Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region California (West USA, USA)
List of families for California
8 Families width 175 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for California
81 Genera with 175 Species #ABCDEFGHILMNOPRSTWZ
| Aculepeira Chamberlin &..., 1875 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Agyneta Hull, 1919 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anelosimus Simon, 1850 | Social cobweb spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Araneus Clerck, 1847 | Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1847 | Cucumber spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arcuphantes Chamberlin &..., 2018 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Argiope Audouin, 1775 | Garden orbweavers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Argyrodes Simon, 1873 | Dewdrop spiders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Asagena Sundevall, 1884 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bathyphantes Menge, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceraticelus Simon, 2009 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratinops Banks, 1882 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Chrysometa Simon, 1894 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptachaea Archer, 1886 | cobweb spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclosa Menge, 1842 | Three-lobed Spiders | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cyrtophora Simon, 1895 | Tent spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dipoena Thorell, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Doenitzius Oi, 1960 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Enoplognatha Pavesi, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Entelecara Simon, 1884 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Erigone Audouin, 1894 | Black Dwarf Spiders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eriophora Simon, 1844 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euryopis Menge, 1908 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eustala Simon, 1935 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Frontinella Cambridge, 1841 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758 | Spiny Backed Orb Weaver | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gea C. L. Koch, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gertschanapis Platnick & F..., 1960 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glenognatha Simon, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grammonota Emerton, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Horcotes Crosby & Bishop, 1945 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Incestophantes Tanasevitch, 1990 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Larinia Simon, 1883 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758 | Furrow spiders | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lasaeola Simon, 1949 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1790 | Black widow spider | 10 | Species | Taxom | Lepthyphantes Menge, 1866 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Leptorhoptrum Kulczynski, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucauge White, 1841 | Orchard Spider And Allies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Linyphantes Chamberlin &..., 1917 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mastophora Holmberg, 1850 | Angling spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mecynidis Simon, 1990 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Mecynogea Simon, 1903 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Melychiopharis Simon, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mermessus O. P.-Cambridge, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Meta C. L. Koch, 1980 | Cave Orb Weavers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metanapis Godman & Salvin, 1974 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metazygia F. O. P.