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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Denton County (Texas, USA)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
41
79
90
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
38
76
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
21
57
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
21
57
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
20
55
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
20
55
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
19
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Denton County
4 Families width 27 Species
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders12SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Denton County
19 Genera with 27 Species
Acanthepeira Marx, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Agyneta Hull, 18923SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1757Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1847Cucumber spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1772Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Grammonota Emerton, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1935Black widow spider1SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1842Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Soulgas Crosby & Bishop, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Tennesseellum Petrunkevitch, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1842Four-jawed spider3SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1882Tangle-Web Spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Theridula Emerton, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Yunohamella Yoshida, 18421SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Denton County
27 Species
Acanthepeira stellata Walckenaer, 1805Star-bellied orb-weaver
Agyneta fabra Keyserling, 1886
Agyneta micaria Emerton, 1882
Agyneta unimaculata Banks, 1892
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus bonsallae McCook, 1894
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
Araniella displicata Hentz, 1847Six-spotted orbweaver
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Eustala cepina Charles Atha..., 1842
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Grammonota vittata Barrows, 1919
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Larinioides patagiatus Clerck, 1758Ornamental Orbweaver
Latrodectus hesperus Chamberlin &..., 1935Western black widow
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Soulgas corticarius (James Henry ..., 1909)⇒ Oedothorax seminolus Wilton Ivie ..., 1935
Tennesseellum formica James Henry ..., 1882
Tetragnatha guatemalensis Octavius Pic..., 1889Ants
Tetragnatha laboriosa Hentz, 1850Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha versicolor Walckenaer, 1842
Theridion differens (James Henry ..., 1882)⇒ Theridion glaucescens Lawrence Becker, 1879
Theridion glaucescens Lawrence Becker, 1879
Theridion murarium James Henry ..., 1882
Theridula emertoni Herbert Walt..., 1954Emerton'S Bitubercled Cobweaver
Yunohamella lyrica Walckenaer, 1842

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Denton County
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
10
12
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
6
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
3
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
Araneoidea at irmng.org