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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
68
158
178
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
55
141
162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
32
112
133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
31
111
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
26
105
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
26
105
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
31
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Hidalgo County (Texas)
4 Families width 37 Species
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders20SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders10SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers6SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Hidalgo County (Texas)
31 Genera with 37 Species
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Acacesia Simon, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Acanthepeira Marx, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1847Cucumber spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Argyrodes Simon, 1842Dewdrop spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Dipoena Thorell, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Glenognatha Simon, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Grammonota Emerton, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1837Black widow spider4SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1842Orchard Spider And Allies1SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Mastophora Holmberg, 1850Angling spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Mermessus O. P.-Cambridge, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 18471SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1864Spotted orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1767Banana spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Paratheridula Levi, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1838False black widows1SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1884Four-jawed spider3SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1879Tangle-Web Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Theridula Emerton, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Wagneriana F. O. P.-Cam..., 18891SpeciesTaxom
Wamba O. P.-Cambridge, 18951SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Hidalgo County (Texas)
37 Species
Acacesia hamata Hentz, 1847Orb weavers
Acanthepeira stellata Walckenaer, 1805Star-bellied orb-weaver
Araniella displicata Hentz, 1847Six-spotted orbweaver
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Argyrodes argyrodes (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850
Eustala clavispina Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers
Eustala scutigera Octavius Pic..., 1898Orb weavers
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Gea heptagon Nicholas Mar..., 1850Heptagonal Orbweaver
Glenognatha foxi McCook, 1894Longjawed orb weavers
Grammonota texana Richard C. B..., 1899
Larinia directa Hentz, 1847Orb weavers
Larinioides sclopetarius (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Larinioides sericatus Clerck, 1757
Latrodectus diaguita Carcavallo, 1960
Latrodectus geometricus C. L. Koch, 1841Brown black widow
Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790
Latrodectus variolus (Walckenaer, 1837)⇒ Latrodectus hesperus Chamberlin &..., 1935
Leucauge argyra Walckenaer, 1842Longjawed orb weavers
Mangora gibberosa (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Mangora fascialata Franganillo, 1936
Mastophora alvareztoroi Ibarra & Mau..., 2003
Mastophora cornigera (Nicholas Mar..., 1850)⇒ Mastophora hutchinsoni Willis J. Ge..., 1955
Metepeira labyrinthea (Nicholas Mar..., 1847)⇒ Metepeira triangularis Pelegrin Fra..., 1930
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Neoscona oaxacensis Keyserling, 1864Orb weavers
Nephila clavipes (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Alpaida sulphurea Taczanowski, 1873
Paratheridula perniciosa Eugen von Ke..., 1886Cobweb spiders
Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch, 1838Brown house spider
Tetragnatha elongata Walckenaer, 1842Elongate stilt spider
Tetragnatha laboriosa Hentz, 1850Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha straminea Emerton, 1884
Theridion glaucescens Lawrence Becker, 1879
Theridula emertoni Herbert Walt..., 1954Emerton'S Bitubercled Cobweaver
Verrucosa arenata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowhead Orb Weaver
Wagneriana tauricornis Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers
Wamba crispulus Eugène Simon, 1895

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Hidalgo County (Texas)
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
17
20
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
2
1
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
4
6
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
8
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org