-Cam..., 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metellina Chamberlin &..., 1941 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 1942 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Metleucauge Levi, 1980 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Microlinyphia Gerhardt, 1928 | Platform spiders | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Microneta Menge, 1841 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nanoa Hormiga, Buc..., 2005 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neoscona Simon, 1864 | Spotted orbweavers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Neottiura Menge, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neriene Blackwall, 1886 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | Nesticus Thorell, 1869 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Oaphantes Chamberlin &..., 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orsonwelles Hormiga, 2002 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parasteatoda Archer, 1841 | Comb-Clawed Spider | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pimoa Chamberlin &..., 1994 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pityohyphantes Simon, 1943 | Hammock Spiders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Platnickina Kocak & Kemal, 1802 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poecilopachys Simon, 1833 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Porrhomma Simon, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhomphaea L. Koch, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sisicottus Bishop & Crosby, 1999 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spirembolus Chamberlin, 1925 | | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Steatoda Sundevall, 1802 | False black widows | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Tachygyna Chamberlin &..., 1984 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetragnatha Latreille, 1842 | Four-jawed spider | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Theridion Walckenaer, 1924 | Tangle-Web Spiders | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Thymoites Keyserling, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tidarren Chamberlin &..., 1842 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Trogloneta Simon, 1960 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Walckenaeria Blackwall, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Wamba O. P.-Cambridge, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Wubana Chamberlin, 1936 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 1757 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for California
175 Species and 1 Subspecies | Aculepeira carbonaria L. Koch, 1869 | | | Aculepeira packardi Thorell, 1875 | | | Agyneta erinacea Duperre, 2013 | | | Agyneta fillmorana Chamberlin, 1919 | | | Anelosimus studiosus (Nicholas Mar..., 1850) | ⇒ Anelosimus fraternus Agnarsson, 2006 | | Araneus andrewsi Archer, 1951 | | | Araneus angulatus Clerck, 1758 | Colletid bees | | Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859 | | | Araneus cavaticus Keyserling, 1882 | Barn orbweaver | | Araneus detrimentosus O. P.-Cambridge, 1889 | Orb weavers | | Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758 | Cross orbweaver | | Araneus gemma McCook, 1888 | Cat-faced Spider | | Araneus gemmoides Chamberlin &..., 1935 | Cat-faced Spider | | Araneus illaudatus (Gertsch & Mu..., 1936) | ⇒ Araneus abigeatus Levi, 1975 | | Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757 | Marbled Orb Weaver | | Araneus montereyensis Archer, 1951 | | | Araneus nordmanni Thorell, 1870 | Nordmann'S Orbweaver | | Araneus pegnia Walckenaer, 1842 | Orb weavers | | Araneus saevus L. Koch, 1872 | Fierce Orbweaver | | Araneus thaddeus (Hentz, 1847) | ⇒ Araneus meropes Keyserling, 1865 | | Araneus trifolium Hentz, 1847 | Shamrock orbweaver | | Araniella displicata Hentz, 1847 | Six-spotted orbweaver | | Arcuphantes arcuatulus Carl Friedri..., 1942 | | | Arcuphantes semiorbiculatus Jin, Ma & Tu, 2018 | | | Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775 | Banded Garden Spider | | Argiope aurantia Lucas, 1833 | American garden spider | | Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775 | Banded Argiope | | Argyrodes argyrodes (Walckenaer, 1842) | ⇒ Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850 | | Argyrodes elevatus (WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw ..., 1873) | ⇒ Chrysso pulcherrima Mello-Leitao, 1917 | | Asagena fulva Eugen von Ke..., 1884 | | | Asagena pulcher Eugen von Ke..., 1884 | Catalpa leafminer | | Bathyphantes keeni James Henry ..., 1917 | | | Ceraticelus artemisiae Prentice & R..., 2009 | | | Ceratinops inflatus James Henry ..., 1923 | | | Ceratinops latus James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Cryptachaea blattea Urquhart, 1886 | Theridiid