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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
144
395
695
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
117
317
527
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
53
225
438
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
51
221
432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
44
211
407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
43
210
405
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
5
46
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northwest Mexico
5 Families width 77 Species and 1 Subspecies
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders38SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders10SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders18SpeciesTaxom
Nesticidae Simon, 1894Cave cobweb spider1SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers10SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northwest Mexico
46 Genera with 77 Species
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Acacesia Simon, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Agyneta Hull, 20132SpeciesTaxom
Allocyclosa Levi, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Anelosimus Simon, 1956Social cobweb spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1991Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers6SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1847Cucumber spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Asagena Sundevall, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Carepalxis L. Koch, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Ceraticelus Simon, 1884
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1889Three-lobed Spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Dipoena Thorell, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom
Edricus O. P.-Cambridge, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Eidmannella Roewer, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 19353SpeciesTaxom
Frontinella Cambridge, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Glenognatha Simon, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Grammonota Emerton, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Kaira O. P.-Cambridge, 1850Frilled Orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1775Black widow spider3SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1841Orchard Spider And Allies2SpeciesTaxom
Linyphantes Chamberlin &..., 18981SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Masoncus Chamberlin, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Mastophora Holmberg, 1884Angling spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Mecynogea Simon, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Mermessus O. P.-Cambridge, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18423SpeciesTaxom
Neopisinus Marques, Buc..., 2011
0SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1904Spotted orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Nesticodes Archer, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Parawixia F. O. P.-Cam..., 19042SpeciesTaxom
Sisicottus Bishop & Crosby, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1898False black widows3SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1842Four-jawed spider6SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1959Tangle-Web Spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Theridula Emerton, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Thymoites Keyserling, 1884
0SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Walckenaeria Blackwall, 19831SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northwest Mexico
77 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acacesia hamata Hentz, 1847Orb weavers
Agyneta barfoot Duperre, 2013
Agyneta crista Duperre, 2013
Allocyclosa bifurca McCook, 1887Orb weavers
Anelosimus analyticus Ralph Vary C..., 1924
Anelosimus pacificus Herbert Walt..., 1956Cobweb spiders
Araneus andrewsi Archer, 1951
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus detrimentosus O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Araneus gemma McCook, 1888Cat-faced Spider
Araneus pegnia Walckenaer, 1842Orb weavers
Araneus salto Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Araniella displicata Hentz, 1847Six-spotted orbweaver
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Argiope aurantia Lucas, 1833American garden spider
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Asagena fulva Eugen von Ke..., 1884
Asagena medialis Richard C. B..., 1898
Carepalxis perpera Alexander Pe..., 1911
Cyclosa pichilinque Herbert Walt..., 1999Scoliid wasps
Cyclosa turbinata Charles Atha..., 1842Orb weavers
Cyclosa walckenaeri O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Edricus productus Octavius Pic..., 1896
Eidmannella pallida James Henry ..., 1875Cave cobweb spider
Eriophora edax Blackwall, 1863Orb weavers
Eriophora ravilla C. L. Koch, 1844Orb weavers
Eustala anastera (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Eustala conchlea Henry Christ..., 1888
Eustala conchlea Henry Christ..., 1888
Eustala rosae Ralph Vary C..., 1935
Frontinella pyramitela (Walckenaer, 1841)⇒ Frontinella communis Hentz, 1850
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Gea heptagon Nicholas Mar..., 1850Heptagonal Orbweaver
Glenognatha foxi McCook, 1894Longjawed orb weavers
Glenognatha minuta Banks, 1898
Grammonota gentilis Richard C. B..., 1898
Grammonota pictilis Octavius Pic..., 1875
Kaira alba Nicholas Mar..., 1850Pale Frilled Orbweaver
Larinia directa Hentz, 1847Orb weavers
Latrodectus geometricus C. L. Koch, 1841Brown black widow
Latrodectus hesperus Chamberlin &..., 1935Western black widow
Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790
Leucauge argyra Walckenaer, 1842Longjawed orb weavers
Leucauge argyrobapta (White, 1841)⇒ Leucauge venusta Walckenaer, 1841
Linyphantes tragicus Richard C. B..., 1898
Mangora fascialata Franganillo, 1936Orb weavers
Masoncus conspectus Willis J. Ge..., 1936
Mastophora bisaccata James Henry ..., 1884
Mecynogea lemniscata Charles Atha..., 1842Basilica orbweaver
Mermessus denticulatus Richard C. B..., 1898
Micrathena funebris Marx, 1898Orb weavers
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Micrathena sagittata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowshaped micrathena
Neoscona crucifera Lucas, 1838Barn spider
Neoscona oaxacensis Keyserling, 1864Orb weavers
Neoscona orizabensis F. O. P.-Cam..., 1904
Nesticodes rufipes Lucas, 1846Cobweb spiders
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Parawixia acapulco Levi, 1992
Parawixia tredecimnotata F.P.-Cambridge, 1904Orb weavers
Sisicottus panopeus František M..., 1999
Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch, 1838Brown house spider
Steatoda nobilis Tord Tamerla..., 1875Cobweb weaver
Steatoda punctulata (Marx, 1898)⇒ Platnickina tincta Walckenaer, 1802
Tetragnatha elongata Walckenaer, 1842Elongate stilt spider
Tetragnatha eremita Chamberlin, 1924
Tetragnatha guatemalensis Octavius Pic..., 1889Ants
Tetragnatha nitens (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Tetragnatha boydi Octavius Pic..., 1898
Tetragnatha trichodes trichodes Thorell, 1878
Tetragnatha versicolor Walckenaer, 1842
Theridion geminipunctum Ralph Vary C..., 1924
Theridion gertschi Herbert Walt..., 1959
Theridion opuntia Herbert Walt..., 1963
Theridion positivum Ralph Vary C..., 1924
Theridion sinaloa Herbert Walt..., 1959
Theridula gonygaster Eugène Simon, 1873Cobweb spiders
Verrucosa arenata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowhead Orb Weaver
Walckenaeria discolor Millidge, 1983

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Northwest 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
22
38
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
9
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyNesticidae
Simon, 1894
cave cobweb spider, Cave cobweb spiders, Comb-footed Cellar Spiders, Scaffold web spiders, Tangle web spiders
1
1
Genus
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
3
10
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
18
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org