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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Ascension Parish (Louisiana, USA)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
20
28
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
18
26
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
10
17
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
10
17
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
10
17
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
10
17
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
3
9
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ascension Parish
3 Families width 14 Species and 1 Subspecies
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders10SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers2SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ascension Parish
9 Genera with 14 Species
Araneus Clerck, 1847Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers6SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Glenognatha Simon, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Mastophora Holmberg, 1850Angling spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1878Four-jawed spider1SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1831Tangle-Web Spiders1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ascension Parish
14 Species and 1 Subspecies
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus bicentenarius McCook, 1888Giant Lichen Orbweaver
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus gemmoides Chamberlin &..., 1935Cat-faced Spider
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
Araneus thaddeus (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Araneus meropes Keyserling, 1865
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Glenognatha foxi McCook, 1894Longjawed orb weavers
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Mastophora cornigera (Nicholas Mar..., 1850)⇒ Mastophora hutchinsoni Willis J. Ge..., 1955
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Tetragnatha trichodes trichodes Thorell, 1878
Theridion melanurum Carl Wilhelm..., 1831Balsam fir

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Ascension Parish
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
5
10
Genera
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
2
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
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org