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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Connecticut (USA)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
70
222
348
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
61
210
331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
29
157
280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
29
157
280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
25
152
271
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
25
152
271
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
63
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Connecticut
4 Families width 108 Species
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders48SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders34SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders19SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Connecticut
63 Genera with 108 Species
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Agyneta Hull, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Aphileta Hull, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Araeoncus Simon, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1847Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers11SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1847Cucumber spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Asagena Sundevall, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Centromerus Dahl, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Ceraticelus Simon, 18825SpeciesTaxom
Ceratinops Banks, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Ceratinopsis Emerton, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1772Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Dicymbium Menge, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Diplocephalus Bertkau, 1883
0SpeciesTaxom
Drapetisca Menge, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Erigone Audouin, 1874Black Dwarf Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Floricomus Crosby & Bishop, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Frontinella Cambridge, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Grammonota Emerton, 18954SpeciesTaxom
Hypselistes Simon, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Hypsosinga Ausserer, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Islandiana Braendegaard, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1837Black widow spider4SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1841Orchard Spider And Allies1SpeciesTaxom
Macrargus Dahl, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18473SpeciesTaxom
Maso Simon, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Mastophora Holmberg, 2003Angling spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Melychiopharis Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Mermessus O. P.-Cambridge, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Meta C. L. Koch, 1933Cave Orb Weavers1SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 18471SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18423SpeciesTaxom
Microlinyphia Gerhardt, 1830Platform spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Mythoplastoides Crosby & Bishop, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1847Spotted orbweavers4SpeciesTaxom
Neospintharus Exline, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Neriene Blackwall, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Oedothorax Bertkau, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Pachygnatha Sundevall, 1884Thickjawed Orb Weavers1SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Pelecopsis Simon, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Pholcomma Thorell, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Pityohyphantes Simon, 1757Hammock Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Robertus O. P.-Cambridge, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Scolopembolus Bishop & Crosby, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Scotinotylus Simon, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Singa C. L. Koch, 1875Striped orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Soulgas Crosby & Bishop, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1802False black widows3SpeciesTaxom
Stemonyphantes Menge, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Tapinopa Westring, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Tennesseellum Petrunkevitch, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1842Four-jawed spider4SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1882Tangle-Web Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Theridula Emerton, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Thymoites Keyserling, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Walckenaeria Blackwall, 18825SpeciesTaxom
Wubana Chamberlin, 18821SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Connecticut
108 Species
Agyneta angulata Emerton, 1882
Agyneta micaria Emerton, 1882
Aphileta misera Octavius Pic..., 1882Heterotardigrades
Araeoncus unimaculatus Emerton, 1915
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus bicentenarius McCook, 1888Giant Lichen Orbweaver
Araneus cingulatus Walckenaer, 1842
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus iviei Archer, 1951
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
Araneus pegnia Walckenaer, 1842Orb weavers
Araneus pratensis (Emerton, 1884)⇒ Neoscona pratensis Hentz, 1847
Araneus saevus L. Koch, 1872Fierce Orbweaver
Araneus thaddeus (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Araneus meropes Keyserling, 1865
Araneus trifolium Hentz, 1847Shamrock orbweaver
