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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Uruguay (Southern South America)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
94
261
449
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
83
238
411
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
49
185
322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
49
185
322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
40
166
276
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
40
166
276
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
6
46
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Uruguay
6 Families width 81 Species and 2 Subspecies
Araneidae (Simon, 1895)Golden orb web spiders37SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders22SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders13SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers7SpeciesTaxom
Nesticidae Simon, 1894Cave cobweb spider1SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosomatidae Simon, 1881Ray orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Uruguay
46 Genera with 81 Species
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Acacesia Simon, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Achaearanea Strand, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Agyneta Hull, 20233SpeciesTaxom
Alpaida O. P.-Cambridge, 18777SpeciesTaxom
Anelosimus Simon, 2012Social cobweb spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1879Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers4SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Argyrodes Simon, 1873Dewdrop spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysometa Simon, 20162SpeciesTaxom
Coleosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Cryptachaea Archer, 1886cobweb spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Dipoena Thorell, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Dubiaranea Mello-Leitao, 20242SpeciesTaxom
Emertonella Bryant, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 18927SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Glenognatha Simon, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Laminacauda Millidge, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1876Black widow spider2SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1841
Orchard Spider And Allies0SpeciesTaxom
Mastophora Holmberg, 2003Angling spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Mecynogea Simon, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Meioneta Hull, 1920
0SpeciesTaxom
Mermessus O. P.-Cambridge, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 18921SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 19083SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1778Banana spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Neriene Blackwall, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Nesticus Thorell, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Parawixia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18922SpeciesTaxom
Phoroncidia Westwood, 1835
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudotyphistes Brignoli, 19722SpeciesTaxom
Rhomphaea L. Koch, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Scoloderus Simon, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Sphecozone O. P.-Cambridge, 1870
0SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1802False black widows4SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1884Four-jawed spider3SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1891Tangle-Web Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 1879
Ray spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Tidarren Chamberlin &..., 18422SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 17782SpeciesTaxom
Tutaibo Chamberlin, 18863SpeciesTaxom
Wendilgarda Keyserling, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 17571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Uruguay
81 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acacesia hamata Hentz, 1847Orb weavers
Achaearanea tepidariorum (Koch, 1841)⇒ Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841
Agyneta galapagosensis Baert, 1990
Agyneta hum Cajade, Rodr..., 2023
Agyneta unguiserrata Cajade, 2023
Alpaida gallardoi Levi, 1988
Alpaida grayi Blackwall, 1863
Alpaida latro Fabricius, 1775
Alpaida quadrilorata Simon, 1897
Alpaida rostratula Keyserling, 1892
Alpaida truncata Keyserling, 1865Orb weavers
Alpaida versicolor Keyserling, 1877
Anelosimus elegans Agnarsson, 2006Cobweb spiders
Anelosimus fraternus Agnarsson, 2006
Anelosimus lorenzo Fowler & Her..., 1979
Anelosimus studiosus (Nicholas Mar..., 1850)⇒ Anelosimus fraternus Agnarsson, 2006
Anelosimus vierae Agnarsson, 2012
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus blumenau Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Araneus lathyrinus Holmberg, 1875
Araneus uniformis Keyserling, 1879
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Argyrodes elevatus (WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw ..., 1873)⇒ Chrysso pulcherrima Mello-Leitao, 1917
Chrysometa boraceia Herbert W. Levi, 1986
Chrysometa pena Simó, Álva..., 2016
Coleosoma acutiventer Eugen von Ke..., 1884
Cryptachaea pinguis Keyserling, 1886
Dipoena pumicata Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Dubiaranea difficilis Mello-Leitao, 1944
Dubiaranea magatama Cajade, Hago..., 2024
Emertonella taczanowskii Keyserling, 1886Cobweb spiders
Eustala belissima Poeta, Marqu..., 2010
Eustala lisei Poeta, 2014
Eustala palmares Poeta, Marqu..., 2010
Eustala perfida Cândido Firm..., 1947
Eustala photographica Cândido Firm..., 1944
Eustala saga Eugen von Ke..., 1893
Eustala taquara Eugen von Ke..., 1892
Gea heptagon Nicholas Mar..., 1850Heptagonal Orbweaver
Glenognatha lacteovittata Cândido Firm..., 1944
Laminacauda montevidensis Eugen von Ke..., 1878
Larinia bivittata Keyserling, 1885
Latrodectus curacaviensis (Müller, 1776)⇒ Latrodectus variegatus Hercule Nicolet, 1849
Latrodectus mirabilis Holmberg, 1876
Mastophora extraordinaria Holmberg, 1876
Mastophora satan Canals, 1931
Mastophora yacare Herbert Walt..., 2003
Mecynogea bigibba Eugène Simon, 1903
Mecynogea lemniscata Charles Atha..., 1842Basilica orbweaver
Mermessus fradeorum Berland, 1932Spider
Metepeira gressa Eugen von Ke..., 1892
Micrathena furcata Carl Wilhelm..., 1822
Micrathena furva Eugen von Ke..., 1892
Micrathena nigrichelis Embrik Strand, 1908
Nephila clavipes (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Alpaida sulphurea Taczanowski, 1873
Nephila clavipes fasciculata De Geer, 1778
Neriene redacta Ralph Vary C..., 1925
Nesticus brignolii Ott & Lise, 2002
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Parawixia audax Blackwall, 1863
Parawixia undulata Keyserling, 1892
Pseudotyphistes deinceps Cajade, 2023
Pseudotyphistes pennatus Paolo Marcel..., 1972
Rhomphaea projiciens O. P.-Cambridge, 1896Cobweb spiders
Scoloderus tuberculifer Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers
Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch, 1838Brown house spider
Steatoda nubilosa Urquhart, 1893
Steatoda pusulosa Keyserling, 1878
Steatoda triangulosa Walckenaer, 1802Triangulate bud spider
Tetragnatha argentinensis Cândido Firm..., 1931
Tetragnatha australis Cândido Firm..., 1945
Tetragnatha caudata Emerton, 1884Longjawed Orb Weavers
Theridion tinctorium Eugen von Ke..., 1891
Tidarren haemorrhoidale Philip Bertkau, 1880Cobweb spiders
Tidarren sisyphoides Charles Atha..., 1842Cobweb spiders
Trichonephila clavipes Linnaeus, 1767Golden silk spider
Trichonephila clavipes fasciculata De Geer, 1778
Tutaibo carita Cajade, 2024
Tutaibo sam Cajade, 2024
Tutaibo velox Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Wendilgarda nigra Keyserling, 1886
Zygiella x-notata (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Guizygiella nadleri Heimer, 1984

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Uruguay
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
15
37
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
9
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyNesticidae
Simon, 1894
cave cobweb spider, Cave cobweb spiders, Comb-footed Cellar Spiders, Scaffold web spiders, Tangle web spiders
1
1
Genus
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
14
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTheridiosomatidae
Simon, 1881
Ray orbweavers, ray spider, Ray spiders
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org