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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
60
142
198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
52
131
183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
22
96
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
22
96
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
20
94
149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
20
94
149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
5
35
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Iowa
5 Families width 56 Species
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders30SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders12SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders10SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers3SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosomatidae Simon, 1881Ray orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Iowa
35 Genera with 56 Species
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Acacesia Simon, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Acanthepeira Marx, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1847Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers10SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1847Cucumber spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Asagena Sundevall, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1842Three-lobed Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Frontinella Cambridge, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Grammonota Emerton, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Hypsosinga Ausserer, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1775Black widow spider1SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1841Orchard Spider And Allies1SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Melychiopharis Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Meta C. L. Koch, 1933Cave Orb Weavers1SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18423SpeciesTaxom
Microlinyphia Gerhardt, 1830Platform spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1847Spotted orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Neospintharus Exline, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Neriene Blackwall, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Pityohyphantes Simon, 1850Hammock Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Porrhomma Simon, 20182SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1802False black widows3SpeciesTaxom
Tapinocyba Simon, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1842Four-jawed spider1SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1850Tangle-Web Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 1877Ray spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Walckenaeria Blackwall, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Yunohamella Yoshida, 18421SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Iowa
56 Species
Acacesia hamata Hentz, 1847Orb weavers
Acanthepeira stellata Walckenaer, 1805Star-bellied orb-weaver
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
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 pratensis (Emerton, 1884)⇒ Neoscona pratensis Hentz, 1847
Araneus thaddeus (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Araneus meropes Keyserling, 1865
Araneus trifolium Hentz, 1847Shamrock orbweaver
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
Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Cyclosa turbinata Charles Atha..., 1842Orb 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, 1758Furrow orb spider
Larinioides patagiatus Clerck, 1758Ornamental Orbweaver
Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790
Leucauge venusta Walckenaer, 1841Longjawed Orb Weavers
Mangora gibberosa (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Mangora fascialata Franganillo, 1936
Mangora placida Hentz, 1847Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver
Melychiopharis cynips Eugène Simon, 1895
Meta ovalis Gertsch, 1933Eastern Cave Long-Jawed Spider
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Micrathena mitrata Nicholas Mar..., 1850Orb Weavers
Micrathena sagittata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowshaped micrathena
Microlinyphia pusilla Sundevall, 1830
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Neoscona crucifera Lucas, 1838Barn spider
Neoscona domiciliorum Hentz, 1847Red-Femured Spotted Orbweaver
Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850Horned Parasitic Cobweaver
Neriene radiata Walckenaer, 1842Filmy dome spider
Neriene variabilis Richard C. B..., 1892
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Pityohyphantes costatus Nicholas Mar..., 1850Hammock spider
Porrhomma cavernicola (Eugen von Ke..., 1886)⇒ Porrhomma profundum Maria Dahl, 1939
Porrhomma nekolai Růžička, 2018
Steatoda borealis Nicholas Mar..., 1850Boreal Combfoot
Steatoda hespera Ralph Vary C..., 1933Florida carpenter ant
Steatoda triangulosa Walckenaer, 1802Triangulate bud spider
Tapinocyba bicarinata James Henry ..., 1913
Tetragnatha versicolor Walckenaer, 1842
Theridion frondeum Nicholas Mar..., 1850Eastern Long-Legged Cobweaver
Theridiosoma gemmosum L. Koch, 1877Ray Spider
Verrucosa arenata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowhead Orb Weaver
Walckenaeria palustris Millidge, 1983
Yunohamella lyrica Walckenaer, 1842

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Iowa
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
14
30
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
8
10
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
3
3
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
9
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org