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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Chicago (Northern Illinois, Illinois, USA)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
42
115
178
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
38
111
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
23
94
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
23
94
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
21
91
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
21
91
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
5
44
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Chicago
5 Families width 78 Species
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders50SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders10SpeciesTaxom
Nesticidae Simon, 1894Cave cobweb spider1SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders8SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers9SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Chicago
44 Genera with 78 Species
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Agyneta Hull, 18923SpeciesTaxom
Bathyphantes Menge, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Centromerus Dahl, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Ceraticelus Simon, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Ceratinella Emerton, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Ceratinops Banks, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Ceratinopsis Emerton, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Cnephalocotes Simon, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Collinsia O. P.-Cambridge, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Coloncus Chamberlin, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Cryptachaea Archer, 1896cobweb spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Diplocentria Hull, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Diplostyla Emerton, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Eidmannella Roewer, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Eridantes Crosby & Bishop, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Erigone Audouin, 1872Black Dwarf Spiders7SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Glenognatha Simon, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Glyphesis Simon, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Grammonota Emerton, 18756SpeciesTaxom
Hypselistes Simon, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Hypsosinga Ausserer, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Idionella Banks, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Islandiana Braendegaard, 19653SpeciesTaxom
Kaestneria Wiehle, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Lepthyphantes Menge, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1841Orchard Spider And Allies1SpeciesTaxom
Mermessus O. P.-Cambridge, 18823SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1838Spotted orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Ostearius Hull, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Pachygnatha Sundevall, 1845Thickjawed Orb Weavers3SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider2SpeciesTaxom
Pocadicnemis Simon, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Robertus O. P.-Cambridge, 18843SpeciesTaxom
Scironis Bishop & Crosby, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Scotinotylus Simon, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1802False black widows2SpeciesTaxom
Tennesseellum Petrunkevitch, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1842Four-jawed spider4SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1882Tangle-Web Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Thyreosthenius Simon, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Walckenaeria Blackwall, 18822SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Chicago
78 Species
Agyneta fabra Keyserling, 1886
Agyneta micaria Emerton, 1882
Agyneta unimaculata Banks, 1892
Bathyphantes alboventris Richard C. B..., 1892
Bathyphantes pallidus (Banks, 1892)⇒ Agyneta angulata Emerton, 1882
Centromerus sylvaticus Blackwall, 1841
Ceraticelus fissiceps Octavius Pic..., 1874
Ceratinella brunnea James Henry ..., 1882
Ceratinops annulipes Richard C. B..., 1892
Ceratinopsis laticeps James Henry ..., 1882
Cnephalocotes obscurus John Blackwall, 1834
Collinsia plumosa James Henry ..., 1882
Coloncus ocala Chamberlin, 1949
Cryptachaea porteri Banks, 1896Cobweb spiders
Diplocentria rectangulata James Henry ..., 1915
Diplocentria retinax Crosby & Bishop, 1936
Diplostyla concolor Wider, 1834
Eidmannella pallida James Henry ..., 1875Cave cobweb spider
Eridantes erigonoides James Henry ..., 1882
Erigone autumnalis James Henry ..., 1882Dwarf weaver
Erigone blaesa Crosby & Bishop, 1928
Erigone dentigera Octavius Pic..., 1874
Erigone dentipalpis (Wider, 1834)⇒ 
Erigone dentosa Octavius Pic..., 1894Dwarf weaver
Erigone hydrophytae Wilton Ivie ..., 1935
Erigone tirolensis Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Eustala cepina Charles Atha..., 1842
Eustala clavispina Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers
Glenognatha foxi McCook, 1894Longjawed orb weavers
Glyphesis idahoanus Ralph Vary C..., 1949Thin-ribbed mountainsnail
Glyphesis scopulifer James Henry ..., 1882
Grammonota angusta Charles Dent..., 1959
Grammonota gentilis Richard C. B..., 1898
Grammonota inornata James Henry ..., 1882
Grammonota maculata Richard C. B..., 1896Sheet-web spiders
Grammonota ornata Octavius Pic..., 1875
Grammonota pictilis Octavius Pic..., 1875
Hypselistes florens Octavius Pic..., 1875Peatland Sheetweb Weaver
Hypsosinga rubens Nicholas Mar..., 1847
Idionella rugosa Crosby, 1905
Islandiana flaveola Richard C. B..., 1892
Islandiana holmi Wilton Ivie, 1965
Islandiana muma Wilton Ivie, 1965
Kaestneria pullata Octavius Pic..., 1863
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Larinioides sclopetarius (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Larinioides sericatus Clerck, 1757
Lepthyphantes intricatus James Henry ..., 1911
Leucauge venusta Walckenaer, 1841Longjawed Orb Weavers
Mermessus maculatus Richard C. B..., 1892Sheet-web spiders
Mermessus tridentatus James Henry ..., 1882Spider
Mermessus trilobatus James Henry ..., 1882
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Neoscona crucifera Lucas, 1838Barn spider
Ostearius melanopygius O. P.-Cambridge, 1879
Pachygnatha dorothea McCook, 1894
Pachygnatha tristriata C. L. Koch, 1845
Pachygnatha xanthostoma (C. L. Koch, 1845)⇒ Pachygnatha brevis Eugen von Ke..., 1884
Parasteatoda tabulata Levi, 1980Comb-footed spider
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Pocadicnemis americana Alfred Frank..., 1976
Robertus eremophilus Ralph Vary C..., 1928
Robertus fuscus James Henry ..., 1894
Robertus laticeps Eugen von Ke..., 1884
Scironis tarsalis James Henry ..., 1911Tarsal Sheet-Web Weaver
Scotinotylus exsectoides Millidge, 1981
Steatoda borealis Nicholas Mar..., 1850Boreal Combfoot
Steatoda triangulosa Walckenaer, 1802Triangulate bud spider
Tennesseellum formica James Henry ..., 1882
Tetragnatha elongata Walckenaer, 1842Elongate stilt spider
Tetragnatha guatemalensis Octavius Pic..., 1889Ants
Tetragnatha laboriosa Hentz, 1850Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha viridis Walckenaer, 1842Green Long-Jawed Spider
Theridion cheimatos Willis J. Ge..., 1942
Theridion murarium James Henry ..., 1882
Thyreosthenius parasiticus Johan Peter ..., 1851
Walckenaeria digitata James Henry ..., 1913
Walckenaeria spiralis James Henry ..., 1882

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Chicago
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
5
8
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
29
50
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

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
4
9
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
5
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


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