Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)
List of families for Sri Lanka
7 Families width 174 Species
Genera for Sri Lanka
83 Genera with 174 Species #ACDEGHIJLMNOPRSTU
| Acusilas Simon, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Andasta Simon, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anepsion Strand, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aranea Linnaeus, 1793 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Araneus Clerck, 1891 | Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Argiope Audouin, 1891 | Garden orbweavers | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Argyrodes Simon, 1880 | Dewdrop spiders | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Ariamnes Thorell, 1902 | Whip spiders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Atelidea Simon, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atypena Simon, 1983 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Caviphantes Oi, 1979 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephalobares O. P.-Cambridge, 1870 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratinopsis Emerton, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chikunia Yoshida, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chorizopes O. P.-Cambridge, 1895 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysso O. P.-Cambridge, 1869 | Comb-footed Spiders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Clitaetra Simon, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coleosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 1900 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Coscinida Simon, 1904 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclosa Menge, 1992 | Three-lobed Spiders | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cyrtarachne Thorell, 1900 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cyrtophora Simon, 1857 | Tent spiders | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dipoena Thorell, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichognatha O. P.-Cambridge, 1895 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Emertonella Bryant, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Enoplognatha Pavesi, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Episinus Walckenaer, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eriovixia Archer, 1999 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eustala Simon, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1873 | Spiny Backed Orb Weaver | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Gea C. L. Koch, 1843 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glenognatha Simon, 2024 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glyptogona Simon, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gmogala Keyserling, 1890 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Helsdingenia Saaristo & T..., 1985 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Herennia Thorell, 1859 | Coin spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypsosinga Ausserer, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Indoetra Kuntner, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Janula Strand, 1895 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Labullinyphia van Helsdingen, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Larinia Simon, 1826 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1991 | Black widow spider | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucauge White, 2024 | Orchard Spider And Allies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Macracantha Simon, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Meotipa Simon, 2024 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Mesida Kulczynski, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Meta C. L. Koch, 1793 | Cave Orb Weavers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microbathyphantes van Helsdingen, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microdipoena Banks, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Molione Thorell, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mysmenella Brignoli, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nasoona Locket, 2018 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nematogmus