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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Mesa County (Colorado, USA)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
39
93
122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
35
85
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
26
75
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
26
75
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
24
73
90
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
23
72
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
5
23
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mesa County
5 Families width 27 Species
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders9SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders10SpeciesTaxom
Nesticidae Simon, 1894Cave cobweb spider1SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mesa County
23 Genera with 27 Species
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Anelosimus Simon, 1850Social cobweb spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1847Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1847Cucumber spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1842Three-lobed Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Eidmannella Roewer, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Erigone Audouin, 1928Black Dwarf Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Frontinella Cambridge, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Grammonota Emerton, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1935Black widow spider1SpeciesTaxom
Linyphia Latreille, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Mermessus O. P.-Cambridge, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1842Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Neottiura Menge, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Pityohyphantes Simon, 1942Hammock Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Rugathodes Archer, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1838False black widows2SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1842Four-jawed spider2SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1911Tangle-Web Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Tidarren Chamberlin &..., 18801SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mesa County
27 Species
Anelosimus studiosus (Nicholas Mar..., 1850)⇒ Anelosimus fraternus Agnarsson, 2006
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus gemmoides Chamberlin &..., 1935Cat-faced Spider
Araneus trifolium Hentz, 1847Shamrock orbweaver
Araniella displicata Hentz, 1847Six-spotted orbweaver
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Cyclosa turbinata Charles Atha..., 1842Orb weavers
Eidmannella pallida James Henry ..., 1875Cave cobweb spider
Erigone aletris Crosby & Bishop, 1928
Eustala californiensis Eugen von Ke..., 1885
Frontinella pyramitela (Walckenaer, 1841)⇒ Frontinella communis Hentz, 1850
Grammonota capitata James Henry ..., 1924
Larinioides patagiatus Clerck, 1758Ornamental Orbweaver
Latrodectus hesperus Chamberlin &..., 1935Western black widow
Linyphia byrami T. D. A. Coc..., 1925
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Neottiura bimaculata Linnaeus, 1767
Pityohyphantes cristatus Ralph Vary C..., 1942
Rugathodes sexpunctatus James Henry ..., 1882
Steatoda grandis (Richard C. B..., 1901)⇒ Steatoda mexicana Herbert Walt..., 1957
Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch, 1838Brown house spider
Tetragnatha laboriosa Hentz, 1850Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha versicolor Walckenaer, 1842
Theridion neomexicanum Richard C. B..., 1901
Theridion transgressum Alexander Pe..., 1911
Tidarren haemorrhoidale Philip Bertkau, 1880Cobweb spiders

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Mesa 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
8
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
6
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyNesticidae
Simon, 1894
cave cobweb spider, Cave cobweb spiders, Comb-footed Cellar Spiders, Scaffold web spiders, Tangle web spiders
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
2
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
7
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org