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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Douglas County (Colorado, USA)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
42
92
123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
34
83
114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
18
65
107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
18
65
107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
18
65
107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
18
65
107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
23
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Douglas County (Colorado)
4 Families width 36 Species
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders10SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders9SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders14SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Douglas County (Colorado)
23 Genera with 36 Species
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Araneus Clerck, 1870Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratinella Emerton, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Dipoena Thorell, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Erigone Audouin, 1928Black Dwarf Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Euryopis Menge, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Frontinella Cambridge, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Hypsosinga Ausserer, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1935Black widow spider1SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 19411SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1842Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Neriene Blackwall, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Oreonetides Strand, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Robertus O. P.-Cambridge, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Scotinotylus Simon, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Spirembolus Chamberlin, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1802False black widows2SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1842Four-jawed spider3SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1911Tangle-Web Spiders6SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Douglas County (Colorado)
36 Species
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus gemmoides Chamberlin &..., 1935Cat-faced Spider
Araneus nordmanni Thorell, 1870Nordmann'S Orbweaver
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Ceratinella ornatula Crosby & Bishop, 1925
Dipoena malkini Herbert Walt..., 1953
Enoplognatha intrepida William Sør..., 1898
Enoplognatha ovata (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Enoplognatha latimana Hippa & Oksala, 1982
Erigone dentigera Octavius Pic..., 1874
Erigone ostiaria Crosby & Bishop, 1928
Euryopis scriptipes Banks, 1908
Frontinella pyramitela (Walckenaer, 1841)⇒ Frontinella communis Hentz, 1850
Hypsosinga funebris Eugen von Ke..., 1892
Larinia famulatoria Keyserling, 1883
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Latrodectus hesperus Chamberlin &..., 1935Western black widow
Mangora placida Hentz, 1847Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver
Metepeira grandiosa Ralph Vary C..., 1941
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Neriene radiata Walckenaer, 1842Filmy dome spider
Oreonetides vaginatus (Thorell, 1872)⇒ Oreonetides filicatus Crosby, 1937
Robertus fuscus James Henry ..., 1894
Scotinotylus alpinus Richard C. B..., 1896
Scotinotylus sacer Crosby, 1929
Spirembolus spirotubus Richard C. B..., 1895
Steatoda grandis (Richard C. B..., 1901)⇒ Steatoda mexicana Herbert Walt..., 1957
Steatoda triangulosa Walckenaer, 1802Triangulate bud spider
Tetragnatha extensa (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetragnatha montana Simon, 1874
Tetragnatha laboriosa Hentz, 1850Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha versicolor Walckenaer, 1842
Theridion differens (James Henry ..., 1882)⇒ Theridion glaucescens Lawrence Becker, 1879
Theridion frondeum Nicholas Mar..., 1850Eastern Long-Legged Cobweaver
Theridion leechi Willis J. Ge..., 1942
Theridion neomexicanum Richard C. B..., 1901
Theridion petraeum (Ludwig Carl ..., 1872)⇒ Theridion wiehlei Ehrenfried S..., 1938
Theridion transgressum Alexander Pe..., 1911

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Douglas County (Colorado)
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
8
10
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
7
9
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
7
14
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org