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Checklist for Suborder Araneomorphae Smith, 1902 (True Spiders)
and region Vanuatu (Melanesia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
51
110
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
41
98
150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
23
71
119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
21
69
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
17
63
110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Vanuatu
17 Families width 110 Species
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders32SpeciesTaxom
Salticidae Blackwall, 1842Jumping Spider20SpeciesTaxom
Lycosidae Lehtinen & H..., 1979Ground Spiders7SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae (Sundevall, 1833)Cobweb And Widow Spiders13SpeciesTaxom
Pholcidae C. L. Koch, 1851Carpenter spider2SpeciesTaxom
Uloboridae Thorell, 1869Cribellate orb weavers4SpeciesTaxom
Thomisidae Sundevall, 1833Crab Spider7SpeciesTaxom
Pisauridae Simon, 1890Big wolf spider2SpeciesTaxom
Cheiracanthiidae Wagner, 1887Eutichurid Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Sparassidae (Bertkau, 1872)Giant crab spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers12SpeciesTaxom
Corinnidae Karsch, 1880Ant-like Sac Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Oonopidae Simon, 1890Dwarf Cell Spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Filistatidae Ausserer, 1867Crevice weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Tengellidae Dahl, 1908Tengellid spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Zodariidae Thorell, 1881Ant spiders2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Vanuatu
63 Genera with 110 Species
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Aranea Linnaeus, 02SpeciesTaxom
Araneotanna Özdikmen & K..., 19381SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1899Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers6SpeciesTaxom
Arctosa C. L. Koch, 1938Bear Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1871Garden orbweavers6SpeciesTaxom
Argyrodes Simon, 1902Dewdrop spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Artema Walckenaer, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Artoria Thorell, 19383SpeciesTaxom
Athamas O. P.-Cambridge, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Cosmophasis Simon, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1867Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1857Tent spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Cytaea Keyserling, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Daramulunia Lehtinen, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Demogenes Simon, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Diaea Thorell, 1875Flower spider2SpeciesTaxom
Dipoena Thorell, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Dolomedes Latreille, 1924Dock spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Efate Berland, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Fijimoneta Raven & Hebron, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1775Spiny Backed Orb Weaver6SpeciesTaxom
Gnathopalystes Rainbow, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Heteropoda Latreille, 17673SpeciesTaxom
Hogna Simon, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Hortophora Framenau & C..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Laetesia Simon, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Lehtinelagia Szymkowiak, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Lehtineniana Sherwood, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1938Orchard Spider And Allies2SpeciesTaxom
Lycosa Latreille, 1899Wolf Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Maratus Karsch, 1878
Peacock spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Menemerus Simon, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Muziris Simon, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1842Spotted orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1842Banana spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Oedignatha Thorell, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Omoedus Thorell, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Opadometa Archer, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Opopaea Simon, 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Ozyptila Simon, 1938Leaflitter crab spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Phrynarachne Thorell, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Plebs Joseph & Fra..., 20122SpeciesTaxom
Plexippus C. L. Koch, 18783SpeciesTaxom
Poecilopachys Simon, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Pritha Lehtinen, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Saitis Simon, 19013SpeciesTaxom
Schizocosa Chamberlin, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Sigytes Simon, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Smeringopus Simon, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Sobasina Simon, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Socalchemmis Platnick & U..., 19191SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1833
False black widows0SpeciesTaxom
Stephanopis O. P.-Cambridge, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Storena Walckenaer, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Tangaroa Lehtinen, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Tatari Berland, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1895Four-jawed spider6SpeciesTaxom
Thelacantha Hasselt, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1902Tangle-Web Spiders9SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Uloborus Latreille, 1806
Cribellate Orb Weaver0SpeciesTaxom
