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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
15
21
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
12
18
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
12
18
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
12
18
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
11
17
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
11
17
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
9
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Dallas County (Iowa)
4 Families width 10 Species
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Dallas County (Iowa)
9 Genera with 10 Species
Araneus Clerck, 1757Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1847Cucumber spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1833Garden orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1772Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Melychiopharis Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Pityohyphantes Simon, 1850Hammock Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1933False black widows1SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1842Four-jawed spider1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Dallas County (Iowa)
10 Species
Araneus juniperi Emerton, 1884Juniper Orbweaver
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
Araniella displicata Hentz, 1847Six-spotted orbweaver
Argiope aurantia Lucas, 1833American garden spider
Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Larinioides patagiatus Clerck, 1758Ornamental Orbweaver
Melychiopharis cynips Eugène Simon, 1895
Pityohyphantes costatus Nicholas Mar..., 1850Hammock spider
Steatoda hespera Ralph Vary C..., 1933Florida carpenter ant
Tetragnatha versicolor Walckenaer, 1842

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Dallas 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
5
6
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
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
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
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org