Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region West Africa (Africa)
List of families for West Africa
6 Families width 187 Species and 6 Subspecies
Genera for West Africa
84 Genera with 187 Species #ABCDEGHIKLMNOPSTW
| Achaearanea Strand, 1965 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acrosomoides Simon, 1842 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acusilas Simon, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aetrocantha Karsch, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agyneta Hull, 1968 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Anapistula Gertsch, 1993 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anelosimus Simon, 1838 | Social cobweb spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Araneus Clerck, 1961 | Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Aranoethra Butler, 1878 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Argiope Audouin, 1775 | Garden orbweavers | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Argyrodes Simon, 1903 | Dewdrop spiders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ariamnes Thorell, 1907 | Whip spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asthenargus Simon & Fage, 1970 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Audifia Keyserling, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bijoaraneus Tanikawa, Ya..., 1979 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caerostris Thorell, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callitrichia Fage, 1980 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratinopsis Emerton, 1970 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Clitaetra Simon, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coelossia Simon, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coleosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclosa Menge, 1879 | Three-lobed Spiders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cyrtophora Simon, 1879 | Tent spiders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Deelemania Jocqué & Bos..., 1983 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dipoena Thorell, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dipoenura Simon, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Episinus Walckenaer, 1967 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1844 | Spiny Backed Orb Weaver | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Gastroxya Benoit, 1962 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glenognatha Simon, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gmogala Keyserling, 1890 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Helsdingenia Saaristo & T..., 1980 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ibadana Locket & Rus..., 1980 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Isoxya Simon, 1842 | Box kite spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kochiura O. P.-Cambridge, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Larinia Simon, 1971 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1775 | Black widow spider | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Leucauge White, 1961 | Orchard Spider And Allies | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Mecynometa Simon, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megaraneus Lawrence, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Meioneta Hull, 1968 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Meta C. L. Koch, 1955 | Cave Orb Weavers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metaleptyphantes Locket, 1968 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Metellina Chamberlin &..., 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microbathyphantes van Helsdingen, 1968 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microctenonyx Dahl, 1980 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nemoscolus Simon, 1933 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Neoeburnella Koçak, 1983 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neoscona Simon, 1865 | Spotted orbweavers | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Neospintharus Exline, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nephila Leach, 1833 | Banana spiders | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Nephilengys L. Koch, 1775 | Hermit spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nephilingis Kuntner, 1863 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nesticodes Archer, 1846 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oedothorax Bertkau, 1980 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachydelphus Jocqué & Bos..., 1983 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Parameta Simon, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paraplectana Brito Capello, 1907 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pararaneus Caporiacco, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pasilobus Simon, 1899 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Perilla Thorell, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phoroncidia Westwood, 1964 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Platnickina Kocak & Kemal, 1934 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poltys C. L. Koch, 1897 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Prasonica Simon, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pronous Keyserling, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudartonis Simon, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudomaso Locket & Rus..., 1980 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sedasta Simon, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Semljicola Strand, 1963 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Simplicistilus Locket, 1968 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Singafrotypa Benoit, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sisicottus Bishop & Crosby, 1999 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Steatoda Sundevall, 1955 | False black widows | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tetragnatha Latreille, 1878 | Four-jawed spider | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Thelacantha Hasselt, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theridion Walckenaer, 1907 | Tangle-Web Spiders | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Theridiosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 1936 | Ray spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thwaitesia O. P.-Cambridge, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tidarren Chamberlin &..., 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichonephila Dahl, 1833 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tybaertiella Jocqué, 1979 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tylorida Simon, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Walckenaeria Blackwall, 1980 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for West Africa
187 Species and 6 Subspecies | Achaearanea disparata J. Denis, 1965 | | | Acrosomoides linnaei Walckenaer, 1842 | | | Acusilas africanus Simon, 1895 | | | Aetrocantha falkensteini Karsch, 1879 | Uinta sandwort | | Agyneta dentifera Locket, 1968 | | | Agyneta exigua Russell-Smith, 1992 | | | Agyneta habra Locket, 1968 | | | Agyneta insolita Locket & Rus..., 1980 | | | Agyneta prosectes Locket, 1968 | | | Agyneta prosectoides Locket & Rus..., 1980 | | | Agyneta usitata Locket, 1968 | | | Anapistula caecula Baert & Jocqué, 1993 | | | Anelosimus aulicus (C.L. Koch, 1838) | ⇒ Kochiura aulica Carl Ludwig ..., 1838 | | Araneus aethiopicus Roewer, 1961 | | | Araneus aethiopissa Simon, 1907 | | | Araneus albilunatus Roewer, 1961 | | | Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859 | | | Araneus catospilotus Simon, 1907 | | | Araneus cereolus Simon, 1885 | | | Araneus guessfeldi Karsch, 1879 | | | Araneus lateriguttatus Karsch, 1879 | | | Araneus legonensis Grasshoff & ..., 1979 | | | Araneus liberiae Strand, 1906 | | | Araneus nigrodecoratus Strand, 1908 | | | Araneus phlyctogena Simon, 1907 | | | Araneus purus Simon, 1907 | | | Araneus royi Roewer, 1961 | | | Araneus strupifer Simon, 1885 | | | Araneus subumbrosus Roewer, 1961 | | | Aranoethra butleri Pocock, 1899 | Shyleaf | | Aranoethra cambridgei Butler, 1873 | | | Aranoethra ungari Karsch, 1878 | | | Argiope australis Charles Atha..., 1805 | | | Argiope flavipalpis Hippolyte Lucas, 1858 | | | Argiope lobata Pallas, 1772 | Geometric spider | | Argiope sector Forsskål, 1776 | | | Argiope tapinolobata Bjørn, 1997 | | | Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775 | Banded Argiope | | Argyrodes argyrodes (Walckenaer, 