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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Indiana (USA)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
111
347
609
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
90
314
566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
36
219
464
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
36
219
464
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
33
214
451
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
33
214
451
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
6
84
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Indiana
6 Families width 173 Species
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders41SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders75SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders40SpeciesTaxom
Nesticidae Simon, 1894Cave cobweb spider2SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers14SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosomatidae Simon, 1881Ray orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Indiana
84 Genera with 173 Species
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Acacesia Simon, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Acanthepeira Marx, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Agyneta Hull, 18926SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1847Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers9SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1847Cucumber spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Asagena Sundevall, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Bathyphantes Menge, 18755SpeciesTaxom
Centromerus Dahl, 18413SpeciesTaxom
Ceraticelus Simon, 18927SpeciesTaxom
Ceratinops Banks, 19094SpeciesTaxom
Ceratinopsis Emerton, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Collinsia O. P.-Cambridge, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Crustulina Menge, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Cryptachaea Archer, 1882cobweb spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1842Three-lobed Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Diplostyla Emerton, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Disembolus Chamberlin &..., 19991SpeciesTaxom
Eidmannella Roewer, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Emertonella Bryant, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Epiceraticelus Crosby & Bishop, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Eridantes Crosby & Bishop, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Erigone Audouin, 1871Black Dwarf Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Euryopis Menge, 19544SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 18985SpeciesTaxom
Floricomus Crosby & Bishop, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Florinda O. Pickard-C..., 18501SpeciesTaxom
Frontinella Cambridge, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Glenognatha Simon, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Grammonota Emerton, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Graphomoa Chamberlin, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Hypselistes Simon, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Hypsosinga Ausserer, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Idionella Banks, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Islandiana Braendegaard, 19654SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1837Black widow spider4SpeciesTaxom
Lepthyphantes Menge, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1841Orchard Spider And Allies1SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18473SpeciesTaxom
Mastophora Holmberg, 1955Angling spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Melychiopharis Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Mermessus O. P.-Cambridge, 18826SpeciesTaxom
Meta C. L. Koch, 1933Cave Orb Weavers2SpeciesTaxom
Metellina Chamberlin &..., 17571SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 18471SpeciesTaxom
Metleucauge Levi, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18423SpeciesTaxom
Microneta Menge, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1847Spotted orbweavers4SpeciesTaxom
Neospintharus Exline, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Neriene Blackwall, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Nesticus Thorell, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Ocrepeira Marx, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Oedothorax Bertkau, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Pachygnatha Sundevall, 1845Thickjawed Orb Weavers2SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider2SpeciesTaxom
Phlattothrata Crosby & Bishop, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Pholcomma Thorell, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Pityohyphantes Simon, 1757Hammock Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Porrhomma Simon, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Robertus O. P.-Cambridge, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Scironis Bishop & Crosby, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Scotinotylus Simon, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Soulgas Crosby & Bishop, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Spintharus Hentz, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1802False black widows4SpeciesTaxom
