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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
106
248
367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
92
224
337
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
34
139
251
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
33
138
250
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
26
131
241
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
26
131
241
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
5
54
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Missouri
5 Families width 95 Species
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders47SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders24SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae (Blackwall, 1859)Dwarf spiders12SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers11SpeciesTaxom
Nesticidae Simon, 1894Cave cobweb spider1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Missouri
54 Genera with 95 Species
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Acacesia Simon, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Acanthepeira Marx, 18052SpeciesTaxom
Aculepeira Chamberlin &..., 18751SpeciesTaxom
Anelosimus Simon, 1850Social cobweb spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1847Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers14SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1847Cucumber spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Argyrodes Simon, 1842Dewdrop spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Asagena Sundevall, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Centromerus Dahl, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Ceraticelus Simon, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Colphepeira Archer, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Crustulina Menge, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1842Three-lobed Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Dipoena Thorell, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Dolichognatha O. P.-Cambridge, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Erigone Audouin, 1882Black Dwarf Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Faiditus Keyserling, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Florinda O. Pickard-C..., 18501SpeciesTaxom
Frontinella Cambridge, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Glenognatha Simon, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Gonatium Menge, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Hypsosinga Ausserer, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1837Black widow spider3SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1841Orchard Spider And Allies1SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18473SpeciesTaxom
Melychiopharis Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Meta C. L. Koch, 1933Cave Orb Weavers2SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 18472SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18423SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1919Spotted orbweavers5SpeciesTaxom
Neospintharus Exline, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Neriene Blackwall, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Nesticus Thorell, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Ocrepeira Marx, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Pachygnatha Sundevall, 1845Thickjawed Orb Weavers1SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Pityohyphantes Simon, 1850Hammock Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Porrhomma Simon, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Rhomphaea L. Koch, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Singa C. L. Koch, 0Striped orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Spintharus Hentz, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1802False black widows4SpeciesTaxom
Stemmops O. P.-Cambridge, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1842Four-jawed spider5SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1850Tangle-Web Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Theridula Emerton, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Yunohamella Yoshida, 18421SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Missouri
95 Species
Acacesia hamata Hentz, 1847Orb weavers
Acanthepeira marion Levi, 1976
Acanthepeira stellata Walckenaer, 1805Star-bellied orb-weaver
Aculepeira packardi Thorell, 1875
Anelosimus studiosus (Nicholas Mar..., 1850)⇒ Anelosimus fraternus Agnarsson, 2006
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus bicentenarius McCook, 1888Giant Lichen Orbweaver
Araneus bonsallae McCook, 1894
Araneus cingulatus Walckenaer, 1842
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus gemmoides Chamberlin &..., 1935Cat-faced Spider
Araneus guttulatus (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Araneus niveus Hentz, 1847
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
Araneus miniatus Walckenaer, 1842
Araneus niveus Hentz, 1847
Araneus pratensis (Emerton, 1884)⇒ Neoscona pratensis Hentz, 1847
Araneus raui (Strand, 1907)⇒ Araneus missouri Levi, 2008
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
Argyrodes argyrodes (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850
Asagena americana James Henry ..., 1882Two-Spotted Cobweb Spider
Centromerus cornupalpis Octavius Pic..., 1875
Centromerus latidens James Henry ..., 1882
Ceraticelus fissiceps Octavius Pic..., 1874
Ceraticelus micropalpis James Henry ..., 1882
Colphepeira catawba Banks, 1911
Crustulina altera Willis J. Ge..., 1942
Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Cyclosa turbinata Charles Atha..., 1842Orb weavers
Dipoena nigra (James Henry ..., 1882)⇒ Theridula nigerrima Alexander Pe..., 1911
Dolichognatha pentagona Hentz, 1850Longjawed orb weavers
Erigone autumnalis James Henry ..., 1882Dwarf weaver
Eustala anastera (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Eustala conchlea Henry Christ..., 1888
Faiditus cancellatus Nicholas Mar..., 1850
Faiditus globosus Eugen von Ke..., 1884Cobweb spiders
Florinda coccinea Nicholas Mar..., 1850Black-tailed red sheetweaver
Frontinella communis Hentz, 1850Bowl and doily spider
Frontinella pyramitela (Walckenaer, 1841)⇒ Frontinella communis Hentz, 1850
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Gea heptagon Nicholas Mar..., 1850Heptagonal Orbweaver
Glenognatha foxi McCook, 1894Longjawed orb weavers
Gonatium crassipalpum Elizabeth Ba..., 1933
Hypsosinga rubens Nicholas Mar..., 1847
Larinia directa Hentz, 1847Orb weavers
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Larinioides patagiatus Clerck, 1758Ornamental Orbweaver
Latrodectus hesperus Chamberlin &..., 1935Western black widow
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 maculata Keyserling, 1865Greenlegged orbweaver
Mangora placida Hentz, 1847Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver
Melychiopharis cynips Eugène Simon, 1895
Meta menardi Latreille, 1804Cave orbweaver
Meta ovalis Gertsch, 1933Eastern Cave Long-Jawed Spider
Metepeira grandiosa Ralph Vary C..., 1941
Metepeira labyrinthea (Nicholas Mar..., 1847)⇒ Metepeira triangularis Pelegrin Fra..., 1930
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Micrathena mitrata Nicholas Mar..., 1850Orb Weavers
Micrathena sagittata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowshaped micrathena
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Neoscona crucifera Lucas, 1838Barn spider
Neoscona domiciliorum Hentz, 1847Red-Femured Spotted Orbweaver
Neoscona pratensis Hentz, 1847
Neoscona utahana Chamberlin, 1919
Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850Horned Parasitic Cobweaver
Neriene radiata Walckenaer, 1842Filmy dome spider
Nesticus georgia Willis J. Ge..., 1984
Ocrepeira ectypa Charles Atha..., 1842
Pachygnatha tristriata C. L. Koch, 1845
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Pityohyphantes costatus Nicholas Mar..., 1850Hammock spider
Porrhomma cavernicola (Eugen von Ke..., 1886)⇒ Porrhomma profundum Maria Dahl, 1939
Rhomphaea fictilium Hentz, 1850Lizard Spider
Singa keysterlini
Spintharus flavidus Nicholas Mar..., 1850Cobweb spiders
Steatoda borealis Nicholas Mar..., 1850Boreal Combfoot
Steatoda grandis (Richard C. B..., 1901)⇒ Steatoda mexicana Herbert Walt..., 1957
Steatoda hespera Ralph Vary C..., 1933Florida carpenter ant
Steatoda triangulosa Walckenaer, 1802Triangulate bud spider
Stemmops ornatus Elizabeth Ba..., 1933
Tetragnatha elongata Walckenaer, 1842Elongate stilt spider
Tetragnatha laboriosa Hentz, 1850Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha pallescens F. Octavius ..., 1903
Tetragnatha versicolor Walckenaer, 1842
Tetragnatha viridis Walckenaer, 1842Green Long-Jawed Spider
Theridion frondeum Nicholas Mar..., 1850Eastern Long-Legged Cobweaver
Theridula emertoni Herbert Walt..., 1954Emerton'S Bitubercled Cobweaver
Theridula opulenta (Charles Atha..., 1842)⇒ Theridula gonygaster Eugène Simon, 1873
Verrucosa arenata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowhead Orb Weaver
Yunohamella lyrica Walckenaer, 1842

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Missouri
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
21
47
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
9
12
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
6
11
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
17
24
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


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