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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
52
92
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
44
81
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
24
57
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
24
57
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
22
55
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
22
55
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
3
16
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cameron County (Texas)
3 Families width 15 Species
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders9SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cameron County (Texas)
16 Genera with 15 Species
Achaearanea Strand, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1870Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Argyrodes Simon, 1842Dewdrop spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Glenognatha Simon, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1775Black widow spider1SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1841
Orchard Spider And Allies0SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Melychiopharis Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 18471SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Nesticodes Archer, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1833
False black widows0SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1842Four-jawed spider1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cameron County (Texas)
15 Species
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus nordmanni Thorell, 1870Nordmann'S Orbweaver
Argiope blanda Octavius Pic..., 1898Orb weavers
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Argyrodes argyrodes (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850
Eustala brevispina Willis J. Ge..., 1936
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Glenognatha foxi McCook, 1894Longjawed orb weavers
Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790
Mangora calcarifera F. O. P.-Cam..., 1904Orb weavers
Melychiopharis cynips Eugène Simon, 1895
Metepeira labyrinthea (Nicholas Mar..., 1847)⇒ Metepeira triangularis Pelegrin Fra..., 1930
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Nesticodes rufipes Lucas, 1846Cobweb spiders
Tetragnatha versicolor Walckenaer, 1842

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Cameron County (Texas)
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
9
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
3
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
6
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org