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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Nicholas County (West Virginia, USA)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
22
46
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
20
44
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
18
42
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
18
42
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
16
40
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
16
40
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
5
20
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nicholas County (West Virginia)
5 Families width 24 Species
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders12SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders7SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers2SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosomatidae Simon, 1881Ray orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nicholas County (West Virginia)
20 Genera with 24 Species
Agyneta Hull, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1872Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1847Cucumber spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Centromerus Dahl, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Ceratinopsis Emerton, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1772Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Euryopis Menge, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Lepthyphantes Menge, 1866
0SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Meioneta Hull, 1920
0SpeciesTaxom
Mermessus O. P.-Cambridge, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Meta C. L. Koch, 1933Cave Orb Weavers1SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1842Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Neriene Blackwall, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Pityohyphantes Simon, 1850Hammock Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Tenuiphantes Saaristo & T..., 18821SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1842Four-jawed spider1SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1850Tangle-Web Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 1877Ray spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Walckenaeria Blackwall, 18823SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nicholas County (West Virginia)
24 Species
Agyneta simplex Emerton, 1926
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
Araneus saevus L. Koch, 1872Fierce Orbweaver
Araniella displicata Hentz, 1847Six-spotted orbweaver
Centromerus cornupalpis Octavius Pic..., 1875
Ceratinopsis auriculata James Henry ..., 1909Largeleaf sphagnum
Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Euryopis argentea Emerton, 1882
Mangora placida Hentz, 1847Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver
Mermessus brevidentatus James Henry ..., 1909
Mermessus maculatus Richard C. B..., 1892Sheet-web spiders
Meta ovalis Gertsch, 1933Eastern Cave Long-Jawed Spider
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Neriene radiata Walckenaer, 1842Filmy dome spider
Neriene variabilis Richard C. B..., 1892
Pityohyphantes costatus Nicholas Mar..., 1850Hammock spider
Tenuiphantes zebra James Henry ..., 1882
Tetragnatha versicolor Walckenaer, 1842
Theridion frondeum Nicholas Mar..., 1850Eastern Long-Legged Cobweaver
Theridiosoma gemmosum L. Koch, 1877Ray Spider
Walckenaeria atrotibialis Octavius Pic..., 1878
Walckenaeria directa Octavius Pic..., 1874
Walckenaeria pallida James Henry ..., 1882

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Nicholas County (West Virginia)
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
5
7
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
10
12
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
2
2
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
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTheridiosomatidae
Simon, 1881
Ray orbweavers, ray spider, Ray spiders
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org