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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Matagorda County (Texas, USA)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
15
18
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
15
18
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
12
14
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
12
14
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
12
14
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
12
14
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
6
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Matagorda County
4 Families width 6 Species
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae (Menge, 1866)Elongated Orb Weavers1SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Matagorda County
6 Genera with 6 Species
Argiope Audouin, 1833Garden orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Crustulina Menge, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Melychiopharis Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1838Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1767Banana spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Neriene Blackwall, 18421SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Matagorda County
6 Species
Argiope aurantia Lucas, 1833American garden spider
Crustulina altera Willis J. Ge..., 1942
Melychiopharis cynips Eugène Simon, 1895
Neoscona crucifera Lucas, 1838Barn spider
Nephila clavipes (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Alpaida sulphurea Taczanowski, 1873
Neriene radiata Walckenaer, 1842Filmy dome spider

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Matagorda 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
2
2
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
1
1
Genus
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
1
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
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org