AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Transcaucasia (Caucasus)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
131
397
712
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
112
361
629
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
42
236
454
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
41
235
454
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
37
230
435
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
37
230
435
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
6
93
147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Transcaucasia
6 Families width 147 Species
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders82SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders22SpeciesTaxom
Nesticidae Simon, 1894Cave cobweb spider12SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders23SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers7SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosomatidae Simon, 1881Ray orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Transcaucasia
93 Genera with 147 Species
#ABCDEFGHILMNOPRSTVWY
Acartauchenius Simon, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Aculepeira Chamberlin &..., 19022SpeciesTaxom
Aituaria Esyunin & Ef..., 19323SpeciesTaxom
Allotiso Tanasevitch, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1997Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1997Cucumber spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Asagena Sundevall, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Asthenargus Simon & Fage, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Baryphyma Simon, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Bathyphantes Menge, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Bisetifer Tanasevitch, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Bolyphantes C. L. Koch, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Carpathonesticus Lehtinen & S..., 19396SpeciesTaxom
Caucasopisthes Tanasevitch, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Caviphantes Oi, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Centromerita Dahl, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Centromerus Dahl, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Ceraticelus Simon, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Ceratinella Emerton, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Ceratinopsis Emerton, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Cinetata Wunderlich, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Coscinida Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1870Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtarachne Thorell, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Daginesticus Fomichev, Ba..., 19871SpeciesTaxom
Dicymbium Menge, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Diplocephalus Bertkau, 19904SpeciesTaxom
Dipoena Thorell, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Eidmannella Roewer, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Epiceraticelus Crosby & Bishop, 20191SpeciesTaxom
Erigone Audouin, 1882Black Dwarf Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Erigonoplus Simon, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Frontinella Cambridge, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Glenognatha Simon, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Gongylidiellum Simon, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Hypsosinga Ausserer, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Incestophantes Tanasevitch, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Lasaeola Simon, 20002SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1872Black widow spider3SpeciesTaxom
Lepthyphantes Menge, 19124SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1841Orchard Spider And Allies1SpeciesTaxom
Leviellus Wunderlich, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Maculoncus Wunderlich, 20161SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Mansuphantes Saaristo & T..., 19871SpeciesTaxom
Mecopisthes Simon, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Mermessus O. P.-Cambridge, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Meta C. L. Koch, 1922Cave Orb Weavers1SpeciesTaxom
Metazygia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18941SpeciesTaxom
Metellina Chamberlin &..., 17632SpeciesTaxom
Micrargus Dahl, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Minicia Thorell, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Mughiphantes Saaristo & T..., 19051SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1983Spotted orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Neottiura Menge, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Neriene Blackwall, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Nesticus Thorell, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Oreonetides Strand, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Palliduphantes Saaristo & T..., 19472SpeciesTaxom
