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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Kennebec County (Maine, USA)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
33
105
140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
29
100
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
21
91
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
21
91
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
19
89
125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
19
89
125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
38
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kennebec County
4 Families width 58 Species
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders30SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae (Simon, 1895)Golden orb web spiders13SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders11SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kennebec County
38 Genera with 58 Species
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Agyneta Hull, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Aphileta Hull, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1872Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers4SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1847Cucumber spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1833Garden orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Bathyphantes Menge, 18923SpeciesTaxom
Centromerus Dahl, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Ceraticelus Simon, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Ceratinops Banks, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Collinsia O. P.-Cambridge, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Erigone Audouin, 1874Black Dwarf Spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Estrandia Blauvelt, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Floricomus Crosby & Bishop, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Frontinella Cambridge, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Hypselistes Simon, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Kaestneria Wiehle, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Lepthyphantes Menge, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Linyphia Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Megalepthyphantes Wunderlich, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Mermessus O. P.-Cambridge, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Metopobactrus Simon, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1842Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Neriene Blackwall, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Oedothorax Bertkau, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Pachygnatha Sundevall, 1884Thickjawed Orb Weavers1SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider2SpeciesTaxom
Platnickina Kocak & Kemal, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Porrhomma Simon, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1802False black widows3SpeciesTaxom
Tenuiphantes Saaristo & T..., 18822SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1842Four-jawed spider3SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1833Tangle-Web Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Theridula Emerton, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Walckenaeria Blackwall, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 17571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kennebec County
58 Species
Agyneta fabra Keyserling, 1886
Aphileta misera Octavius Pic..., 1882Heterotardigrades
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus bicentenarius McCook, 1888Giant Lichen Orbweaver
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus saevus L. Koch, 1872Fierce Orbweaver
Araniella displicata Hentz, 1847Six-spotted orbweaver
Argiope aurantia Lucas, 1833American garden spider
Bathyphantes brevis Emerton, 1911
Bathyphantes gracilis Blackwall, 1841
Bathyphantes pallidus (Banks, 1892)⇒ Agyneta angulata Emerton, 1882
Centromerus longibulbus James Henry ..., 1882
Ceraticelus minutus James Henry ..., 1882
Ceratinops latus James Henry ..., 1882
Ceratinops rugosus James Henry ..., 1909
Collinsia plumosa James Henry ..., 1882
Enoplognatha caricis Fickert, 1876
Enoplognatha ovata (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Enoplognatha latimana Hippa & Oksala, 1982
Erigone aletris Crosby & Bishop, 1928
Erigone autumnalis James Henry ..., 1882Dwarf weaver
Erigone dentigera Octavius Pic..., 1874
Estrandia grandaeva Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Floricomus nasutus James Henry ..., 1911
Frontinella pyramitela (Walckenaer, 1841)⇒ Frontinella communis Hentz, 1850
Hypselistes florens Octavius Pic..., 1875Peatland Sheetweb Weaver
Kaestneria rufula Hackman, 1954
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Larinioides patagiatus Clerck, 1758Ornamental Orbweaver
Larinioides sclopetarius (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Larinioides sericatus Clerck, 1757
Lepthyphantes leprosus Ohlert, 1865Household Fine Sheetweaver
Linyphia triangularis Clerck, 1758Dwarf Weaver
Mangora gibberosa (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Mangora fascialata Franganillo, 1936
Mangora placida Hentz, 1847Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver
Megalepthyphantes nebulosus Sundevall, 1830
Mermessus contortus James Henry ..., 1882
Metopobactrus prominulus (Octavius Pic..., 1872)⇒ Maso alticeps James Henry ..., 1909
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Neriene radiata Walckenaer, 1842Filmy dome spider
Oedothorax trilobatus (Richard C. B..., 1896)⇒ Mermessus trilobatus James Henry ..., 1882
Pachygnatha autumnalis Marx, 1884Big-Eyed Thick-Jawed Spider
Parasteatoda tabulata Levi, 1980Comb-footed spider
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Platnickina tincta Walckenaer, 1802
Porrhomma convexum (Westring, 1851)⇒ Porrhomma microps Carl Friedri..., 1931
Steatoda bipunctata Linnaeus, 1758False widow
Steatoda borealis Nicholas Mar..., 1850Boreal Combfoot
Steatoda triangulosa Walckenaer, 1802Triangulate bud spider
Tenuiphantes sabulosus Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Tenuiphantes zebra James Henry ..., 1882
Tetragnatha elongata Walckenaer, 1842Elongate stilt spider
Tetragnatha laboriosa Hentz, 1850Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha versicolor Walckenaer, 1842
Theridion glaucescens Lawrence Becker, 1879
Theridion varians Carl Wilhelm..., 1833Red spruce
Theridula emertoni Herbert Walt..., 1954Emerton'S Bitubercled Cobweaver
Walckenaeria atrotibialis Octavius Pic..., 1878
Walckenaeria pallida James Henry ..., 1882
Zygiella x-notata (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Guizygiella nadleri Heimer, 1984

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Kennebec 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
13
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
23
30
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
2
4
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
6
11
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


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Araneoidea at irmng.org