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Checklist for Tribe Araneini Simon, 1895
and region Penobscot County (Maine, USA)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
40
184
348
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
37
176
340
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
27
165
330
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
27
165
330
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
25
162
318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
25
162
318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
5
88
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
13
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
11
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAraneini
Simon, 1895
3
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Penobscot County
3 Genera with 14 Species
Acanthepeira Marx, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1971Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers12SpeciesTaxom
Cercidia Thorell, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Penobscot County
14 Species
Acanthepeira stellata Walckenaer, 1805Star-bellied orb-weaver
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus bicentenarius McCook, 1888Giant Lichen Orbweaver
Araneus bivittatus Walckenaer, 1842
Araneus bonsallae McCook, 1894
Araneus cavaticus Keyserling, 1882Barn orbweaver
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus guttulatus (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Araneus niveus Hentz, 1847
Araneus iviei Archer, 1951
Araneus juniperi Emerton, 1884Juniper Orbweaver
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
Araneus nordmanni Thorell, 1870Nordmann'S Orbweaver
Araneus washingtoni Levi, 1971
Cercidia prominens Johan Peter ..., 1851