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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Berkshire County (Massachusetts, USA)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
49
128
148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
42
119
135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
24
93
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
24
93
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
21
90
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
21
90
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
48
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Berkshire County
4 Families width 56 Species
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders16SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders21SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae (Simon, 1895)Golden orb web spiders18SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Berkshire County
48 Genera with 56 Species
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Achaearanea Strand, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Agyneta Hull, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1847Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers5SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Argyrodes Simon, 1842Dewdrop spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Asagena Sundevall, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Bathyphantes Menge, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Ceratinella Emerton, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Ceratinopsis Emerton, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Crustulina Menge, 1868
0SpeciesTaxom
Diplostyla Emerton, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Dipoena Thorell, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Frontinella Cambridge, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1833
Spiny Backed Orb Weaver0SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Gonatium Menge, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Grammonota Emerton, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1775Black widow spider2SpeciesTaxom
Lepthyphantes Menge, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1841
Orchard Spider And Allies0SpeciesTaxom
Lophomma Menge, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Mermessus O. P.-Cambridge, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 18471SpeciesTaxom
Micrargus Dahl, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1847Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Neospintharus Exline, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Neriene Blackwall, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Oedothorax Bertkau, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Ostearius Hull, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Pachygnatha Sundevall, 1884Thickjawed Orb Weavers1SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Platnickina Kocak & Kemal, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Sisicottus Bishop & Crosby, 19992SpeciesTaxom
Sougambus Crosby & Bishop, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Souidas Crosby & Bishop, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Spintharus Hentz, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1802False black widows3SpeciesTaxom
Tenuiphantes Saaristo & T..., 18821SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1882Tangle-Web Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Walckenaeria Blackwall, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Yunohamella Yoshida, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 17571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Berkshire County
56 Species
Agyneta micaria Emerton, 1882
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
Araneus pratensis (Emerton, 1884)⇒ Neoscona pratensis Hentz, 1847
Araneus trifolium Hentz, 1847Shamrock orbweaver
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Argyrodes argyrodes (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850
Asagena americana James Henry ..., 1882Two-Spotted Cobweb Spider
Bathyphantes alboventris Richard C. B..., 1892
Ceratinella brunnea James Henry ..., 1882
Ceratinopsis nigripalpis James Henry ..., 1882
Diplostyla concolor Wider, 1834
Dipoena nigra (James Henry ..., 1882)⇒ Theridula nigerrima Alexander Pe..., 1911
Enoplognatha ovata (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Enoplognatha latimana Hippa & Oksala, 1982
Eustala anastera (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Eustala conchlea Henry Christ..., 1888
Frontinella pyramitela (Walckenaer, 1841)⇒ Frontinella communis Hentz, 1850
Gea heptagon Nicholas Mar..., 1850Heptagonal Orbweaver
Gonatium rubens (Blackwall, 1833)⇒ Gonatium crassipalpum Elizabeth Ba..., 1933
Grammonota gentilis Richard C. B..., 1898
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Larinioides sclopetarius (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Larinioides sericatus Clerck, 1757
Latrodectus curacaviensis (Müller, 1776)⇒ Latrodectus variegatus Hercule Nicolet, 1849
Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790
Lepthyphantes alpinus James Henry ..., 1882
Lophomma depressum James Henry ..., 1882
Mangora gibberosa (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Mangora fascialata Franganillo, 1936
Mangora placida Hentz, 1847Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver
Metepeira labyrinthea (Nicholas Mar..., 1847)⇒ Metepeira triangularis Pelegrin Fra..., 1930
Micrargus longitarsus James Henry ..., 1882
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Micrathena sagittata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowshaped micrathena
Neoscona domiciliorum Hentz, 1847Red-Femured Spotted Orbweaver
Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850Horned Parasitic Cobweaver
Neriene variabilis Richard C. B..., 1892
Oedothorax trilobatus (Richard C. B..., 1896)⇒ Mermessus trilobatus James Henry ..., 1882
Ostearius melanopygius O. P.-Cambridge, 1879
Pachygnatha autumnalis Marx, 1884Big-Eyed Thick-Jawed Spider
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Platnickina tincta Walckenaer, 1802
Sisicottus montanus (James Henry ..., 1882)⇒ Sisicottus panopeus FrantiÅ¡ek M..., 1999
Sisicottus panopeus František M..., 1999
Sougambus bostoniensis James Henry ..., 1882
Souidas tibialis James Henry ..., 1882
Spintharus flavidus Nicholas Mar..., 1850Cobweb spiders
Steatoda borealis Nicholas Mar..., 1850Boreal Combfoot
Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch, 1838Brown house spider
Steatoda triangulosa Walckenaer, 1802Triangulate bud spider
Tenuiphantes zebra James Henry ..., 1882
Theridion differens (James Henry ..., 1882)⇒ Theridion glaucescens Lawrence Becker, 1879
Theridion murarium James Henry ..., 1882
Verrucosa arenata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowhead Orb Weaver
Walckenaeria castanea James Henry ..., 1882
Walckenaeria pallida James Henry ..., 1882
Yunohamella lyrica Walckenaer, 1842
Zygiella x-notata (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Guizygiella nadleri Heimer, 1984

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Berkshire 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
12
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
20
21
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
1
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
14
16
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


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