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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Brazos County (Texas, USA)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
31
71
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
28
68
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
18
57
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
18
57
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
16
55
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
16
55
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
22
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Brazos County
4 Families width 26 Species
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders8SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders10SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Brazos County
22 Genera with 26 Species
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Acacesia Simon, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1847Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1847Cucumber spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Argyrodes Simon, 1842Dewdrop spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Centromerus Dahl, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Erigone Audouin, 1882Black Dwarf Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Grammonota Emerton, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1841Orchard Spider And Allies1SpeciesTaxom
Mastophora Holmberg, 1850Angling spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Mermessus O. P.-Cambridge, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1842Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Orsonwelles Hormiga, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Pityohyphantes Simon, 1850Hammock Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Souidas Crosby & Bishop, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Tapinocyba Simon, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Tennesseellum Petrunkevitch, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1842Four-jawed spider3SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1882Tangle-Web Spiders1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brazos County
26 Species
Acacesia hamata Hentz, 1847Orb weavers
Araneus thaddeus (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Araneus meropes Keyserling, 1865
Araniella displicata Hentz, 1847Six-spotted orbweaver
Argyrodes argyrodes (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850
Centromerus tennapex Barrows, 1940
Enoplognatha caricis Fickert, 1876
Erigone autumnalis James Henry ..., 1882Dwarf weaver
Eustala emertoni Richard C. B..., 1904
Grammonota maculata Richard C. B..., 1896Sheet-web spiders
Grammonota texana Richard C. B..., 1899
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Larinioides patagiatus Clerck, 1758Ornamental Orbweaver
Leucauge venusta Walckenaer, 1841Longjawed Orb Weavers
Mastophora cornigera (Nicholas Mar..., 1850)⇒ Mastophora hutchinsoni Willis J. Ge..., 1955
Mermessus maculatus Richard C. B..., 1892Sheet-web spiders
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Orsonwelles calx Gustavo Hormiga, 2002
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Pityohyphantes costatus Nicholas Mar..., 1850Hammock spider
Souidas tibialis James Henry ..., 1882
Tapinocyba hortensis James Henry ..., 1924
Tennesseellum formica James Henry ..., 1882
Tetragnatha laboriosa Hentz, 1850Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha straminea Emerton, 1884
Tetragnatha versicolor Walckenaer, 1842
Theridion murarium James Henry ..., 1882

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Brazos 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
7
8
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
9
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
4
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
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org