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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Mercer County (Illinois, USA)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
23
65
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
20
62
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
16
57
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
16
57
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
15
56
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
15
56
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
21
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mercer County (Illinois)
4 Families width 26 Species
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders12SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders8SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mercer County (Illinois)
21 Genera with 26 Species
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Acanthepeira Marx, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1884Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Asagena Sundevall, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Hypselistes Simon, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 18471SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Microlinyphia Gerhardt, 1882Platform spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1838Spotted orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Pachygnatha Sundevall, 1884Thickjawed Orb Weavers1SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Singa C. L. Koch, 1972Striped orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1850False black widows2SpeciesTaxom
Tennesseellum Petrunkevitch, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1850Four-jawed spider1SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1882Tangle-Web Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Theridula Emerton, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Walckenaeria Blackwall, 18821SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mercer County (Illinois)
26 Species
Acanthepeira stellata Walckenaer, 1805Star-bellied orb-weaver
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
Araneus pratensis (Emerton, 1884)⇒ Neoscona pratensis Hentz, 1847
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Asagena americana James Henry ..., 1882Two-Spotted Cobweb Spider
Enoplognatha ovata (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Enoplognatha latimana Hippa & Oksala, 1982
Eustala emertoni Richard C. B..., 1904
Hypselistes florens Octavius Pic..., 1875Peatland Sheetweb Weaver
Mangora gibberosa (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Mangora fascialata Franganillo, 1936
Metepeira labyrinthea (Nicholas Mar..., 1847)⇒ Metepeira triangularis Pelegrin Fra..., 1930
Micrathena sagittata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowshaped micrathena
Microlinyphia mandibulata James Henry ..., 1882
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Neoscona crucifera Lucas, 1838Barn spider
Pachygnatha autumnalis Marx, 1884Big-Eyed Thick-Jawed Spider
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Singa eugeni Herbert Walt..., 1972
Steatoda albomaculata (De Geer, 1778)⇒ Chrysso albomaculata O. P.-Cambridge, 1882
Steatoda borealis Nicholas Mar..., 1850Boreal Combfoot
Tennesseellum formica James Henry ..., 1882
Tetragnatha laboriosa Hentz, 1850Longjawed orb weavers
Theridion differens (James Henry ..., 1882)⇒ Theridion glaucescens Lawrence Becker, 1879
Theridion murarium James Henry ..., 1882
Theridula emertoni Herbert Walt..., 1954Emerton'S Bitubercled Cobweaver
Walckenaeria pallida James Henry ..., 1882

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Mercer County (Illinois)
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
9
12
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
4
4
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
6
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org