Simon, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neoscona Simon, 1864 | Spotted orbweavers | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Neospintharus Exline, 2022 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nephila Leach, 1793 | Banana spiders | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Nephilengys L. Koch, 1881 | Hermit spiders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neriene Blackwall, 1969 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nesioneta Millidge, 1978 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nesticella Lehtinen & S..., 1972 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nesticodes Archer, 1846 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Obrimona Strand, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Opadometa Archer, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ordgarius Keyserling, 1877 | Bolas spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phoroncidia Westwood, 1869 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Phricotelus Simon, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poltys C. L. Koch, 1890 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Propostira Simon, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhinocosmetus Vanuytven, J..., 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhomphaea L. Koch, 2022 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Schenkeliella Strand, 1870 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphecozone O. P.-Cambridge, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Steatoda Sundevall, 1899 | False black widows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetragnatha Latreille, 1979 | Four-jawed spider | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Thelacantha Hasselt, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theridion Walckenaer, 1895 | Tangle-Web Spiders | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Theridiosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 1972 | Ray spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thwaitesia O. P.-Cambridge, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trematocephalus Dahl, 1894 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tylorida Simon, 1877 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Typhistes Simon, 1894 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ursa Simon, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Sri Lanka
174 Species | Acusilas coccineus Simon, 1895 | | | Andasta semiargentea Simon, 1895 | | | Anepsion maritatum O. P.-Cambridge, 1877 | | | Aranea longipes (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793 | | Aranea maculata (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793 | | Aranea pilipes (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793 | | Aranea sebae (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793 | | Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859 | | | Araneus enucleatus Karsch, 1879 | | | Araneus mitificus Simon, 1886 | Kidney garden spider | | Araneus obscuratus Urquhart, 1893 | | | Araneus obtusatus Karsch, 1891 | | | Argiope aemula Walckenaer, 1842 | | | Argiope aetherea (Walckenaer, 1842) | ⇒ Argiope keyserlingi Karsch, 1878 | | Argiope anasuja Thorell, 1887 | Signature Spider | | Argiope catenulata Doleschall, 1859 | Grass cross spider | | Argiope pulchella Thorell, 1881 | Golden cricket wasp | | Argiope taprobanica Tord Tamerla..., 1887 | | | Argiope trivittata (Karsch, 1891) | ⇒ Mecynogea lemniscata Charles Atha..., 1842 | | Argyrodes argentatus Octavius Pic..., 1880 | Dewdrop spider | | Argyrodes fissifrons (O. P.-Cambridge, 1869) | ⇒ Argyrodes kumadai Chida & Tani..., 1999 | | Argyrodes flavescens O. P.-Cambridge, 1880 | Red and silver dewdrop spider | | Argyrodes kumadai Chida & Tani..., 1999 | | | Argyrodes nasutus Octavius Pic..., 1880 | | | Argyrodes scintillulanus Octavius Pic..., 1880 | | | Ariamnes paves | | | Ariamnes pavesii Leardi, 1902 | | | Atelidea spinosa Simon, 1895 | | | Atypena cirrifrons Heimer, 1984 | | | Atypena ellioti Rudy Jocqué, 1983 | | | Atypena simoni Rudy Jocqué, 1983 | | | Caviphantes pseudosaxetorum Jörg Wunderl..., 1979 | | | Cephalobares globiceps Octavius Pic..., 1870 | | | Ceratinopsis monticola Eugène Simon, 1894 | | | Chikunia nigra O.Pickard-Ca..., 1880 | | | Chorizopes frontalis O. P.