Panamomops Simon, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Parapelecopsis Wunderlich, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Pelecopsis Simon, 18343SpeciesTaxom
Peponocranium Simon, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Phoroncidia Westwood, 18792SpeciesTaxom
Piniphantes Saaristo & T..., 18841SpeciesTaxom
Plesiophantes Heimer, 19903SpeciesTaxom
Porrhomma Simon, 18343SpeciesTaxom
Psilocymbium Millidge, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Rhomphaea L. Koch, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Robertus O. P.-Cambridge, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Sardinidion Wunderlich, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Satilatlas Keyserling, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Scutpelecopsis Marusik & Gn..., 20092SpeciesTaxom
Singa C. L. Koch, 1867Striped orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1805False black widows2SpeciesTaxom
Stemonyphantes Menge, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Tapinocyba Simon, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Tenuiphantes Saaristo & T..., 20106SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1981Four-jawed spider2SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1879Tangle-Web Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 1877Ray spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Thymoites Keyserling, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Trichoncus Simon, 19872SpeciesTaxom
Troglohyphantes Joseph, 19874SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Walckenaeria Blackwall, 19313SpeciesTaxom
Yaginumena Yoshida, 20001SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Transcaucasia
147 Species
Acartauchenius scurrilis Octavius Pic..., 1872
Aculepeira ceropegia Walckenaer, 1802Oak spider
Aculepeira talishia Zawadsky, 1902
Aituaria borutzkyi Reimoser, 1930
Aituaria eriashvilii Marusik, 1987
Aituaria pontica Spassky, 1932
Allotiso lancearius Andrei V. Ta..., 1987
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus svanetiensis Mcheidze, 1997
Araniella tbilisiensis Mcheidze, 1997
Asagena meridionalis Wladislaus K..., 1894
Asthenargus caucasicus Andrei V. Ta..., 1987
Baryphyma proclive Eugène Simon, 1884
Bathyphantes brevis Emerton, 1911
Bisetifer gruzin Tanasevitch,..., 2015
Bolyphantes lagodekhensis Andrei V. Ta..., 1990
Carpathonesticus birsteini Charitonov, 1947
Carpathonesticus borutzkyi Eduard Reimoser, 1930
Carpathonesticus caucasicus Charitonov, 1947
Carpathonesticus eriashvilii Yuri M. Marusik, 1987
Carpathonesticus mamajevae Yuri M. Marusik, 1987
Carpathonesticus zaitzevi Charitonov, 1939
Caucasopisthes procurvus Andrei V. Ta..., 1987
Caviphantes dobrogicus Dumitrescu &..., 1962
Centromerita concinna Tord Tamerla..., 1875
Centromerus georgicus Deltshev, 2023
Centromerus minor Andrei V. Ta..., 1990Sapygid wasps
Ceraticelus atriceps Octavius Pic..., 1874
Ceraticelus similis Richard C. B..., 1892
Ceratinella brevipes Johan Peter ..., 1851
Ceratinella brevis Wider, 1834
Ceratinopsis nigriceps James Henry ..., 1882
Cinetata gradata Eugène Simon, 1881
Coscinida tibialis Simon, 1895
Cyclosa sierrae Eugène Simon, 1870
Cyrtarachne ixoides Eugène Simon, 1870
Daginesticus mamajevae Marusik, 1987
Dicymbium nigrum John Blackwall, 1834
Diplocephalus caucasicus Andrei V. Ta..., 1987
Diplocephalus latifrons Octavius Pic..., 1863
Diplocephalus picinus John Blackwall, 1841
Diplocephalus transcaucasicus Andrei V. Ta..., 1990Sapygid wasps
Dipoena torva Tord Tamerla..., 1875
Eidmannella pallida James Henry ..., 1875Cave cobweb spider
Enoplognatha mediterranea Levy & Amitai, 1981
Epiceraticelus mandyae Draney, Miln..., 2019
Erigone arctica (White, 1852)⇒ Erigone dentigera Octavius Pic..., 1874
Erigone autumnalis James Henry ..., 1882Dwarf weaver
Erigonoplus globipes Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Eustala anastera (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Eustala conchlea Henry Christ..., 1888
Frontinella pyramitela (Walckenaer, 1841)⇒ Frontinella communis Hentz, 1850
Glenognatha foxi McCook, 1894Longjawed orb weavers
Gongylidiellum murcidum Eugène Simon, 1884White meadowbeauty
Gongylidiellum orduense Jörg Wunderl..., 1995
Hypsosinga rubens Nicholas Mar..., 1847
Incestophantes shetekaurii Otto & Tanas..., 2015
Larinia bonneti Spassky, 1939
Larinioides patagiatus Clerck, 1758Ornamental Orbweaver
Lasaeola dbari Kovblyuk, Ma..., 2012
Lasaeola maculosa Yoshida & Ono, 2000
Latrodectus hesperus Chamberlin &..., 1935Western black widow
Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790
Latrodectus pallidus O. P.-Cambridge, 1872White steppe spider