Zenodorus Peckham & Pe..., 19011SpeciesTaxom
Zosis Walckenaer, 17891SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Vanuatu
110 Species
Aranea fornicata Fabricius, 1775
Aranea moluccensis
Araneotanna ornatipes Lucien Berland, 1938
Araneus aubertorum Berland, 1938
Araneus cheesmanae Berland, 1938
Araneus finneganae Berland, 1938
Araneus neocaledonicus (Berland, 1924)⇒ Plebs opacus Joseph & Fra..., 2012
Araneus omoedus (Thorell, 1870)⇒ Gibbaranea omoeda Thorell, 1870
Araneus suavis Rainbow, 1899
Arctosa epiana Lucien Berland, 1938
Argiope aemula Walckenaer, 1842
Argiope aetherea (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Argiope keyserlingi Karsch, 1878
Argiope aetheroides Yin & al., 1989
Argiope caledonia Levi, 1983
Argiope keyserlingi Karsch, 1878St Andrew's Cross spider
Argiope picta L. Koch, 1871
Argyrodes argyrodes (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850
Argyrodes miniaceus (Doleschall, 1857)⇒ Argyrodes miltosus Zhu & Da-xia..., 1991
Argyrodes walckeri Rainbow, 1902
Artema atlanta (Walckenaer, 1837)⇒ Physocyclus globosus Taczanowski, 1874
Artoria berenice Ludwig Carl ..., 1877Berenice’s Forest Runner
Artoria hebridisiana Lucien Berland, 1938
Artoria minima Lucien Berland, 1938
Athamas univittatus Berland, 1938
Athamas whitmeei Octavius Pic..., 1877
Cosmophasis chlorophthalma Eugène Simon, 1898
Cosmophasis risbeci Lucien Berland, 1938
Cyclosa litoralis Ludwig Carl ..., 1867
Cyrtophora cylindroides Charles Atha..., 1842
Cyrtophora ikomosanensis Bösenberg &..., 1906
Cyrtophora moluccensis (Doleschall, 1857)⇒ Cyrtophora ikomosanensis Bösenberg &..., 1906
Cytaea fibula Lucien Berland, 1938
Cytaea flavolineata Lucien Berland, 1938
Daramulunia tenella Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Demogenes heterophthalmus Berland, 1938
Diaea bipunctata William Jose..., 1902
Diaea punctata (Ludwig Carl ..., 1875)⇒ Lehtinelagia multopunctata L. Koch, 1874
Dipoena pacificana Lucien Berland, 1938
Dolomedes naja Lucien Berland, 1938
Dolomedes titan Lucien Berland, 1924
Efate albobicinctus Lucien Berland, 1938
Fijimoneta longimana L. Koch, 1873
Gasteracantha fornicata (Johan Christ..., 1775)⇒ Gasteracantha sauteri Maria Dahl, 1914
Gasteracantha irradiata Charles Atha..., 1842
Gasteracantha regalis Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta Koch, 1844Jawla paste shrimp
Gasteracantha taeniata Charles Atha..., 1842
Gasteracantha vittata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Gasteracantha sanguinolenta Koch, 1844
Gnathopalystes ferox William Jose..., 1899
Heteropoda nobilis Ludwig Carl ..., 1875
Heteropoda simplex Jäger & Ono, 2000
Heteropoda venatoria (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Heteropoda simplex Jäger & Ono, 2000
Hogna crispipes Ludwig Carl ..., 1877Wolf spider
Hortophora capitalis L. Koch, 1871
Laetesia oceaniae Lucien Berland, 1938
Lehtinelagia multopunctata L. Koch, 1874
Lehtineniana dissimilis Berland, 1924
Leucauge granulata Walckenaer, 1842Silver Orb-weaver Spider
Leucauge hebridisiana Berland, 1938
Lycosa caenosa William Jose..., 1899
Menemerus bivittatus Dufour, 1831Gray wall jumper
Muziris wiehlei Lucien Berland, 1938
Neoscona cheesmanae Lucien Berland, 1938
Neoscona theisi Walckenaer, 1842Spider
Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793Giant golden orb weaver
Nephila plumipes Latreille, 1804Humped Golden Orb-weaving Spider
Nephila tetragnathoides Walckenaer, 1842
Oedignatha canaca Lucien Berland, 1938
Omoedus arcipluvii Peckham & Pe..., 1901
Opadometa grata Guérin, 1838
Ozyptila heterophthalma Lucien Berland, 1938
Phrynarachne cheesmanae Berland, 1938
Plebs neocaledonicus Berland, 1924
Plebs opacus Joseph & Fra..., 2012
Plexippus paykulli (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Plexippus petersi Karsch, 1878
Plexippus paykullii Audouin, 1826
Plexippus petersi Karsch, 1878Jumping spider
Poecilopachys jenningsi William Jose..., 1899
Pritha bakeri Lucien Berland, 1938
Saitis auberti Lucien Berland, 1938
Saitis berlandi Carl Friedri..., 1951San Diego bird's-foot trefoil
Saitis nigriceps (Simon, 1901)⇒ Maratus nigriceps Keyserling, 1882
Schizocosa obscoena William Jose..., 1899
Smeringopus pallidus Blackwall, 1858Cellar spider
Sobasina tanna Fred R. Wanless, 1978
Socalchemmis dolichopus Ralph Vary C..., 1919
Stephanopis cheesmanae Lucien Berland, 1938
Storena lesserti Lucien Berland, 1938
Storena parvula Lucien Berland, 1938
Tangaroa dissimilis Lucien Berland, 1924
Tatari multispinosus Lucien Berland, 1938
Tetragnatha boydi Octavius Pic..., 1898Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha keyserlingi Eugène Simon, 1890
Tetragnatha kochi Thorell, 1895
Tetragnatha mallosa
Tetragnatha mandibulata (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Tetragnatha kochi Thorell, 1895
Tetragnatha maxillosa Thorell, 1895
Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857
Theridion epiense Lucien Berland, 1938
Theridion epiensis Berland, 1938
Theridion hebridisianum Lucien Berland, 1938
Theridion melanurum Carl Wilhelm..., 1831Balsam fir
Theridion piriforme Lucien Berland, 1938
Theridion piriformis Berland, 1938
Theridion setosum Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Theridion undulanotum Carl Friedri..., 1942
Theridion undulatum (Bösenberg, 1902)⇒ Theridion undulanotum Carl Friedri..., 1942
Trichonephila plumipes Latreille, 1804
Zenodorus arcipluvii Peckham & Pe..., 1901
Zosis geniculata Olivier, 1789Grey House Spider

Subnodes of Araneomorphae with occurrences in Vanuatu
InfraorderAraneomorphi
Smith, 1902
16
62
109
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCheiracanthiidae
Wagner, 1887
Eutichurid Spiders
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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