spider | | Cyclosa berlandi Herbert Walt..., 1999 | Orb weavers | | Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772 | Conical Trashline Orbweaver | | Cyclosa psylla Thorell, 1887 | | | Cyclosa turbinata Charles Atha..., 1842 | Orb weavers | | Cyrtophora larinioides Eugène Simon, 1895 | | | Dipoena nigra (James Henry ..., 1882) | ⇒ Theridula nigerrima Alexander Pe..., 1911 | | Doenitzius peniculus Oi, 1960 | | | Enoplognatha marmorata (Nicholas Mar..., 1850) | ⇒ Enoplognatha caricis Fickert, 1876 | | Enoplognatha ovata (Clerck, 1758) | ⇒ Enoplognatha latimana Hippa & Oksala, 1982 | | Erigone autumnalis James Henry ..., 1882 | Dwarf weaver | | Erigone dentosa Octavius Pic..., 1894 | Dwarf weaver | | Eriophora edax Blackwall, 1863 | Orb weavers | | Eriophora ravilla C. L. Koch, 1844 | Orb weavers | | Euryopis californica Banks, 1904 | | | Euryopis formosa Banks, 1908 | | | Eustala anastera (Walckenaer, 1842) | ⇒ Eustala conchlea Henry Christ..., 1888 | | Eustala californiensis Eugen von Ke..., 1885 | | | Eustala conchlea Henry Christ..., 1888 | | | Eustala rosae Ralph Vary C..., 1935 | | | Frontinella communis Hentz, 1850 | Bowl and doily spider | | Frontinella pyramitela (Walckenaer, 1841) | ⇒ Frontinella communis Hentz, 1850 | | Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758 | Crab spider | | Gasteracantha preciosa (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758 | | Gea heptagon Nicholas Mar..., 1850 | Heptagonal Orbweaver | | Gertschanapis shantzi Gertsch, 1960 | | | Glenognatha foxi McCook, 1894 | Longjawed orb weavers | | Grammonota inornata James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Horcotes uncinatus Barrows, 1945 | | | Incestophantes amotus Andrei V. Ta..., 1990 | | | Larinia directa Hentz, 1847 | Orb weavers | | Larinia famulatoria Keyserling, 1883 | | | Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758 | Furrow orb spider | | Larinioides patagiatus Clerck, 1758 | Ornamental Orbweaver | | Larinioides sclopetarius (Clerck, 1758) | ⇒ Larinioides sericatus Clerck, 1757 | | Lasaeola atopa Ralph Vary C..., 1949 | Thin-ribbed mountainsnail | | Latrodectus diaguita Carcavallo, 1960 | | | Latrodectus elegans Thorell, 1898 | | | Latrodectus geometricus C. L. Koch, 1841 | Brown black widow | | Latrodectus hesperus Chamberlin &..., 1935 | Western black widow | | Latrodectus karrooensis Smithers, 1944 | | | Latrodectus katipo Powell, 1871 | Red Katipo | | Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790 | | Latrodectus renivulvatus Dahl, 1902 | | | Latrodectus revivensis Shulov, 1948 | | | Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790 | European black widow | | Leptorhoptrum robustum Johan Peter ..., 1851 | | | Leucauge venusta Walckenaer, 1841 | Longjawed Orb Weavers | | Linyphantes anacortes Ralph Vary C..., 1942 | | | Linyphantes orcinus James Henry ..., 1917 | | | Mangora placida Hentz, 1847 | Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver | | Mastophora cornigera (Nicholas Mar..., 1850) | ⇒ Mastophora hutchinsoni Willis J. Ge..., 1955 | | Mecynidis ascia Scharff, 1990 | | | Melychiopharis cynips Eugène Simon, 1895 | | | Mermessus trilobatus James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Meta dolloff Levi, 1980 | Dolloff cave spider | | Metanapis plutella Raymond Robe..., 1974 | | | Metazygia zilloides Richard C. B..., 1898 | | | Metellina curtisi McCook, 1894 | | | Metellina mimetoides Chamberlin &..., 1941 | | | Metepeira arizonica Ralph Vary C..., 1942 | | | Metepeira foxi Willis J. Ge..., 1936 | | | Metepeira gosoga Ralph Vary C..., 1935 | | | Metepeira grandiosa Ralph Vary C..., 1941 | | | Metepeira labyrinthea (Nicholas Mar..., 1847) | ⇒ Metepeira triangularis Pelegrin Fra..., 1930 | | Metepeira pimungan Piel, 2001 | | | Metepeira spinipes Frederick Oc..., 1903 | | | Metepeira ventura Ralph Vary C..., 1942 | | | Metleucauge eldorado Levi, 1980 | | | Microneta viaria Blackwall, 1841 | | | Nanoa enana Hormiga, Buc..., 2005 | | | Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842 | Arabesque orbweaver | | Neoscona crucifera Lucas, 1838 | Barn spider | | Neoscona oaxacensis Keyserling, 1864 | Orb weavers | | Neottiura bimaculata Linnaeus, 1767 | | | Neriene clathrata Sundevall, 1830 | | | Neriene digna Eugen von Ke..., 1886 | | | Neriene dogmatica Chamberlin, 1925 | | | Neriene litigiosa Eugen von Ke..., 1886 | Sierra Dome Spider | | Oaphantes pallidulus Richard C. B..., 1904 | | | Orsonwelles