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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
28
62
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
24
57
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
20
52
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
20
52
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
19
51
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
19
51
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
5
25
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kanawha County
5 Families width 36 Species
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders12SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders14SpeciesTaxom
Nesticidae Simon, 1894Cave cobweb spider1SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kanawha County
25 Genera with 36 Species
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Agyneta Hull, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1847Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers5SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1847Cucumber spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1833Garden orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Bathyphantes Menge, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1772Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Drapetisca Menge, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Eidmannella Roewer, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Euryopis Menge, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Frontinella Cambridge, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Glenognatha Simon, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Maso Simon, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Melychiopharis Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Microneta Menge, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1842Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Neriene Blackwall, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Pityohyphantes Simon, 1850Hammock Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1850False black widows1SpeciesTaxom
Tenuiphantes Saaristo & T..., 18821SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1842Four-jawed spider2SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1850Tangle-Web Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Walckenaeria Blackwall, 18742SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kanawha County
36 Species
Agyneta simplex Emerton, 1926
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus iviei Archer, 1951
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
Araneus saevus L. Koch, 1872Fierce Orbweaver
Araneus trifolium Hentz, 1847Shamrock orbweaver
Araniella displicata Hentz, 1847Six-spotted orbweaver
Argiope aurantia Lucas, 1833American garden spider
Bathyphantes pallidus (Banks, 1892)⇒ Agyneta angulata Emerton, 1882
Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Drapetisca alteranda Ralph Vary C..., 1909Northern Long-Toothed Sheetweaver
Eidmannella pallida James Henry ..., 1875Cave cobweb spider
Enoplognatha caricis Fickert, 1876
Enoplognatha intrepida William Sør..., 1898
Euryopis argentea Emerton, 1882
Frontinella pyramitela (Walckenaer, 1841)⇒ Frontinella communis Hentz, 1850
Glenognatha foxi McCook, 1894Longjawed orb weavers
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Larinioides patagiatus Clerck, 1758Ornamental Orbweaver
Larinioides sclopetarius (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Larinioides sericatus Clerck, 1757
Maso sundevalli (Johan Peter ..., 1851)⇒ Satilatlas marxi matanuskae Chamberlin, 1949
Melychiopharis cynips Eugène Simon, 1895
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Micrathena sagittata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowshaped micrathena
Microneta viaria Blackwall, 1841
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Neriene clathrata Sundevall, 1830
Neriene radiata Walckenaer, 1842Filmy dome spider
Pityohyphantes costatus Nicholas Mar..., 1850Hammock spider
Steatoda borealis Nicholas Mar..., 1850Boreal Combfoot
Tenuiphantes zebra James Henry ..., 1882
Tetragnatha elongata Walckenaer, 1842Elongate stilt spider
Tetragnatha versicolor Walckenaer, 1842
Theridion frondeum Nicholas Mar..., 1850Eastern Long-Legged Cobweaver
Walckenaeria atrotibialis Octavius Pic..., 1878
Walckenaeria directa Octavius Pic..., 1874

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Kanawha 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
7
14
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
10
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyNesticidae
Simon, 1894
cave cobweb spider, Cave cobweb spiders, Comb-footed Cellar Spiders, Scaffold web spiders, Tangle web spiders
1
1
Genus
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
2
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
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org