Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Northwestern Illinois (Northern Illinois, Illinois, USA)
List of families for Northwestern Illinois
5 Families width 186 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Northwestern Illinois
77 Genera with 186 Species #ABCDEFGHIKLMNOPRSTVWY
| Acanthepeira Marx, 1805 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agyneta Hull, 1892 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Araneus Clerck, 1847 | Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1847 | Cucumber spiders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Argiope Audouin, 1775 | Garden orbweavers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Asagena Sundevall, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bathyphantes Menge, 1892 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Centromerus Dahl, 1841 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ceraticelus Simon, 1892 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratinella Emerton, 1891 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratinops Banks, 1909 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Coleosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 1884 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Collinsia O. P.-Cambridge, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crustulina Menge, 1861 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclosa Menge, 1842 | Three-lobed Spiders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Diplocentria Hull, 1915 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Diplostyla Emerton, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dipoena Thorell, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drapetisca Menge, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eidmannella Roewer, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Enoplognatha Pavesi, 1758 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eridantes Crosby & Bishop, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erigone Audouin, 1894 | Black Dwarf Spiders | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Euryopis Menge, 1954 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eustala Simon, 1904 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Floricomus Crosby & Bishop, 1944 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Frontinella Cambridge, 1841 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gea C. L. Koch, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glenognatha Simon, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glyphesis Simon, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grammonota Emerton, 1875 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Hentziectypus Archer, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypselistes Simon, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypsosinga Ausserer, 1847 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Idionella Banks, 1905 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Islandiana Braendegaard, 1965 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Kaestneria Wiehle, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758 | Furrow spiders | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1837 | Black widow spider | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lepthyphantes Menge, 1865 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leucauge White, 1841 | Orchard Spider And Allies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 1847 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mastophora Holmberg, 1955 | Angling spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melychiopharis Simon, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mermessus O. P.-Cambridge, 1882 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Meta C. L. Koch, 1804 | Cave Orb Weavers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micrathena Sundevall, 1842 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Microlinyphia Gerhardt, 1830 | Platform spiders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Microneta Menge, 1841 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neoscona Simon, 1847 | Spotted orbweavers | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Neriene Blackwall, 1892 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ostearius Hull, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachygnatha Sundevall, 1845 | Thickjawed Orb Weavers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Parasteatoda Archer, 1841 | Comb-Clawed Spider | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pityohyphantes Simon, 1850 | Hammock Spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platnickina Kocak & Kemal, 1882 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pocadicnemis Simon, 1976 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Porrhomma Simon, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Robertus O. P.-Cambridge, 1909 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Satilatlas Keyserling, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scironis Bishop & Crosby, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sisicottus Bishop & Crosby, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Souessoula Crosby & Bishop, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Soulgas Crosby & Bishop, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Steatoda Sundevall, 1802 | False black widows | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Stemmops O. P.