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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
24
59
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
20
55
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
15
50
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
15
50
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
14
49
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
14
49
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
29
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Comox Valley
4 Families width 33 Species
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders26SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae (Menge, 1866)Elongated Orb Weavers2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Comox Valley
29 Genera with 33 Species
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Agyneta Hull, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Aphileta Hull, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1859Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Bathyphantes Menge, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Canalidion Wunderlich, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Ceratinella Emerton, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Diplocentria Hull, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Dismodicus Simon, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Erigone Audouin, 1928Black Dwarf Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Grammonota Emerton, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Hilaira Simon, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Improphantes Saaristo & T..., 18821SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1935Black widow spider1SpeciesTaxom
Lepthyphantes Menge, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Metellina Chamberlin &..., 18941SpeciesTaxom
Microlinyphia Gerhardt, 1943Platform spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Neriene Blackwall, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Oedothorax Bertkau, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Oreonetides Strand, 18721SpeciesTaxom
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, 1758Four-jawed spider1SpeciesTaxom
Walckenaeria Blackwall, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 19641SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Comox Valley
33 Species
Agyneta olivacea James Henry ..., 1882
Aphileta microtarsa James Henry ..., 1882
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Bathyphantes reprobus Wladislaus K..., 1916
Canalidion montanum James Henry ..., 1882
Ceratinella brunnea James Henry ..., 1882
Diplocentria bidentata James Henry ..., 1882
Dismodicus decemoculatus James Henry ..., 1882
Erigone aletris Crosby & Bishop, 1928
Erigone blaesa Crosby & Bishop, 1928
Grammonota gentilis Richard C. B..., 1898
Hilaira herniosa Thorell, 1875
Improphantes complicatus James Henry ..., 1882
Latrodectus hesperus Chamberlin &..., 1935Western black widow
Lepthyphantes alpinus James Henry ..., 1882
Metellina curtisi McCook, 1894
Microlinyphia dana Ralph Vary C..., 1943
Neriene digna Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Oedothorax trilobatus (Richard C. B..., 1896)⇒ Mermessus trilobatus James Henry ..., 1882
Oreonetides vaginatus (Thorell, 1872)⇒ Oreonetides filicatus Crosby, 1937
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
Walckenaeria castanea James Henry ..., 1882
Walckenaeria pallida James Henry ..., 1882
Zygiella nearctica Willis J. Ge..., 1964

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Comox Valley
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
2
2
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
22
26
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
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


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