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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region DuPage County (Northwestern Illinois, Illinois, USA)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
33
77
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
29
73
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
20
63
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
20
63
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
18
60
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
18
60
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
21
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for DuPage County
4 Families width 28 Species and 1 Subspecies
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders11SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae (Sundevall, 1833)Cobweb And Widow Spiders8SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for DuPage County
21 Genera with 28 Species
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Araneus Clerck, 1847Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Centromerus Dahl, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Ceraticelus Simon, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Ceratinella Emerton, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Drapetisca Menge, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Euryopis Menge, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Glyphesis Simon, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Hypselistes Simon, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1837Black widow spider1SpeciesTaxom
Melychiopharis Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Mermessus O. P.-Cambridge, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Microneta Menge, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1838Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Pachygnatha Sundevall, 1884Thickjawed Orb Weavers1SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Robertus O. P.-Cambridge, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1802False black widows1SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1878Four-jawed spider3SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1882Tangle-Web Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Walckenaeria Blackwall, 19312SpeciesTaxom


Species list for DuPage County
28 Species and 1 Subspecies
Araneus gemmoides Chamberlin &..., 1935Cat-faced Spider
Araneus saevus L. Koch, 1872Fierce Orbweaver
Araneus trifolium Hentz, 1847Shamrock orbweaver
Centromerus cornupalpis Octavius Pic..., 1875
Ceraticelus fissiceps Octavius Pic..., 1874
Ceraticelus similis Richard C. B..., 1892
Ceratinella buna Ralph Vary C..., 1949
Drapetisca alteranda Ralph Vary C..., 1909Northern Long-Toothed Sheetweaver
Euryopis funebris Hentz, 1850
Glyphesis scopulifer James Henry ..., 1882
Hypselistes florens Octavius Pic..., 1875Peatland Sheetweb Weaver
Latrodectus variolus (Walckenaer, 1837)⇒ Latrodectus hesperus Chamberlin &..., 1935
Melychiopharis cynips Eugène Simon, 1895
Mermessus tridentatus James Henry ..., 1882Spider
Micrathena sagittata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowshaped micrathena
Microneta viaria Blackwall, 1841
Neoscona crucifera Lucas, 1838Barn spider
Pachygnatha brevis Eugen von Ke..., 1884Guinea ant
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Robertus floridensis Kaston, 1946
Robertus spinifer James Henry ..., 1909
Steatoda triangulosa Walckenaer, 1802Triangulate bud spider
Tetragnatha elongata Walckenaer, 1842Elongate stilt spider
Tetragnatha laboriosa Hentz, 1850Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha trichodes trichodes Thorell, 1878
Theridion differens (James Henry ..., 1882)⇒ Theridion glaucescens Lawrence Becker, 1879
Walckenaeria communis James Henry ..., 1882
Walckenaeria tumida Crosby & Bishop, 1931

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in DuPage 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
3
5
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
9
11
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
2
4
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
7
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org