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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Litchfield County (Connecticut, USA)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
39
81
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
32
74
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
23
63
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
23
63
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
21
60
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
21
60
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
23
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Litchfield County
4 Families width 31 Species
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders10SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders11SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders7SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Litchfield County
23 Genera with 31 Species
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Aphileta Hull, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1757Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1847Cucumber spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Ceraticelus Simon, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1772Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Erigone Audouin, 1882Black Dwarf Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Grammonota Emerton, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Hypselistes Simon, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Hypsosinga Ausserer, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1775Black widow spider3SpeciesTaxom
Maso Simon, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Mermessus O. P.-Cambridge, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Microlinyphia Gerhardt, 1830Platform spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1842Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Neriene Blackwall, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1802False black widows2SpeciesTaxom
Tennesseellum Petrunkevitch, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1842Four-jawed spider3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Litchfield County
31 Species
Aphileta misera Octavius Pic..., 1882Heterotardigrades
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
Araniella displicata Hentz, 1847Six-spotted orbweaver
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Ceraticelus bulbosus James Henry ..., 1882
Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Enoplognatha ovata (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Enoplognatha latimana Hippa & Oksala, 1982
Erigone autumnalis James Henry ..., 1882Dwarf weaver
Grammonota inornata James Henry ..., 1882
Hypselistes florens Octavius Pic..., 1875Peatland Sheetweb Weaver
Hypsosinga pygmaea Sundevall, 1831
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Larinioides sclopetarius (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Larinioides sericatus Clerck, 1757
Latrodectus geometricus C. L. Koch, 1841Brown black widow
Latrodectus hesperus Chamberlin &..., 1935Western black widow
Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790
Maso sundevalli (Johan Peter ..., 1851)⇒ Satilatlas marxi matanuskae Chamberlin, 1949
Mermessus trilobatus James Henry ..., 1882
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Microlinyphia pusilla Sundevall, 1830
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Neriene radiata Walckenaer, 1842Filmy dome spider
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch, 1838Brown house spider
Steatoda triangulosa Walckenaer, 1802Triangulate bud spider
Tennesseellum formica James Henry ..., 1882
Tetragnatha laboriosa Hentz, 1850Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha straminea Emerton, 1884
Tetragnatha versicolor Walckenaer, 1842

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Litchfield 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
8
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
10
10
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
3
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
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org