Stemmops O. P.-Cambridge, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Stemonyphantes Menge, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Styloctetor Simon, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Tapinocyba Simon, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Tenuiphantes Saaristo & T..., 18861SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1842Four-jawed spider7SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1913Tangle-Web Spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 1877Ray spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Theridula Emerton, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Thymoites Keyserling, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Walckenaeria Blackwall, 19835SpeciesTaxom
Wamba O. P.-Cambridge, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Wubana Chamberlin, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 1902
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Indiana
173 Species
Acacesia hamata Hentz, 1847Orb weavers
Acanthepeira stellata Walckenaer, 1805Star-bellied orb-weaver
Agyneta angulata Emerton, 1882
Agyneta barrowsi Chamberlin &..., 1944
Agyneta fabra Keyserling, 1886
Agyneta micaria Emerton, 1882
Agyneta serrata Emerton, 1909
Agyneta unimaculata Banks, 1892
Araneus bicentenarius McCook, 1888Giant Lichen Orbweaver
Araneus cingulatus Walckenaer, 1842
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus gemmoides Chamberlin &..., 1935Cat-faced Spider
Araneus juniperi Emerton, 1884Juniper Orbweaver
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
Araneus pegnia Walckenaer, 1842Orb weavers
Araneus thaddeus (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Araneus meropes Keyserling, 1865
Araneus trifolium Hentz, 1847Shamrock orbweaver
Araniella cucurbitina (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Araniella proxima KulczyÅ„ski, 1885
Araniella displicata Hentz, 1847Six-spotted orbweaver
Argiope aurantia Lucas, 1833American garden spider
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Asagena americana James Henry ..., 1882Two-Spotted Cobweb Spider
Bathyphantes alboventris Richard C. B..., 1892
Bathyphantes gracilis Blackwall, 1841
Bathyphantes nigrinus Johan Peter ..., 1851
Bathyphantes pallidus (Banks, 1892)⇒ Agyneta angulata Emerton, 1882
Bathyphantes weyeri James Henry ..., 1875
Centromerus cornupalpis Octavius Pic..., 1875
Centromerus latidens James Henry ..., 1882
Centromerus sylvaticus Blackwall, 1841
Ceraticelus emertoni Octavius Pic..., 1874
Ceraticelus fissiceps Octavius Pic..., 1874
Ceraticelus laetabilis Octavius Pic..., 1874
Ceraticelus laetus Octavius Pic..., 1874
Ceraticelus limnologicus Crosby & Bishop, 1925
Ceraticelus minutus James Henry ..., 1882
Ceraticelus similis Richard C. B..., 1892
Ceratinops annulipes Richard C. B..., 1892
Ceratinops crenatus James Henry ..., 1882
Ceratinops latus James Henry ..., 1882
Ceratinops rugosus James Henry ..., 1909
Ceratinopsis laticeps James Henry ..., 1882
Collinsia plumosa James Henry ..., 1882
Crustulina altera Willis J. Ge..., 1942
Crustulina guttata Wider, 1834
Cryptachaea rupicola Emerton, 1882
Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Cyclosa turbinata Charles Atha..., 1842Orb weavers
Diplostyla concolor Wider, 1834
Disembolus bairdi Edwards, 1999
Eidmannella pallida James Henry ..., 1875Cave cobweb spider
Emertonella emertoni Bryant, 1933
Enoplognatha caricis Fickert, 1876
Enoplognatha intrepida William Sør..., 1898
Enoplognatha marmorata (Nicholas Mar..., 1850)⇒ Enoplognatha caricis Fickert, 1876
Enoplognatha ovata (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Enoplognatha latimana Hippa & Oksala, 1982
Epiceraticelus fluvialis Crosby & Bishop, 1931
Eridantes erigonoides James Henry ..., 1882
Erigone autumnalis James Henry ..., 1882Dwarf weaver
Erigone psychrophila Tord Tamerla..., 1871Mountain meadowfoam
Euryopis argentea Emerton, 1882
Euryopis funebris Hentz, 1850
Euryopis gertschi Levi, 1951Jost Van Dyke's Indian mallow
Euryopis tavara Levi, 1954
Eustala anastera (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Eustala conchlea Henry Christ..., 1888
Eustala cepina Charles Atha..., 1842
Eustala conchlea Henry Christ..., 1888
Eustala emertoni Richard C. B..., 1904
Eustala scutigera Octavius Pic..., 1898Orb weavers
Floricomus rostratus James Henry ..., 1882
Florinda coccinea Nicholas Mar..., 1850Black-tailed red sheetweaver
Frontinella communis Hentz, 1850Bowl and doily spider
Frontinella pyramitela (Walckenaer, 1841)⇒ Frontinella communis Hentz, 1850
Gea heptagon Nicholas Mar..., 1850Heptagonal Orbweaver
Glenognatha foxi McCook, 1894Longjawed orb weavers
Grammonota capitata James Henry ..., 1924
Grammonota gentilis Richard C. B..., 1898
Grammonota pallipes Richard C. B..., 1895
Graphomoa theridioides Ralph Vary C..., 1924
Hypselistes florens Octavius Pic..., 1875Peatland Sheetweb Weaver
Hypsosinga rubens Nicholas Mar..., 1847
Idionella rugosa Crosby, 1905
Islandiana flaveola Richard C. B..., 1892
Islandiana lewisi Milne & Wells, 2018
Islandiana longisetosa James Henry ..., 1882
Islandiana unicornis Wilton Ivie, 1965
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Larinioides patagiatus Clerck, 1758Ornamental Orbweaver
Larinioides sclopetarius (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Larinioides sericatus Clerck, 1757
Latrodectus bishopi Kaston, 1938Red widow
Latrodectus curacaviensis (Müller, 1776)⇒ Latrodectus variegatus Hercule Nicolet, 1849
Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790
