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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region North-Central Mexico (Central Mexico, Mexico)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
118
247
299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
99
209
236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
43
136
175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
39
130
166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
34
120
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
34
120
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
33
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North-Central Mexico
4 Families width 49 Species
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders14SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders26SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae (Menge, 1866)Elongated Orb Weavers5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North-Central Mexico
33 Genera with 49 Species
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Ameridion Wunderlich, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Anelosimus Simon, 1896Social cobweb spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1842Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Asagena Sundevall, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Ceraticelus Simon, 1884
0SpeciesTaxom
Chrosiothes Simon, 1894
0SpeciesTaxom
Chrysometa Simon, 1894
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1889Three-lobed Spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Dactylopisthes Simon, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Frontinella Cambridge, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Glenognatha Simon, 19363SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1775Black widow spider3SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1841Orchard Spider And Allies1SpeciesTaxom
Linyphia Latreille, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Mecynogea Simon, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Metazygia F. O. P.-Cam..., 19951SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 19363SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 19555SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1904Spotted orbweavers4SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1767Banana spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Paratheridula Levi, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1802False black widows4SpeciesTaxom
Stemmops O. P.-Cambridge, 1894
0SpeciesTaxom
Thyreobaeus Simon, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Tidarren Chamberlin &..., 18421SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Wirada Keyserling, 20181SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North-Central Mexico
49 Species
Ameridion bridgesi Herbert Walt..., 1959
Anelosimus jucundus (Octavius Pic..., 1896)⇒ Anelosimus tosus Ralph Vary C..., 1916
Araneus pegnia Walckenaer, 1842Orb weavers
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Argiope aurantia Lucas, 1833American garden spider
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Asagena fulva Eugen von Ke..., 1884
Cyclosa coylei Herbert Walt..., 1999Orb weavers
Cyclosa turbinata Charles Atha..., 1842Orb weavers
Cyclosa walckenaeri O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Dactylopisthes diphyus Heimer, 1987
Eriophora edax Blackwall, 1863Orb weavers
Eriophora ravilla C. L. Koch, 1844Orb weavers
Frontinella potosia Willis J. Ge..., 1946
Frontinella pyramitela (Walckenaer, 1841)⇒ Frontinella communis Hentz, 1850
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Glenognatha foxi McCook, 1894Longjawed orb weavers
Glenognatha minuta Banks, 1898
Glenognatha spherella Chamberlin &..., 1936
Latrodectus geometricus C. L. Koch, 1841Brown black widow
Latrodectus hesperus Chamberlin &..., 1935Western black widow
Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790
Leucauge argyrobapta (White, 1841)⇒ Leucauge venusta Walckenaer, 1841
Linyphia xilitla Willis J. Ge..., 1946
Mangora picta (O. P.-Cambridge, 1889)⇒ Mangora melanocephala Taczanowski, 1874
Mecynogea lemniscata Charles Atha..., 1842Basilica orbweaver
Metazygia taman Herbert Walt..., 1995
Metepeira atascadero Piel, 2001
Metepeira labyrinthea (Nicholas Mar..., 1847)⇒ Metepeira triangularis Pelegrin Fra..., 1930
Metepeira minima Willis J. Ge..., 1936Orb weavers
Micrathena glyptogonoides Herbert Walt..., 1985
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Micrathena sagittata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowshaped micrathena
Micrathena sexspinosa Carl Wilhelm..., 1822Orb weavers
Micrathena zilchi Otto Kraus, 1955Orb weavers
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Neoscona crucifera Lucas, 1838Barn spider
Neoscona oaxacensis Keyserling, 1864Orb weavers
Neoscona orizabensis F. O. P.-Cam..., 1904
Nephila clavipes (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Alpaida sulphurea Taczanowski, 1873
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Paratheridula perniciosa Eugen von Ke..., 1886Cobweb spiders
Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch, 1838Brown house spider
Steatoda mexicana Herbert Walt..., 1957
Steatoda transversa (Richard C. B..., 1898)⇒ Theridion transgressum Alexander Pe..., 1911
Steatoda triangulosa Walckenaer, 1802Triangulate bud spider
Tidarren sisyphoides Charles Atha..., 1842Cobweb spiders
Verrucosa arenata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowhead Orb Weaver
Wirada mexicana Campuzano & ..., 2018

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in North-Central Mexico
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
13
26
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
5
4
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
4
5
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
11
14
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org