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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Cass County (Iowa, USA)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
28
56
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
24
50
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
18
44
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
18
44
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
16
42
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
16
42
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
5
23
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cass County (Iowa)
5 Families width 26 Species
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders11SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders8SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers3SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosomatidae Simon, 1881Ray orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cass County (Iowa)
23 Genera with 26 Species
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Acanthepeira Marx, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1935Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1847Cucumber spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1772Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Frontinella Cambridge, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1775Black widow spider1SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1841Orchard Spider And Allies1SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Meta C. L. Koch, 1933Cave Orb Weavers1SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1842Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Neospintharus Exline, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Neriene Blackwall, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Pityohyphantes Simon, 1850Hammock Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1850False black widows1SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1842Four-jawed spider1SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1850Tangle-Web Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 1877Ray spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Yunohamella Yoshida, 18421SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cass County (Iowa)
26 Species
Acanthepeira stellata Walckenaer, 1805Star-bellied orb-weaver
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus gemmoides Chamberlin &..., 1935Cat-faced Spider
Araniella displicata Hentz, 1847Six-spotted orbweaver
Argiope aurantia Lucas, 1833American garden spider
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Enoplognatha marmorata (Nicholas Mar..., 1850)⇒ Enoplognatha caricis Fickert, 1876
Enoplognatha ovata (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Enoplognatha latimana Hippa & Oksala, 1982
Frontinella pyramitela (Walckenaer, 1841)⇒ Frontinella communis Hentz, 1850
Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790
Leucauge venusta Walckenaer, 1841Longjawed Orb Weavers
Mangora placida Hentz, 1847Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver
Meta ovalis Gertsch, 1933Eastern Cave Long-Jawed Spider
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850Horned Parasitic Cobweaver
Neriene radiata Walckenaer, 1842Filmy dome spider
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Pityohyphantes costatus Nicholas Mar..., 1850Hammock spider
Steatoda borealis Nicholas Mar..., 1850Boreal Combfoot
Tetragnatha versicolor Walckenaer, 1842
Theridion frondeum Nicholas Mar..., 1850Eastern Long-Legged Cobweaver
Theridiosoma gemmosum L. Koch, 1877Ray Spider
Yunohamella lyrica Walckenaer, 1842

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Cass County (Iowa)
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
9
11
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
3
3
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
3
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
7
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTheridiosomatidae
Simon, 1881
Ray orbweavers, ray spider, Ray spiders
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org