Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Tasmania (Australia)
List of families for Tasmania
10 Families width 168 Species | Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833 | Cobweb And Widow Spiders | 37 | Species | Taxom | | Araneidae Simon, 1895 | Golden orb web spiders | 81 | Species | Taxom | | Anapidae Simon, 1895 | Anapid spiders | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859 | Dwarf spiders | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Theridiosomatidae Simon, 1881 | Ray orbweavers | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866 | Elongated Orb Weavers | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Cyatholipidae Simon, 1894 | Cyatholipid spiders | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Mysmenidae Petrunkevitch, 1928 | Dwarf cobweb spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Symphytognathidae Hickman, 1931 | Dwarf orb-weavers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Synotaxidae Simon, 1894 | Synotaxid spiders | 4 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Tasmania
91 Genera with 168 Species #ABCDEGHKLMNOPRSTV
| Achaearanea Strand, 1890 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acroaspis Karsch, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acrobleps Hickman, 1979 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aerea Urquhart, 1893 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Anepsion Strand, 1929 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Arachnura Vinson, 1872 | Tailed spider | 2 | Species | Taxom | Araeoncus Simon, 1884 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Araneus Clerck, 1891 | Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Argiope Audouin, 1775 | Garden orbweavers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Argyrodes Simon, 1927 | Dewdrop spiders | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Ariamnes Thorell, 1927 | Whip spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arkys Walckenaer, 1879 | Triangular spiders | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Austracantha Dahl, 1859 | Christmas spider | 1 | Species | Taxom | Baalzebub Coddington, 1986 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Backobourkia Framenau, Du..., 1871 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Bathyphantes Menge, 1866 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Carepalxis L. Koch, 1886 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Celaenia Thorell, 1891 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratinops Banks, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Chasmocephalon O. P.-Cambridge, 1889 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Collina Urquhart, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crozetulus Hickman, 1939 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Crustulina Menge, 1868 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptachaea Archer, 1886 | cobweb spiders | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclosa Menge, 1885 | Three-lobed Spiders | 2 | Species | Taxom | Cyrtarachne Thorell, 1868 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Cyrtophora Simon, 1872 | Tent spiders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Deliochus Simon, 1887 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Diplocephalus Bertkau, 1833 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diploplecta Millidge, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dipoena Thorell, 1951 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dolophones Walckenaer, 1867 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Drapetisca Menge, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Episinus Walckenaer, 1809 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Erigone Audouin, 1906 | Black Dwarf Spiders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eriophora Simon, 1865 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | Eryciniolia Strand, 1912 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Euryopis Menge, 1896 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1833 | Spiny Backed Orb Weaver | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Gea C. L. Koch, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hadrotarsus Thorell, 1943 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | Hanea Forster, 1988 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Haplinis Simon, 2003 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heurodes Keyserling, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hickmanapis Platnick & F..., 1989 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hortophora Framenau & C..., 2021 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Kangaraneus Castanheira ..., 2023 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Laetesia Simon, 1908 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Laperousea Dalmas, 1893 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1870 | Black widow spider | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leucauge White, 1903 | Orchard Spider And Allies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Linyphia Latreille, 1893 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Magnopholcomma Wunderlich, 2023 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesida Kulczynski, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Meta C. L. Koch, 1887 | Cave Orb Weavers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Metanapis Godman & Salvin, 1974 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micrathena Sundevall, 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Moneta O. P.-Cambridge, 1908 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mysmena Simon, 1979 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nanometa Simon, 2020 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Neoscona Simon, 1842 | Spotted orbweavers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nephila Leach, 1804 | Banana spiders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Novakiella Court & Forster, 1942 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Novaranea Court & Forster, 2011 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ordgarius Keyserling, 1897 | Bolas spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orsinome Thorell, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ostearius Hull, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parafroneta Blest, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paraplectanoides Keyserling, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parasteatoda Archer, 1841 | Comb-Clawed Spider | 1 | Species | Taxom | Parawixia F. O. P.-Cam..., 1904 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pholcomma Thorell, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phonognatha Simon, 1871 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Phoroncidia Westwood, 1951 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Plebs Joseph & Fra..., 2012 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Poltys C. L. Koch, 1843 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Pseudanapis Simon, 1905 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Risdonius Hickman, 1939 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Salsa Framenau & C..., 2022 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Socca Framenau, Ca..., 1887 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Steatoda Sundevall, 1975 | False black widows | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Symphytognatha Hickman, 1931 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tasmanapis Platnick & F..., 1989 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetragnatha Latreille, 1887 | Four-jawed spider | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Thelacantha Hasselt, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theridion Walckenaer, 1884 | Tangle-Web Spiders | 4 | Species | Taxom | Theridiosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 1879 | Ray spiders | 0 | Species | Taxom | Thwaitesia O. P.-Cambridge, 1881 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Tupua Platnick, 1990 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Venomius Rossi, Casta..., 2023 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Victanapis Platnick & F..., 1989 | | 0 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Tasmania
168 Species | Achaearanea propera Eugen von Ke..., 1890 | | | Acroaspis tuberculifera Thorell, 1881 | Golden cricket wasp | | Acrobleps hygrophilus Hickman, 1979 | | | Aerea alticephala (Urquhart, 1891) | ⇒ Arkys alticephala Urquhart, 1891 | | Aerea magnifica (Urquhart, 1893) | ⇒ Arkys alticephala Urquhart, 1891 | | Arachnura feredayi L. Koch, 1872 | Tailed forest spider | | Arachnura higginsi L. Koch, 1872 | Scorpion Orb Weaver | | Araneus acuminatus L. Koch, 1872 | | | Araneus albotriangulus Keyserling, 1887 | | | Araneus arenaceus Keyserling, 1886 | | | Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859 | | | Araneus bradleyi Keyserling, 1887 | Enamelled Spider | | Araneus circulissparsus Keyserling, 1887 | | | Araneus eburnus (Keyserling, 