Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Trinidad and Tobago (Caribbean islands)
List of families for Trinidad and Tobago
8 Families width 122 Species
Genera for Trinidad and Tobago
62 Genera with 122 Species #ABCDEGHJKLMNOPRSTVW
| Aculepeira Chamberlin &..., 1826 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alpaida O. P.-Cambridge, 1865 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Ameridion Wunderlich, 1959 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Anapistula Gertsch, 1941 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Anelosimus Simon, 1956 | Social cobweb spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Araneus Clerck, 1884 | Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Argiope Audouin, 1775 | Garden orbweavers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Azilia Keyserling, 1954 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bertrana Keyserling, 1884 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calodipoena Gertsch & Davis, 1960 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysometa Simon, 1986 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysso O. P.-Cambridge, 1962 | Comb-footed Spiders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Coleosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptachaea Archer, 1959 | cobweb spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclosa Menge, 1932 | Three-lobed Spiders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dipoena Thorell, 1963 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Episinus Walckenaer, 1895 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eriophora Simon, 1844 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eustala Simon, 1918 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758 | Spiny Backed Orb Weaver | 1 | Species | Taxom | Helophora Menge, 1866 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Helvibis Keyserling, 1902 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypognatha Guérin, 1833 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Janula Strand, 1895 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Kaira O. P.-Cambridge, 1890 | Frilled Orbweavers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kapogea Levi, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1841 | Black widow spider | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leucauge White, 1841 | Orchard Spider And Allies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 1847 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Mecynidis Simon, 1990 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mecynogea Simon, 1842 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metazygia F. O. P.-Cam..., 1898 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Micrathena Sundevall, 1778 | | 12 | Species | Taxom | Molinaranea Mello-Leitao, 1940 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Mysmena Simon, 1960 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mysmenopsis Simon, 1978 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Naatlo Coddington, 1932 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Neopisinus Marques, Buc..., 1893 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nephila Leach, 1767 | Banana spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocrepeira Marx, 1993 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Opas O. P.-Cambridge, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paraverrucosa Mello-Leitao, 1939 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parawixia F. O. P.-Cam..., 1992 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Phoroncidia Westwood, 1835 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Plato Coddington, 1960 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pozonia Schenkel, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pronous Keyserling, 1995 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhomphaea L. Koch, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scoloderus Simon, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sisicottus Bishop & Crosby, 1999 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphecozone O. P.-Cambridge, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spilasma Simon, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Stemmops O. P.