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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Minnesota (USA)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
61
205
407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
51
191
390
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
25
155
352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
25
155
352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
22
151
339
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
22
151
339
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
48
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Minnesota
4 Families width 99 Species
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders40SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders21SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders22SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers16SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Minnesota
48 Genera with 99 Species
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Acanthepeira Marx, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Agyneta Hull, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1847Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers13SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1847Cucumber spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Asagena Sundevall, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Canalidion Wunderlich, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Collinsia O. P.-Cambridge, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1842Three-lobed Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1895Tent spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Diplostyla Emerton, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Dismodicus Simon, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Drapetisca Menge, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Erigone Audouin, 1928Black Dwarf Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Frontinella Cambridge, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Gonatium Menge, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Grammonota Emerton, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Hypselistes Simon, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Hypsosinga Ausserer, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Incestophantes Tanasevitch, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1837Black widow spider2SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1841Orchard Spider And Allies1SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Meta C. L. Koch, 1933Cave Orb Weavers1SpeciesTaxom
Metellina Chamberlin &..., 18941SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18423SpeciesTaxom
Microlinyphia Gerhardt, 1882Platform spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1847Spotted orbweavers4SpeciesTaxom
Neriene Blackwall, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Pachygnatha Sundevall, 1845Thickjawed Orb Weavers5SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Pityohyphantes Simon, 1850Hammock Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Singa C. L. Koch, 1893Striped orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Sisicus Bishop & Crosby, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1802False black widows3SpeciesTaxom
Tapinopa Westring, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1842Four-jawed spider8SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1802Tangle-Web Spiders7SpeciesTaxom
Theridula Emerton, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Thymoites Keyserling, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Yunohamella Yoshida, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 19641SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Minnesota
99 Species
Acanthepeira stellata Walckenaer, 1805Star-bellied orb-weaver
Agyneta fabra Keyserling, 1886
Agyneta unimaculata Banks, 1892
Araneus bicentenarius McCook, 1888Giant Lichen Orbweaver
Araneus corticarius Emerton, 1884
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus gemmoides Chamberlin &..., 1935Cat-faced Spider
Araneus groenlandicola Strand, 1906
Araneus guttulatus (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Araneus niveus Hentz, 1847
Araneus iviei Archer, 1951
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
Araneus nordmanni Thorell, 1870Nordmann'S Orbweaver
Araneus pratensis (Emerton, 1884)⇒ Neoscona pratensis Hentz, 1847
Araneus saevus L. Koch, 1872Fierce Orbweaver
Araneus thaddeus (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Araneus meropes Keyserling, 1865
Araneus trifolium Hentz, 1847Shamrock orbweaver
Araniella displicata Hentz, 1847Six-spotted orbweaver
Argiope aurantia Lucas, 1833American garden spider
