Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region North Carolina (USA)
List of families for North Carolina
6 Families width 147 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for North Carolina
81 Genera with 147 Species #ACDEFGHILMNOPRSTVWYZ
| Acacesia Simon, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acanthepeira Marx, 1805 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Achaearanea Strand, 1841 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agyneta Hull, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anelosimus Simon, 1850 | Social cobweb spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Araneus Clerck, 1973 | Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1847 | Cucumber spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argiope Audouin, 1775 | Garden orbweavers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Argyrarachne Selden, 1999 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argyrodes Simon, 1873 | Dewdrop spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asagena Sundevall, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Centromerus Dahl, 1940 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ceraticelus Simon, 1944 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratinops Banks, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coleosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 1884 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colphepeira Archer, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclosa Menge, 1842 | Three-lobed Spiders | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Disembolus Chamberlin &..., 1944 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichognatha O. P.-Cambridge, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Emertonella Bryant, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Episinus Walckenaer, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erigone Audouin, 1872 | Black Dwarf Spiders | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eriophora Simon, 1844 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euryopis Menge, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eustala Simon, 1842 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Floricomus Crosby & Bishop, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Florinda O. Pickard-C..., 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Frontinella Cambridge, 1841 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758 | Spiny Backed Orb Weaver | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gea C. L. Koch, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glenognatha Simon, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonatium Menge, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grammonota Emerton, 1875 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypsosinga Ausserer, 1847 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Idionella Banks, 1936 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Larinia Simon, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758 | Furrow spiders | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1837 | Black widow spider | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lepthyphantes Menge, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucauge White, 1841 | Orchard Spider And Allies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 1847 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Mastophora Holmberg, 2003 | Angling spiders | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Mecynogea Simon, 1842 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melychiopharis Simon, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mermessus O. P.-Cambridge, 1882 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Meta C. L. Koch, 1933 | Cave Orb Weavers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micrathena Sundevall, 1842 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Neoscona Simon, 1847 | Spotted orbweavers | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Neospintharus Exline, 1850 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neriene Blackwall, 1842 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nesticus Thorell, 1984 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ocrepeira Marx, 1976 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Origanates Crosby & Bishop, 1933 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pachygnatha Sundevall, 1845 | Thickjawed Orb Weavers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parasteatoda Archer, 1841 | Comb-Clawed Spider | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pholcomma Thorell, 1882 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Phylloneta Archer, 1884 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pityohyphantes Simon, 1850 | Hammock Spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platnickina Kocak & Kemal, 1942 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhomphaea L. Koch, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rugathodes Archer, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scyletria Bishop & Crosby, 1938 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sisicottus Bishop & Crosby, 1999 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spintharus Hentz, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Steatoda Sundevall, 1802 | False black widows | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tapinopa