Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Middlesex County (Massachusetts, USA)
List of families for Middlesex County (Massachusetts)
6 Families width 136 Species
Genera for Middlesex County (Massachusetts)
81 Genera with 136 Species #ABCDEFGHILMNOPRSTWYZ
| Acanthepeira Marx, 1805 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Achaearanea Strand, 1929 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Agyneta Hull, 1926 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Araneus Clerck, 1847 | Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1847 | Cucumber spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argiope Audouin, 1775 | Garden orbweavers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Argyrodes Simon, 1842 | Dewdrop spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asagena Sundevall, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bathyphantes Menge, 1892 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Centromerus Dahl, 1841 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ceraticelus Simon, 1892 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratinella Emerton, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratinops Banks, 1882 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratinopsis Emerton, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Collinsia O. P.-Cambridge, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crustulina Menge, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclosa Menge, 1772 | Three-lobed Spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diplostyla Emerton, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dipoena Thorell, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drapetisca Menge, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Enoplognatha Pavesi, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eridantes Crosby & Bishop, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erigone Audouin, 1882 | Black Dwarf Spiders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euryopis Menge, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eustala Simon, 1904 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Floricomus Crosby & Bishop, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Frontinella Cambridge, 1841 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1833 | Spiny Backed Orb Weaver | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Glenognatha Simon, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glyphesis Simon, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grammonota Emerton, 1875 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Hentziectypus Archer, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypselistes Simon, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypsosinga Ausserer, 1847 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Idionella Banks, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758 | Furrow spiders | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1837 | Black widow spider | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lepthyphantes Menge, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucauge White, 1841 | Orchard Spider And Allies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lophomma Menge, 1926 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 1847 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Maso Simon, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mastophora Holmberg, 1955 | Angling spiders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Melychiopharis Simon, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mermessus O. P.-Cambridge, 1882 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | Metopobactrus Simon, 1884 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Micrathena Sundevall, 1805 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mysmena Simon, 1956 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neoscona Simon, 1838 | Spotted orbweavers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neospintharus Exline, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neriene Blackwall, 1892 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nesticus Thorell, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nuctenea Simon, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oedothorax Bertkau, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ostearius Hull, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachygnatha Sundevall, 1845 | Thickjawed Orb Weavers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parasteatoda Archer, 1841 | Comb-Clawed Spider | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pityohyphantes Simon, 1943 | Hammock Spiders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Platnickina Kocak & Kemal, 1942 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Porrhomma Simon, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Robertus O. P.