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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
29
72
90
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
27
70
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
22
63
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
22
63
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
19
60
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
19
60
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
23
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mercer County (New Jersey)
4 Families width 35 Species
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders18SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae (Sundevall, 1833)Cobweb And Widow Spiders7SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers6SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mercer County (New Jersey)
23 Genera with 35 Species
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Acanthepeira Marx, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1884Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers4SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1847Cucumber spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Asagena Sundevall, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Chrysometa Simon, 20113SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1842Three-lobed Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Grammonota Emerton, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1842Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Neriene Blackwall, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Pachygnatha Sundevall, 1884Thickjawed Orb Weavers1SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1802False black widows4SpeciesTaxom
Tennesseellum Petrunkevitch, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1842Four-jawed spider2SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1882Tangle-Web Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Walckenaeria Blackwall, 18821SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mercer County (New Jersey)
35 Species
Acanthepeira stellata Walckenaer, 1805Star-bellied orb-weaver
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus iviei Archer, 1951
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
Araneus pratensis (Emerton, 1884)⇒ Neoscona pratensis Hentz, 1847
Araniella displicata Hentz, 1847Six-spotted orbweaver
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Asagena americana James Henry ..., 1882Two-Spotted Cobweb Spider
Chrysometa nubigena Nogueira & al., 2011
Chrysometa petrasierwaldae Nogueira & al., 2011
Chrysometa waikoxi Nogueira & al., 2011
Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Cyclosa turbinata Charles Atha..., 1842Orb weavers
Eustala anastera (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Eustala conchlea Henry Christ..., 1888
Gea heptagon Nicholas Mar..., 1850Heptagonal Orbweaver
Grammonota pictilis Octavius Pic..., 1875
Larinia directa Hentz, 1847Orb weavers
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Mangora gibberosa (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Mangora fascialata Franganillo, 1936
Mangora placida Hentz, 1847Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Micrathena sagittata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowshaped micrathena
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Neriene radiata Walckenaer, 1842Filmy dome spider
Pachygnatha autumnalis Marx, 1884Big-Eyed Thick-Jawed Spider
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Steatoda borealis Nicholas Mar..., 1850Boreal Combfoot
Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch, 1838Brown house spider
Steatoda paykulliana Walckenaer, 1805
Steatoda triangulosa Walckenaer, 1802Triangulate bud spider
Tennesseellum formica James Henry ..., 1882
Tetragnatha laboriosa Hentz, 1850Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha viridis Walckenaer, 1842Green Long-Jawed Spider
Theridion differens (James Henry ..., 1882)⇒ Theridion glaucescens Lawrence Becker, 1879
Walckenaeria pallida James Henry ..., 1882

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Mercer County (New Jersey)
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
12
18
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
3
6
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
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org