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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Alameda County (California, USA)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
68
137
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
60
127
143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
24
64
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
24
64
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
23
61
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
23
61
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
7
21
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Alameda County
7 Families width 36 Species and 1 Subspecies
Araneidae (Simon, 1895)Golden orb web spiders16SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders10SpeciesTaxom
Anapidae Simon, 1895Anapid spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Pimoidae Wunderlich, 1986Pimoid spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers3SpeciesTaxom
Mysmenidae Petrunkevitch, 1928Dwarf cobweb spiders1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Alameda County
21 Genera with 36 Species
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Aculepeira Chamberlin &..., 18752SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1847Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers7SpeciesTaxom
Argyrodes Simon, 1842Dewdrop spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1887Three-lobed Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Gertschanapis Platnick & F..., 19601SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1775Black widow spider1SpeciesTaxom
Linyphantes Chamberlin &..., 19172SpeciesTaxom
Melychiopharis Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 19411SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1842Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Neriene Blackwall, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Pimoa Chamberlin &..., 1943
0SpeciesTaxom
Poecilopachys Simon, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Spirembolus Chamberlin, 19352SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1802False black widows5SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1842Four-jawed spider3SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1924Tangle-Web Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Trogloneta Simon, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 17571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alameda County
36 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aculepeira carbonaria L. Koch, 1869
Aculepeira packardi Thorell, 1875
Araneus angulatus Clerck, 1758Colletid bees
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
Araneus montereyensis Archer, 1951
Araneus pegnia Walckenaer, 1842Orb weavers
Araneus thaddeus (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Araneus meropes Keyserling, 1865
Argyrodes argyrodes (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850
Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Cyclosa psylla Thorell, 1887
Enoplognatha ovata (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Enoplognatha latimana Hippa & Oksala, 1982
Gertschanapis shantzi Gertsch, 1960
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790
Linyphantes anacortes Ralph Vary C..., 1942
Linyphantes orcinus James Henry ..., 1917
Melychiopharis cynips Eugène Simon, 1895
Metepeira grandiosa Ralph Vary C..., 1941
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Neriene digna Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Poecilopachys australasia Griffith & P..., 1833Two-spined Spider
Spirembolus falcatus Millidge, 1980
Spirembolus phylax Ralph Vary C..., 1935
Steatoda bipunctata Linnaeus, 1758False widow
Steatoda grandis (Richard C. B..., 1901)⇒ Steatoda mexicana Herbert Walt..., 1957
Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch, 1838Brown house spider
Steatoda nobilis Tord Tamerla..., 1875Cobweb weaver
Steatoda triangulosa Walckenaer, 1802Triangulate bud spider
Tetragnatha laboriosa Hentz, 1850Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha trichodes trichodes Thorell, 1878
Tetragnatha versicolor Walckenaer, 1842
Theridion punctipes James Henry ..., 1924
Trogloneta paradoxa Gertsch, 1960
Zygiella x-notata (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Guizygiella nadleri Heimer, 1984

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Alameda County
FamilyAnapidae
Simon, 1895
Anapid spiders, Tiny Orbweavers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

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
8
16
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
3
5
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

FamilyPimoidae
Wunderlich, 1986
Pimoid spiders
1
0
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
1
3
Genus
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
6
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org