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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Windward Islands (Antilles)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
124
315
439
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
105
272
378
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
44
171
249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
40
163
237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
33
152
224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
33
152
224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
7
50
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Windward Islands
7 Families width 82 Species
Tetragnathidae (Menge, 1866)Elongated Orb Weavers18SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders12SpeciesTaxom
Anapidae Simon, 1895Anapid spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders36SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders7SpeciesTaxom
Mysmenidae Petrunkevitch, 1928Dwarf cobweb spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosomatidae Simon, 1881Ray orbweavers5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Windward Islands
50 Genera with 82 Species
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Alcimosphenus Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Alpaida O. P.-Cambridge, 18973SpeciesTaxom
Anapisona Gertsch, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1859Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Argyrodes Simon, 1873Dewdrop spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Azilia Keyserling, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Ceraticelus Simon, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Chrosiothes Simon, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Chrysometa Simon, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Chrysso O. P.-Cambridge, 1917Comb-footed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Cryptachaea Archer, 1873cobweb spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1842Three-lobed Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtognatha Keyserling, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Dipoena Thorell, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Dolichognatha O. P.-Cambridge, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Dyschiriognatha Simon, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Episinus Walckenaer, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Erigone Audouin, 1897Black Dwarf Spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Euryopis Menge, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Faiditus Keyserling, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Glenognatha Simon, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Homalometa Simon, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Janula Strand, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1805
Black widow spider0SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1841Orchard Spider And Allies2SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Maymena Gertsch, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Mermessus O. P.-Cambridge, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 19303SpeciesTaxom
Microneta Menge, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Mysmenopsis Simon, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Neopisinus Marques, Buc..., 18931SpeciesTaxom
Nesticodes Archer, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Ogulnius O. P.-Cambridge, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Pocobletus Simon, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Rhomphaea L. Koch, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Spintharus Hentz, 20182SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1896False black widows2SpeciesTaxom
Stemmops O. P.-Cambridge, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1826Four-jawed spider7SpeciesTaxom
Theonoe Simon, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1834Tangle-Web Spiders7SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 1897Ray spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Thymoites Keyserling, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Wamba O. P.-Cambridge, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Wendilagarda1SpeciesTaxom
Wendilgarda Keyserling, 18971SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Windward Islands
82 Species
Alcimosphenus licinus Eugène Simon, 1895
Alpaida dominica Levi, 1988
Alpaida elegantula Archer, 1965
Alpaida wenzeli Simon, 1897
Anapisona hamigera Eugène Simon, 1897
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Argyrodes elevatus (WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw ..., 1873)⇒ Chrysso pulcherrima Mello-Leitao, 1917
Argyrodes nephilae Władysław ..., 1873
Argyrodes paradoxus (Taczanowski, 1873)⇒ Rhomphaea paradoxa WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw ..., 1873
Azilia guatemalensis Octavius Pic..., 1889Ants
Ceraticelus crassiceps Ralph Vary C..., 1939
Chrosiothes jamaicensis Herbert Walt..., 1964Crested anoda
Chrosiothes valmonti Eugène Simon, 1897
Chrysometa eugeni Herbert W. Levi, 1986
Chrysso pulcherrima Mello-Leitao, 1917
Cryptachaea hirta Taczanowski, 1873Cobweb spiders
Cyclosa caroli Hentz, 1850Orb weavers
Cyclosa turbinata Charles Atha..., 1842Orb weavers
Cyrtognatha serrata Simon, 1897
Dipoena calcarata Simon, 1897
Dipoena meckeli Eugène Simon, 1897
Dolichognatha tigrina Eugène Simon, 1893
Dyschiriognatha montana Eugène Simon, 1897
Episinus erythrophthalmus (Eugène Simon, 1894)⇒ Janula salobrensis Simon, 1895
Episinus simplicifrons Simon, 1897
Erigone aletris Crosby & Bishop, 1928
Erigone poeyi Eugène Simon, 1897
Erigone watertoni Eugène Simon, 1897
Euryopis episinoides Charles Atha..., 1847
Faiditus caudatus Władysław ..., 1874Cobweb spiders
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Glenognatha argyrostilba O. Pickard-C..., 1876
Glenognatha montana Simon, 1898
Homalometa nigritarsis Eugène Simon, 1897Longjawed orb weavers
Janula erythrophthalma Simon, 1894Cobweb spiders
Janula salobrensis Simon, 1895
Leucauge argyra Walckenaer, 1842Longjawed orb weavers
Leucauge venusta Walckenaer, 1841Longjawed Orb Weavers
Mangora antillana Dierkens, 2012
Maymena calcarata Simon, 1897
Mermessus dominicus Alfred Frank..., 1987
Metepeira compsa Ralph Vary C..., 1916Bicolor cactussnail
Metepeira labyrinthea (Nicholas Mar..., 1847)⇒ Metepeira triangularis Pelegrin Fra..., 1930
Metepeira triangularis Pelegrin Fra..., 1930
Microneta varia Eugène Simon, 1897
Mysmenopsis femoralis Simon, 1897
Mysmenopsis funebris Simon, 1897
Neopisinus cognatus O.Pickard-Ca..., 1893Cobweb spiders
Nesticodes rufipes Lucas, 1846Cobweb spiders
Ogulnius hayoti Lopez, 1994
Ogulnius infumatus Simon, 1897
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Pocobletus bivittatus Eugène Simon, 1897
Rhomphaea paradoxa Władysław ..., 1873Cobweb spiders
Spintharus dayleae Sargeant & A..., 2018
Spintharus jesselaueri Sargeant & A..., 2018
Steatoda diamantina Herbert Walt..., 1962
Steatoda quadrimaculata Octavius Pic..., 1896Cobweb spiders
Stemmops concolor Eugène Simon, 1897
Tetragnatha boydi Octavius Pic..., 1898Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha cambridgei Roewer, 1942Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha ceylonica Octavius Pic..., 1869
Tetragnatha earmra Levi, 1981
Tetragnatha gracilis (Bryant, 1923)⇒ Tetragnatha ceylonica Octavius Pic..., 1869
Tetragnatha martinicensis Dierkens, 2011
Tetragnatha nitens (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Tetragnatha boydi Octavius Pic..., 1898
Theonoe africana Lodovico di ..., 1947
Theonoe americana Simon, 1897
Theridion antillanum Eugène Simon, 1894
Theridion baltasarense Herbert Walt..., 1963
Theridion dilucidum Eugène Simon, 1897Cobweb spiders
Theridion dominica Herbert Walt..., 1963
Theridion murarium James Henry ..., 1882
Theridion stylifrons Simon, 1894
Theridion sulcifrons Wider, 1834
Theridiosoma argenteolunulatum Simon, 1897
Thymoites luculentus Eugène Simon, 1894Cobweb spiders
Thymoites stylifrons Eugène Simon, 1894Cobweb spiders
Wamba congener Octavius Pic..., 1896
Wendilagarda mustelina Simon, 1897
Wendilgarda mustelina Simon, 1897

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Windward Islands
FamilyAnapidae
Simon, 1895
Anapid spiders, Tiny Orbweavers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

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
7
12
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
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMysmenidae
Petrunkevitch, 1928
Dwarf cobweb spiders, Dwarf cobweb weavers, Minute Litter Spiders, spurred orb-weaver, Spurred orb-weavers
2
3
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
10
18
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
21
36
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTheridiosomatidae
Simon, 1881
Ray orbweavers, ray spider, Ray spiders
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


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