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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Central Elgin (Elgin County, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
31
69
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
30
68
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
17
55
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
17
55
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
15
53
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
15
53
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
21
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Central Elgin
4 Families width 23 Species
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders10SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders7SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers2SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae (Sundevall, 1833)Cobweb And Widow Spiders4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Central Elgin
21 Genera with 23 Species
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Acanthepeira Marx, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1870Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Centromerus Dahl, 1886
0SpeciesTaxom
Erigone Audouin, 1928Black Dwarf Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Frontinella Cambridge, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Grammonota Emerton, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Mermessus O. P.-Cambridge, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Metellina Chamberlin &..., 18941SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1842Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Oedothorax Bertkau, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Rugathodes Archer, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1758False black widows1SpeciesTaxom
Tennesseellum Petrunkevitch, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Tenuiphantes Saaristo & T..., 18521SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1850Four-jawed spider1SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1882Tangle-Web Spiders1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Elgin
23 Species
Acanthepeira stellata Walckenaer, 1805Star-bellied orb-weaver
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus nordmanni Thorell, 1870Nordmann'S Orbweaver
Argiope aurantia Lucas, 1833American garden spider
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Erigone aletris Crosby & Bishop, 1928
Eustala anastera (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Eustala conchlea Henry Christ..., 1888
Frontinella pyramitela (Walckenaer, 1841)⇒ Frontinella communis Hentz, 1850
Grammonota gentilis Richard C. B..., 1898
Larinioides patagiatus Clerck, 1758Ornamental Orbweaver
Larinioides sclopetarius (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Larinioides sericatus Clerck, 1757
Mangora gibberosa (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Mangora fascialata Franganillo, 1936
Mermessus trilobatus James Henry ..., 1882
Metellina curtisi McCook, 1894
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Oedothorax montifer James Henry ..., 1882
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Rugathodes sexpunctatus James Henry ..., 1882
Steatoda bipunctata Linnaeus, 1758False widow
Tennesseellum formica James Henry ..., 1882
Tenuiphantes tenuis Blackwall, 1852Dwarf weaver
Tetragnatha laboriosa Hentz, 1850Longjawed orb weavers
Theridion differens (James Henry ..., 1882)⇒ Theridion glaucescens Lawrence Becker, 1879

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Central Elgin
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
10
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
8
7
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
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
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org