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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Mason County (West Virginia, USA)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
23
56
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
21
54
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
14
46
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
14
46
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
14
46
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
14
46
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
5
25
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mason County (West Virginia)
5 Families width 34 Species
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders16SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders10SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers2SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosomatidae Simon, 1881Ray orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mason County (West Virginia)
25 Genera with 34 Species
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Agyneta Hull, 19263SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1847Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1847Cucumber spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Asagena Sundevall, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Centromerus Dahl, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Ceraticelus Simon, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1772Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Erigone Audouin, 1882Black Dwarf Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Floricomus Crosby & Bishop, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Glenognatha Simon, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Macrargus Dahl, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Melychiopharis Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Microneta Menge, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1838Spotted orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Neriene Blackwall, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Pholcomma Thorell, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1802False black widows1SpeciesTaxom
Tenuiphantes Saaristo & T..., 18821SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1842Four-jawed spider1SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 1877Ray spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Walckenaeria Blackwall, 18825SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mason County (West Virginia)
34 Species
Agyneta angulata Emerton, 1882
Agyneta micaria Emerton, 1882
Agyneta simplex Emerton, 1926
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus iviei Archer, 1951
Araneus trifolium Hentz, 1847Shamrock orbweaver
Araniella displicata Hentz, 1847Six-spotted orbweaver
Asagena americana James Henry ..., 1882Two-Spotted Cobweb Spider
Centromerus latidens James Henry ..., 1882
Ceraticelus minutus James Henry ..., 1882
Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Erigone autumnalis James Henry ..., 1882Dwarf weaver
Floricomus rostratus James Henry ..., 1882
Glenognatha foxi McCook, 1894Longjawed orb weavers
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Larinioides sclopetarius (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Larinioides sericatus Clerck, 1757
Macrargus multesimus (Octavius Pic..., 1875)⇒ Porrhomma macrochelis James Henry ..., 1917
Mangora placida Hentz, 1847Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver
Melychiopharis cynips Eugène Simon, 1895
Microneta viaria Blackwall, 1841
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Neoscona crucifera Lucas, 1838Barn spider
Neriene clathrata Sundevall, 1830
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Pholcomma hirsutum James Henry ..., 1882
Steatoda triangulosa Walckenaer, 1802Triangulate bud spider
Tenuiphantes zebra James Henry ..., 1882
Tetragnatha elongata Walckenaer, 1842Elongate stilt spider
Theridiosoma gemmosum L. Koch, 1877Ray Spider
Walckenaeria atrotibialis Octavius Pic..., 1878
Walckenaeria brevicornis James Henry ..., 1882
Walckenaeria directa Octavius Pic..., 1874
Walckenaeria pallida James Henry ..., 1882
Walckenaeria spiralis James Henry ..., 1882

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Mason County (West Virginia)
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
10
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
16
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
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org