1886) | ⇒ Plebs eburnus Keyserling, 1886 | | Araneus hamiltoni Rainbow, 1893 | | | Araneus lancearius Keyserling, 1887 | | | Araneus lodicula Keyserling, 1887 | | | Araneus mortoni Arthur T. Ur..., 1891 | | | Araneus notacephalus Urquhart, 1891 | | | Araneus obscurtus Urquhart, 1893 | | | Araneus phaleratus Urquhart, 1893 | | | Araneus separatus Roewer, 1942 | | | Araneus singularis (Urquhart, 1891) | ⇒ Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842 | | Araneus stolidus Keyserling, 1887 | | | Araneus subflavidus Arthur T. Ur..., 1893 | | | Araneus sydneyicus Keyserling, 1887 | | | Araneus talipedatus Keyserling, 1887 | | | Araneus usualis Keyserling, 1887 | | | Araneus ventriosus Urquhart, 1891 | | | Araneus viridulus Urquhart, 1891 | | | Argiope keyserlingi Karsch, 1878 | St Andrew's Cross spider | | Argiope protensa Koch, 1872 | Longtailed orb-weaving spider | | Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775 | Banded Argiope | | Argyrodes alannae Grostal, 1999 | | | Argyrodes antipodianus Octavius Pic..., 1880 | Dew Drop Spider | | Argyrodes argyrodes (Walckenaer, 1842) | ⇒ Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850 | | Argyrodes binotatus William Jose..., 1915 | | | Argyrodes patersoniensis Hickman, 1927 | Whip spider | | Ariamnes patersoniensis (Vernon Victo..., 1927) | ⇒ Argyrodes patersoniensis Hickman, 1927 | | Arkys alticephala Urquhart, 1891 | | | Arkys curtulus Simon, 1903 | Small Bird Dropping Spider | | Arkys enigma Douglas, 2019 | | | Arkys hickmani Heimer, 1984 | | | Arkys simsoni (Simon, 1893) | ⇒ Arkys alticephala Urquhart, 1891 | | Arkys walckenaeri Simon, 1879 | Walckenaer's Studded Triangular Spider | | Austracantha minax Thorell, 1859 | Australian Jewel Spider | | Backobourkia brouni Urquhart, 1885 | | | Backobourkia heroine L. Koch, 1871 | | | Carepalxis beelzebub Hasselt, 1873 | | | Carepalxis tuberculata Eugen von Ke..., 1886 | | | Celaenia atkinsoni Octavius Pic..., 1879 | | | Celaenia distincta Octavius Pic..., 1869 | | | Celaenia excavata Ludwig Carl ..., 1867 | Bird dropping spider | | Celaenia tumidosa Arthur T. Ur..., 1891 | | | Celaenia voraginosa Arthur T. Ur..., 1891 | | | Ceratinops inflatus James Henry ..., 1923 | | | Collina glabicira Arthur T. Ur..., 1891 | | | Crozetulus minutus Hickman, 1939 | Halictid bees | | Cryptachaea blattea Urquhart, 1886 | Theridiid spider | | Cryptachaea gigantipes Keyserling, 1890 | | | Cryptachaea veruculata Urquhart, 1886 | | | Cyclosa fuliginata Ludwig Carl ..., 1872 | | | Cyclosa trilobata Arthur T. Ur..., 1885 | Three lobed spider | | Cyrtophora hirta Ludwig Carl ..., 1872 | Tent Web Spider | | Cyrtophora parnasia Ludwig Carl ..., 1872 | | | Deliochus idoneus Keyserling, 1887 | | | Deliochus zelivira Eugen von Ke..., 1887 | | | Diplocephalus cristatus Blackwall, 1833 | Common money spider | | Diploplecta australis Forster, 1955 | | | Dipoena aculeata Vernon Victo..., 1951 | | | Dipoena setosa Vernon Victo..., 1951 | | | Dolophones conifera Eugen von Ke..., 1886 | Wrap-around spider | | Dolophones turrigera Ludwig Carl ..., 1867 | | | Drapetisca australis Forster, 1955 | | | Erigone eisenschmidti Jörg Wunderl..., 1976 | Hornets | | Erigone prominens Bösenberg & ..., 1906 | | | Eriophora biapicata Ludwig Carl ..., 1871 | Australian Garden Orb Weaver Spider | | Eriophora pustulosa Walckenaer, 1841 | Garden orbweb spider | | Eriophora transmarina Keyserling, 1865 | Australian garden orb weaver spider | | Euryopis elegans Eugen von Ke..., 1890 | | | Euryopis petricola Vernon Victo..., 1951 | | | Euryopis splendens William Jose..., 1916 | | | Euryopis superba William Jose..., 1896 | | | Gea theridioides Ludwig Carl ..., 1872 | | | Hadrotarsus fulvus Vernon Victo..., 1943 | | | Hadrotarsus ornatus Vernon Victo..., 1943 | | | Hadrotarsus setosus Vernon Victo..., 1943 | | | Haplinis australis Blest & Vink, 2003 | | | Heurodes turritus Eugen von Ke..., 1886 | | | Hickmanapis minuta Hickman, 1943 | | | Hickmanapis minutum Hickman, 1944 | | | Hickmanapis renison Platnick & F..., 1989 | | | Hortophora lodicula Keyserling, 1887 | | | Hortophora tatianeae Framenau & C..., 2021 | | | Kangaraneus farhani Castanheira ..., 2023 | | | Laperousea blattifera Arthur T. Ur..., 1887 | | | Laperousea quindecimpunctata Arthur T. Ur..., 1893 | | | Latrodectus hasselti (Thorell, 1870) | ⇒ Latrodectus hasseltii Thorell, 1870 | | Latrodectus hasseltii Thorell, 1870 | Jockey Spider | | Leucauge linyphia Eugène Simon, 1903 | | | Linyphia nitens Arthur T. Ur..., 1893 | | | Linyphia subluteae Arthur T. Ur..., 1893 | | | Magnopholcomma adelphus Castanheira ..., 