-Cambridge, 1870 | | | Chorizopes mucronatus Eugène Simon, 1895 | | | Chrysso nigra (Octavius Pic..., 1880) | ⇒ Chikunia nigra O.Pickard-Ca..., 1880 | | Chrysso spiniventris O. P.-Cambridge, 1869 | Kim Ji boulengeri spider | | Clitaetra thisbe Simon, 1903 | Sri Lankan Trunk Weaver | | Coleosoma blandum O. P.-Cambridge, 1882 | Sheath-bellied spider | | Coleosoma floridanum Banks, 1900 | Cobweb Spider | | Coscinida gentilis Eugène Simon, 1895 | | | Coscinida novemnotata Eugène Simon, 1895 | | | Coscinida triangulifera Eugène Simon, 1904 | | | Cyclosa bifida Doleschall, 1859 | | | Cyclosa confusa Bösenberg & ..., 1906 | | | Cyclosa insulana (Costa, 1834) | ⇒ Cyclosa omonaga Tanikawa, 1992 | | Cyclosa omonaga Tanikawa, 1992 | | | Cyrtarachne perspicillata Carl Ludwig ..., 1859 | | | Cyrtarachne raniceps Mary Agard P..., 1900 | Shyleaf | | Cyrtophora cicatrosa Stoliczka, 1869 | | | Cyrtophora citricola Forsskål, 1775 | Global tentweb weaver | | Cyrtophora unicolor Doleschall, 1857 | | | Dipoena sertata Eugène Simon, 1895 | | | Dolichognatha albida Eugène Simon, 1895 | | | Dolichognatha incanescens Eugène Simon, 1895 | | | Dolichognatha nietneri Octavius Pic..., 1869 | | | Dolichognatha quinquemucronata Simon, 1895 | | | Emertonella taczanowskii Keyserling, 1886 | Cobweb spiders | | Enoplognatha oreophila Eugène Simon, 1894 | | | Episinus taprobanicus (Eugène Simon, 1895) | ⇒ Janula taprobanicus Simon, 1895 | | Eriovixia laglaizei Eugène Simon, 1877 | | | Eriovixia sakiedaorum Tanikawa, 1999 | | | Eustala scutigera Octavius Pic..., 1898 | Orb weavers | | Gasteracantha arcuata (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Macracantha arcuata Fabricius, 1793 | | Gasteracantha geminata Johan Christ..., 1798 | | | Gasteracantha remifera Arthur Gardi..., 1873 | | | Gea spinipes Carl Ludwig ..., 1843 | | | Glenognatha dubiosa Benjamin, 2024 | | | Glyptogona duriuscula Eugène Simon, 1895 | | | Gmogala scarabaeus Eugen von Ke..., 1890 | | | Helsdingenia ceylonica van Helsdingen, 1985 | | | Herennia multipuncta Doleschall, 1859 | Ornamental tree trunk spider | | Hypsosinga taprobanica Eugène Simon, 1895 | | | Indoetra thisbe Simon, 1903 | | | Janula taprobanica Simon, 1895 | | | Janula taprobanicus Simon, 1895 | | | Labullinyphia tersa Eugène Simon, 1894 | | | Larinia chloris (Jean Victor ..., 1826) | ⇒ Lipocrea epeiroides Octavius Pic..., 1872 | | Latrodectus erythromelas Schmidt & Klaas, 1991 | | | Leucauge argentata Octavius Pic..., 1869 | | | Leucauge decorata Blackwall, 1864 | | | Leucauge ditissima Thorell, 1887 | | | Leucauge granulata Walckenaer, 1842 | Silver Orb-weaver Spider | | Leucauge lamperti Embrik Strand, 1907 | Carpenter bees | | Leucauge rubromaculata Benjamin, 2024 | | | Macracantha arcuata Fabricius, 1793 | | | Mangora semiargentea Eugène Simon, 1895 | | | Meotipa kudawaensis Benjamin & T..., 2024 | | | Meotipa multuma Murthappa, M..., 2017 | | | Meotipa picturata Simon, 1895 | | | Meotipa spiniventris O.Pickard-Ca..., 1869 | | | Meotipa sujii Benjamin & T..., 2024 | | | Mesida culta O.Pickard-Ca..., 1869 | | | Meta ornata (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793 | | Microbathyphantes palmarius Brian John M..., 1955 | Dwarf weaver | | Microdipoena saltuensis Simon, 1895 | | | Molione trispinosa Octavius Pic..., 1873 | | | Mysmenella saltuensis (Simon, 1895) | ⇒ Microdipoena saltuensis Simon, 1895 | | Nasoona orissa Tanasevitch, 2018 | | | Nematogmus dentimanus Eugène Simon, 1886 | | | Neoscona enucleata Karsch, 1879 | | | Neoscona molemensis Benoy Krishn..., 1981 | | | Neoscona theisi Walckenaer, 1842 | Spider | | Neoscona triangula Keyserling, 1864 | | | Neospintharus kandelensis Tharmarajan ..., 2022 | | | Neospintharus ohiyiaensis Tharmarajan ..., 2022 | | | Nephila antipodiana Walckenaer, 1842 | Batik Golden Orb Weaver | | Nephila aurosa (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793 | | Nephila chrysogaster (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793 | | Nephila fuscipes (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793 | | Nephila maculata (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793 | | Nephila ornata (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Nephila plumipes Latreille, 1804 | | Nephila pecuniosa (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793 | | Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793 | Giant golden orb weaver | | Nephila plumipes Latreille, 1804 | Humped Golden Orb-weaving Spider | | Nephila procera (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793 | | Nephila submaculata (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793 | | Nephila sulphurosa (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793 | | Nephila tenuipes (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793 | | Nephilengys malabarensis (Walckenaer, 1842) | ⇒ Nephilengys papuana Tord Tamerla..., 1881 | | Nephilengys papuana Tord Tamerla..., 1881 | Golden cricket wasp | | Neriene katyae van Helsdingen, 1969 | | | Nesioneta benoiti van Helsdingen, 1978 | | | Nesticella aelleni Paolo Marcel..., 1972 | Oak sapling borer | | Nesticodes rufipes Lucas, 1846 | Cobweb spiders | | Obrimona tennenti Eugène Simon, 1894 | | | Opadometa fastigata Eugène Simon, 1877 | Pear shaped Leucauge | | Ordgarius hobsoni O. P.-Cambridge, 1877 | | | Phoroncidia nasuta Octavius Pic..., 1873 | | | Phoroncidia septemaculeata Octavius Pic..., 1873 | | | Phoroncidia testudo Octavius Pic..., 1873 | | | Phoroncidia thwaitesi Octavius Pic..., 1869 | | | Phricotelus stelliger Simon, 1895 | | | Poltys columnaris Thorell, 1890 | Sand bee | | Propostira quadrangulata Eugène Simon, 1894 | | | Rhinocosmetus nasutus O. Pickard-C..., 1880 | | | Rhomphaea jacko Tharmarajan ..., 2022 | | | Rhomphaea marani Tharmarajan ..., 2022 | | | Rhomphaea martini Tharmarajan ..., 2022 | | | Rhomphaea shanthi Tharmarajan ..., 2022 | | | Schenkeliella spinosa Octavius Pic..., 1870 | | | Sphecozone modesta Hercule Nicolet, 1849 | | | Steatoda rufoannulata Eugène Simon, 1899 | | | Tetragnatha armata Karsch, 1891 | | | Tetragnatha ceylonica Octavius Pic..., 1869 | | | Tetragnatha determinata Karsch, 1891 | | | Tetragnatha foveata Karsch, 1891 | | | Tetragnatha geniculata Karsch, 1891 | | | Tetragnatha planata Karsch, 1891 | | | Tetragnatha tenera Thorell, 1881 | Golden cricket wasp | | Tetragnatha virescens Okuma, 1979 | | | Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857 | | | Theridion albomaculosum Octavius Pic..., 1869 | | | Theridion annulipes ♰ (O. Heer, 1865) | ⇒ Theridion ceylonicus Dunlop & Jekel, 2009 | | Theridion ceylonicum Dunlop & Jekel, 2009 | | | Theridion ceylonicus Dunlop & Jekel, 2009 | | | Theridion gabardi Eugène Simon, 1895 | | | Theridion modestum (Eugène Simon, 1894) | ⇒ Sphecozone modesta Hercule Nicolet, 1849 | | Theridion nodiferum Eugène Simon, 1895 | | | Theridion quadratum Octavius Pic..., 1882 | | | Theridion teliferum Eugène Simon, 1895 | | | Theridiosoma genevensium Brignoli, 1972 | | | Thwaitesia margaritifera Octavius Pic..., 1881 | | | Trematocephalus simplex Eugène Simon, 1894 | | | Trematocephalus tripunctatus Eugène Simon, 1894 | | | Tylorida culta Octavius Pic..., 1869 | | | Tylorida striata Thorell, 1877 | | | Tylorida ventralis Thorell, 1877 | | | Typhistes antilope Eugène Simon, 1894 | | | Typhistes comatus Eugène Simon, 1894 | | | Typhistes niger Simon, 1894 | | | Ursa vittigera Eugène Simon, 1895 | |
Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Sri Lanka | Family | Araneidae
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 | 24
50 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Linyphiidae
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 | 14
19 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Mysmenidae
Petrunkevitch, 1928
Dwarf cobweb spiders, Dwarf cobweb weavers, Minute Litter Spiders, spurred orb-weaver, Spurred orb-weavers | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nesticidae
Simon, 1894
cave cobweb spider, Cave cobweb spiders, Comb-footed Cellar Spiders, Scaffold web spiders, Tangle web spiders | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Tetragnathidae
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 | 14
44 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Theridiidae
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 | 25
55 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Theridiosomatidae
Simon, 1881
Ray orbweavers, ray spider, Ray spiders | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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