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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
20
34
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
17
30
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
11
23
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
11
23
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
11
23
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
11
23
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
13
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Clayton County (Iowa)
4 Families width 15 Species
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders8SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Clayton County (Iowa)
13 Genera with 15 Species
Araneus Clerck, 1847Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1847Cucumber spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1772Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1842Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Neriene Blackwall, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Pityohyphantes Simon, 1850Hammock Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1933False black widows1SpeciesTaxom
Tapinocyba Simon, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1842Four-jawed spider1SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1850Tangle-Web Spiders1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Clayton County (Iowa)
15 Species
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
Araneus trifolium Hentz, 1847Shamrock orbweaver
Araniella displicata Hentz, 1847Six-spotted orbweaver
Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Enoplognatha ovata (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Enoplognatha latimana Hippa & Oksala, 1982
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Larinioides patagiatus Clerck, 1758Ornamental Orbweaver
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Neriene radiata Walckenaer, 1842Filmy dome spider
Pityohyphantes costatus Nicholas Mar..., 1850Hammock spider
Steatoda hespera Ralph Vary C..., 1933Florida carpenter ant
Tapinocyba bicarinata James Henry ..., 1913
Tetragnatha versicolor Walckenaer, 1842
Theridion frondeum Nicholas Mar..., 1850Eastern Long-Legged Cobweaver

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Clayton 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
6
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
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
1
1
Genus
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
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org