Lepthyphantes armatus (Kulczynski, 1905)⇒ Mughiphantes armatus Wladislaus K..., 1905
Lepthyphantes cruentatus Andrei V. Ta..., 1987
Lepthyphantes lagodekhensis (Andrei V. Ta..., 1990)⇒ Bolyphantes lagodekhensis Andrei V. Ta..., 1990
Lepthyphantes moratus Hull, 1912
Leucauge venusta Walckenaer, 1841Longjawed Orb Weavers
Leviellus caspicus Simon, 1889Fine-sculpted cerith
Leviellus stroemi Thorell, 1870
Maculoncus obscurus Tanasevitch,..., 2016
Mangora placida Hentz, 1847Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver
Mansuphantes ovalis Andrei V. Ta..., 1987
Mecopisthes peusi Jörg Wunderl..., 1972Peus's Long-back Spider
Mermessus maculatus Richard C. B..., 1892Sheet-web spiders
Meta bourneti Simon, 1922
Metazygia wittfeldae Henry Christ..., 1894Orb weavers
Metellina mengei Blackwall, 1870
Metellina merianae Scopoli, 1763
Micrargus subaequalis Johan Peter ..., 1851
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Micrathena sagittata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowshaped micrathena
Minicia alticola Andrei V. Ta..., 1990Sapygid wasps
Mughiphantes (Mughiphantes) armatus Wladislaus K..., 1905
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Neoscona benjamina (Walckenaer, 1841)⇒ Neoscona crucifera Lucas, 1838
Neoscona spasskyi Brignoli, 1983
Neottiura uncinata Hippolyte Lucas, 1846
Neriene furtiva Octavius Pic..., 1871
Neriene radiata Walckenaer, 1842Filmy dome spider
Nesticus birsteini Charitonov, 1947
Oreonetides kolymensis Kirill Yurye..., 1991
Palliduphantes intirmus Andrei V. Ta..., 1987
Palliduphantes khobarum Charitonov, 1947
Panamomops fedotovi Charitonov, 1937Bloody Henry starfish
Panamomops sulcifrons (Wider, 1834)⇒ Panamomops mengei Eugène Simon, 1926
Parapelecopsis nemoralis John Blackwall, 1841
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Pelecopsis crassipes Andrei V. Ta..., 1987
Pelecopsis odontophora Wladislaus K..., 1895
Pelecopsis parallela Wider, 1834
Peponocranium orbiculatum Octavius Pic..., 1882Heterotardigrades
Phoroncidia minuta Spassky, 1932
Phoroncidia pilula Karsch, 1879
Piniphantes pinicola Eugène Simon, 1884
Plesiophantes joosti (Heimer, 1981)⇒ Plesiophantes tanasevitchi Jörg Wunderl..., 1990
Plesiophantes simplex Andrei V. Ta..., 1987
Plesiophantes tanasevitchi Jörg Wunderl..., 1990
Porrhomma microphthalmum (O. P.-Cambridge, 1871)⇒ Porrhomma profundum Maria Dahl, 1939
Porrhomma montanum Jackson, 1913
Porrhomma pygmaeum Blackwall, 1834
Psilocymbium acanthodes František M..., 2007Dryinid wasps
Rhomphaea hyrcana Logunov & Ma..., 1990
Robertus golovatchi Kirill Yurye..., 1987
Robertus spinifer James Henry ..., 1909
Sardinidion blackwalli Octavius Pic..., 1871
Satilatlas marxi Eugen von Ke..., 1886Thin-ribbed mountainsnail
Scutpelecopsis krausi Jörg Wunderl..., 1980
Scutpelecopsis wunderlichi Yuri M. Maru..., 2009
Singa semiatra Ludwig Carl ..., 1867
Steatoda meridionalis (Kulczynski, 1894)⇒ Asagena meridionalis Wladislaus K..., 1894
Steatoda paykulliana Walckenaer, 1805
Stemonyphantes agnatus Andrei V. Ta..., 1990Sapygid wasps
Tapinocyba pallens Octavius Pic..., 1872
Tenuiphantes contortus Andrei V. Ta..., 1986
Tenuiphantes flavipes John Blackwall, 1854Echinoderms
Tenuiphantes mengei (Wladislaus K..., 1887)⇒ Tenuiphantes perseus van Helsdingen, 1977
Tenuiphantes morosus Andrei V. Ta..., 1987
Tenuiphantes perseus van Helsdingen, 1977
Tenuiphantes teberdaensis Tanasevitch, 2010
Tetragnatha reimoseri Rosca, 1939
Tetragnatha shoshone Herbert W. Levi, 1981
Theridion albipes Ludwig Carl ..., 1878
Theridion glaucescens Lawrence Becker, 1879
Theridiosoma gemmosum L. Koch, 1877Ray Spider
Thymoites unimaculatus James Henry ..., 1882
Trichoncus affinis Wladislaus K..., 1894
Trichoncus lanatus Andrei V. Ta..., 1987
Troglohyphantes adjaricus Andrei V. Ta..., 1987
Troglohyphantes birsteini Charitonov, 1947
Troglohyphantes charitonovi Andrei V. Ta..., 1987
Troglohyphantes deelemanae Andrei V. Ta..., 1987
Verrucosa arenata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowhead Orb Weaver
Walckenaeria bifasciculata Andrei V. Ta..., 1987
Walckenaeria monoceros Wider, 1834
Walckenaeria tumida Crosby & Bishop, 1931
Yaginumena maculosa Yoshida & Ono, 2000

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Transcaucasia
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
16
22
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
50
82
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyNesticidae
Simon, 1894
cave cobweb spider, Cave cobweb spiders, Comb-footed Cellar Spiders, Scaffold web spiders, Tangle web spiders
5
12
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
5
7
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
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTheridiosomatidae
Simon, 1881
Ray orbweavers, ray spider, Ray spiders
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org