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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region New Castle County (Delaware, USA)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
23
30
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
21
28
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
11
18
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
11
18
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
11
18
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
11
18
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
3
7
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for New Castle County
3 Families width 10 Species
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers1SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for New Castle County
7 Genera with 10 Species
Araneus Clerck, 1757Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1841Orchard Spider And Allies1SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1842Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1802False black widows2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Castle County
10 Species
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Leucauge venusta Walckenaer, 1841Longjawed Orb Weavers
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Steatoda borealis Nicholas Mar..., 1850Boreal Combfoot
Steatoda triangulosa Walckenaer, 1802Triangulate bud spider

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in New Castle 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
4
6
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
1
1
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
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org