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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
43
97
123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
40
94
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
18
64
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
18
64
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
17
63
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
17
63
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
22
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Delaware
4 Families width 35 Species
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders24SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Delaware
22 Genera with 35 Species
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Acanthepeira Marx, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1847Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers6SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Asagena Sundevall, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1842Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Florinda O. Pickard-C..., 18501SpeciesTaxom
Frontinella Cambridge, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1837Black widow spider2SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1841Orchard Spider And Allies1SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Mecynogea Simon, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 18471SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1847Spotted orbweavers4SpeciesTaxom
Neriene Blackwall, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Porrhomma Simon, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1802False black widows2SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 18421SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Delaware
35 Species
Acanthepeira stellata Walckenaer, 1805Star-bellied orb-weaver
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
Araneus pegnia Walckenaer, 1842Orb weavers
Araneus thaddeus (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Araneus meropes Keyserling, 1865
Araneus trifolium Hentz, 1847Shamrock orbweaver
Argiope aurantia Lucas, 1833American garden spider
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Asagena americana James Henry ..., 1882Two-Spotted Cobweb Spider
Cyclosa turbinata Charles Atha..., 1842Orb weavers
Eustala anastera (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Eustala conchlea Henry Christ..., 1888
Florinda coccinea Nicholas Mar..., 1850Black-tailed red sheetweaver
Frontinella communis Hentz, 1850Bowl and doily spider
Gea heptagon Nicholas Mar..., 1850Heptagonal Orbweaver
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790
Latrodectus variolus (Walckenaer, 1837)⇒ Latrodectus hesperus Chamberlin &..., 1935
Leucauge venusta Walckenaer, 1841Longjawed Orb Weavers
Mangora gibberosa (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Mangora fascialata Franganillo, 1936
Mangora placida Hentz, 1847Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver
Mecynogea lemniscata Charles Atha..., 1842Basilica orbweaver
Metepeira labyrinthea (Nicholas Mar..., 1847)⇒ Metepeira triangularis Pelegrin Fra..., 1930
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Micrathena sagittata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowshaped micrathena
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Neoscona crucifera Lucas, 1838Barn spider
Neoscona domiciliorum Hentz, 1847Red-Femured Spotted Orbweaver
Neoscona pratensis Hentz, 1847
Neriene radiata Walckenaer, 1842Filmy dome spider
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Porrhomma nekolai Růžička, 2018
Steatoda borealis Nicholas Mar..., 1850Boreal Combfoot
Steatoda triangulosa Walckenaer, 1802Triangulate bud spider
Verrucosa arenata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowhead Orb Weaver

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Delaware
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
13
24
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
4
4
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
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
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