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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Central Mexico (Mexico)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
160
382
521
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
138
325
422
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
43
166
286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
39
157
274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
34
147
257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
34
147
257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
46
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Central Mexico
4 Families width 77 Species and 1 Subspecies
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders39SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders19SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders12SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Central Mexico
46 Genera with 77 Species
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Acacesia Simon, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Acanthepeira Marx, 1883
0SpeciesTaxom
Ameridion Wunderlich, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Anelosimus Simon, 1916Social cobweb spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1991Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers4SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Asagena Sundevall, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Ceraticelus Simon, 1884
0SpeciesTaxom
Chrosiothes Simon, 1894
0SpeciesTaxom
Chrysometa Simon, 1894
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1889Three-lobed Spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Dactylopisthes Simon, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Dubiaranea Mello-Leitao, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Edricus O. P.-Cambridge, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Erigone Audouin, 1882Black Dwarf Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Frontinella Cambridge, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Glenognatha Simon, 19363SpeciesTaxom
Jalapyphantes Gertsch & Davis, 19462SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1775Black widow spider3SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1841Orchard Spider And Allies1SpeciesTaxom
Lewisepeira Levi, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Linyphia Latreille, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Mastophora Holmberg, 1898Angling spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Mecynogea Simon, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Mermessus O. P.-Cambridge, 18824SpeciesTaxom
Metazygia F. O. P.-Cam..., 19951SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 19363SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 19556SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1904Spotted orbweavers5SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1767Banana spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Ocrepeira Marx, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Paratheridula Levi, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1802False black widows5SpeciesTaxom
Stemmops O. P.-Cambridge, 1894
0SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1878Four-jawed spider2SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1898Tangle-Web Spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Thyreobaeus Simon, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Tidarren Chamberlin &..., 18421SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Walckenaeria Blackwall, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Wirada Keyserling, 20181SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Mexico
77 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acacesia hamata Hentz, 1847Orb weavers
Ameridion bridgesi Herbert Walt..., 1959
Anelosimus jucundus (Octavius Pic..., 1896)⇒ Anelosimus tosus Ralph Vary C..., 1916
Anelosimus tosus Ralph Vary C..., 1916Bicolor cactussnail
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus detrimentosus O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Araneus pegnia Walckenaer, 1842Orb weavers
Araneus uruapan Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Argiope aurantia Lucas, 1833American garden spider
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Asagena fulva Eugen von Ke..., 1884
Cyclosa coylei Herbert Walt..., 1999Orb weavers
Cyclosa krusa Alberto Barr..., 1995Cuckoo wasps
Cyclosa turbinata Charles Atha..., 1842Orb weavers
Cyclosa walckenaeri O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Dactylopisthes diphyus Heimer, 1987
Dubiaranea ornata Millidge, 1991
Edricus productus Octavius Pic..., 1896
Erigone autumnalis James Henry ..., 1882Dwarf weaver
Eriophora edax Blackwall, 1863Orb weavers
Eriophora ravilla C. L. Koch, 1844Orb weavers
Frontinella potosia Willis J. Ge..., 1946
Frontinella pyramitela (Walckenaer, 1841)⇒ Frontinella communis Hentz, 1850
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Glenognatha foxi McCook, 1894Longjawed orb weavers
Glenognatha minuta Banks, 1898
Glenognatha spherella Chamberlin &..., 1936
Jalapyphantes cuernavaca Willis J. Ge..., 1946
Jalapyphantes puebla Willis J. Ge..., 1946
Latrodectus geometricus C. L. Koch, 1841Brown black widow
Latrodectus hesperus Chamberlin &..., 1935Western black widow
Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790
Leucauge argyrobapta (White, 1841)⇒ Leucauge venusta Walckenaer, 1841
Lewisepeira chichinautzin Herbert Walt..., 1993
Linyphia xilitla Willis J. Ge..., 1946
Mangora ixtapan Levi, 2005
Mangora picta (O. P.-Cambridge, 1889)⇒ Mangora melanocephala Taczanowski, 1874
Mastophora corpulenta Richard C. B..., 1898Orb weavers
Mecynogea apatzingan Herbert Walt..., 1997
Mecynogea lemniscata Charles Atha..., 1842Basilica orbweaver
Mermessus coahuilanus Willis J. Ge..., 1940
Mermessus leoninus Alfred Frank..., 1987
Mermessus maculatus Richard C. B..., 1892Sheet-web spiders
Mermessus trilobatus James Henry ..., 1882
Metazygia taman Herbert Walt..., 1995
Metepeira atascadero Piel, 2001
Metepeira labyrinthea (Nicholas Mar..., 1847)⇒ Metepeira triangularis Pelegrin Fra..., 1930
Metepeira minima Willis J. Ge..., 1936Orb weavers
Micrathena funebris Marx, 1898Orb weavers
Micrathena glyptogonoides Herbert Walt..., 1985
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Micrathena sagittata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowshaped micrathena
Micrathena sexspinosa Carl Wilhelm..., 1822Orb weavers
Micrathena zilchi Otto Kraus, 1955Orb weavers
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Neoscona crucifera Lucas, 1838Barn spider
Neoscona domiciliorum Hentz, 1847Red-Femured Spotted Orbweaver
Neoscona oaxacensis Keyserling, 1864Orb weavers
Neoscona orizabensis F. O. P.-Cam..., 1904
Nephila clavipes (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Alpaida sulphurea Taczanowski, 1873
Ocrepeira pedregal Herbert Walt..., 1993Orb weavers
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Paratheridula perniciosa Eugen von Ke..., 1886Cobweb spiders
Steatoda autumnalis Richard C. B..., 1898
Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch, 1838Brown house spider
Steatoda mexicana Herbert Walt..., 1957
Steatoda transversa (Richard C. B..., 1898)⇒ Theridion transgressum Alexander Pe..., 1911
Steatoda triangulosa Walckenaer, 1802Triangulate bud spider
Tetragnatha levii Okuma, 1992
Tetragnatha trichodes trichodes Thorell, 1878
Theridion melanurum Carl Wilhelm..., 1831Balsam fir
Theridion transgressum Alexander Pe..., 1911
Theridion transversum O. Pickard-C..., 1898
Tidarren sisyphoides Charles Atha..., 1842Cobweb spiders
Verrucosa arenata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowhead Orb Weaver
Wirada mexicana Campuzano & ..., 2018

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Central Mexico
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
19
39
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
10
12
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
5
7
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
12
19
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


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