-Cambridge, 1894 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Synotaxus Simon, 1947 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetragnatha Latreille, 1903 | Four-jawed spider | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Theridion Walckenaer, 1963 | Tangle-Web Spiders | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Thwaitesia O. P.-Cambridge, 1950 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thymoites Keyserling, 1959 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Trichonephila Dahl, 1911 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Verrucosa McCook, 2015 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Wagneriana F. O. P.-Cam..., 1889 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Witica O. P.-Cambridge, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Trinidad and Tobago
122 Species | Aculepeira armida Audouin, 1826 | | | Alpaida bicornuta Taczanowski, 1878 | Orb weavers | | Alpaida simla Levi, 1988 | | | Alpaida sulphurea Taczanowski, 1873 | | | Alpaida thaxteri Levi, 1988 | | | Alpaida truncata Keyserling, 1865 | Orb weavers | | Alpaida veniliae Keyserling, 1865 | Orb weavers | | Ameridion armouri Herbert Walt..., 1959 | Cobweb spiders | | Ameridion petrum Herbert Walt..., 1959 | Cobweb spiders | | Anelosimus rupununi Herbert Walt..., 1956 | | | Araneus argentatus Provancher, 1895 | | | Araneus gemmoides Chamberlin &..., 1935 | Cat-faced Spider | | Araneus guttatus Keyserling, 1865 | Orb weavers | | Araneus venatrix C. L. Koch, 1838 | Orb weavers | | Araneus workmani Keyserling, 1884 | | | Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775 | Banded Garden Spider | | Azilia marmorata Cândido Firm..., 1948 | | | Azilia vachoni Caporiacco, 1954 | | | Bertrana striolata Keyserling, 1884 | Guinea ant | | Calodipoena caribbaea Gertsch, 1960 | | | Chrysometa aureola Eugen von Ke..., 1884 | | | Chrysometa eugeni Herbert W. Levi, 1986 | | | Chrysso arima Herbert Walt..., 1962 | | | Chrysso questona Herbert Walt..., 1962 | Cobweb spiders | | Coleosoma floridanum Banks, 1900 | Cobweb Spider | | Cryptachaea trinidensis Levi, 1959 | | | Cyclosa tamanaco Herbert Walt..., 1999 | Scoliid wasps | | Cyclosa tapetifaciens Hingston, 1932 | Orb weavers | | Dipoena bimini Herbert Walt..., 1963 | | | Dipoena bryantae Arthur Merto..., 1943 | Cobweb spiders | | Dipoena pacifica Arthur Merto..., 1943 | Cobweb spiders | | Dipoena trinidensis Herbert Walt..., 1963 | | | Episinus bruneoviridis (Cândido Firm..., 1948) | ⇒ Neopisinus bruneoviridis Mello-Leitao, 1948 | | Episinus cognatus (Octavius Pic..., 1893) | ⇒ Neopisinus putus O. P.-Cambridge, 1894 | | Episinus salobrensis (Eugène Simon, 1895) | ⇒ Janula salobrensis Simon, 1895 | | Eriophora edax Blackwall, 1863 | Orb weavers | | Eriophora ravilla C. L. Koch, 1844 | Orb weavers | | Eustala clavispina Octavius Pic..., 1889 | Orb weavers | | Eustala trinitatis Henry Rought..., 1918 | | | Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758 | Crab spider | | Helvibis longistyla Frederick Oc..., 1902 | Cobweb spiders | | Helvibis longistylum F. O. Pickar..., 1902 | | | Hypognatha scutata Josef Anton ..., 1833 | | | Janula erythrophthalma Simon, 1894 | Cobweb spiders | | Janula salobrensis Simon, 1895 | | | Kaira gibberosa Octavius Pic..., 1890 | Orb weavers | | Kapogea sellata Eugène Simon, 1895 | Orb weavers | | Latrodectus curacaviensis (Müller, 1776) | ⇒ Latrodectus variegatus Hercule Nicolet, 1849 | | Latrodectus geometricus C. L. Koch, 1841 | Brown black widow | | Leucauge argyra Walckenaer, 1842 | Longjawed orb weavers | | Leucauge argyrobapta (White, 1841) | ⇒ Leucauge venusta Walckenaer, 1841 | | Leucauge longipes F. Octavius ..., 1903 | | | Leucauge regnyi Eugène Simon, 1897 | | | Leucauge venusta Walckenaer, 1841 | Longjawed Orb Weavers | | Mangora amchickeringi Levi, 2005 | Orb weavers | | Mangora cajuta Levi, 2007 | | | Mangora cumuto | | | Mangora dianasilvae Levi, 2007 | | | Mangora falconae Schenkel, 1953 | Orb weavers | | Mangora fascialata Franganillo, 1936 | Orb weavers | | Mangora melanocephala Taczanowski, 1874 | Orb weavers | | Mangora placida Hentz, 1847 | Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver | | Mecynidis