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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Tanganyika (Tanzania)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
44
76
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
36
51
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
23
35
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
22
33
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
19
30
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
19
30
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
5
10
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tanganyika
5 Families width 10 Species
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers0SpeciesTaxom
Cyatholipidae Simon, 1894Cyatholipid spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tanganyika
10 Genera with 10 Species
Agyneta Hull, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Caerostris Thorell, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Callitrichia Fage, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1775Tent spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Diphya Nicolet, 1849
0SpeciesTaxom
Isicabu Griswold, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1902Black widow spider1SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1865Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Pararaneus Caporiacco, 18852SpeciesTaxom
Ulwembua Griswold, 20011SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanganyika
10 Species
Agyneta habra Locket, 1968
Caerostris sexcuspidata Johan Christ..., 1793African bark orb-web spider
Callitrichia mira Rudy Jocqué ..., 1986
Cyrtophora citricola Forsskål, 1775Global tentweb weaver
Isicabu kombo Charles E. G..., 2001
Latrodectus renivulvatus Dahl, 1902
Neoscona vigilans Blackwall, 1865
Pararaneus pseudostriatus Embrik Strand, 1908
Pararaneus spectator Ferdinand Ka..., 1885
Ulwembua usambara Charles E. G..., 2001

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Tanganyika
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
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCyatholipidae
Simon, 1894
Cyatholipid spiders, Cyatholipids
2
2
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
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
1
0
Genus
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
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org