1842) | ⇒ Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850 | | Argyrodes zonatus occidentalis Simon, 1903 | | | Ariamnes helminthoides Eugène Simon, 1907 | | | Asthenargus myrmecophilus FrantiÅ¡ek M..., 1970 | | | Audifia duodecimpunctata Eugène Simon, 1907 | | | Bijoaraneus legonensis Grasshoff & ..., 1979 | | | Caerostris vicina Blackwall, 1866 | | | Callitrichia longiducta Bosmans, 1988 | | | Callitrichia macrophthalma Locket & Rus..., 1980 | | | Ceratinopsis idanrensis George Hazel..., 1980 | | | Ceratinopsis machadoi FrantiÅ¡ek M..., 1970 | | | Clitaetra clathrata Eugène Simon, 1907 | West African Trunk Weaver | | Coelossia aciculata Eugène Simon, 1895 | | | Coleosoma floridanum Banks, 1900 | Cobweb Spider | | Cyclosa circumlucens Eugène Simon, 1907 | | | Cyclosa formosa Ferdinand Ka..., 1879 | Uinta sandwort | | Cyrtophora citricola Forsskål, 1775 | Global tentweb weaver | | Cyrtophora citricola lurida Karsch, 1879 | | | Deelemania manensis Rudy Jocqué ..., 1983 | | | Dipoena destricta Eugène Simon, 1903 | | | Dipoenura cyclosoides Eugène Simon, 1895 | | | Episinus rio Herbert Walt..., 1967 | | | Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758 | Crab spider | | Gasteracantha curvispina (Félix Édouar..., 1837) | ⇒ Aranoethra cambridgei Butler, 1873 | | Gasteracantha hemispaerica C. L. Koch, 1844 | | | Gasteracantha sanguinolenta Koch, 1844 | Jawla paste shrimp | | Gastroxya krausi Pierre L. G...., 1962 | | | Glenognatha argyrostilba O. Pickard-C..., 1876 | | | Gmogala scarabaeus Eugen von Ke..., 1890 | | | Helsdingenia hebes George Hazel..., 1980 | | | Ibadana cuspidata George Hazel..., 1980 | | | Isoxya mucronata Charles Atha..., 1842 | | | Kochiura aulica Carl Ludwig ..., 1838 | | | Larinia acuticauda Eugène Simon, 1906 | | | Larinia blandula Grasshoff, 1971 | | | Latrodectus cinctus (Blackwall, 1865) | ⇒ Latrodectus hasseltii Thorell, 1870 | | Latrodectus geometricus C. L. Koch, 1841 | Brown black widow | | Latrodectus hasseltii Thorell, 1870 | Jockey Spider | | Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790 | | Leucauge argyrosticta Simon, 1907 | | | Leucauge badiensis Roewer, 1961 | | | Leucauge cabindae Brito Capello, 1866 | | | Leucauge levanderi Kulczynski, 1901 | | | Leucauge nigricauda Eugène Simon, 1903 | | | Leucauge nigrocincta Eugène Simon, 1903 | | | Leucauge senegalensis Roewer, 1961 | | | Mecynometa argyrosticta Eugène Simon, 1907 | | | Megaraneus gabonensis Hippolyte Lucas, 1858 | | | Meioneta dentifera (George Hazel..., 1968) | ⇒ Agyneta dentifera Locket, 1968 | | Meioneta exigua (Anthony Russ..., 1992) | ⇒ Agyneta exigua Russell-Smith, 1992 | | Meioneta insolita (George Hazel..., 1980) | ⇒ Agyneta insolita Locket & Rus..., 1980 | | Meioneta prosectes (George Hazel..., 1968) | ⇒ Agyneta prosectes Locket, 1968 | | Meioneta prosectoides (George Hazel..., 1980) | ⇒ Agyneta prosectoides Locket & Rus..., 1980 | | Meioneta usitata (George Hazel..., 1968) | ⇒ Agyneta usitata Locket, 1968 | | Meta villiersi Denis, 1955 | | | Metaleptyphantes dubius George Hazel..., 1980 | | | Metaleptyphantes machadoi George Hazel..., 1968 | | | Metellina villiersi Denis, 1955 | | | Microbathyphantes spedani George Hazel..., 1968 | | | Microctenonyx evansae George Hazel..., 1980 | | | Nemoscolus caudifer Embrik Strand, 1906 | | | Nemoscolus lateplagiatis Eugène Simon, 1907 | | | Nemoscolus rectifrons Carl Friedri..., 1961 | | | Nemoscolus turricola Lucien Berland, 1933 | | | Neoeburnella avocalis Rudy Jocqué ..., 1983 | | | Neoscona crucifera Lucas, 1838 | Barn spider | | Neoscona fuscinotum Strand, 1908 | | | Neoscona goliath Pierre L. G...., 1963 | | | Neoscona hirta Carl Ludwig ..., 1844 | | | Neoscona moreli Vinson, 1863 | | | Neoscona nautica L. Koch, 1875 | Orb weavers | | Neoscona rufipalpis Hippolyte Lucas, 1858 | | | Neoscona rufipalpis buettnerana Strand, 1908 | | | Neoscona subfusca Carl Ludwig ..., 1837 | Common Hairy Field Spider | | Neoscona theisi Walckenaer, 1842 | Spider | | Neoscona vigilans Blackwall, 1865 | | | Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850 | Horned Parasitic Cobweaver | | Nephila constricta Karsch, 1879 | Constricted Golden Orb Spider | | Nephila maculata (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793 | | Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793 | Giant golden orb weaver | | Nephila senegalensis Walckenaer, 1842 | Banded Golden Orb Spider | | Nephila turneri Blackwall, 1833 | Turner's Golden Orb Weaver | | Nephilengys cruentata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Nephilingis livida Vinson, 1863 | | Nephilingis cruentata Fabricius, 1775 | African Hermit Spider | | Nephilingis livida Vinson, 1863 | Madagascar Hermit Spider | | Nesticodes rufipes Lucas, 1846 | Cobweb spiders | | Oedothorax macrophthalmus George Hazel..., 1980 | | | Pachydelphus africanus Eugène Simon, 1894 | | | Pachydelphus banco Rudy Jocqué ..., 1983 | | | Pachydelphus tonqui Rudy Jocqué ..., 1983 | | | Parameta jugularis Eugène Simon, 1895 | | | Paraplectana hemisphaerica Carl Ludwig ..., 1844 | | | Paraplectana thorntoni John Blackwall, 1865 | | | Paraplectana walleri John Blackwall, 1865 | | | Paraplectana walleri ashantensis Strand, 1907 | | | Pararaneus cyrtoscapus Mary Agard P..., 1898 | | | Pasilobus insignis Octavius Pic..., 1908 | | | Pasilobus mammosus Mary Agard P..., 1899 | | | Perilla teres Tord Tamerla..., 1895 | | | Phoroncidia splendida Tord Tamerla..., 1899 | Black carpenter ant | | Phoroncidia tina Herbert Walt..., 1964 | Crested anoda | | Platnickina adamsoni Berland, 1934 | | | Poltys caelatus Eugène Simon, 1907 | | | Poltys monstrosus Eugène Simon, 1897 | | | Prasonica seriata Eugène Simon, 1895 | | | Pronous tetralobus Eugène Simon, 1895 | | | Pseudartonis occidentalis Eugène Simon, 1903 | | | Pseudomaso longipes George Hazel..., 1980 | | | Sedasta ferox Eugène Simon, 1894 | | | Semljicola convexus Herman Theod..., 1963 | | | Simplicistilus tanuekes George Hazel..., 1968 | | | Singafrotypa acanthopus Eugène Simon, 1907 | | | Sisicottus panopeus FrantiÅ¡ek M..., 1999 | | | Steatoda badia Carl Friedri..., 1961 | | | Steatoda minima J. Denis, 1955 | | | Tetragnatha boydi Octavius Pic..., 1898 | Longjawed orb weavers | | Tetragnatha clavigera Eugène Simon, 1887 | | | Tetragnatha dentatidens Eugène Simon, 1907 | | | Tetragnatha hastula Eugène Simon, 1907 | | | Tetragnatha keyserlingi Eugène Simon, 1890 | | | Tetragnatha kochi Thorell, 1895 | | | Tetragnatha luculenta Eugène Simon, 1907 | | | Tetragnatha mandibulata (Walckenaer, 1842) | ⇒ Tetragnatha kochi Thorell, 1895 | | Tetragnatha niokolona Roewer, 1961 | | | Tetragnatha nitidiuscula Eugène Simon, 1907 | | | Tetragnatha nitidiventris Eugène Simon, 1907 | | | Tetragnatha nubica Denis, 1955 | | | Tetragnatha oculata Denis, 1955 | | | Tetragnatha simintina Roewer, 1961 | | | Tetragnatha tipula Eugène Simon, 1894 | | | Tetragnatha trichodes trichodes Thorell, 1878 | | | Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857 | | | Theridion bicruciatum Carl Friedri..., 1961 | | | Theridion cassinicola Eugène Simon, 1907 | | | Theridion circumtextum Eugène Simon, 1907 | | | Theridion derhami Eugène Simon, 1895 | | | Theridion illecebrosum Eugène Simon, 1886 | | | Theridion metator Eugène Simon, 1907 | | | Theridion praemite Eugène Simon, 1907 | | | Theridion rostriferum Eugène Simon, 1895 | | | Theridion rufipes (Lucas, 1846) | ⇒ Nesticodes rufipes Lucas, 1846 | | Theridion trifile Eugène Simon, 1907 | | | Theridiosoma zygops Chamberlin &..., 1936 | Ray spiders | | Thwaitesia turbinata Eugène Simon, 1903 | | | Tidarren scenicum Tord Tamerla..., 1899 | | | Trichonephila fenestrata venusta Blackwall, 1865 | | | Trichonephila senegalensis Walckenaer, 1841 | Banded Golden Orb Weaver | | Trichonephila turneri Blackwall, 1833 | | | Tybaertiella peniculifer Jocqué, 1979 *, 0 | | | Tybaertiella peniculifera Rudy Jocqué, 1979 | | | Tylorida seriata Thorell, 1899 | Black carpenter ant | | Walckenaeria nigeriensis George Hazel..., 1980 | |
Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in West Africa | 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 | 30
75 | 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 | 20
37 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Symphytognathidae
Hickman, 1931
Dwarf orb-weavers, Dwarf orbweavers | 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 | 12
38 | 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 | 20
35 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Theridiosomatidae
Simon, 1881
Ray orbweavers, ray spider, Ray spiders | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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