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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region LaPorte County (Indiana, USA)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
32
125
216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
28
121
211
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
24
116
206
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
24
116
206
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
21
113
199
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
21
113
199
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
5
43
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for LaPorte County
5 Families width 69 Species
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders19SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders24SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders17SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers8SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosomatidae Simon, 1881Ray orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for LaPorte County
43 Genera with 69 Species
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Acanthepeira Marx, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Agyneta Hull, 18923SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1847Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1847Cucumber spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Asagena Sundevall, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Bathyphantes Menge, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Centromerus Dahl, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Ceraticelus Simon, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Ceratinops Banks, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Collinsia O. P.-Cambridge, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Cryptachaea Archer, 1882cobweb spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1842Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Diplostyla Emerton, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Eridantes Crosby & Bishop, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Erigone Audouin, 1882Black Dwarf Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Euryopis Menge, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Frontinella Cambridge, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Glenognatha Simon, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Hypselistes Simon, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Hypsosinga Ausserer, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Idionella Banks, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Islandiana Braendegaard, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1841Orchard Spider And Allies1SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18473SpeciesTaxom
Mermessus O. P.-Cambridge, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 18471SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1838Spotted orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Neriene Blackwall, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Pachygnatha Sundevall, 1845Thickjawed Orb Weavers2SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider2SpeciesTaxom
Robertus O. P.-Cambridge, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1802False black widows1SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1842Four-jawed spider4SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1913Tangle-Web Spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 1877Ray spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Thymoites Keyserling, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Walckenaeria Blackwall, 18823SpeciesTaxom


Species list for LaPorte County
69 Species
Acanthepeira stellata Walckenaer, 1805Star-bellied orb-weaver
Agyneta fabra Keyserling, 1886
Agyneta micaria Emerton, 1882
Agyneta unimaculata Banks, 1892
Araneus gemmoides Chamberlin &..., 1935Cat-faced Spider
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
Araneus trifolium Hentz, 1847Shamrock orbweaver
Araniella displicata Hentz, 1847Six-spotted orbweaver
Asagena americana James Henry ..., 1882Two-Spotted Cobweb Spider
Bathyphantes alboventris Richard C. B..., 1892
Bathyphantes pallidus (Banks, 1892)⇒ Agyneta angulata Emerton, 1882
Centromerus cornupalpis Octavius Pic..., 1875
Centromerus sylvaticus Blackwall, 1841
Ceraticelus emertoni Octavius Pic..., 1874
Ceraticelus limnologicus Crosby & Bishop, 1925
Ceratinops latus James Henry ..., 1882
Collinsia plumosa James Henry ..., 1882
Cryptachaea rupicola Emerton, 1882
Cyclosa turbinata Charles Atha..., 1842Orb weavers
Diplostyla concolor Wider, 1834
Enoplognatha caricis Fickert, 1876
Enoplognatha ovata (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Enoplognatha latimana Hippa & Oksala, 1982
Eridantes erigonoides James Henry ..., 1882
Erigone autumnalis James Henry ..., 1882Dwarf weaver
Euryopis argentea Emerton, 1882
Euryopis funebris Hentz, 1850
Frontinella pyramitela (Walckenaer, 1841)⇒ Frontinella communis Hentz, 1850
Gea heptagon Nicholas Mar..., 1850Heptagonal Orbweaver
Glenognatha foxi McCook, 1894Longjawed orb weavers
Hypselistes florens Octavius Pic..., 1875Peatland Sheetweb Weaver
Hypsosinga rubens Nicholas Mar..., 1847
Idionella rugosa Crosby, 1905
Islandiana flaveola Richard C. B..., 1892
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Larinioides patagiatus Clerck, 1758Ornamental Orbweaver
Leucauge venusta Walckenaer, 1841Longjawed Orb Weavers
Mangora gibberosa (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Mangora fascialata Franganillo, 1936
Mangora maculata Keyserling, 1865Greenlegged orbweaver
Mangora placida Hentz, 1847Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver
Mermessus trilobatus James Henry ..., 1882
Metepeira labyrinthea (Nicholas Mar..., 1847)⇒ Metepeira triangularis Pelegrin Fra..., 1930
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Micrathena sagittata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowshaped micrathena
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Neoscona crucifera Lucas, 1838Barn spider
Neriene clathrata Sundevall, 1830
Neriene radiata Walckenaer, 1842Filmy dome spider
Pachygnatha autumnalis Marx, 1884Big-Eyed Thick-Jawed Spider
Pachygnatha tristriata C. L. Koch, 1845
Parasteatoda tabulata Levi, 1980Comb-footed spider
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Robertus riparius Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Steatoda triangulosa Walckenaer, 1802Triangulate bud spider
Tetragnatha extensa (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetragnatha montana Simon, 1874
Tetragnatha laboriosa Hentz, 1850Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha straminea Emerton, 1884
Tetragnatha versicolor Walckenaer, 1842
Theridion albidum (Richard C. B..., 1895)⇒ Theridion berlandi Carl Friedri..., 1942
Theridion cinereum (Tord Tamerla..., 1875)⇒ Platnickina alabamensis Willis J. Ge..., 1942
Theridion differens (James Henry ..., 1882)⇒ Theridion glaucescens Lawrence Becker, 1879
Theridion frondeum Nicholas Mar..., 1850Eastern Long-Legged Cobweaver
Theridion murarium James Henry ..., 1882
Theridion pennsylvanicum James Henry ..., 1913
Theridiosoma gemmosum L. Koch, 1877Ray Spider
Thymoites unimaculatus James Henry ..., 1882
Verrucosa arenata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowhead Orb Weaver
Walckenaeria digitata James Henry ..., 1913
Walckenaeria pallida James Henry ..., 1882
Walckenaeria spiralis James Henry ..., 1882

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in LaPorte 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
13
19
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
16
24
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
4
8
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
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


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