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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Alabama (USA)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
100
252
400
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
82
219
323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
42
167
275
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
41
166
274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
35
157
262
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
34
156
261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
7
60
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Alabama
7 Families width 96 Species and 1 Subspecies
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders45SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders23SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders9SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers13SpeciesTaxom
Mysmenidae Petrunkevitch, 1928Dwarf cobweb spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Nesticidae Simon, 1894Cave cobweb spider3SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosomatidae Simon, 1881Ray orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Alabama
60 Genera with 96 Species
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Acacesia Simon, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Acanthepeira Marx, 18052SpeciesTaxom
Achaearanea Strand, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Agyneta Hull, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1847Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers11SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Argyrodes Simon, 1873Dewdrop spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Ceratinopsis Emerton, 1882
0SpeciesTaxom
Colphepeira Archer, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1842Three-lobed Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Dicymbium Menge, 1868
0SpeciesTaxom
Dolichognatha O. P.-Cambridge, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Emertonella Bryant, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Episinus Walckenaer, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Florinda O. Pickard-C..., 18501SpeciesTaxom
Frontinella Cambridge, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Glenognatha Simon, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Hypsosinga Ausserer, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Kaira O. P.-Cambridge, 1850Frilled Orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1837Black widow spider3SpeciesTaxom
Lepthyphantes Menge, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1841Orchard Spider And Allies2SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18473SpeciesTaxom
Maymena Gertsch, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Mecynogea Simon, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Melychiopharis Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Meta C. L. Koch, 1804Cave Orb Weavers1SpeciesTaxom
Metazygia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18942SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 18471SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18423SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1875Spotted orbweavers4SpeciesTaxom
Neospintharus Exline, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Neriene Blackwall, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Nesticus Thorell, 19843SpeciesTaxom
Nuctenea Simon, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Paratheridula Levi, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Phylloneta Archer, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Porrhomma Simon, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Rhomphaea L. Koch, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Spintharus Hentz, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1802False black widows3SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1842Four-jawed spider8SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1833Tangle-Web Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 1944Ray spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Theridula Emerton, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Thymoites Keyserling, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Tidarren Chamberlin &..., 18421SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Tutaibo Chamberlin, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Wagneriana F. O. P.-Cam..., 18891SpeciesTaxom
Walckenaeria Blackwall, 18821SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alabama
96 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acacesia hamata Hentz, 1847Orb weavers
Acanthepeira marion Levi, 1976
Acanthepeira stellata Walckenaer, 1805Star-bellied orb-weaver
Agyneta fabra Keyserling, 1886
Araneus allani Levi, 1973
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus bicentenarius McCook, 1888Giant Lichen Orbweaver
Araneus cingulatus Walckenaer, 1842
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
Araneus miniatus Walckenaer, 1842
Araneus pegnia Walckenaer, 1842Orb weavers
Araneus prunus Levi, 1973
Araneus thaddeus (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Araneus meropes Keyserling, 1865
Araneus trifolium Hentz, 1847Shamrock orbweaver
Argiope aurantia Lucas, 1833American garden spider
