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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Norfolk County (Massachusetts, USA)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
30
60
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
24
54
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
16
42
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
16
42
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
14
40
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
14
40
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
19
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Norfolk County (Massachusetts)
4 Families width 18 Species
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders9SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Norfolk County (Massachusetts)
19 Genera with 18 Species
Aphileta Hull, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1872Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Ceraticelus Simon, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Ceratinella Emerton, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Ceratinopsis Emerton, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Euryopis Menge, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1833
Spiny Backed Orb Weaver0SpeciesTaxom
Glenognatha Simon, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Grammonota Emerton, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1938Black widow spider1SpeciesTaxom
Lepthyphantes Menge, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Maso Simon, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Metopobactrus Simon, 1884
0SpeciesTaxom
Oedothorax Bertkau, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Platnickina Kocak & Kemal, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Scironis Bishop & Crosby, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1838False black widows1SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1842Four-jawed spider1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Norfolk County (Massachusetts)
18 Species
Aphileta misera Octavius Pic..., 1882Heterotardigrades
Araneus bicentenarius McCook, 1888Giant Lichen Orbweaver
Araneus saevus L. Koch, 1872Fierce Orbweaver
Ceraticelus minutus James Henry ..., 1882
Ceratinella brunnea James Henry ..., 1882
Ceratinopsis nigriceps James Henry ..., 1882
Enoplognatha ovata (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Enoplognatha latimana Hippa & Oksala, 1982
Euryopis argentea Emerton, 1882
Glenognatha foxi McCook, 1894Longjawed orb weavers
Grammonota ornata Octavius Pic..., 1875
Latrodectus bishopi Kaston, 1938Red widow
Lepthyphantes leprosus Ohlert, 1865Household Fine Sheetweaver
Maso alticeps James Henry ..., 1909
Oedothorax montifer James Henry ..., 1882
Platnickina alabamensis Willis J. Ge..., 1942
Scironis tarsalis James Henry ..., 1911Tarsal Sheet-Web Weaver
Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch, 1838Brown house spider
Tetragnatha viridis Walckenaer, 1842Green Long-Jawed Spider

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Norfolk County (Massachusetts)
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
2
2
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
9
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
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org