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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Androscoggin County (Maine, USA)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
35
120
168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
32
113
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
26
103
150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
26
103
150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
24
101
146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
24
101
146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
6
59
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Androscoggin County
6 Families width 88 Species
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders46SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae (Simon, 1895)Golden orb web spiders17SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders20SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers3SpeciesTaxom
Nesticidae Simon, 1894Cave cobweb spider1SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosomatidae Simon, 1881Ray orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Androscoggin County
59 Genera with 88 Species
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Agyneta Hull, 18823SpeciesTaxom
Allomengea Strand, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Aphileta Hull, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1847Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers6SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1847Cucumber spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Argyrodes Simon, 1842Dewdrop spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Asagena Sundevall, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Baryphyma Simon, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Bathyphantes Menge, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Carorita Duffey & Mer..., 19271SpeciesTaxom
Centromerus Dahl, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Ceraticelus Simon, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Cercidia Thorell, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Crustulina Menge, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1772Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Diplocentria Hull, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Diplocephalus Bertkau, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Diplostyla Emerton, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Drapetisca Menge, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Erigone Audouin, 1872Black Dwarf Spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Euryopis Menge, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Gonatium Menge, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Helophora Menge, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Hypsosinga Ausserer, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Improphantes Saaristo & T..., 18821SpeciesTaxom
Kaestneria Wiehle, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Lasaeola Simon, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1775Black widow spider2SpeciesTaxom
Lepthyphantes Menge, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Linyphia Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Maso Simon, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Megalepthyphantes Wunderlich, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Mermessus O. P.-Cambridge, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Meta C. L. Koch, 1933Cave Orb Weavers1SpeciesTaxom
Metopobactrus Simon, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Microlinyphia Gerhardt, 1830Platform spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Microneta Menge, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1842Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Neottiura Menge, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Neriene Blackwall, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Nesticus Thorell, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Oedothorax Bertkau, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Oreonetides Strand, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider2SpeciesTaxom
Pityohyphantes Simon, 1757Hammock Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Platnickina Kocak & Kemal, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Pocadicnemis Simon, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Porrhomma Simon, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1802False black widows2SpeciesTaxom
Stemonyphantes Menge, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Styloctetor Simon, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1842Four-jawed spider2SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1833Tangle-Web Spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 1877Ray spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Walckenaeria Blackwall, 18824SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 17572SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Androscoggin County
