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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Fairfax County (Virginia, USA)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
43
78
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
37
68
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
17
46
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
17
46
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
14
43
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
14
43
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
16
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Fairfax County
4 Families width 18 Species
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders7SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders7SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers1SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Fairfax County
16 Genera with 18 Species
Araneus Clerck, 1758Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Argyrodes Simon, 1906Dewdrop spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Asagena Sundevall, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Dipoena Thorell, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Episinus Walckenaer, 18091SpeciesTaxom
Glenognatha Simon, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Maso Simon, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Mastophora Holmberg, 1955Angling spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1842Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Pelecopsidis Bishop & Crosby, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1802False black widows2SpeciesTaxom
Stemonyphantes Menge, 1866
0SpeciesTaxom
Tapinopa Westring, 18931SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Fairfax County
18 Species
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Argyrodes pluto Richard C. B..., 1906
Asagena americana James Henry ..., 1882Two-Spotted Cobweb Spider
Dipoena appalachia Herbert Walt..., 1953
Enoplognatha ovata (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Enoplognatha latimana Hippa & Oksala, 1982
Episinus truncatus (Latreille, 1809)⇒ Episinus angulatus John Blackwall, 1836
Glenognatha foxi McCook, 1894Longjawed orb weavers
Larinioides sclopetarius (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Larinioides sericatus Clerck, 1757
Mangora gibberosa (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Mangora fascialata Franganillo, 1936
Maso politus Richard C. B..., 1896
Mastophora bisaccata James Henry ..., 1884
Mastophora hutchinsoni Willis J. Ge..., 1955
Mastophora phrynosoma Willis J. Ge..., 1955
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Pelecopsidis frontalis Richard C. B..., 1904
Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch, 1838Brown house spider
Steatoda triangulosa Walckenaer, 1802Triangulate bud spider
Tapinopa bilineata Richard C. B..., 1893

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Fairfax 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
5
7
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
3
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
6
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org