-Cambridge, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tennesseellum Petrunkevitch, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tenuiphantes Saaristo & T..., 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetragnatha Latreille, 1842 | Four-jawed spider | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Theridion Walckenaer, 1944 | Tangle-Web Spiders | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Theridula Emerton, 1954 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thymoites Keyserling, 1882 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thyreosthenius Simon, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Verrucosa McCook, 1842 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Walckenaeria Blackwall, 1931 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Yunohamella Yoshida, 1842 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Northwestern Illinois
186 Species and 1 Subspecies | Acanthepeira stellata Walckenaer, 1805 | Star-bellied orb-weaver | | Agyneta bronx Duperre, 2013 | | | Agyneta fabra Keyserling, 1886 | | | Agyneta micaria Emerton, 1882 | | | Agyneta olivacea James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Agyneta serrata Emerton, 1909 | | | Agyneta unimaculata Banks, 1892 | | | Araneus bicentenarius McCook, 1888 | Giant Lichen Orbweaver | | Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758 | Cross orbweaver | | Araneus gemmoides Chamberlin &..., 1935 | Cat-faced Spider | | Araneus guttulatus (Walckenaer, 1842) | ⇒ Araneus niveus Hentz, 1847 | | Araneus juniperi Emerton, 1884 | Juniper Orbweaver | | Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757 | Marbled Orb Weaver | | 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 | | Araniella cucurbitina (Clerck, 1758) | ⇒ Araniella proxima KulczyÅ„ski, 1885 | | Araniella displicata Hentz, 1847 | Six-spotted orbweaver | | Argiope aurantia Lucas, 1833 | American garden spider | | Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775 | Banded Argiope | | Asagena americana James Henry ..., 1882 | Two-Spotted Cobweb Spider | | Bathyphantes alboventris Richard C. B..., 1892 | | | Bathyphantes canadensis (James Henry ..., 1882) | ⇒ Bathyphantes setiger Frederick Oc..., 1894 | | Bathyphantes gracilis Blackwall, 1841 | | | Bathyphantes nigrinus Johan Peter ..., 1851 | | | Bathyphantes pallidus (Banks, 1892) | ⇒ Agyneta angulata Emerton, 1882 | | Centromerus cornupalpis Octavius Pic..., 1875 | | | Centromerus sylvaticus Blackwall, 1841 | | | Ceraticelus alticeps Irving Fox, 1891 | | | Ceraticelus bulbosus James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Ceraticelus emertoni Octavius Pic..., 1874 | | | Ceraticelus fissiceps Octavius Pic..., 1874 | | | Ceraticelus laetus Octavius Pic..., 1874 | | | Ceraticelus minutus James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Ceraticelus similis Richard C. B..., 1892 | | | Ceratinella brunnea James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Ceratinella buna Ralph Vary C..., 1949 | | | Ceratinella parvula Irving Fox, 1891 | | | Ceratinops annulipes Richard C. B..., 1892 | | | Ceratinops rugosus James Henry ..., 1909 | | | Coleosoma acutiventer Eugen von Ke..., 1884 | | | Collinsia plumosa James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Crustulina guttata Wider, 1834 | | | Crustulina sticta (O. P.-Cambridge, 1861) | ⇒ Crustulina guttata Wider, 1834 | | Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772 | Conical Trashline Orbweaver | | Cyclosa turbinata Charles Atha..., 1842 | Orb weavers | | Diplocentria bidentata James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Diplocentria rectangulata James Henry ..., 1915 | | | Diplostyla concolor Wider, 1834 | | | Dipoena nigra (James Henry ..., 1882) | ⇒ Theridula nigerrima Alexander Pe..., 1911 | | Drapetisca alteranda Ralph Vary C..., 1909 | Northern Long-Toothed Sheetweaver | | Eidmannella pallida James Henry ..., 1875 | Cave cobweb spider | | Enoplognatha caricis Fickert, 1876 | | | Enoplognatha marmorata (Nicholas Mar..., 1850) | ⇒ Enoplognatha caricis Fickert, 1876 | | Enoplognatha ovata (Clerck, 1758) | ⇒ Enoplognatha latimana Hippa & Oksala, 1982 | | Eridantes erigonoides James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Erigone autumnalis James Henry ..., 1882 | Dwarf weaver | | Erigone blaesa Crosby & Bishop, 1928 | | | Erigone cristatopalpus Eugène Simon, 1884 | White meadowbeauty | | Erigone dentipalpis (Wider, 1834) | ⇒ | | Erigone dentosa Octavius Pic..., 1894 | Dwarf weaver | | Euryopis argentea Emerton, 1882 | | | Euryopis funebris Hentz, 1850 | | | Euryopis pepini Levi, 1954 | | | Eustala anastera (Walckenaer, 1842) | ⇒ Eustala conchlea Henry Christ..., 1888 | | Eustala cepina Charles Atha..., 1842 | | | Eustala emertoni Richard C. B..., 1904 | | | Floricomus rostratus James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Floricomus setosus Ralph Vary C..., 1944 | | | Frontinella pyramitela (Walckenaer, 1841) | ⇒ Frontinella communis Hentz, 1850 | | Gea heptagon Nicholas Mar..., 1850 | Heptagonal