2023 | | | Mesida argentiopunctata Rainbow, 1916 | | | Meta argentiopunctata (Rainbow, 1916) | ⇒ Mesida argentiopunctata Rainbow, 1916 | | Meta trivittata Keyserling, 1887 | Littleleaf minerslettuce | | Metanapis plutella Raymond Robe..., 1974 | | | Micrathena excavata Carl Ludwig ..., 1836 | Orb weavers | | Moneta australis Keyserling, 1890 | | | Moneta longicauda Simon, 1908 | | | Mysmena tasmaniae V. V. Hickman, 1979 | | | Nanometa cerastes Castanheira,..., 2023 | | | Nanometa dutrorum Álvarez-Padi..., 2020 | | | Nanometa gentilis Eugène Simon, 1908 | | | Nanometa ilanejzykowiczi Castanheira,..., 2023 | | | Nanometa tasmaniensis Álvarez-Padi..., 2020 | | | Nanometa tetracaena Álvarez-Padi..., 2020 | | | Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842 | Arabesque orbweaver | | Nephila edulis Labillardière, 1799 | Australian Golden Orb Weaver | | Nephila plumipes Latreille, 1804 | Humped Golden Orb-weaving Spider | | Novakiella boletus Framenau, Vi..., 2021 | | | Novakiella trituberculosa Carl Friedri..., 1942 | | | Novaranea courti Framenau, 2011 | | | Ordgarius magnificus Rainbow, 1897 | Magnificent spider | | Orsinome sarasini Berland, 1924 | | | Ostearius melanopygius O. P.-Cambridge, 1879 | | | Parafroneta marrineri Hogg, 1909 | | | Paraplectanoides crassipes Eugen von Ke..., 1886 | | | Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841 | American house false widow spider | | Pholcomma antipodianum Forster, 1955 | | | Phonognatha graeffei Eugen von Ke..., 1865 | Leaf curling spider | | Phonognatha melania Ludwig Carl ..., 1871 | | | Phonognatha melanopyga Ludwig Carl ..., 1871 | | | Phoroncidia cygnea Vernon Victo..., 1951 | | | Phoroncidia sextuberculata Eugen von Ke..., 1890 | | | Phoroncidia trituberculata Vernon Victo..., 1951 | | | Plebs bradleyi Keyserling, 1887 | Enamel spider | | Plebs eburnus Keyserling, 1886 | Bush Orb-weaver Spider | | Plebs patricius Joseph & Fra..., 2012 | | | Poltys illepidus C. L. Koch, 1843 | | | Risdonius parvus Hickman, 1939 | Halictid bees | | Salsa brisbanae L. Koch, 1867 | | | Salsa fuliginata L. Koch, 1872 | | | Salsa rueda Framenau & C..., 2022 | | | Socca eugeni Framenau, Ca..., 2022 | | | Socca kullmanni Framenau, Ca..., 2022 | | | Socca sydneyica Keyserling, 1887 | | | Steatoda capensis Hann, 1990 | Black cobweb | | Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch, 1838 | Brown house spider | | Steatoda livens Eugène Simon, 1894 | | | Steatoda nasata Pater Chrysa..., 1975 | | | Symphytognatha globosa Hickman, 1931 | | | Tasmanapis strahan Platnick & F..., 1989 | | | Tetragnatha bicolor White, 1841 | | | Tetragnatha gemmata L. Koch, 1872 | | | Tetragnatha nitens (Audouin, 1826) | ⇒ Tetragnatha boydi Octavius Pic..., 1898 | | Tetragnatha quadrinotata Urquhart, 1893 | | | Tetragnatha valida Eugen von Ke..., 1887 | Littleleaf minerslettuce | | Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857 | | | Theridion albostriatum Ludwig Carl ..., 1867 | | | Theridion pilatum Arthur T. Ur..., 1893 | | | Theridion pyramidale Ludwig Carl ..., 1867 | | | Theridion troglodytes (Higgins & Pe..., 1884) | ⇒ Hickmania troglodytes Higgins & Pe..., 1883 | | Tupua bisetosa Norman I. Pl..., 1990 | | | Tupua cavernicola Norman I. Pl..., 1990 | | | Tupua raveni Norman I. Pl..., 1990 | | | Tupua troglodytes Norman I. Pl..., 1990 | | | Venomius tomhardyi Rossi, Casta..., 2023 | |
Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Tasmania | Family | Anapidae ♰
Simon, 1895
Anapid spiders, Tiny Orbweavers | 9
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | 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 | 35
81 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Cyatholipidae ♰
Simon, 1894
Cyatholipid spiders, Cyatholipids | 1
0 | Genus
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 | 13
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Mysmenidae
Petrunkevitch, 1928
Dwarf cobweb spiders, Dwarf cobweb weavers, Minute Litter Spiders, spurred orb-weaver, Spurred orb-weavers | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Symphytognathidae
Hickman, 1931
Dwarf orb-weavers, Dwarf orbweavers | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Synotaxidae ♰
Simon, 1894
Synotaxid spiders | 1
4 | 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 | 10
23 | 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 | 18
37 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Theridiosomatidae
Simon, 1881
Ray orbweavers, ray spider, Ray spiders | 2
0 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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