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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
51
93
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
47
88
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
19
51
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
19
51
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
18
50
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
18
50
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
5
19
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mercer County (Ohio)
5 Families width 23 Species
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders12SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers3SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosomatidae Simon, 1881Ray orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mercer County (Ohio)
19 Genera with 23 Species
Araneus Clerck, 1847Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Bathyphantes Menge, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1775Black widow spider1SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1841Orchard Spider And Allies1SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 18471SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1842Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Neriene Blackwall, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Pityohyphantes Simon, 1850Hammock Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1850False black widows1SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1850Four-jawed spider2SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 1877Ray spiders1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mercer County (Ohio)
23 Species
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
Araneus trifolium Hentz, 1847Shamrock orbweaver
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Bathyphantes pallidus (Banks, 1892)⇒ Agyneta angulata Emerton, 1882
Enoplognatha ovata (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Enoplognatha latimana Hippa & Oksala, 1982
Gea heptagon Nicholas Mar..., 1850Heptagonal Orbweaver
Larinia directa Hentz, 1847Orb weavers
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790
Leucauge venusta Walckenaer, 1841Longjawed Orb Weavers
Mangora placida Hentz, 1847Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver
Metepeira labyrinthea (Nicholas Mar..., 1847)⇒ Metepeira triangularis Pelegrin Fra..., 1930
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Micrathena sagittata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowshaped micrathena
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Neriene clathrata Sundevall, 1830
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Pityohyphantes costatus Nicholas Mar..., 1850Hammock spider
Steatoda borealis Nicholas Mar..., 1850Boreal Combfoot
Tetragnatha elongata Walckenaer, 1842Elongate stilt spider
Tetragnatha laboriosa Hentz, 1850Longjawed orb weavers
Theridiosoma gemmosum L. Koch, 1877Ray Spider

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Mercer County (Ohio)
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
3
3
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
3
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
4
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