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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Alachua County (Florida, USA)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
55
118
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
49
111
124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
23
77
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
23
77
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
20
74
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
20
74
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
5
29
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Alachua County
5 Families width 41 Species
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders9SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders18SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers6SpeciesTaxom
Nesticidae Simon, 1894Cave cobweb spider1SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Alachua County
29 Genera with 41 Species
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Agyneta Hull, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1847Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Azilia Keyserling, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Ceraticelus Simon, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Eidmannella Roewer, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Frontinella Cambridge, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Glenognatha Simon, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Hypsosinga Ausserer, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Kaira O. P.-Cambridge, 1850Frilled Orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1775Black widow spider2SpeciesTaxom
Macrargus Dahl, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Masoncus Chamberlin, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Mastophora Holmberg, 2003Angling spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Mermessus O. P.-Cambridge, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Metazygia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18941SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1767Banana spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Neriene Blackwall, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Pachygnatha Sundevall, 1845Thickjawed Orb Weavers1SpeciesTaxom
Pholcomma Thorell, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1990False black widows1SpeciesTaxom
Stemmops O. P.-Cambridge, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Tapinocyba Simon, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1903Four-jawed spider2SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Wagneriana F. O. P.-Cam..., 18891SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alachua County
41 Species
Agyneta serrata Emerton, 1909
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
Araneus miniatus Walckenaer, 1842
Araneus trifolium Hentz, 1847Shamrock orbweaver
Azilia affinis Octavius Pic..., 1893Longjawed orb weavers
Ceraticelus crassiceps Ralph Vary C..., 1939
Ceraticelus similis Richard C. B..., 1892
Eidmannella pallida James Henry ..., 1875Cave cobweb spider
Eustala anastera (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Eustala conchlea Henry Christ..., 1888
Frontinella pyramitela (Walckenaer, 1841)⇒ Frontinella communis Hentz, 1850
Glenognatha foxi McCook, 1894Longjawed orb weavers
Hypsosinga pygmaea Sundevall, 1831
Hypsosinga rubens Nicholas Mar..., 1847
Kaira alba Nicholas Mar..., 1850Pale Frilled Orbweaver
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Latrodectus geometricus C. L. Koch, 1841Brown black widow
Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790
Macrargus multesimus (Octavius Pic..., 1875)⇒ Porrhomma macrochelis James Henry ..., 1917
Mangora gibberosa (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Mangora fascialata Franganillo, 1936
Mangora placida Hentz, 1847Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver
Masoncus pogonophilus Cushing, 1995
Mastophora bisaccata James Henry ..., 1884
Mastophora phrynosoma Willis J. Ge..., 1955
Mastophora stowei Herbert Walt..., 2003
Mermessus maculatus Richard C. B..., 1892Sheet-web spiders
Metazygia wittfeldae Henry Christ..., 1894Orb weavers
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Micrathena sagittata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowshaped micrathena
Nephila clavipes (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Alpaida sulphurea Taczanowski, 1873
Neriene radiata Walckenaer, 1842Filmy dome spider
Pachygnatha tristriata C. L. Koch, 1845
Pholcomma carota Herbert Walt..., 1957
Pholcomma hirsutum James Henry ..., 1882
Steatoda capensis Hann, 1990Black cobweb
Stemmops bicolor Octavius Pic..., 1894Cobweb spiders
Stemmops cambridgei Herbert Walt..., 1955Cobweb spiders
Tapinocyba simplex James Henry ..., 1882
Tetragnatha guatemalensis Octavius Pic..., 1889Ants
Tetragnatha pallescens F. Octavius ..., 1903
Verrucosa arenata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowhead Orb Weaver
Wagneriana tauricornis Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Alachua County
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
11
18
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
8
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyNesticidae
Simon, 1894
cave cobweb spider, Cave cobweb spiders, Comb-footed Cellar Spiders, Scaffold web spiders, Tangle web spiders
1
1
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
6
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
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org