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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Valais (Switzerland)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
49
97
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
43
85
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
18
53
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
18
53
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
17
51
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
17
51
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
20
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Valais
4 Families width 21 Species
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders8SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders7SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Valais
20 Genera with 21 Species
Acartauchenius Simon, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Aculepeira Chamberlin &..., 18021SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1758Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1772Garden orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Caracladus Simon, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Dipoena Thorell, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Heterotheridion Wunderlich, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Lepthyphantes Menge, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Leptyphantes Thorell, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Metellina Chamberlin &..., 17631SpeciesTaxom
Microlinyphia Gerhardt, 1830Platform spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Mughiphantes Saaristo & T..., 18811SpeciesTaxom
Nuctenea Simon, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1757Comb-Clawed Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Pocadicnemis Simon, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Rugathodes Archer, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1758False black widows1SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1881Tangle-Web Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Troglohyphantes Joseph, 18841SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Valais
21 Species
Acartauchenius scurrilis Octavius Pic..., 1872
Aculepeira ceropegia Walckenaer, 1802Oak spider
Araneus angulatus Clerck, 1758Colletid bees
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Argiope bruennichi Scopoli, 1772Orb-weaving Spider
Caracladus leberti Roewer, 1942
Dipoena torva Tord Tamerla..., 1875
Enoplognatha ovata (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Enoplognatha latimana Hippa & Oksala, 1982
Heterotheridion nigrovariegatum Eugène Simon, 1873
Lepthyphantes leprosus Ohlert, 1865Household Fine Sheetweaver
Leptyphantes fragilis Thorell, 1869
Metellina merianae Scopoli, 1763
Microlinyphia pusilla Sundevall, 1830
Mughiphantes (Mughiphantes) pulcher Wladislaus K..., 1881
Nuctenea umbratica Clerck, 1758Toad Spider
Parasteatoda lunata Carl Alexand..., 1757
Pocadicnemis juncea George Hazel..., 1953
Rugathodes bellicosus Eugène Simon, 1873Rugathodes bellicosum
Steatoda bipunctata Linnaeus, 1758False widow
Theridion glaucinum Eugène Simon, 1881
Troglohyphantes lucifuga Eugène Simon, 1884

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Valais
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

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
8
8
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
1
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
7
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org