-Cambridge, 1909 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Satilatlas Keyserling, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scironis Bishop & Crosby, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scotinotylus Simon, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sisicottus Bishop & Crosby, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sisyrbe Bishop & Crosby, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Souessa Crosby & Bishop, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Soulgas Crosby & Bishop, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Steatoda Sundevall, 1802 | False black widows | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Stemonyphantes Menge, 1951 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tapinocyba Simon, 1882 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tapinopa Westring, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tenuiphantes Saaristo & T..., 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetragnatha Latreille, 1842 | Four-jawed spider | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Theridion Walckenaer, 1882 | Tangle-Web Spiders | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Theridula Emerton, 1954 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thymoites Keyserling, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Walckenaeria Blackwall, 1882 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Wubana Chamberlin, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Yunohamella Yoshida, 1842 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 1757 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Middlesex County (Massachusetts)
136 Species | Acanthepeira stellata Walckenaer, 1805 | Star-bellied orb-weaver | | Agyneta fabra Keyserling, 1886 | | | Agyneta micaria Emerton, 1882 | | | Agyneta simplex Emerton, 1926 | | | Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859 | | | Araneus cavaticus Keyserling, 1882 | Barn orbweaver | | Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758 | Cross orbweaver | | Araneus iviei Archer, 1951 | | | Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757 | Marbled Orb Weaver | | Araneus nashoba Levi, 1973 | | | Araneus pratensis (Emerton, 1884) | ⇒ Neoscona pratensis Hentz, 1847 | | Araneus saevus L. Koch, 1872 | Fierce Orbweaver | | Araneus thaddeus (Hentz, 1847) | ⇒ Araneus meropes Keyserling, 1865 | | Araneus trifolium Hentz, 1847 | Shamrock orbweaver | | Araniella displicata Hentz, 1847 | Six-spotted orbweaver | | Argiope aurantia Lucas, 1833 | American garden spider | | Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775 | Banded Argiope | | Argyrodes argyrodes (Walckenaer, 1842) | ⇒ Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850 | | Asagena americana James Henry ..., 1882 | Two-Spotted Cobweb Spider | | Bathyphantes alboventris Richard C. B..., 1892 | | | Bathyphantes brevis Emerton, 1911 | | | Bathyphantes pallidus (Banks, 1892) | ⇒ Agyneta angulata Emerton, 1882 | | Centromerus longibulbus James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Centromerus persolutus Octavius Pic..., 1875 | | | Centromerus sylvaticus Blackwall, 1841 | | | Ceraticelus atriceps Octavius Pic..., 1874 | | | Ceraticelus similis Richard C. B..., 1892 | | | Ceratinella brunnea James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Ceratinops crenatus James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Ceratinops latus James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Ceratinopsis laticeps James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Collinsia plumosa James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Crustulina sticta (O. P.-Cambridge, 1861) | ⇒ Crustulina guttata Wider, 1834 | | Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772 | Conical Trashline Orbweaver | | Diplostyla concolor Wider, 1834 | | | Dipoena nigra (James Henry ..., 1882) | ⇒ Theridula nigerrima Alexander Pe..., 1911 | | Drapetisca alteranda Ralph Vary C..., 1909 | Northern Long-Toothed Sheetweaver | | Enoplognatha ovata (Clerck, 1758) | ⇒ Enoplognatha latimana Hippa & Oksala, 1982 | | Eridantes erigonoides James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Erigone aletris Crosby & Bishop, 1928 | | | Erigone autumnalis James Henry ..., 1882 | Dwarf weaver | | Euryopis funebris Hentz, 1850 | | | Eustala anastera (Walckenaer, 1842) | ⇒ Eustala conchlea Henry Christ..., 1888 | | Eustala emertoni Richard C. B..., 1904 | | | Floricomus rostratus James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Frontinella pyramitela (Walckenaer, 1841) | ⇒ Frontinella communis Hentz, 1850 | | Glenognatha foxi McCook, 1894 | Longjawed orb weavers | | Glyphesis scopulifer James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Grammonota capitata James Henry ..., 1924 | | | Grammonota gentilis Richard C. B..., 1898 | | | Grammonota inornata James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Grammonota ornata Octavius Pic..., 1875 | | | Grammonota pictilis Octavius Pic..., 1875 | | | Hentziectypus globosus Hentz, 1850 | | | Hypselistes florens Octavius Pic..., 1875 | Peatland Sheetweb Weaver | | Hypsosinga pygmaea Sundevall, 1831 | | | Hypsosinga rubens Nicholas Mar..., 1847 | | | Idionella formosa Richard C. B..., 1892 | Thin-ribbed mountainsnail | | Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758 | Furrow orb spider | | Larinioides patagiatus Clerck, 1758 | Ornamental Orbweaver | | Larinioides sclopetarius (Clerck, 1758) | ⇒ Larinioides sericatus Clerck, 1757 | | Latrodectus bishopi Kaston, 1938 | Red widow | | Latrodectus variolus (Walckenaer, 1837) | ⇒ Latrodectus hesperus Chamberlin &..., 1935 | | Lepthyphantes leprosus Ohlert, 1865 | Household Fine Sheetweaver | | Leucauge venusta Walckenaer, 1841 | Longjawed Orb Weavers | | Lophomma depressum James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Lophomma vaccinii James Henry ..., 1926 | | | Mangora gibberosa (Hentz, 1847) | ⇒ Mangora fascialata Franganillo, 1936 | | Mangora