Westring, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Taranucnus Simon, 1940 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetragnatha Latreille, 1842 | Four-jawed spider | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Theonoe Simon, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theridion Walckenaer, 1802 | Tangle-Web Spiders | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Theridiosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 1877 | Ray spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theridula Emerton, 1842 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tidarren Chamberlin &..., 1842 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Trichonephila Dahl, 1911 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Tutaibo Chamberlin, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Verrucosa McCook, 1842 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Walckenaeria Blackwall, 1882 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Wubana Chamberlin, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Yunohamella Yoshida, 1842 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 1964 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for North Carolina
147 Species and 1 Subspecies | Acacesia hamata Hentz, 1847 | Orb weavers | | Acanthepeira cherokee Levi, 1976 | | | Acanthepeira marion Levi, 1976 | | | Acanthepeira stellata Walckenaer, 1805 | Star-bellied orb-weaver | | Achaearanea tepidariorum (Koch, 1841) | ⇒ Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841 | | Agyneta parva Banks, 1896 | | | Anelosimus studiosus (Nicholas Mar..., 1850) | ⇒ Anelosimus fraternus Agnarsson, 2006 | | Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859 | | | Araneus bicentenarius McCook, 1888 | Giant Lichen Orbweaver | | Araneus bonsallae McCook, 1894 | | | Araneus cingulatus Walckenaer, 1842 | | | Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758 | Cross orbweaver | | Araneus gadus Levi, 1973 | | | Araneus guttulatus (Walckenaer, 1842) | ⇒ Araneus niveus Hentz, 1847 | | Araneus iviei Archer, 1951 | | | Araneus juniperi Emerton, 1884 | Juniper Orbweaver | | Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757 | Marbled Orb Weaver | | Araneus miniatus Walckenaer, 1842 | | | Araneus niveus Hentz, 1847 | | | Araneus nordmanni Thorell, 1870 | Nordmann'S Orbweaver | | Araneus pegnia Walckenaer, 1842 | Orb weavers | | Araneus pratensis (Emerton, 1884) | ⇒ Neoscona pratensis Hentz, 1847 | | Araneus saevus L. Koch, 1872 | Fierce Orbweaver | | Araneus thaddeus (Hentz, 1847) | ⇒ Araneus meropes Keyserling, 1865 | | Araneus trifolium Hentz, 1847 | Shamrock orbweaver | | Araneus tuscarora Levi, 1973 | | | Araniella displicata Hentz, 1847 | Six-spotted orbweaver | | Argiope aurantia Lucas, 1833 | American garden spider | | Argiope florida Ralph Vary C..., 1944 | Florida Argiope | | Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775 | Banded Argiope | | Argyrarachne solitus ♰ P. A. Selden, 1999 | | | Argyrodes elevatus (WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw ..., 1873) | ⇒ Chrysso pulcherrima Mello-Leitao, 1917 | | Asagena americana James Henry ..., 1882 | Two-Spotted Cobweb Spider | | Centromerus cornupalpis Octavius Pic..., 1875 | | | Centromerus sylvaticus Blackwall, 1841 | | | Centromerus tennapex Barrows, 1940 | | | Ceraticelus creolus Ralph Vary C..., 1925 | | | Ceraticelus paschalis Crosby & Bishop, 1925 | | | Ceraticelus savannus Ralph Vary C..., 1944 | | | Ceratinops carolinus Richard C. B..., 1911 | | | Coleosoma acutiventer Eugen von Ke..., 1884 | | | Colphepeira catawba Banks, 1911 | | | Cyclosa caroli Hentz, 1850 | Orb weavers | | Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772 | Conical Trashline Orbweaver | | Cyclosa turbinata Charles Atha..., 1842 | Orb weavers | | Disembolus corneliae Ralph Vary C..., 1944 | | | Dolichognatha pentagona Hentz, 1850 | Longjawed orb weavers | | Emertonella emertoni Bryant, 1933 | | | Episinus amoenus Richard C. B..., 1911 | | | Erigone autumnalis James Henry ..., 1882 | Dwarf weaver | | Erigone dentigera Octavius Pic..., 1874 | | | Erigone tirolensis Ludwig Carl ..., 1872 | | | Eriophora ravilla C. L. Koch, 1844 | Orb weavers | | Euryopis quinquemaculata Banks, 1900 | | | Eustala anastera (Walckenaer, 1842) | ⇒ Eustala conchlea Henry Christ..., 1888 | | Eustala cepina Charles Atha..., 1842 | | | Floricomus rostratus James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Florinda coccinea Nicholas Mar..., 1850 | Black-tailed red sheetweaver | | Frontinella communis Hentz, 1850 | Bowl and doily spider | | Frontinella pyramitela (Walckenaer, 1841) | ⇒ Frontinella communis Hentz, 1850 | | Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758 | Crab spider | | Gea heptagon Nicholas Mar..., 1850 | Heptagonal Orbweaver | | Glenognatha foxi McCook, 1894 | Longjawed orb weavers | | Gonatium crassipalpum Elizabeth Ba..., 1933 | | | Grammonota maritima James Henry ..., 1925 | | | Grammonota pictilis Octavius Pic..., 1875 | | | Hypsosinga funebris Eugen von Ke..., 1892 | | | Hypsosinga rubens Nicholas Mar..., 1847 | | | Idionella anomala Willis J. Ge..., 1936 | | | Larinia directa Hentz, 1847 | Orb weavers | | Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758 | Furrow orb spider | | Larinioides patagiatus Clerck, 1758 | Ornamental Orbweaver | | Larinioides sclopetarius (Clerck, 1758) | ⇒ Larinioides sericatus Clerck, 1757 | | Latrodectus geometricus C. L. Koch, 1841 | Brown black widow | | Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790 | | Latrodectus variolus (Walckenaer, 1837) | ⇒ Latrodectus hesperus Chamberlin &..., 1935 | | Lepthyphantes umbratilis Eugen von Ke..., 1886 | | | Leucauge argyrobapta (White, 1841) | ⇒ Leucauge venusta Walckenaer, 1841 | | Leucauge venusta Walckenaer, 1841 | Longjawed Orb Weavers | | Mangora gibberosa (Hentz, 1847) | ⇒ Mangora fascialata Franganillo, 1936 | | Mangora maculata Keyserling, 1865 | Greenlegged orbweaver | | Mangora placida Hentz, 1847 | Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver | | Mastophora bisaccata James Henry ..., 1884 | | | Mastophora stowei Herbert Walt..., 2003 | | | Mastophora timuqua Herbert Walt..., 2003 | | | Mecynogea lemniscata Charles Atha..., 1842 | Basilica orbweaver | | Melychiopharis cynips Eugène Simon, 1895 | | | Mermessus brevidentatus James Henry ..., 1909 | | | Mermessus tridentatus James Henry ..., 1882 | Spider | | Meta ovalis Gertsch, 1933 | Eastern Cave Long-Jawed Spider | | Metepeira labyrinthea (Nicholas Mar..., 1847) | ⇒ Metepeira triangularis Pelegrin Fra..., 1930 | | Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805 | Orb Weavers | | Micrathena mitrata Nicholas Mar..., 1850 | Orb Weavers | | Micrathena sagittata Charles Atha..., 1842 | Arrowshaped micrathena | | Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842 | Arabesque orbweaver | | Neoscona crucifera Lucas, 1838 | Barn spider | | Neoscona domiciliorum Hentz, 1847 | Red-Femured Spotted Orbweaver | | Neoscona pratensis Hentz, 1847 | | | Neospintharus furcatus O. P.-Cambridge, 1894 | Cobweb spiders | | Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850 | Horned Parasitic Cobweaver | | Neriene radiata Walckenaer, 1842 | Filmy dome spider | | Nesticus brimleyi Willis J. Ge..., 1984 | | | Nesticus carolinensis Bishop, 1950 | | | Nesticus cooperi Willis J. Ge..., 1984 | | | Ocrepeira georgia Herbert Walt..., 1976 | Purple sun star | | Pachygnatha furcillata Eugen von Ke..., 1884 | Guinea ant | | Pachygnatha tristriata C. L. Koch, 1845 | | | Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841 | American house false widow spider | | Pholcomma barnesi Herbert Walt..., 1957 | | | Pholcomma carota Herbert Walt..., 1957 | | | Pholcomma hirsutum James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Phylloneta pictipes Keyserling, 1884 | | | Pityohyphantes costatus Nicholas Mar..., 1850 | Hammock spider | | Platnickina alabamensis Willis J. Ge..., 1942 | | | Rhomphaea fictilium Hentz, 1850 | Lizard Spider | | Rugathodes sexpunctatus James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Scyletria inflata Bishop & Crosby, 1938 | | | Sisicottus panopeus FrantiÅ¡ek M..., 1999 | | | Spintharus flavidus Nicholas Mar..., 1850 | Cobweb spiders | | Steatoda borealis Nicholas Mar..., 1850 | Boreal Combfoot | | Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch, 1838 | Brown house spider | | Steatoda triangulosa Walckenaer, 1802 | Triangulate bud spider | | Tapinopa bilineata Richard C. B..., 1893 | | | Taranucnus ornithes Barrows, 1940 | | | Tetragnatha elongata Walckenaer, 1842 | Elongate stilt spider | | Tetragnatha guatemalensis Octavius Pic..., 1889 | Ants | | Tetragnatha laboriosa Hentz, 1850 | Longjawed orb weavers | | Tetragnatha trichodes trichodes Thorell, 1878 | | | Tetragnatha versicolor Walckenaer, 1842 | | | Tetragnatha viridis Walckenaer, 1842 | Green Long-Jawed Spider | | Theonoe stridula Crosby, 1906 | | | Theridion albidum (Richard C. B..., 1895) | ⇒ Theridion berlandi Carl Friedri..., 1942 | | Theridion flavonotatum Lawrence Becker, 1879 | | | Theridion frondeum Nicholas Mar..., 1850 | Eastern Long-Legged Cobweaver | | Theridion glaucescens Lawrence Becker, 1879 | | | Theridion pictum (Charles Atha..., 1802) | ⇒ Theridion hemerobium Eugène Simon, 1914 | | Theridiosoma gemmosum L. Koch, 1877 | Ray Spider | | Theridula emertoni Herbert Walt..., 1954 | Emerton'S Bitubercled Cobweaver | | Theridula opulenta (Charles Atha..., 1842) | ⇒ Theridula gonygaster Eugène Simon, 1873 | | Tidarren sisyphoides Charles Atha..., 1842 | Cobweb spiders | | Tutaibo anglicanus Nicholas Mar..., 1850 | | | Verrucosa arenata Charles Atha..., 1842 | Arrowhead Orb Weaver | | Walckenaeria carolina Millidge, 1983 | | | Walckenaeria pallida James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Wubana drassoides James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Yunohamella lyrica Walckenaer, 1842 | | | Zygiella nearctica Willis J. Ge..., 1964 | |
Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in North Carolina | Family | Araneidae
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 | 25
61 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Linyphiidae
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 | 24
33 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nesticidae
Simon, 1894
cave cobweb spider, Cave cobweb spiders, Comb-footed Cellar Spiders, Scaffold web spiders, Tangle web spiders | 1
3 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Tetragnathidae
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 | 6
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Theridiidae
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 | 24
36 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Theridiosomatidae
Simon, 1881
Ray orbweavers, ray spider, Ray spiders | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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