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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region New Haven County (Connecticut, USA)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
46
110
150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
39
101
139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
23
80
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
23
80
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
21
77
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
21
77
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
34
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for New Haven County
4 Families width 50 Species
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders26SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae (Simon, 1895)Golden orb web spiders14SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders7SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for New Haven County
34 Genera with 50 Species
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Agyneta Hull, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Aphileta Hull, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1847Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers5SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Asagena Sundevall, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Centromerus Dahl, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Ceraticelus Simon, 18823SpeciesTaxom
Ceratinops Banks, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Erigone Audouin, 1882Black Dwarf Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Floricomus Crosby & Bishop, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Grammonota Emerton, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Islandiana Braendegaard, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1775Black widow spider1SpeciesTaxom
Macrargus Dahl, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Maso Simon, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Mastophora Holmberg, 1884Angling spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Melychiopharis Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Mermessus O. P.-Cambridge, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Microlinyphia Gerhardt, 1830Platform spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Mythoplastoides Crosby & Bishop, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1838Spotted orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Pholcomma Thorell, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Scotinotylus Simon, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Singa C. L. Koch, 1875Striped orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Soulgas Crosby & Bishop, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1802False black widows2SpeciesTaxom
Stemonyphantes Menge, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Tapinopa Westring, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1842Four-jawed spider3SpeciesTaxom
Thymoites Keyserling, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Walckenaeria Blackwall, 18824SpeciesTaxom
Wubana Chamberlin, 18821SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Haven County
50 Species
Agyneta angulata Emerton, 1882
Agyneta micaria Emerton, 1882
Aphileta misera Octavius Pic..., 1882Heterotardigrades
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
Araneus pratensis (Emerton, 1884)⇒ Neoscona pratensis Hentz, 1847
Araneus saevus L. Koch, 1872Fierce Orbweaver
Araneus thaddeus (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Araneus meropes Keyserling, 1865
Argiope aurantia Lucas, 1833American garden spider
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Asagena americana James Henry ..., 1882Two-Spotted Cobweb Spider
Centromerus latidens James Henry ..., 1882
Ceraticelus bulbosus James Henry ..., 1882
Ceraticelus minutus James Henry ..., 1882
Ceraticelus pygmaeus James Henry ..., 1882
Ceratinops crenatus James Henry ..., 1882
Erigone autumnalis James Henry ..., 1882Dwarf weaver
Floricomus rostratus James Henry ..., 1882
Grammonota inornata James Henry ..., 1882
Islandiana longisetosa James Henry ..., 1882
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Larinioides sclopetarius (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Larinioides sericatus Clerck, 1757
Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790
Macrargus multesimus (Octavius Pic..., 1875)⇒ Porrhomma macrochelis James Henry ..., 1917
Mangora placida Hentz, 1847Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver
Maso sundevalli (Johan Peter ..., 1851)⇒ Satilatlas marxi matanuskae Chamberlin, 1949
Mastophora bisaccata James Henry ..., 1884
Melychiopharis cynips Eugène Simon, 1895
Mermessus trilobatus James Henry ..., 1882
Microlinyphia pusilla Sundevall, 1830
Mythoplastoides exiguus Richard C. B..., 1892
Neoscona benjamina (Walckenaer, 1841)⇒ Neoscona crucifera Lucas, 1838
Neoscona crucifera Lucas, 1838Barn spider
Pholcomma hirsutum James Henry ..., 1882
Scotinotylus vernalis James Henry ..., 1882
Singa maculata (Thorell, 1875)⇒ Hypsosinga rubens Nicholas Mar..., 1847
Soulgas corticarius (James Henry ..., 1909)⇒ Oedothorax seminolus Wilton Ivie ..., 1935
Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch, 1838Brown house spider
Steatoda triangulosa Walckenaer, 1802Triangulate bud spider
Stemonyphantes blauveltae Willis J. Ge..., 1951
Tapinopa bilineata Richard C. B..., 1893
Tetragnatha laboriosa Hentz, 1850Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha straminea Emerton, 1884
Tetragnatha versicolor Walckenaer, 1842
Thymoites marxi Crosby, 1906
Walckenaeria brevicornis James Henry ..., 1882
Walckenaeria communis James Henry ..., 1882
Walckenaeria pallida James Henry ..., 1882
Walckenaeria spiralis James Henry ..., 1882
Wubana drassoides James Henry ..., 1882

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in New Haven 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
7
14
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
20
26
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
3
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
6
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org