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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Yemen (Near East)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
76
254
487
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
56
197
380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
37
161
326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
34
157
319
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
29
148
303
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
29
148
303
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
26
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Yemen
4 Families width 51 Species and 4 Subspecies
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders28SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders18SpeciesTaxom
Mysmenidae Petrunkevitch, 1928Dwarf cobweb spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Yemen
26 Genera with 51 Species
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Agalenatea Archer, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Anelosimus Simon, 1890Social cobweb spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1907Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1858Garden orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Coscinida Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1992Three-lobed Spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Cyphalonotus Simon, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtarachne Thorell, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1882Tent spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Eriovixia Archer, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1844Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Isoxya Simon, 1844Box kite spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Kilima Grasshoff, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1902Black widow spider4SpeciesTaxom
Lipocrea Thorell, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Mysmenopsis Simon, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1864Spotted orbweavers7SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1873Banana spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Paraplectana Brito Capello, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Pararaneus Caporiacco, 18852SpeciesTaxom
Prasonica Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1903Four-jawed spider2SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1876Tangle-Web Spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Theridula Emerton, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Tidarren Chamberlin &..., 20066SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 18732SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Yemen
51 Species and 4 Subspecies
Agalenatea liriope L. Koch, 1875
Anelosimus dialeucon Eugène Simon, 1890
Araneus apricus Karsch, 1884Green orb-web spider
Araneus cardioceros Pocock, 1899
Araneus sambava Strand, 1907
Argiope flavipalpis Hippolyte Lucas, 1858
Coscinida tibialis Simon, 1895
Cyclosa confusa Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Cyclosa insulana (Costa, 1834)⇒ Cyclosa omonaga Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa omonaga Tanikawa, 1992
Cyphalonotus larvatus Eugène Simon, 1881
Cyrtarachne nodosa Tord Tamerla..., 1899Black carpenter ant
Cyrtophora citricola Forsskål, 1775Global tentweb weaver
Cyrtophora subacalypha Eugène Simon, 1882
Eriovixia napiformis Tord Tamerla..., 1899
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta Koch, 1844Jawla paste shrimp
Isoxya cicatricosa Carl Ludwig ..., 1844
Kilima griseovariegata Albert Tullgren, 1910
Latrodectus dahli Herbert Walt..., 1959
Latrodectus geometricus C. L. Koch, 1841Brown black widow
Latrodectus hystrix Eugène Simon, 1890
Latrodectus renivulvatus Dahl, 1902
Lipocrea epeiroides Octavius Pic..., 1872
Mysmenopsis mexcala Gertsch, 1960
Neoscona bucheti Roger de Les..., 1930
Neoscona bucheti flexuosa Lessert, 1930
Neoscona rufipalpis Hippolyte Lucas, 1858
Neoscona subfusca Carl Ludwig ..., 1837Common Hairy Field Spider
Neoscona theisi Walckenaer, 1842Spider
Neoscona theisi theisiella Tullgren, 1910
Neoscona triangula Keyserling, 1864
Nephila senegalensis Walckenaer, 1842Banded Golden Orb Spider
Nephila senegalensis schweinfurthi Simon, 1890
Nephila sumptuosa Gerstäcker, 1873Sumptuous Golden Orb Weaver
Paraplectana thorntoni John Blackwall, 1865
Pararaneus cyrtoscapus Mary Agard P..., 1898
Pararaneus spectator Ferdinand Ka..., 1885
Prasonica albolimbata Simon, 1895
Tetragnatha bogotensis Eugen von Ke..., 1865
Tetragnatha granti Pocock, 1903Happy Valley talussnail
Theridion fruticum (Eugène Simon, 1890)⇒ Theridion macropora Guo Tang, Ch..., 2006
Theridion incanescens Eugène Simon, 1890
Theridion lacticolor Lucien Berland, 1920
Theridion macropora Guo Tang, Ch..., 2006
Theridion spinitarse (Octavius Pic..., 1876)⇒ Theridula aelleni Hubert, 1970
Theridula aelleni Hubert, 1970
Tidarren argo Knoflach & A..., 2001
Tidarren cuneolatum Albert Tullgren, 1910
Tidarren dentigerum Knoflach & A..., 2006
Tidarren gracile Knoflach & A..., 2006
Tidarren konrad Knoflach & A..., 2006
Tidarren sheba Knoflach & A..., 2006
Trichonephila senegalensis schweinfurthi Simon, 1890
Trichonephila sumptuosa Gerstäcker, 1873

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Yemen
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
17
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMysmenidae
Petrunkevitch, 1928
Dwarf cobweb spiders, Dwarf cobweb weavers, Minute Litter Spiders, spurred orb-weaver, Spurred orb-weavers
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
2
4
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
6
18
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org