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Checklist for Suborder Araneomorphae Smith, 1902 (True Spiders)
and region Ascension (Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
38
55
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
32
48
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
21
34
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
21
34
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
19
32
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ascension
19 Families width 37 Species
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Segestriidae Simon, 1893Six-eyed Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Gnaphosidae Pocock, 1898Flat-bellied ground spiders7SpeciesTaxom
Oonopidae Simon, 1890Dwarf Cell Spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Corinnidae Karsch, 1880Ant-like Sac Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Dysderidae C. L. Koch, 1837Dysderid spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Thomisidae Sundevall, 1833Crab Spider3SpeciesTaxom
Anyphaenidae Bertkau, 1878Anyphaenid sac spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Filistatidae Ausserer, 1867Crevice weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Caponiidae Simon, 1890Caponiid spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Oecobiidae Blackwall, 1862Disc web spider1SpeciesTaxom
Oxyopidae Thorell, 1870Lynx spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Salticidae Blackwall, 1842Jumping Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Scytodidae (Blackwall, 1864)Glue spitter2SpeciesTaxom
Selenopidae Simon, 1897Flatties1SpeciesTaxom
Pholcidae C. L. Koch, 1851Carpenter spider1SpeciesTaxom
Dictynidae O. P-Cambridge, 1871Dictynid spiders1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ascension
32 Genera with 37 Species
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Araneus Clerck, 1875Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Ariadna Audouin, 18762SpeciesTaxom
Australoechemus Schmidt & Pi..., 20231SpeciesTaxom
Brignolia Dumitrescu &..., 20111SpeciesTaxom
Catonetria Millidge & A..., 19941SpeciesTaxom
Cinetomorpha Simon, 20192SpeciesTaxom
Creugas Thorell, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Dysdera Latreille, 1804
0SpeciesTaxom
Epicadinus Simon, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Epicadus Simon, 20182SpeciesTaxom
Erigone Audouin, 1906Black Dwarf Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Hibana Brescovit, 20241SpeciesTaxom
Ischnothyreus Simon, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Kukulcania Lehtinen, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Marinarozelotes Ponomarev, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Mastophora Holmberg, 1931Angling spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Medionops Sanchez-Ruiz..., 20171SpeciesTaxom
Nops MacLeay, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Oecobius Lucas, 1962Wall spider1SpeciesTaxom
Opopaea Simon, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Oxyopes Latreille, 1845Lynx Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Platnickina Kocak & Kemal, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Prodidomus Hentz, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Sarinda Peckham & Pe..., 19371SpeciesTaxom
Scytodes Latreille, 1832Spitting Spider2SpeciesTaxom
Selenops Latreille, 1929Selenopid Crab Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Smeringopus Simon, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Synaphosus Platnick & S..., 19241SpeciesTaxom
Thallumetus Simon, 20241SpeciesTaxom
Zelotes Gistel, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Zimiris Simon, 18821SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ascension
37 Species
Araneus lathyrinus Holmberg, 1875
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Ariadna boliviana Eugène Simon, 1907
Ariadna mollis Holmberg, 1876
Australoechemus vickyae Sherwood, Ma..., 2023
Brignolia dasysterna Platnick & al., 2011
Catonetria caeca Alfred Frank..., 1994
Cinetomorpha bandolera Ott & Harvey, 2019
Cinetomorpha itabaiana Ott & Brescovit, 2019
Creugas gulosus Thorell, 1878Ant mimic spider
Epicadinus villosus Cândido Firm..., 1929
Epicadus camelinus O. Pickard-C..., 1869
Epicadus dimidiaster Machado, Tei..., 2018
Erigone prominens Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Hibana ascensionensis Sherwood, Ma..., 2024
Ischnothyreus peltifer (Simon, 1891)⇒ Camptoscaphiella simoni Baehr, 2010
Kukulcania hibernalis Hentz, 1842Crevice weaver
Marinarozelotes jaxartensis Kroneberg, 1875
Mastophora melloleitaoi Canals, 1931
Medionops claudiae Sanchez-Ruiz..., 2017
Nops minas Sanchez-Ruiz..., 2018
Oecobius marathaus Tikader, 1962
Opopaea deserticola Eugène Simon, 1891
Opopaea euphorbicola Embrik Strand, 1909
Oxyopes salticus Hentz, 1845Lynx spider
Platnickina adamsoni Berland, 1934
Prodidomus clarki Mordecai Cub..., 1964Sea cucumbers
Prodidomus duffeyi Mordecai Cub..., 1964Sea cucumbers
Sarinda marcosi Piza, 1937Korean lamprey
Scytodes univittata Simon, 1882Spitting Spider
Scytodes velutina (Heineken & Lowe, 1832)⇒ Scytodes fusca Walckenaer, 1837
Selenops rapax Cândido Firm..., 1929
Smeringopus pallidus Blackwall, 1858Cellar spider
Synaphosus syntheticus Ralph Vary C..., 1924
Thallumetus ascensionensis Sherwood, Ma..., 2024
Zelotes laetus Octavius Pic..., 1872Ground spider
Zimiris doriae Simon, 1882

Subnodes of Araneomorphae with occurrences in Ascension
InfraorderAraneomorphi
Smith, 1902
19
32
37
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Araneomorphae at artfakta.se
Araneomorphae at biodiversity.org.au
Araneomorphae at dyntaxa.se