Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806 and region Iowa (USA)
List of families for Iowa 5 Families width 56 Species
Genera for Iowa 35 Genera with 56 Species #ACEFGHLMNPSTVWY
| Acacesia Simon, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acanthepeira Marx, 1805 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Araneus Clerck, 1847 | Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1847 | Cucumber spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argiope Audouin, 1775 | Garden orbweavers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Asagena Sundevall, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclosa Menge, 1842 | Three-lobed Spiders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Enoplognatha Pavesi, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eustala Simon, 1842 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Frontinella Cambridge, 1841 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grammonota Emerton, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypsosinga Ausserer, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758 | Furrow spiders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1775 | Black widow spider | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucauge White, 1841 | Orchard Spider And Allies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 1847 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Melychiopharis Simon, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Meta C. L. Koch, 1933 | Cave Orb Weavers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micrathena Sundevall, 1842 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Microlinyphia Gerhardt, 1830 | Platform spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neoscona Simon, 1847 | Spotted orbweavers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Neospintharus Exline, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neriene Blackwall, 1892 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parasteatoda Archer, 1841 | Comb-Clawed Spider | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pityohyphantes Simon, 1850 | Hammock Spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Porrhomma Simon, 2018 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Steatoda Sundevall, 1802 | False black widows | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tapinocyba Simon, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetragnatha Latreille, 1842 | Four-jawed spider | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theridion Walckenaer, 1850 | Tangle-Web Spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theridiosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 1877 | Ray spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | Trichonephila Dahl, 1911 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Verrucosa McCook, 1842 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Walckenaeria Blackwall, 1983 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Yunohamella Yoshida, 1842 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Iowa 56 Species | Acacesia hamata Hentz, 1847 | Orb weavers | | Acanthepeira stellata Walckenaer, 1805 | Star-bellied orb-weaver | | Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859 | | | Araneus bicentenarius McCook, 1888 | Giant Lichen Orbweaver | | Araneus cingulatus Walckenaer, 1842 | | | Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758 | Cross orbweaver | | Araneus gemmoides Chamberlin &..., 1935 | Cat-faced Spider | | Araneus juniperi Emerton, 1884 | Juniper Orbweaver | | Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757 | Marbled Orb Weaver | | Araneus pratensis (Emerton, 1884) | ⇒ Neoscona pratensis Hentz, 1847 | | Araneus thaddeus (Hentz, 1847) | ⇒ Araneus meropes Keyserling, 1865 | | Araneus trifolium Hentz, 1847 | Shamrock orbweaver | | Araniella displicata Hentz, 1847 | Six-spotted orbweaver | | Argiope aurantia Lucas, 1833 | American garden spider | | Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775 | Banded Argiope | | Asagena americana James Henry ..., 1882 | Two-Spotted Cobweb Spider | | Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772 | Conical Trashline Orbweaver | | Cyclosa turbinata Charles Atha..., 1842 | Orb weavers | | Enoplognatha marmorata (Nicholas Mar..., 1850) | ⇒ Enoplognatha caricis Fickert, 1876 | | Enoplognatha ovata (Clerck, 1758) | ⇒ Enoplognatha latimana Hippa & Oksala, 1982 | | Eustala anastera (Walckenaer, 1842) | ⇒ Eustala conchlea Henry Christ..., 1888 | | Frontinella pyramitela (Walckenaer, 1841) | ⇒ Frontinella communis Hentz, 1850 | | Grammonota pictilis Octavius Pic..., 1875 | | | Hypsosinga rubens Nicholas Mar..., 1847 | | | Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758 | Furrow orb spider | | Larinioides patagiatus Clerck, 1758 | Ornamental Orbweaver | | Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790 | | Leucauge venusta Walckenaer, 1841 | Longjawed Orb Weavers | | Mangora gibberosa (Hentz, 1847) | ⇒ Mangora fascialata Franganillo, 1936 | | Mangora placida Hentz, 1847 | Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver | | Melychiopharis cynips Eugène Simon, 1895 | | | Meta ovalis Gertsch, 1933 | Eastern Cave Long-Jawed Spider | | Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805 | Orb Weavers | | Micrathena mitrata Nicholas Mar..., 1850 | Orb Weavers | | Micrathena sagittata Charles Atha..., 1842 | Arrowshaped micrathena | | Microlinyphia pusilla Sundevall, 1830 | | | Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842 | Arabesque orbweaver | | Neoscona crucifera Lucas, 1838 | Barn spider | | Neoscona domiciliorum Hentz, 1847 | Red-Femured Spotted Orbweaver | | Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850 | Horned Parasitic Cobweaver | | Neriene radiata Walckenaer, 1842 | Filmy dome spider | | Neriene variabilis Richard C. B..., 1892 | | | Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841 | American house false widow spider | | Pityohyphantes costatus Nicholas Mar..., 1850 | Hammock spider | | Porrhomma cavernicola (Eugen von Ke..., 1886) | ⇒ Porrhomma profundum Maria Dahl, 1939 | | Porrhomma nekolai Růžička, 2018 | | | Steatoda borealis Nicholas Mar..., 1850 | Boreal Combfoot | | Steatoda hespera Ralph Vary C..., 1933 | Florida carpenter ant | | Steatoda triangulosa Walckenaer, 1802 | Triangulate bud spider | | Tapinocyba bicarinata James Henry ..., 1913 | | | Tetragnatha versicolor Walckenaer, 1842 | | | Theridion frondeum Nicholas Mar..., 1850 | Eastern Long-Legged Cobweaver | | Theridiosoma gemmosum L. Koch, 1877 | Ray Spider | | Verrucosa arenata Charles Atha..., 1842 | Arrowhead Orb Weaver | | Walckenaeria palustris Millidge, 1983 | | | Yunohamella lyrica Walckenaer, 1842 | |
Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Iowa | Family | Araneidae 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 | 14 30 | Genera Species | Taxom
| | Family | Linyphiidae 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 | 8 10 | Genera Species | Taxom
| | Family | Tetragnathidae 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 | 3 3 | Genera Species | Taxom
| | Family | Theridiidae 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 | 9 12 | Genera Species | Taxom
| | Family | Theridiosomatidae Simon, 1881 Ray orbweavers, ray spider, Ray spiders | 1 1 | Genus Species | Taxom
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