macbeth Gustavo Hormiga, 2002 | | | Orsonwelles othello Gustavo Hormiga, 2002 | | | Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841 | American house false widow spider | | Pimoa breviata Ralph Vary C..., 1943 | Maricopa harvester ant | | Pimoa cthulhu G. Hormiga, 1994 | | | Pimoa edenticulata G. Hormiga, 1994 | | | Pimoa laurae G. Hormiga, 1994 | | | Pityohyphantes costatus Nicholas Mar..., 1850 | Hammock spider | | Pityohyphantes subarcticus Ralph Vary C..., 1943 | Maricopa harvester ant | | Platnickina tincta Walckenaer, 1802 | | | Poecilopachys australasia Griffith & P..., 1833 | Two-spined Spider | | Porrhomma cavernicola (Eugen von Ke..., 1886) | ⇒ Porrhomma profundum Maria Dahl, 1939 | | Rhomphaea fictilium Hentz, 1850 | Lizard Spider | | Sisicottus panopeus FrantiÅ¡ek M..., 1999 | | | Spirembolus demonologicus Crosby, 1925 | | | Spirembolus erratus Millidge, 1980 | | | Spirembolus falcatus Millidge, 1980 | | | Spirembolus fasciatus Richard C. B..., 1904 | | | Spirembolus hibernus Millidge, 1980 | | | Spirembolus novellus Millidge, 1980 | | | Spirembolus perjucundus (Crosby, 1925) | ⇒ Spirembolus humilis Millidge, 1980 | | Spirembolus phylax Ralph Vary C..., 1935 | | | Spirembolus pusillus Millidge, 1980 | | | Spirembolus redondo Ralph Vary C..., 1945 | | | Spirembolus spirotubus Richard C. B..., 1895 | | | Spirembolus synopticus Crosby, 1925 | | | Spirembolus tortuosus Crosby, 1925 | | | Steatoda albomaculata (De Geer, 1778) | ⇒ Chrysso albomaculata O. P.-Cambridge, 1882 | | Steatoda atascadera Ralph Vary C..., 1942 | | | Steatoda bipunctata Linnaeus, 1758 | False widow | | Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch, 1838 | Brown house spider | | Steatoda hespera Ralph Vary C..., 1933 | Florida carpenter ant | | Steatoda nobilis Tord Tamerla..., 1875 | Cobweb weaver | | Steatoda triangulosa Walckenaer, 1802 | Triangulate bud spider | | Tachygyna speciosa Alfred Frank..., 1984 | | | Tetragnatha guatemalensis Octavius Pic..., 1889 | Ants | | Tetragnatha laboriosa Hentz, 1850 | Longjawed orb weavers | | Tetragnatha nitens (Audouin, 1826) | ⇒ Tetragnatha boydi Octavius Pic..., 1898 | | Tetragnatha trichodes trichodes Thorell, 1878 | | | Tetragnatha versicolor Walckenaer, 1842 | | | Theridion californicum Richard C. B..., 1904 | | | Theridion dilutum Herbert Walt..., 1957 | | | Theridion lawrencei Willis J. Ge..., 1942 | | | Theridion melanurum Carl Wilhelm..., 1831 | Balsam fir | | Theridion metator Eugène Simon, 1907 | | | Theridion mystaceum Koch, 1870 | | | Theridion neomexicanum Richard C. B..., 1901 | | | Theridion punctipes James Henry ..., 1924 | | | Thymoites pictipes Richard C. B..., 1904 | | | Tidarren haemorrhoidale Philip Bertkau, 1880 | Cobweb spiders | | Tidarren sisyphoides Charles Atha..., 1842 | Cobweb spiders | | Trogloneta paradoxa Gertsch, 1960 | | | Walckenaeria castanea James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Wamba crispulus Eugène Simon, 1895 | | | Wubana ornata Ralph Vary C..., 1936 | | | Zygiella carpenteri (Archer, 1951) | ⇒ Parazygiella carpenteri Archer, 1951 | | Zygiella dispar (Kulczynski, 1885) | ⇒ Zygiella nearctica Willis J. Ge..., 1964 | | Zygiella x-notata (Clerck, 1757) | ⇒ Guizygiella nadleri Heimer, 1984 |
Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in California | Family | Anapidae ♰
Simon, 1895
Anapid spiders, Tiny Orbweavers | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Araneidae
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 | 22
60 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Linyphiidae
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 | 29
49 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Mysmenidae
Petrunkevitch, 1928
Dwarf cobweb spiders, Dwarf cobweb weavers, Minute Litter Spiders, spurred orb-weaver, Spurred orb-weavers | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nesticidae
Simon, 1894
cave cobweb spider, Cave cobweb spiders, Comb-footed Cellar Spiders, Scaffold web spiders, Tangle web spiders | 1
0 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pimoidae
Wunderlich, 1986
Pimoid spiders | 2
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Tetragnathidae
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 | 8
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Theridiidae
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 | 19
46 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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