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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
26
70
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
23
65
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
19
61
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
19
61
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
18
60
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
18
60
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
30
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Knox County (Maine)
4 Families width 34 Species
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders18SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders8SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Knox County (Maine)
30 Genera with 34 Species
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Agyneta Hull, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1870Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Baryphyma Simon, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Bathyphantes Menge, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Centromerus Dahl, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Ceraticelus Simon, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Cercidia Thorell, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Dismodicus Simon, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Erigone Audouin, 1928Black Dwarf Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Euryopis Menge, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Grammonota Emerton, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Hypselistes Simon, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Islandiana Braendegaard, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Linyphia Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Mermessus O. P.-Cambridge, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1842Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1804Banana spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Neriene Blackwall, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Oedothorax Bertkau, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Robertus O. P.-Cambridge, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Soulgas Crosby & Bishop, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1850False black widows1SpeciesTaxom
Tapinotorquis Dupérré & Pa..., 20071SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1850Four-jawed spider1SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1882Tangle-Web Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Thymoites Keyserling, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Walckenaeria Blackwall, 18821SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Knox County (Maine)
34 Species
Agyneta fabra Keyserling, 1886
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
Araneus nordmanni Thorell, 1870Nordmann'S Orbweaver
Baryphyma trifrons Octavius Pic..., 1863
Bathyphantes gracilis Blackwall, 1841
Centromerus persolutus Octavius Pic..., 1875
Ceraticelus fissiceps Octavius Pic..., 1874
Cercidia prominens Johan Peter ..., 1851
Dismodicus alticeps Ralph Vary C..., 1947
Dismodicus decemoculatus James Henry ..., 1882
Erigone aletris Crosby & Bishop, 1928
Euryopis argentea Emerton, 1882
Euryopis funebris Hentz, 1850
Eustala anastera (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Eustala conchlea Henry Christ..., 1888
Grammonota angusta Charles Dent..., 1959
Hypselistes florens Octavius Pic..., 1875Peatland Sheetweb Weaver
Islandiana longisetosa James Henry ..., 1882
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Larinioides sclopetarius (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Larinioides sericatus Clerck, 1757
Linyphia triangularis Clerck, 1758Dwarf Weaver
Mangora placida Hentz, 1847Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver
Mermessus maculatus Richard C. B..., 1892Sheet-web spiders
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Nephila plumipes Latreille, 1804Humped Golden Orb-weaving Spider
Neriene radiata Walckenaer, 1842Filmy dome spider
Oedothorax montifer James Henry ..., 1882
Robertus riparius Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Soulgas corticarius (James Henry ..., 1909)⇒ Oedothorax seminolus Wilton Ivie ..., 1935
Steatoda borealis Nicholas Mar..., 1850Boreal Combfoot
Tapinotorquis yamaskensis Dupérré & Pa..., 2007
Tetragnatha laboriosa Hentz, 1850Longjawed orb weavers
Theridion differens (James Henry ..., 1882)⇒ Theridion glaucescens Lawrence Becker, 1879
Thymoites unimaculatus James Henry ..., 1882
Walckenaeria auranticeps James Henry ..., 1882

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Knox County (Maine)
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
8
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
17
18
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
2
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)


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