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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Central Vancouver Island (Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
53
126
154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
46
116
145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
20
87
137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
20
87
137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
18
85
130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
18
85
130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
6
44
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Central Vancouver Island
6 Families width 66 Species
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders38SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae (Simon, 1895)Golden orb web spiders12SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders9SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers5SpeciesTaxom
Nesticidae Simon, 1894Cave cobweb spider1SpeciesTaxom
Pimoidae Wunderlich, 1986Pimoid spiders1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Central Vancouver Island
44 Genera with 66 Species
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Agyneta Hull, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Aphileta Hull, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1847Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers5SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1833Garden orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Bathyphantes Menge, 19163SpeciesTaxom
Canalidion Wunderlich, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Ceraticelus Simon, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Ceratinella Emerton, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Collinsia O. P.-Cambridge, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1772Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Diplocentria Hull, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Dismodicus Simon, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Erigone Audouin, 1928Black Dwarf Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Euryopis Menge, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Grammonota Emerton, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Hilaira Simon, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Improphantes Saaristo & T..., 18821SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1935Black widow spider1SpeciesTaxom
Lepthyphantes Menge, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Linyphantes Chamberlin &..., 19171SpeciesTaxom
Metellina Chamberlin &..., 18941SpeciesTaxom
Microlinyphia Gerhardt, 1943Platform spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1842Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Neriene Blackwall, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Nesticus Thorell, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Oedothorax Bertkau, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Oreonetides Strand, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Pimoa Chamberlin &..., 18861SpeciesTaxom
Pityohyphantes Simon, 1943Hammock Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Pocadicnemis Simon, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Poeciloneta Kulczynski, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Rugathodes Archer, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Scotinotylus Simon, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Sisicottus Bishop & Crosby, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Sougambus Crosby & Bishop, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Tapinocyba Simon, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1842Four-jawed spider4SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1882Tangle-Web Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Theridula Emerton, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Walckenaeria Blackwall, 19313SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 17572SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Vancouver Island
66 Species
Agyneta fabra Keyserling, 1886
Agyneta olivacea James Henry ..., 1882
Aphileta microtarsa James Henry ..., 1882
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus gemmoides Chamberlin &..., 1935Cat-faced Spider
Araneus thaddeus (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Araneus meropes Keyserling, 1865
Araneus trifolium Hentz, 1847Shamrock orbweaver
Argiope aurantia Lucas, 1833American garden spider
Bathyphantes brevis Emerton, 1911
Bathyphantes keeni James Henry ..., 1917
Bathyphantes reprobus Wladislaus K..., 1916
Canalidion montanum James Henry ..., 1882
Ceraticelus atriceps Octavius Pic..., 1874
Ceraticelus silus Charles Dent..., 1958
Ceratinella brunnea James Henry ..., 1882
Collinsia plumosa James Henry ..., 1882
Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Diplocentria bidentata James Henry ..., 1882
Dismodicus decemoculatus James Henry ..., 1882
Enoplognatha ovata (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Enoplognatha latimana Hippa & Oksala, 1982
Erigone aletris Crosby & Bishop, 1928
Erigone blaesa Crosby & Bishop, 1928
Euryopis funebris Hentz, 1850
Grammonota angusta Charles Dent..., 1959
Grammonota gentilis Richard C. B..., 1898
Hilaira herniosa Thorell, 1875
Improphantes complicatus James Henry ..., 1882
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Larinioides patagiatus Clerck, 1758Ornamental Orbweaver
Latrodectus hesperus Chamberlin &..., 1935Western black widow
Lepthyphantes alpinus James Henry ..., 1882
Linyphantes orcinus James Henry ..., 1917
Metellina curtisi McCook, 1894
Microlinyphia dana Ralph Vary C..., 1943
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Neriene digna Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Neriene radiata Walckenaer, 1842Filmy dome spider
Nesticus silvestrii Jean-Louis Fage, 1929
Oedothorax trilobatus (Richard C. B..., 1896)⇒ Mermessus trilobatus James Henry ..., 1882
Oreonetides vaginatus (Thorell, 1872)⇒ Oreonetides filicatus Crosby, 1937
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Pimoa altioculata Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Pityohyphantes costatus Nicholas Mar..., 1850Hammock spider
Pityohyphantes subarcticus Ralph Vary C..., 1943Maricopa harvester ant
Pocadicnemis pumila (John Blackwall, 1841)⇒ Pocadicnemis juncea George Hazel..., 1953
Poeciloneta bihamata James Henry ..., 1882
Poeciloneta calcaratus Emerton, 1909
Rugathodes sexpunctatus James Henry ..., 1882
Scotinotylus alpinus Richard C. B..., 1896
Scotinotylus sacer Crosby, 1929
Sisicottus montanus (James Henry ..., 1882)⇒ Sisicottus panopeus FrantiÅ¡ek M..., 1999
Sougambus bostoniensis James Henry ..., 1882
Tapinocyba cameroni Dupérré & Pa..., 2007
Tetragnatha extensa (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetragnatha montana Simon, 1874
Tetragnatha laboriosa Hentz, 1850Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha shoshone Herbert W. Levi, 1981
Tetragnatha versicolor Walckenaer, 1842
Theridion differens (James Henry ..., 1882)⇒ Theridion glaucescens Lawrence Becker, 1879
Theridion murarium James Henry ..., 1882
Theridula emertoni Herbert Walt..., 1954Emerton'S Bitubercled Cobweaver
Walckenaeria castanea James Henry ..., 1882
Walckenaeria pallida James Henry ..., 1882
Walckenaeria tumida Crosby & Bishop, 1931
Zygiella nearctica Willis J. Ge..., 1964
Zygiella x-notata (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Guizygiella nadleri Heimer, 1984

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Central Vancouver Island
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
6
12
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
26
38
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyNesticidae
Simon, 1894
cave cobweb spider, Cave cobweb spiders, Comb-footed Cellar Spiders, Scaffold web spiders, Tangle web spiders
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPimoidae
Wunderlich, 1986
Pimoid spiders
1
1
Genus
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
5
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
8
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org