sundevall, 1830
Microneta viaria Blackwall, 1841
Monocephalus fuscipes John Blackwall, 1836
Neoscona adianta Walckenaer, 1802
Neoscona pratensis Hentz, 1847
Neottiura bimaculata Linnaeus, 1767
Neriene clathrata Sundevall, 1830
Neriene furtiva Octavius Pic..., 1871
Neriene fusca (Oi, 1960)⇒ Oedothorax fuscus John Blackwall, 1834
Nuctenea umbratica Clerck, 1758Toad Spider
Obscuriphantes obscurus John Blackwall, 1841
Oedothorax agrestis John Blackwall, 1853
Oedothorax apicatus John Blackwall, 1850
Oedothorax gibbosus Blackwall, 1841
Oedothorax retusus Johan Peter ..., 1851
Pachygnatha clercki Sundevall, 1823
Pachygnatha degeeri Sundevall, 1830
Pachygnatha listeri (Sundevall, 1830)⇒ Pachygnatha clercki Sundevall, 1823
Paidiscura pallens John Blackwall, 1834
Palliduphantes ericaeus John Blackwall, 1853
Palliduphantes pallidus Octavius Pic..., 1871
Parapelecopsis nemoralioides Octavius Pic..., 1884
Parapelecopsis nemoralis John Blackwall, 1841
Parasteatoda lunata Carl Alexand..., 1757
Pelecopsis mengei Eugène Simon, 1884
Pelecopsis parallela Wider, 1834
Peponocranium ludicrum (Octavius Pic..., 1861)⇒ Peponocranium orbiculatum Octavius Pic..., 1882
Phlattothrata flagellata James Henry ..., 1911
Pholcomma gibbum Johan Peter ..., 1851
Phylloneta impressa Ludwig Carl ..., 1881
Pityohyphantes alticeps Ralph Vary C..., 1943Maricopa harvester ant
Pityohyphantes cristatus Ralph Vary C..., 1942
Pityohyphantes subarcticus Ralph Vary C..., 1943Maricopa harvester ant
Pocadicnemis juncea George Hazel..., 1953
Pocadicnemis pumila (John Blackwall, 1841)⇒ Pocadicnemis juncea George Hazel..., 1953
Poeciloneta calcaratus Emerton, 1909
Poeciloneta variegata Blackwall, 1841
Porrhomma pygmaeum Blackwall, 1834
Robertus arundineti Octavius Pic..., 1871
Robertus lividus John Blackwall, 1836
Rugathodes instabilis Octavius Pic..., 1871
Saaristoa abnormis John Blackwall, 1841
Satilatlas britteni Jackson, 1913
Savignia frontata Blackwall, 1833
Scironis tarsalis James Henry ..., 1911Tarsal Sheet-Web Weaver
Silometopus ambiguus Octavius Pic..., 1905
Silometopus elegans Octavius Pic..., 1872
Steatoda albomaculata (De Geer, 1778)⇒ Chrysso albomaculata O. P.-Cambridge, 1882
Stemonyphantes lineatus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Stemonyphantes blauveltae Willis J. Ge..., 1951
Styloctetor romanus O. P.-Cambridge, 1872
Tallusia experta Octavius Pic..., 1871
Tapinocyba pallens Octavius Pic..., 1872
Tapinocyba praecox Octavius Pic..., 1873
Tapinopa longidens (Wider, 1834)⇒ Tapinopa guttata Komatsu, 1937
Taranucnus setosus Octavius Pic..., 1863
Tennesseellum formica James Henry ..., 1882
Tenuiphantes cristatus Menge, 1866
Tenuiphantes flavipes John Blackwall, 1854Echinoderms
Tenuiphantes mengei (Wladislaus K..., 1887)⇒ Tenuiphantes perseus van Helsdingen, 1977
Tenuiphantes tenuis Blackwall, 1852Dwarf weaver
Tenuiphantes zimmermanni Bertkau, 1890
Tetragnatha extensa (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetragnatha montana Simon, 1874
Tetragnatha montana Simon, 1874Shadow Stretch-spider
Tetragnatha nigrita Lendl, 1886Dark Stretch-spider
Tetragnatha striata L. Koch, 1862Striped Stretch-spider
Theonoe minutissima Octavius Pic..., 1879
Theridion mystaceum Koch, 1870
Theridiosoma gemmosum L. Koch, 1877Ray Spider
Tiso vagans John Blackwall, 1834
Trichopternoides thorelli Johan Peter ..., 1861
Troxochrus scabriculus Johan Peter ..., 1851
Typhochrestus digitatus Octavius Pic..., 1872
Walckenaeria acuminata Blackwall, 1833
Walckenaeria alticeps J. Denis, 1952
Walckenaeria antica Blackwall, 1833
Walckenaeria atrotibialis Octavius Pic..., 1878
Walckenaeria kochi Octavius Pic..., 1872
Walckenaeria monoceros Wider, 1834
Walckenaeria nudipalpis Johan Peter ..., 1851
Walckenaeria unicornis Octavius Pic..., 1861
Walckenaeria vigilax (John Blackwall, 1853)⇒ Walckenaeria spiralis James Henry ..., 1882
Zygiella atrica (Koch, 1845)⇒ Zygiella calophylla Walckenaer, 1802
Zygiella nearctica Willis J. Ge..., 1964

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in South Wales
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
11
18
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
75
120
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
3
10
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
16
22
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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