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Argyrodes argyrodes (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850
Argyrodes elevatus (WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw ..., 1873)⇒ Chrysso pulcherrima Mello-Leitao, 1917
Argyrodes nephilae Władysław ..., 1873
Colphepeira catawba Banks, 1911
Cyclosa caroli Hentz, 1850Orb weavers
Cyclosa turbinata Charles Atha..., 1842Orb weavers
Dolichognatha pentagona Hentz, 1850Longjawed orb weavers
Emertonella emertoni Bryant, 1933
Enoplognatha ovata (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Enoplognatha latimana Hippa & Oksala, 1982
Episinus amoenus Richard C. B..., 1911
Eriophora ravilla C. L. Koch, 1844Orb weavers
Eustala anastera (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Eustala conchlea Henry Christ..., 1888
Eustala cepina Charles Atha..., 1842
Florinda coccinea Nicholas Mar..., 1850Black-tailed red sheetweaver
Frontinella communis Hentz, 1850Bowl and doily spider
Frontinella pyramitela (Walckenaer, 1841)⇒ Frontinella communis Hentz, 1850
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Gea heptagon Nicholas Mar..., 1850Heptagonal Orbweaver
Glenognatha foxi McCook, 1894Longjawed orb weavers
Hypsosinga rubens Nicholas Mar..., 1847
Kaira alba Nicholas Mar..., 1850Pale Frilled Orbweaver
Larinia directa Hentz, 1847Orb weavers
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Latrodectus geometricus C. L. Koch, 1841Brown black widow
Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790
Latrodectus variolus (Walckenaer, 1837)⇒ Latrodectus hesperus Chamberlin &..., 1935
Lepthyphantes maculatus Richard C. B..., 1900
Leucauge argyrobapta (White, 1841)⇒ Leucauge venusta Walckenaer, 1841
Leucauge venusta Walckenaer, 1841Longjawed Orb Weavers
Mangora gibberosa (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Mangora fascialata Franganillo, 1936
Mangora placida Hentz, 1847Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver
Mangora spiculata (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Mangora placida Hentz, 1847
Maymena ambita Barrows, 1940
Mecynogea lemniscata Charles Atha..., 1842Basilica orbweaver
Melychiopharis cynips Eugène Simon, 1895
Meta menardi Latreille, 1804Cave orbweaver
Metazygia calix Charles Atha..., 1842
Metazygia wittfeldae Henry Christ..., 1894Orb weavers
Metepeira labyrinthea (Nicholas Mar..., 1847)⇒ Metepeira triangularis Pelegrin Fra..., 1930
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Micrathena mitrata Nicholas Mar..., 1850Orb Weavers
Micrathena sagittata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowshaped micrathena
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Neoscona crucifera Lucas, 1838Barn spider
Neoscona domiciliorum Hentz, 1847Red-Femured Spotted Orbweaver
Neoscona nautica L. Koch, 1875Orb weavers
Neospintharus furcatus O. P.-Cambridge, 1894Cobweb spiders
Neriene radiata Walckenaer, 1842Filmy dome spider
Nesticus archeri Willis J. Ge..., 1984
Nesticus barri Willis J. Ge..., 1984
Nesticus jonesi Willis J. Ge..., 1984
Nuctenea umbratica Clerck, 1758Toad Spider
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Paratheridula perniciosa Eugen von Ke..., 1886Cobweb spiders
Phylloneta pictipes Keyserling, 1884
Porrhomma cavernicola (Eugen von Ke..., 1886)⇒ Porrhomma profundum Maria Dahl, 1939
Rhomphaea fictilium Hentz, 1850Lizard Spider
Spintharus flavidus Nicholas Mar..., 1850Cobweb spiders
Steatoda bipunctata Linnaeus, 1758False widow
Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch, 1838Brown house spider
Steatoda triangulosa Walckenaer, 1802Triangulate bud spider
Tetragnatha elongata Walckenaer, 1842Elongate stilt spider
Tetragnatha extensa (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetragnatha montana Simon, 1874
Tetragnatha guatemalensis Octavius Pic..., 1889Ants
Tetragnatha laboriosa Hentz, 1850Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha montana Simon, 1874Shadow Stretch-spider
Tetragnatha trichodes trichodes Thorell, 1878
Tetragnatha versicolor Walckenaer, 1842
Tetragnatha viridis Walckenaer, 1842Green Long-Jawed Spider
Theridion varians Carl Wilhelm..., 1833Red spruce
Theridiosoma gemmosum L. Koch, 1877Ray Spider
Theridiosoma savannum Chamberlin &..., 1944
Theridula opulenta (Charles Atha..., 1842)⇒ Theridula gonygaster Eugène Simon, 1873
Thymoites marxi Crosby, 1906
Tidarren sisyphoides Charles Atha..., 1842Cobweb spiders
Tutaibo anglicanus Nicholas Mar..., 1850
Verrucosa arenata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowhead Orb Weaver
Wagneriana tauricornis Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers
Walckenaeria pallida James Henry ..., 1882

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Alabama
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
24
45
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLinyphiidae
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
10
9
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

FamilyNesticidae
Simon, 1894
cave cobweb spider, Cave cobweb spiders, Comb-footed Cellar Spiders, Scaffold web spiders, Tangle web spiders
1
3
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
5
13
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
18
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTheridiosomatidae
Simon, 1881
Ray orbweavers, ray spider, Ray spiders
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


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