Latrodectus variolus (Walckenaer, 1837)⇒ Latrodectus hesperus Chamberlin &..., 1935
Lepthyphantes leprosus Ohlert, 1865Household Fine Sheetweaver
Leucauge venusta Walckenaer, 1841Longjawed Orb Weavers
Mangora gibberosa (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Mangora fascialata Franganillo, 1936
Mangora maculata Keyserling, 1865Greenlegged orbweaver
Mangora placida Hentz, 1847Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver
Mastophora hutchinsoni Willis J. Ge..., 1955
Melychiopharis cynips Eugène Simon, 1895
Mermessus brevidentatus James Henry ..., 1909
Mermessus contortus James Henry ..., 1882
Mermessus indicabilis Crosby & Bishop, 1928
Mermessus maculatus Richard C. B..., 1892Sheet-web spiders
Mermessus tridentatus James Henry ..., 1882Spider
Mermessus trilobatus James Henry ..., 1882
Meta menardi Latreille, 1804Cave orbweaver
Meta ovalis Gertsch, 1933Eastern Cave Long-Jawed Spider
Metellina segmentata Clerck, 1757Autumn spider
Metepeira labyrinthea (Nicholas Mar..., 1847)⇒ Metepeira triangularis Pelegrin Fra..., 1930
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Micrathena mitrata Nicholas Mar..., 1850Orb Weavers
Micrathena sagittata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowshaped micrathena
Microneta viaria Blackwall, 1841
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Neoscona crucifera Lucas, 1838Barn spider
Neoscona domiciliorum Hentz, 1847Red-Femured Spotted Orbweaver
Neoscona pratensis Hentz, 1847
Neospintharus furcatus O. P.-Cambridge, 1894Cobweb spiders
Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850Horned Parasitic Cobweaver
Neriene clathrata Sundevall, 1830
Neriene radiata Walckenaer, 1842Filmy dome spider
Nesticus carteri James Henry ..., 1875
Ocrepeira georgia Herbert Walt..., 1976Purple sun star
Oedothorax montifer James Henry ..., 1882
Pachygnatha autumnalis Marx, 1884Big-Eyed Thick-Jawed Spider
Pachygnatha tristriata C. L. Koch, 1845
Parasteatoda tabulata Levi, 1980Comb-footed spider
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Phlattothrata flagellata James Henry ..., 1911
Pholcomma hirsutum James Henry ..., 1882
Pityohyphantes costatus Nicholas Mar..., 1850Hammock spider
Pityohyphantes phrygianus (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Pityohyphantes costatus Nicholas Mar..., 1850
Porrhomma cavernicola (Eugen von Ke..., 1886)⇒ Porrhomma profundum Maria Dahl, 1939
Robertus riparius Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Robertus spinifer James Henry ..., 1909
Scironis tarsalis James Henry ..., 1911Tarsal Sheet-Web Weaver
Scotinotylus vernalis James Henry ..., 1882
Soulgas corticarius (James Henry ..., 1909)⇒ Oedothorax seminolus Wilton Ivie ..., 1935
Spintharus flavidus Nicholas Mar..., 1850Cobweb spiders
Steatoda albomaculata (De Geer, 1778)⇒ Chrysso albomaculata O. P.-Cambridge, 1882
Steatoda borealis Nicholas Mar..., 1850Boreal Combfoot
Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch, 1838Brown house spider
Steatoda triangulosa Walckenaer, 1802Triangulate bud spider
Stemmops ornatus Elizabeth Ba..., 1933
Stemonyphantes lineatus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Stemonyphantes blauveltae Willis J. Ge..., 1951
Styloctetor purpurescens Keyserling, 1886
Tapinocyba emertoni Barrows & Wi..., 1942
Tenuiphantes sabulosus Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Tetragnatha elongata Walckenaer, 1842Elongate stilt spider
Tetragnatha extensa (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetragnatha montana Simon, 1874
Tetragnatha laboriosa Hentz, 1850Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha pallescens F. Octavius ..., 1903
Tetragnatha straminea Emerton, 1884
Tetragnatha versicolor Walckenaer, 1842
Tetragnatha viridis Walckenaer, 1842Green Long-Jawed Spider
Theridion albidum (Richard C. B..., 1895)⇒ Theridion berlandi Carl Friedri..., 1942
Theridion cinereum (Tord Tamerla..., 1875)⇒ Platnickina alabamensis Willis J. Ge..., 1942
Theridion differens (James Henry ..., 1882)⇒ Theridion glaucescens Lawrence Becker, 1879
Theridion frondeum Nicholas Mar..., 1850Eastern Long-Legged Cobweaver
Theridion murarium James Henry ..., 1882
Theridion pennsylvanicum James Henry ..., 1913
Theridiosoma gemmosum L. Koch, 1877Ray Spider
Theridula opulenta (Charles Atha..., 1842)⇒ Theridula gonygaster Eugène Simon, 1873
Thymoites unimaculatus James Henry ..., 1882
Verrucosa arenata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowhead Orb Weaver
Walckenaeria communis James Henry ..., 1882
Walckenaeria digitata James Henry ..., 1913
Walckenaeria pallida James Henry ..., 1882
Walckenaeria spiralis James Henry ..., 1882
Walckenaeria subpallida Millidge, 1983
Wamba crispulus Eugène Simon, 1895
Wubana drassoides James Henry ..., 1882

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Indiana
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
18
41
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
37
75
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyNesticidae
Simon, 1894
cave cobweb spider, Cave cobweb spiders, Comb-footed Cellar Spiders, Scaffold web spiders, Tangle web spiders
2
2
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
7
14
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
19
40
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTheridiosomatidae
Simon, 1881
Ray orbweavers, ray spider, Ray spiders
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


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