Araniella displicata Hentz, 1847Six-spotted orbweaver
Argiope aurantia Lucas, 1833American garden spider
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Asagena americana James Henry ..., 1882Two-Spotted Cobweb Spider
Centromerus latidens James Henry ..., 1882
Ceraticelus alticeps Irving Fox, 1891
Ceraticelus bulbosus James Henry ..., 1882
Ceraticelus fissiceps Octavius Pic..., 1874
Ceraticelus minutus James Henry ..., 1882
Ceraticelus pygmaeus James Henry ..., 1882
Ceratinops crenatus James Henry ..., 1882
Ceratinopsis nigriceps James Henry ..., 1882
Ceratinopsis nigripalpis James Henry ..., 1882
Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Dicymbium elongatum James Henry ..., 1882
Drapetisca alteranda Ralph Vary C..., 1909Northern Long-Toothed Sheetweaver
Enoplognatha marmorata (Nicholas Mar..., 1850)⇒ Enoplognatha caricis Fickert, 1876
Enoplognatha ovata (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Enoplognatha latimana Hippa & Oksala, 1982
Erigone autumnalis James Henry ..., 1882Dwarf weaver
Erigone dentigera Octavius Pic..., 1874
Eustala anastera (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Eustala conchlea Henry Christ..., 1888
Floricomus rostratus James Henry ..., 1882
Frontinella communis Hentz, 1850Bowl and doily spider
Frontinella pyramitela (Walckenaer, 1841)⇒ Frontinella communis Hentz, 1850
Grammonota capitata James Henry ..., 1924
Grammonota inornata James Henry ..., 1882
Grammonota inusiata Bishop & Crosby, 1933
Grammonota trivittata Richard C. B..., 1895
Hypselistes florens Octavius Pic..., 1875Peatland Sheetweb Weaver
Hypsosinga pygmaea Sundevall, 1831
Islandiana longisetosa James Henry ..., 1882
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Larinioides sclopetarius (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Larinioides sericatus Clerck, 1757
Latrodectus geometricus C. L. Koch, 1841Brown black widow
Latrodectus hesperus Chamberlin &..., 1935Western black widow
Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790
Latrodectus variolus (Walckenaer, 1837)⇒ Latrodectus hesperus Chamberlin &..., 1935
Leucauge venusta Walckenaer, 1841Longjawed Orb Weavers
Macrargus multesimus (Octavius Pic..., 1875)⇒ Porrhomma macrochelis James Henry ..., 1917
Mangora gibberosa (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Mangora fascialata Franganillo, 1936
Mangora maculata Keyserling, 1865Greenlegged orbweaver
Mangora placida Hentz, 1847Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver
Maso sundevalli (Johan Peter ..., 1851)⇒ Satilatlas marxi matanuskae Chamberlin, 1949
Mastophora bisaccata James Henry ..., 1884
Mastophora stowei Herbert Walt..., 2003
Melychiopharis cynips Eugène Simon, 1895
Mermessus contortus James Henry ..., 1882
Mermessus trilobatus James Henry ..., 1882
Meta ovalis Gertsch, 1933Eastern Cave Long-Jawed Spider
Metepeira labyrinthea (Nicholas Mar..., 1847)⇒ Metepeira triangularis Pelegrin Fra..., 1930
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Micrathena mitrata Nicholas Mar..., 1850Orb Weavers
Micrathena sagittata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowshaped micrathena
Microlinyphia pusilla Sundevall, 1830
Mythoplastoides exiguus Richard C. B..., 1892
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Neoscona benjamina (Walckenaer, 1841)⇒ Neoscona crucifera Lucas, 1838
Neoscona crucifera Lucas, 1838Barn spider
Neoscona pratensis Hentz, 1847
Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850Horned Parasitic Cobweaver
Neriene radiata Walckenaer, 1842Filmy dome spider
Oedothorax trilobatus (Richard C. B..., 1896)⇒ Mermessus trilobatus James Henry ..., 1882
Pachygnatha brevis Eugen von Ke..., 1884Guinea ant
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Pelecopsis moesta Richard C. B..., 1892
Pholcomma hirsutum James Henry ..., 1882
Pityohyphantes phrygianus (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Pityohyphantes costatus Nicholas Mar..., 1850
Robertus longipalpus Kaston, 1946
Scolopembolus littoralis James Henry ..., 1913
Scotinotylus vernalis James Henry ..., 1882
Singa maculata (Thorell, 1875)⇒ Hypsosinga rubens Nicholas Mar..., 1847
Soulgas corticarius (James Henry ..., 1909)⇒ Oedothorax seminolus Wilton Ivie ..., 1935
Steatoda borealis Nicholas Mar..., 1850Boreal Combfoot
Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch, 1838Brown house spider
Steatoda triangulosa Walckenaer, 1802Triangulate bud spider
Stemonyphantes blauveltae Willis J. Ge..., 1951
Tapinopa bilineata Richard C. B..., 1893
Tennesseellum formica James Henry ..., 1882
Tetragnatha branda Herbert W. Levi, 1981
Tetragnatha laboriosa Hentz, 1850Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha straminea Emerton, 1884
Tetragnatha versicolor Walckenaer, 1842
Theridion differens (James Henry ..., 1882)⇒ Theridion glaucescens Lawrence Becker, 1879
Theridula emertoni Herbert Walt..., 1954Emerton'S Bitubercled Cobweaver
Theridula gonygaster Eugène Simon, 1873Cobweb spiders
Thymoites marxi Crosby, 1906
Verrucosa arenata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowhead Orb Weaver
Walckenaeria brevicornis James Henry ..., 1882
Walckenaeria communis James Henry ..., 1882
Walckenaeria directa Octavius Pic..., 1874
Walckenaeria pallida James Henry ..., 1882
Walckenaeria spiralis James Henry ..., 1882
Wubana drassoides James Henry ..., 1882

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Connecticut
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
14
34
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
33
48
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
4
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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