ascia Scharff, 1990 | | | Mecynogea lemniscata Charles Atha..., 1842 | Basilica orbweaver | | Metazygia keyserlingi Richard C. B..., 1929 | Orb weavers | | Metazygia laticeps Octavius Pic..., 1889 | | | Metazygia zilloides Richard C. B..., 1898 | | | Micrathena acuta Charles Atha..., 1842 | | | Micrathena crassa Eugen von Ke..., 1864 | Orb weavers | | Micrathena evansi Arthur Merto..., 1960 | Orb weavers | | Micrathena excavata Carl Ludwig ..., 1836 | Orb weavers | | Micrathena fidelis Richard C. B..., 1909 | Orb weavers | | Micrathena flaveola Josef Anton ..., 1839 | Orb weavers | | Micrathena horrida WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw ..., 1873 | Orb weavers | | Micrathena plana Carl Ludwig ..., 1836 | | | Micrathena schenkeli Cândido Firm..., 1939 | | | Micrathena schreibersi Josef Anton ..., 1833 | Orb weavers | | Micrathena triangularis Carl Ludwig ..., 1836 | | | Micrathena triangularispinosa Charles De Geer, 1778 | | | Mysmena calypso Gertsch, 1960 | | | Mysmena caribbaea (Gertsch, 1960) | ⇒ Calodipoena caribbaea Gertsch, 1960 | | Mysmenopsis beebei Gertsch, 1960 | | | Mysmenopsis ischnamigo Platnick & S..., 1978 | Minute litter spiders | | Naatlo fauna Simon, 1897 | Ray spiders | | Naatlo sutila Coddington, 1986 | Ray spiders | | Naatlo sylvicola Hingston, 1932 | | | Neopisinus bruneoviridis Mello-Leitao, 1948 | Cobweb spiders | | Neopisinus cognatus O.Pickard-Ca..., 1893 | Cobweb spiders | | Nephila clavipes (Linnaeus, 1767) | ⇒ Alpaida sulphurea Taczanowski, 1873 | | Ocrepeira covillei Herbert Walt..., 1993 | Orb weavers | | Ocrepeira maraca Herbert Walt..., 1993 | | | Opas lugens Octavius Pic..., 1896 | Longjawed orb weavers | | Paraverrucosa neglecta Mello-Leitão, 1939 | | | Parawixia kochi Taczanowski, 1873 | | | Parawixia matiapa Levi, 1992 | | | Plato bruneti Gertsch, 1960 | | | Pozonia bacillifera Eugène Simon, 1897 | | | Pronous intus Herbert Walt..., 1995 | Orb weavers | | Rhomphaea procera O. P.-Cambridge, 1898 | Cobweb spiders | | Scoloderus nigriceps Octavius Pic..., 1895 | | | Sisicottus panopeus FrantiÅ¡ek M..., 1999 | | | Sphecozone spadicaria Eugène Simon, 1894 | | | Spilasma duodecimguttata Eugen von Ke..., 1879 | Orb weavers | | Synotaxus monoceros Lodovico di ..., 1947 | | | Tetragnatha jaculator Tullgren, 1910 | | | Tetragnatha mabelae Chickering, 1957 | Longjawed orb weavers | | Tetragnatha pallescens F. Octavius ..., 1903 | | | Theridion agrarium Herbert Walt..., 1963 | | | Theridion artum Herbert Walt..., 1959 | Cobweb spiders | | Theridion dividuum (Willis J. Ge..., 1942) | ⇒ Thymoites expulsus Willis J. Ge..., 1936 | | Theridion hispidum Octavius Pic..., 1898 | | | Theridion nadleri Herbert Walt..., 1959 | | | Theridion nesticum (Herbert Walt..., 1963) | ⇒ Theridion teresae Herbert Walt..., 1963 | | Theridion teresae Herbert Walt..., 1963 | | | Thwaitesia bracteata H. Exline, 1950 | | | Thymoites piarco Herbert Walt..., 1959 | | | Thymoites simla Herbert Walt..., 1959 | | | Verrucosa simla Lise, Kesste..., 2015 | | | Wagneriana jelskii WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw ..., 1873 | | | Wagneriana neglecta Cândido Firm..., 1939 | | | Wagneriana tauricornis Octavius Pic..., 1889 | Orb weavers | | Witica cayanus WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw ..., 1873 | |
Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Trinidad and Tobago | 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 | 28
62 | 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 | 4
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Mysmenidae
Petrunkevitch, 1928
Dwarf cobweb spiders, Dwarf cobweb weavers, Minute Litter Spiders, spurred orb-weaver, Spurred orb-weavers | 3
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Symphytognathidae
Hickman, 1931
Dwarf orb-weavers, Dwarf orbweavers | 1
0 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Synotaxidae ♰
Simon, 1894
Synotaxid 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 | 6
14 | 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 | 17
33 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Theridiosomatidae
Simon, 1881
Ray orbweavers, ray spider, Ray spiders | 2
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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