maculata Keyserling, 1865 | Greenlegged orbweaver | | Mangora placida Hentz, 1847 | Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver | | Maso alticeps James Henry ..., 1909 | | | Mastophora bisaccata James Henry ..., 1884 | | | Mastophora hutchinsoni Willis J. Ge..., 1955 | | | Melychiopharis cynips Eugène Simon, 1895 | | | Mermessus contortus James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Mermessus maculatus Richard C. B..., 1892 | Sheet-web spiders | | Mermessus trilobatus James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805 | Orb Weavers | | Mysmena incredula (Levi, 1956) | ⇒ Calodipoena incredula Gertsch & Davis, 1936 | | Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842 | Arabesque orbweaver | | Neoscona crucifera Lucas, 1838 | Barn spider | | Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850 | Horned Parasitic Cobweaver | | Neriene clathrata Sundevall, 1830 | | | Neriene radiata Walckenaer, 1842 | Filmy dome spider | | Neriene variabilis Richard C. B..., 1892 | | | Nesticus cellulanus Clerck, 1758 | Comb-footed Cellar Spider | | Nuctenea umbratica Clerck, 1758 | Toad Spider | | Oedothorax trilobatus (Richard C. B..., 1896) | ⇒ Mermessus trilobatus James Henry ..., 1882 | | Ostearius melanopygius O. P.-Cambridge, 1879 | | | Pachygnatha autumnalis Marx, 1884 | Big-Eyed Thick-Jawed Spider | | Pachygnatha tristriata C. L. Koch, 1845 | | | Parasteatoda tabulata Levi, 1980 | Comb-footed spider | | Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841 | American house false widow spider | | Pityohyphantes costatus Nicholas Mar..., 1850 | Hammock spider | | Pityohyphantes subarcticus Ralph Vary C..., 1943 | Maricopa harvester ant | | Platnickina alabamensis Willis J. Ge..., 1942 | | | Porrhomma terrestre James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Robertus riparius Eugen von Ke..., 1886 | | | Robertus spinifer James Henry ..., 1909 | | | Satilatlas marxi Eugen von Ke..., 1886 | Thin-ribbed mountainsnail | | Scironis tarsalis James Henry ..., 1911 | Tarsal Sheet-Web Weaver | | Scotinotylus vernalis James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Sisicottus montanus (James Henry ..., 1882) | ⇒ Sisicottus panopeus FrantiÅ¡ek M..., 1999 | | Sisyrbe rustica Richard C. B..., 1892 | | | Souessa spinifera Octavius Pic..., 1874 | | | Soulgas corticarius (James Henry ..., 1909) | ⇒ Oedothorax seminolus Wilton Ivie ..., 1935 | | Steatoda borealis Nicholas Mar..., 1850 | Boreal Combfoot | | Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch, 1838 | Brown house spider | | Steatoda triangulosa Walckenaer, 1802 | Triangulate bud spider | | Stemonyphantes blauveltae Willis J. Ge..., 1951 | | | Tapinocyba hortensis James Henry ..., 1924 | | | Tapinocyba simplex James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Tapinopa bilineata Richard C. B..., 1893 | | | Tenuiphantes zebra James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Tetragnatha caudata Emerton, 1884 | Longjawed Orb Weavers | | Tetragnatha elongata Walckenaer, 1842 | Elongate stilt spider | | Tetragnatha extensa (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Tetragnatha montana Simon, 1874 | | Tetragnatha guatemalensis Octavius Pic..., 1889 | Ants | | Tetragnatha laboriosa Hentz, 1850 | Longjawed orb weavers | | Tetragnatha straminea Emerton, 1884 | | | Tetragnatha versicolor Walckenaer, 1842 | | | Tetragnatha viridis Walckenaer, 1842 | Green Long-Jawed Spider | | Theridion albidum (Richard C. B..., 1895) | ⇒ Theridion berlandi Carl Friedri..., 1942 | | Theridion differens (James Henry ..., 1882) | ⇒ Theridion glaucescens Lawrence Becker, 1879 | | Theridion frondeum Nicholas Mar..., 1850 | Eastern Long-Legged Cobweaver | | Theridion glaucescens Lawrence Becker, 1879 | | | Theridion murarium James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Theridula emertoni Herbert Walt..., 1954 | Emerton'S Bitubercled Cobweaver | | Thymoites unimaculatus James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Walckenaeria atrotibialis Octavius Pic..., 1878 | | | Walckenaeria castanea James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Walckenaeria directa Octavius Pic..., 1874 | | | Walckenaeria pallida James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Wubana drassoides James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Yunohamella lyrica Walckenaer, 1842 | | | Zygiella x-notata (Clerck, 1757) | ⇒ Guizygiella nadleri Heimer, 1984 |
Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Middlesex County (Massachusetts) | Family | Araneidae
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 | 15
32 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Linyphiidae
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 | 41
63 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Mysmenidae
Petrunkevitch, 1928
Dwarf cobweb spiders, Dwarf cobweb weavers, Minute Litter Spiders, spurred orb-weaver, Spurred orb-weavers | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nesticidae
Simon, 1894
cave cobweb spider, Cave cobweb spiders, Comb-footed Cellar Spiders, Scaffold web spiders, Tangle web spiders | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Tetragnathidae
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 | 4
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Theridiidae
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 | 19
27 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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