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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Togo (West Africa)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
66
115
176
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
52
87
137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
21
43
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
20
42
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
17
38
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
17
38
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
3
6
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Togo
3 Families width 8 Species and 1 Subspecies
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae (Sundevall, 1833)Cobweb And Widow Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Togo
6 Genera with 8 Species
Araneus Clerck, 1908Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Aranoethra Butler, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1837Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1865Black widow spider1SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1908Spotted orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1842Banana spiders2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Togo
8 Species and 1 Subspecies
Araneus nigrodecoratus Strand, 1908
Aranoethra cambridgei Butler, 1873
Gasteracantha curvispina (Félix Édouar..., 1837)⇒ Aranoethra cambridgei Butler, 1873
Latrodectus cinctus (Blackwall, 1865)⇒ Latrodectus hasseltii Thorell, 1870
Neoscona fuscinotum Strand, 1908
Neoscona rufipalpis Hippolyte Lucas, 1858
Neoscona rufipalpis buettnerana Strand, 1908
Nephila constricta Karsch, 1879Constricted Golden Orb Spider
Nephila senegalensis Walckenaer, 1842Banded Golden Orb Spider

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Togo
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

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
2
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