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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region West Central Brazil (Brazil)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
139
388
473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
114
325
396
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
52
221
311
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
49
216
303
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
40
193
280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
40
193
280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
5
50
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Central Brazil
5 Families width 92 Species
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders58SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders25SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers5SpeciesTaxom
Synotaxidae Simon, 1894Synotaxid spiders1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Central Brazil
50 Genera with 92 Species
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Acanthepeira Marx, 1883
0SpeciesTaxom
Achaearanea Strand, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Actinosoma Holmberg, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Alpaida O. P.-Cambridge, 18656SpeciesTaxom
Anelosimus Simon, 1850Social cobweb spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1847Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers8SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Aspidolasius Simon, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Chrosiothes Simon, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Chrysso O. P.-Cambridge, 1884Comb-footed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Cryptachaea Archer, 1896cobweb spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1999Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1775Tent spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Dactylopisthes Simon, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Dipoena Thorell, 19633SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Faiditus Keyserling, 1884
0SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Glenognatha Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Helvibis Keyserling, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Hypognatha Guérin, 1839
0SpeciesTaxom
Janula Strand, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1775Black widow spider2SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1881Orchard Spider And Allies2SpeciesTaxom
Linyphia Latreille, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18898SpeciesTaxom
Mecynogea Simon, 19974SpeciesTaxom
Meotipa Simon, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Mermessus O. P.-Cambridge, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Metazygia F. O. P.-Cam..., 19951SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 18471SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 17786SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1904Spotted orbweavers4SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1767Banana spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Nephilingis Kuntner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Nesticodes Archer, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Ocrepeira Marx, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Ostearius Hull, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Parawixia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18732SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1838False black widows1SpeciesTaxom
Stemmops O. P.-Cambridge, 20182SpeciesTaxom
Styposis Simon, 1894
0SpeciesTaxom
Synotaxus Simon, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1902Tangle-Web Spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Thwaitesia O. P.-Cambridge, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Thymoites Keyserling, 1884
0SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Wagneriana F. O. P.-Cam..., 18655SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Central Brazil
92 Species
Actinosoma pentacanthum Walckenaer, 1842
Alpaida chapada Levi, 1988
Alpaida chickeringi Levi, 1988Orb weavers
Alpaida guimaraes Levi, 1988
Alpaida moka Levi, 1988
Alpaida simla Levi, 1988
Alpaida veniliae Keyserling, 1865Orb weavers
Anelosimus eximius Eugen von Ke..., 1884Cobweb spiders
Anelosimus lorenzo Fowler & Her..., 1979
Anelosimus rupununi Herbert Walt..., 1956
Anelosimus studiosus (Nicholas Mar..., 1850)⇒ Anelosimus fraternus Agnarsson, 2006
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus cuiaba Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Araneus dreisbachi Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Araneus horizonte Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Araneus leones Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Araneus pegnia Walckenaer, 1842Orb weavers
Araneus tellezi Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Araneus thaddeus (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Araneus meropes Keyserling, 1865
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Argiope legionis Motta & Herb..., 2009
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Aspidolasius branicki Taczanowski, 1879
Chrosiothes diabolicus Puchulú-Figu..., 2017
Chrysso sulcata Eugen von Ke..., 1884
Cryptachaea parana Levi, 1963
Cryptachaea porteri Banks, 1896Cobweb spiders
Cyclosa berlandi Herbert Walt..., 1999Orb weavers
Cyrtophora citricola Forsskål, 1775Global tentweb weaver
Dactylopisthes diphyus Heimer, 1987
Dipoena atlantica Arthur Merto..., 1943Cobweb spiders
Dipoena duodecimpunctata Arthur Merto..., 1943Cobweb spiders
Dipoena kuyuwini Herbert Walt..., 1963
Eriophora edax Blackwall, 1863Orb weavers
Eriophora fuliginea C. L. Koch, 1838Orb weavers
Eustala vellardi Cândido Firm..., 1924
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Glenognatha gaujoni Eugène Simon, 1895
Helvibis rossi Herbert Walt..., 1964Crested anoda
Janula salobrensis Simon, 1895
Latrodectus geometricus C. L. Koch, 1841Brown black widow
Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790
Leucauge argyrobapta (White, 1841)⇒ Leucauge venusta Walckenaer, 1841
Leucauge mariana Taczanowski, 1881Longjawed orb weavers
Linyphia duplicata Frederick Oc..., 1902Sheet-web spiders
Mangora aripuana Levi, 2007
Mangora bocaina Levi, 2007
Mangora chavantina Levi, 2007
Mangora dianasilvae Levi, 2007
Mangora insperata Soares & Cam..., 1948
Mangora isabel Levi, 2007
Mangora itabapuana Levi, 2007
Mangora passiva O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Mecynogea erythromela Holmberg, 1876
Mecynogea infelix Soares & Cam..., 1948
Mecynogea lemniscata Charles Atha..., 1842Basilica orbweaver
Mecynogea sucre Herbert Walt..., 1997
Meotipa pulcherrima Mello-Leitao, 1917
Metazygia voxanta Herbert Walt..., 1995
Metepeira labyrinthea (Nicholas Mar..., 1847)⇒ Metepeira triangularis Pelegrin Fra..., 1930
Micrathena acuta Charles Atha..., 1842
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Micrathena peregrinatorum Holmberg, 1883
Micrathena plana Carl Ludwig ..., 1836
Micrathena pungens Charles Atha..., 1842
Micrathena triangularispinosa Charles De Geer, 1778
Neoscona crucifera Lucas, 1838Barn spider
Neoscona domiciliorum Hentz, 1847Red-Femured Spotted Orbweaver
Neoscona oaxacensis Keyserling, 1864Orb weavers
Neoscona orizabensis F. O. P.-Cam..., 1904
Nephila clavipes (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Alpaida sulphurea Taczanowski, 1873
Nephilingis cruentata Fabricius, 1775African Hermit Spider
Nesticodes rufipes Lucas, 1846Cobweb spiders
Ocrepeira covillei Herbert Walt..., 1993Orb weavers
Ostearius melanopygius O. P.-Cambridge, 1879
Parawixia bistriata Rengger, 1836
Parawixia kochi Taczanowski, 1873
Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch, 1838Brown house spider
Stemmops belavista Marques & Bu..., 1996
Stemmops murici Santanna & R..., 2018
Synotaxus jaraguari Souza, Bresc..., 2017
Theridion adjacens Octavius Pic..., 1896Cobweb spiders
Theridion coyoacan Herbert Walt..., 1959
Theridion leones Herbert Walt..., 1959
Theridion styligerum Frederick Oc..., 1902
Thwaitesia bracteata H. Exline, 1950
Verrucosa cachimbo Lise, Kesste..., 2015
Wagneriana acrosomoides Cândido Firm..., 1939
Wagneriana atuna Herbert Walt..., 1991Digger Bee
Wagneriana roraima Herbert Walt..., 1991Digger Bee
Wagneriana transitoria Carl Ludwig ..., 1839
Wagneriana undecimtuberculata Eugen von Ke..., 1865Orb weavers

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in West Central Brazil
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
23
58
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
4
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySynotaxidae
Simon, 1894
Synotaxid 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
4
5
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
18
25
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


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