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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Monterey County (California, USA)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
65
117
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
57
106
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
28
65
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
27
64
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
23
60
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
23
60
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
5
21
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Monterey County
5 Families width 23 Species
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae (Simon, 1895)Golden orb web spiders10SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers3SpeciesTaxom
Anapidae Simon, 1895Anapid spiders1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Monterey County
21 Genera with 23 Species
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Agyneta Hull, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1757Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1847Cucumber spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Argyrodes Simon, 1873Dewdrop spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysometa Simon, 1894
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1772Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Dipoena Thorell, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Frontinella Cambridge, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Gertschanapis Platnick & F..., 19601SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1775Black widow spider1SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Mermessus O. P.-Cambridge, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Metellina Chamberlin &..., 18941SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 19031SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1842Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Neottiura Menge, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Pityohyphantes Simon, 1943Hammock Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1842Four-jawed spider2SpeciesTaxom
Wamba O. P.-Cambridge, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 17571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Monterey County
23 Species
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
Araniella displicata Hentz, 1847Six-spotted orbweaver
Argyrodes elevatus (WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw ..., 1873)⇒ Chrysso pulcherrima Mello-Leitao, 1917
Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Dipoena nigra (James Henry ..., 1882)⇒ Theridula nigerrima Alexander Pe..., 1911
Eustala anastera (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Eustala conchlea Henry Christ..., 1888
Eustala scutigera Octavius Pic..., 1898Orb weavers
Frontinella pyramitela (Walckenaer, 1841)⇒ Frontinella communis Hentz, 1850
Gertschanapis shantzi Gertsch, 1960
Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790
Mangora placida Hentz, 1847Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver
Mermessus trilobatus James Henry ..., 1882
Metellina curtisi McCook, 1894
Metepeira spinipes Frederick Oc..., 1903
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Neottiura bimaculata Linnaeus, 1767
Pityohyphantes costatus Nicholas Mar..., 1850Hammock spider
Pityohyphantes subarcticus Ralph Vary C..., 1943Maricopa harvester ant
Tetragnatha laboriosa Hentz, 1850Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha versicolor Walckenaer, 1842
Wamba crispulus Eugène Simon, 1895
Zygiella x-notata (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Guizygiella nadleri Heimer, 1984

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Monterey County
FamilyAnapidae
Simon, 1895
Anapid spiders, Tiny Orbweavers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

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
4
4
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
3
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
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org