Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Zimbabwe (East Africa)
List of families for Zimbabwe
8 Families width 56 Species
Genera for Zimbabwe
43 Genera with 56 Species #ACDEGHIKLMNPST
Achaearanea Strand, 1929 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Araneus Clerck, 1898 | Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Argiope Audouin, 1775 | Garden orbweavers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Argyrodes Simon, 1937 | Dewdrop spiders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Caerostris Thorell, 1866 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | Chorizopella Lawrence, 1947 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Cladomelea Simon, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crozetulus Hickman, 1981 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Cyatholipus Simon, 1894 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Cyclosa Menge, 1866 | Three-lobed Spiders | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Cyrtophora Simon, 1775 | Tent spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | Dipoena Thorell, 1869 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Episinus Walckenaer, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erigone Audouin, 1906 | Black Dwarf Spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1844 | Spiny Backed Orb Weaver | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Gmogala Keyserling, 1890 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypsacantha Dahl, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Hypsosinga Ausserer, 1871 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Isoxya Simon, 1859 | Box kite spiders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Kilima Grasshoff, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1972 | Black widow spider | 6 | Species | Taxom | Leucauge White, 1841 | Orchard Spider And Allies | 0 | Species | Taxom | Mecynidis Simon, 1894 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Metellina Chamberlin &..., 1870 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microlinyphia Gerhardt, 1883 | Platform spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mysmenopsis Simon, 1960 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nemoscolus Simon, 1897 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neoscona Simon, 1837 | Spotted orbweavers | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Nephila Leach, 1842 | Banana spiders | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nephilengys L. Koch, 1775 | Hermit spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nephilingis Kuntner, 1863 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nesticella Lehtinen & S..., 1970 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachygnatha Sundevall, 1952 | Thickjawed Orb Weavers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pararaneus Caporiacco, 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Pelecopsis Simon, 1864 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Phoroncidia Westwood, 1835 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Poltys C. L. Koch, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pronous Keyserling, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pycnacantha Blackwall, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Steatoda Sundevall, 1990 | False black widows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thwaitesiella | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tidarren Chamberlin &..., 2006 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Trichonephila Dahl, 1911 | | 0 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Zimbabwe
56 Species | Araneus apricus Karsch, 1884 | Green orb-web spider | | Araneus coccinella Pocock, 1898 | | | Araneus morulus Thorell, 1898 | | | Argiope australis Charles Atha..., 1805 | | | Argiope lobata Pallas, 1772 | Geometric spider | | Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775 | Banded Argiope | | Argyrodes argyrodes (Walckenaer, 1842) | ⇒ Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850 | | Argyrodes convivans George Newbo..., 1937 | | | Caerostris corticosa Pocock, 1902 | | | Caerostris sexcuspidata Johan Christ..., 1793 | African bark orb-web spider | | Caerostris vicina Blackwall, 1866 | | | Cladomelea longipes Octavius Pic..., 1877 | | | Crozetulus rhodesiensis Brignoli, 1981 | | | Cyrtophora citricola Forsskål, 1775 | Global tentweb weaver | | Episinus marignaci Roger de Les..., 1933 | | | Erigone prominens Bösenberg & ..., 1906 | | | Gasteracantha lunata Félix Édouar..., 1838 | | | Gasteracantha milvoides Arthur Gardi..., 1873 | | | Gasteracantha sanguinolenta Koch, 1844 | Jawla paste shrimp | | Gmogala scarabaeus Eugen von Ke..., 1890 | | | Hypsacantha crucimaculata Maria Dahl, 1914 | | | Isoxya cicatricosa Carl Ludwig ..., 1844 | | | Isoxya tabulata Thorell, 1859 | | | Kilima decens John Blackwall, 1866 | | | Latrodectus cinctus (Blackwall, 1865) | ⇒ Latrodectus hasseltii Thorell, 1870 | | Latrodectus geometricus C. L. Koch, 1841 | Brown black widow | | Latrodectus hasseltii Thorell, 1870 | Jockey Spider | | Latrodectus indistinctus O. P.-Cambridge, 1904 | | | Latrodectus renivulvatus Dahl, 1902 | | | Latrodectus rhodesiensis Mackay, 1972 | | | Metellina mengei Blackwall, 1870 | | | Microlinyphia sterilis Pavesi, 1883 | | | Mysmenopsis mexcala Gertsch, 1960 | | | Nemoscolus cotti Roger de Les..., 1933 | | | Nemoscolus vigintipunctatus Eugène Simon, 1897 | | | Neoscona alberti Embrik Strand, 1913 | | | Neoscona chiarinii Pavesi, 1883 | | | Neoscona hirta Carl Ludwig ..., 1844 | | | Neoscona penicillipes Ferdinand Ka..., 1879 | | | Neoscona rufipalpis Hippolyte Lucas, 1858 | | | Neoscona subfusca Carl Ludwig ..., 1837 | Common Hairy Field Spider | | Nephila fenestrata Tord Tamerla..., 1859 | | | Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793 | Giant golden orb weaver | | Nephila senegalensis Walckenaer, 1842 | Banded Golden Orb Spider | | Nephilengys cruentata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Nephilingis livida Vinson, 1863 | | Nephilingis cruentata Fabricius, 1775 | African Hermit Spider | | Nephilingis livida Vinson, 1863 | Madagascar Hermit Spider | | Nesticella benoiti Hubert, 1970 | | | Pachygnatha leleupi Lawrence, 1952 | | | Pararaneus spectator Ferdinand Ka..., 1885 | | | Poltys furcifer Eugène Simon, 1881 | | | Pronous tetralobus Eugène Simon, 1895 | | | Pycnacantha tribulus Johan Christ..., 1781 | | | Steatoda capensis Hann, 1990 | Black cobweb | | Thwaitesiella mettallica | | | Tidarren ubickorum Knoflach & A..., 2006 | |
Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Zimbabwe | Family | Anapidae ♰
Simon, 1895
Anapid spiders, Tiny Orbweavers | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | 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 | 18
30 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Cyatholipidae ♰
Simon, 1894
Cyatholipid spiders, Cyatholipids | 1
0 | Genus
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 | 4
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Mysmenidae
Petrunkevitch, 1928
Dwarf cobweb spiders, Dwarf cobweb weavers, Minute Litter Spiders, spurred orb-weaver, Spurred orb-weavers | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nesticidae
Simon, 1894
cave cobweb spider, Cave cobweb spiders, Comb-footed Cellar Spiders, Scaffold web spiders, Tangle web spiders | 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 | 6
8 | 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 | 11
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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