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Asagena americana James Henry ..., 1882Two-Spotted Cobweb Spider
Canalidion montanum James Henry ..., 1882
Collinsia ksenia Crosby & Bishop, 1928
Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Cyclosa turbinata Charles Atha..., 1842Orb weavers
Cyrtophora larinioides Eugène Simon, 1895
Diplostyla concolor Wider, 1834
Dismodicus decemoculatus James Henry ..., 1882
Drapetisca alteranda Ralph Vary C..., 1909Northern Long-Toothed Sheetweaver
Enoplognatha marmorata (Nicholas Mar..., 1850)⇒ Enoplognatha caricis Fickert, 1876
Enoplognatha ovata (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Enoplognatha latimana Hippa & Oksala, 1982
Erigone blaesa Crosby & Bishop, 1928
Eustala anastera (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Eustala conchlea Henry Christ..., 1888
Frontinella communis Hentz, 1850Bowl and doily spider
Frontinella pyramitela (Walckenaer, 1841)⇒ Frontinella communis Hentz, 1850
Gea heptagon Nicholas Mar..., 1850Heptagonal Orbweaver
Gonatium crassipalpum Elizabeth Ba..., 1933
Grammonota pictilis Octavius Pic..., 1875
Grammonota vittata Barrows, 1919
Hypselistes florens Octavius Pic..., 1875Peatland Sheetweb Weaver
Hypselistes jacksoni Pickard-Camb..., 1902
Hypsosinga pygmaea Sundevall, 1831
Hypsosinga rubens Nicholas Mar..., 1847
Incestophantes washingtoni Zorsch, 1937
Larinia borealis Banks, 1894
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Larinioides patagiatus Clerck, 1758Ornamental Orbweaver
Larinioides sclopetarius (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Larinioides sericatus Clerck, 1757
Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790
Latrodectus variolus (Walckenaer, 1837)⇒ Latrodectus hesperus Chamberlin &..., 1935
Leucauge venusta Walckenaer, 1841Longjawed Orb Weavers
Mangora gibberosa (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Mangora fascialata Franganillo, 1936
Mangora placida Hentz, 1847Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver
Meta ovalis Gertsch, 1933Eastern Cave Long-Jawed Spider
Metellina curtisi McCook, 1894
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Micrathena mitrata Nicholas Mar..., 1850Orb Weavers
Micrathena sagittata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowshaped micrathena
Microlinyphia mandibulata James Henry ..., 1882
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Neoscona crucifera Lucas, 1838Barn spider
Neoscona hentzi (Lucas, 1839)⇒ Neoscona crucifera Lucas, 1838
Neoscona pratensis Hentz, 1847
Neriene clathrata Sundevall, 1830
Neriene radiata Walckenaer, 1842Filmy dome spider
Pachygnatha autumnalis Marx, 1884Big-Eyed Thick-Jawed Spider
Pachygnatha brevis Eugen von Ke..., 1884Guinea ant
Pachygnatha clercki Sundevall, 1823
Pachygnatha dorothea McCook, 1894
Pachygnatha tristriata C. L. Koch, 1845
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Pityohyphantes costatus Nicholas Mar..., 1850Hammock spider
Singa keyserlingi McCook, 1893
Sisicus penifusifer Bishop & Crosby, 1938
Steatoda albomaculata (De Geer, 1778)⇒ Chrysso albomaculata O. P.-Cambridge, 1882
Steatoda borealis Nicholas Mar..., 1850Boreal Combfoot
Steatoda triangulosa Walckenaer, 1802Triangulate bud spider
Tapinopa bilineata Richard C. B..., 1893
Tetragnatha caudata Emerton, 1884Longjawed Orb Weavers
Tetragnatha dearmata Thorell, 1873
Tetragnatha extensa (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetragnatha montana Simon, 1874
Tetragnatha guatemalensis Octavius Pic..., 1889Ants
Tetragnatha laboriosa Hentz, 1850Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha straminea Emerton, 1884
Tetragnatha versicolor Walckenaer, 1842
Tetragnatha viridis Walckenaer, 1842Green 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..., 1850Eastern Long-Legged Cobweaver
Theridion glaucescens Lawrence Becker, 1879
Theridion murarium James Henry ..., 1882
Theridion neomexicanum Richard C. B..., 1901
Theridion pictum (Charles Atha..., 1802)⇒ Theridion hemerobium Eugène Simon, 1914
Theridula emertoni Herbert Walt..., 1954Emerton'S Bitubercled Cobweaver
Theridula opulenta (Charles Atha..., 1842)⇒ Theridula gonygaster Eugène Simon, 1873
Thymoites minnesota Herbert Walt..., 1964Crested anoda
Thymoites unimaculatus James Henry ..., 1882
Verrucosa arenata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowhead Orb Weaver
Yunohamella lyrica Walckenaer, 1842
Zygiella nearctica Willis J. Ge..., 1964

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Minnesota
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
17
40
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
16
21
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
5
16
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
10
22
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


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