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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Knox County (Illinois, USA)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
44
91
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
39
85
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
26
70
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
26
70
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
24
67
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
24
67
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
5
28
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Knox County (Illinois)
5 Families width 35 Species
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders12SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders11SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders8SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers4SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosomatidae Simon, 1881Ray orbweavers0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Knox County (Illinois)
28 Genera with 35 Species
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Agyneta Hull, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1847Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers4SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1758Cucumber spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Ceraticelus Simon, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Erigone Audouin, 1882Black Dwarf Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Euryopis Menge, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Floricomus Crosby & Bishop, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Frontinella Cambridge, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Glyphesis Simon, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Grammonota Emerton, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Hypselistes Simon, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1775Black widow spider1SpeciesTaxom
Lepthyphantes Menge, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 18471SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1838Spotted orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Scironis Bishop & Crosby, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Soulgas Crosby & Bishop, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Tapinocyba Simon, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1981Four-jawed spider4SpeciesTaxom
Theonoe Simon, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1879Tangle-Web Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 1879
Ray spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Theridula Emerton, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Walckenaeria Blackwall, 19311SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Knox County (Illinois)
35 Species
Araneus bicentenarius McCook, 1888Giant Lichen Orbweaver
Araneus gemmoides Chamberlin &..., 1935Cat-faced Spider
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
Araneus thaddeus (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Araneus meropes Keyserling, 1865
Araniella cucurbitina (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Araniella proxima KulczyÅ„ski, 1885
Argiope aurantia Lucas, 1833American garden spider
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Ceraticelus fissiceps Octavius Pic..., 1874
Enoplognatha ovata (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Enoplognatha latimana Hippa & Oksala, 1982
Erigone autumnalis James Henry ..., 1882Dwarf weaver
Euryopis argentea Emerton, 1882
Euryopis funebris Hentz, 1850
Floricomus rostratus James Henry ..., 1882
Frontinella pyramitela (Walckenaer, 1841)⇒ Frontinella communis Hentz, 1850
Glyphesis scopulifer James Henry ..., 1882
Grammonota angusta Charles Dent..., 1959
Hypselistes florens Octavius Pic..., 1875Peatland Sheetweb Weaver
Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790
Lepthyphantes leprosus Ohlert, 1865Household Fine Sheetweaver
Metepeira labyrinthea (Nicholas Mar..., 1847)⇒ Metepeira triangularis Pelegrin Fra..., 1930
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Neoscona crucifera Lucas, 1838Barn spider
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Scironis tarsalis James Henry ..., 1911Tarsal Sheet-Web Weaver
Soulgas corticarius (James Henry ..., 1909)⇒ Oedothorax seminolus Wilton Ivie ..., 1935
Tapinocyba simplex James Henry ..., 1882
Tetragnatha guatemalensis Octavius Pic..., 1889Ants
Tetragnatha laboriosa Hentz, 1850Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha pallescens F. Octavius ..., 1903
Tetragnatha shoshone Herbert W. Levi, 1981
Theonoe stridula Crosby, 1906
Theridion glaucescens Lawrence Becker, 1879
Theridula emertoni Herbert Walt..., 1954Emerton'S Bitubercled Cobweaver
Walckenaeria tumida Crosby & Bishop, 1931

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Knox County (Illinois)
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
6
11
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
13
12
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
1
4
Genus
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
7
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTheridiosomatidae
Simon, 1881
Ray orbweavers, ray spider, Ray spiders
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


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