88 Species
Agyneta jacksoni Braendegaard, 1937
Agyneta nigripes Simon, 1884
Agyneta olivacea James Henry ..., 1882
Allomengea dentisetis Grube, 1861
Aphileta misera Octavius Pic..., 1882Heterotardigrades
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
Araneus nordmanni Thorell, 1870Nordmann'S Orbweaver
Araneus saevus L. Koch, 1872Fierce Orbweaver
Araneus thaddeus (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Araneus meropes Keyserling, 1865
Araniella displicata Hentz, 1847Six-spotted orbweaver
Argyrodes argyrodes (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850
Asagena americana James Henry ..., 1882Two-Spotted Cobweb Spider
Baryphyma trifrons Octavius Pic..., 1863
Bathyphantes eumenis Ludwig Carl ..., 1879
Bathyphantes gracilis Blackwall, 1841
Carorita limnaea Crosby & Bishop, 1927
Centromerus sylvaticus Blackwall, 1841
Ceraticelus bulbosus James Henry ..., 1882
Cercidia prominens Johan Peter ..., 1851
Crustulina sticta (O. P.-Cambridge, 1861)⇒ Crustulina guttata Wider, 1834
Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Diplocentria bidentata James Henry ..., 1882
Diplocephalus cristatus Blackwall, 1833Common money spider
Diplostyla concolor Wider, 1834
Drapetisca alteranda Ralph Vary C..., 1909Northern Long-Toothed Sheetweaver
Enoplognatha caricis Fickert, 1876
Enoplognatha intrepida William Sør..., 1898
Enoplognatha latimana Hippa & Oksala, 1982
Enoplognatha ovata (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Enoplognatha latimana Hippa & Oksala, 1982
Erigone dentigera Octavius Pic..., 1874
Erigone dentipalpis (Wider, 1834)⇒ 
Erigone tirolensis Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Euryopis saukea Levi, 1951Jost Van Dyke's Indian mallow
Gonatium crassipalpum Elizabeth Ba..., 1933
Helophora insignis John Blackwall, 1841
Hypsosinga pygmaea Sundevall, 1831
Improphantes complicatus James Henry ..., 1882
Kaestneria pullata Octavius Pic..., 1863
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Larinioides patagiatus Clerck, 1758Ornamental Orbweaver
Larinioides sclopetarius (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Larinioides sericatus Clerck, 1757
Lasaeola prona Menge, 1868
Latrodectus hesperus Chamberlin &..., 1935Western black widow
Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790
Lepthyphantes leprosus Ohlert, 1865Household Fine Sheetweaver
Linyphia triangularis Clerck, 1758Dwarf Weaver
Maso alticeps James Henry ..., 1909
Maso sundevalli (Johan Peter ..., 1851)⇒ Satilatlas marxi matanuskae Chamberlin, 1949
Megalepthyphantes nebulosus Sundevall, 1830
Mermessus trilobatus James Henry ..., 1882
Meta ovalis Gertsch, 1933Eastern Cave Long-Jawed Spider
Metopobactrus prominulus (Octavius Pic..., 1872)⇒ Maso alticeps James Henry ..., 1909
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Microlinyphia pusilla Sundevall, 1830
Microneta viaria Blackwall, 1841
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Neottiura bimaculata Linnaeus, 1767
Neriene clathrata Sundevall, 1830
Neriene radiata Walckenaer, 1842Filmy dome spider
Nesticus cellulanus Clerck, 1758Comb-footed Cellar Spider
Oedothorax montifer James Henry ..., 1882
Oreonetides vaginatus (Thorell, 1872)⇒ Oreonetides filicatus Crosby, 1937
Parasteatoda tabulata Levi, 1980Comb-footed spider
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Pityohyphantes costatus Nicholas Mar..., 1850Hammock spider
Pityohyphantes phrygianus (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Pityohyphantes costatus Nicholas Mar..., 1850
Platnickina tincta Walckenaer, 1802
Pocadicnemis pumila (John Blackwall, 1841)⇒ Pocadicnemis juncea George Hazel..., 1953
Porrhomma convexum (Westring, 1851)⇒ Porrhomma microps Carl Friedri..., 1931
Porrhomma pallidum Jackson, 1913
Steatoda bipunctata Linnaeus, 1758False widow
Steatoda triangulosa Walckenaer, 1802Triangulate bud spider
Stemonyphantes blauveltae Willis J. Ge..., 1951
Styloctetor compar Westring, 1861
Tetragnatha extensa (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetragnatha montana Simon, 1874
Tetragnatha viridis Walckenaer, 1842Green Long-Jawed Spider
Theridion hemerobium Eugène Simon, 1914
Theridion pictum (Charles Atha..., 1802)⇒ Theridion hemerobium Eugène Simon, 1914
Theridion varians Carl Wilhelm..., 1833Red spruce
Theridiosoma gemmosum L. Koch, 1877Ray Spider
Walckenaeria atrotibialis Octavius Pic..., 1878
Walckenaeria communis James Henry ..., 1882
Walckenaeria pallida James Henry ..., 1882
Walckenaeria spiralis James Henry ..., 1882
Zygiella atrica (Koch, 1845)⇒ Zygiella calophylla Walckenaer, 1802
Zygiella x-notata (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Guizygiella nadleri Heimer, 1984

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Androscoggin 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
9
17
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
34
46
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
2
3
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
12
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


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