Orbweaver | | Glenognatha foxi McCook, 1894 | Longjawed orb weavers | | Glyphesis scopulifer James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Grammonota angusta Charles Dent..., 1959 | | | Grammonota gentilis Richard C. B..., 1898 | | | Grammonota inornata James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Grammonota ornata Octavius Pic..., 1875 | | | Grammonota pictilis Octavius Pic..., 1875 | | | Hentziectypus globosus Hentz, 1850 | | | Hypselistes florens Octavius Pic..., 1875 | Peatland Sheetweb Weaver | | Hypsosinga pygmaea Sundevall, 1831 | | | Hypsosinga rubens Nicholas Mar..., 1847 | | | Idionella formosa Richard C. B..., 1892 | Thin-ribbed mountainsnail | | Idionella rugosa Crosby, 1905 | | | Islandiana flaveola Richard C. B..., 1892 | | | Islandiana flavoides Wilton Ivie, 1965 | | | Islandiana holmi Wilton Ivie, 1965 | | | Islandiana longisetosa James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Islandiana unicornis Wilton Ivie, 1965 | | | Kaestneria pullata Octavius Pic..., 1863 | | | Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758 | Furrow orb spider | | Larinioides patagiatus Clerck, 1758 | Ornamental Orbweaver | | Larinioides sclopetarius (Clerck, 1758) | ⇒ Larinioides sericatus Clerck, 1757 | | Latrodectus curacaviensis (Müller, 1776) | ⇒ Latrodectus variegatus Hercule Nicolet, 1849 | | Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790 | | Latrodectus variolus (Walckenaer, 1837) | ⇒ Latrodectus hesperus Chamberlin &..., 1935 | | Lepthyphantes intricatus James Henry ..., 1911 | | | Lepthyphantes leprosus Ohlert, 1865 | Household Fine Sheetweaver | | Leucauge venusta Walckenaer, 1841 | Longjawed Orb Weavers | | Mangora gibberosa (Hentz, 1847) | ⇒ Mangora fascialata Franganillo, 1936 | | Mangora placida Hentz, 1847 | Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver | | Mastophora hutchinsoni Willis J. Ge..., 1955 | | | Melychiopharis cynips Eugène Simon, 1895 | | | Mermessus brevidentatus James Henry ..., 1909 | | | Mermessus index James Henry ..., 1914 | | | Mermessus maculatus Richard C. B..., 1892 | Sheet-web spiders | | Mermessus tridentatus James Henry ..., 1882 | Spider | | Mermessus trilobatus James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Meta menardi Latreille, 1804 | Cave orbweaver | | 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 | | Microlinyphia mandibulata James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Microlinyphia pusilla Sundevall, 1830 | | | Microneta viaria Blackwall, 1841 | | | Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842 | Arabesque orbweaver | | Neoscona crucifera Lucas, 1838 | Barn spider | | Neoscona domiciliorum Hentz, 1847 | Red-Femured Spotted Orbweaver | | Neoscona nautica L. Koch, 1875 | Orb weavers | | Neoscona oaxacensis Keyserling, 1864 | Orb weavers | | Neoscona pratensis Hentz, 1847 | | | Neriene clathrata Sundevall, 1830 | | | Neriene radiata Walckenaer, 1842 | Filmy dome spider | | Neriene variabilis Richard C. B..., 1892 | | | Ostearius melanopygius O. P.-Cambridge, 1879 | | | Pachygnatha autumnalis Marx, 1884 | Big-Eyed Thick-Jawed Spider | | Pachygnatha brevis Eugen von Ke..., 1884 | Guinea ant | | Pachygnatha tristriata C. L. Koch, 1845 | | | Parasteatoda tabulata Levi, 1980 | Comb-footed spider | | Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841 | American house false widow spider | | Pityohyphantes costatus Nicholas Mar..., 1850 | Hammock spider | | Platnickina alabamensis Willis J. Ge..., 1942 | | | Platnickina punctosparsa James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Pocadicnemis americana Alfred Frank..., 1976 | | | Porrhomma convexum (Westring, 1851) | ⇒ Porrhomma microps Carl Friedri..., 1931 | | Robertus floridensis Kaston, 1946 | | | Robertus longipalpus Kaston, 1946 | | | Robertus riparius Eugen von Ke..., 1886 | | | Robertus spinifer James Henry ..., 1909 | | | Satilatlas marxi Eugen von Ke..., 1886 | Thin-ribbed mountainsnail | | Scironis tarsalis James Henry ..., 1911 | Tarsal Sheet-Web Weaver | | Sisicottus montanus (James Henry ..., 1882) | ⇒ Sisicottus panopeus FrantiÅ¡ek M..., 1999 | | Souessoula parva Richard C. B..., 1899 | | | Soulgas corticarius (James Henry ..., 1909) | ⇒ Oedothorax seminolus Wilton Ivie ..., 1935 | | Steatoda albomaculata (De Geer, 1778) | ⇒ Chrysso albomaculata O. P.-Cambridge, 1882 | | Steatoda borealis Nicholas Mar..., 1850 | Boreal Combfoot | | Steatoda triangulosa Walckenaer, 1802 | Triangulate bud spider | | Stemmops ornatus Elizabeth Ba..., 1933 | | | Tennesseellum formica James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Tenuiphantes zebra James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Tetragnatha caudata Emerton, 1884 | Longjawed Orb Weavers | | Tetragnatha elongata Walckenaer, 1842 | Elongate stilt spider | | Tetragnatha extensa (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Tetragnatha montana Simon, 1874 | | Tetragnatha guatemalensis Octavius Pic..., 1889 | Ants | | Tetragnatha laboriosa Hentz, 1850 | Longjawed orb weavers | | Tetragnatha pallescens F. Octavius ..., 1903 | | | Tetragnatha shoshone Herbert W. Levi, 1981 | | | Tetragnatha straminea Emerton, 1884 | | | Tetragnatha trichodes trichodes Thorell, 1878 | | | Tetragnatha versicolor Walckenaer, 1842 | | | Tetragnatha viridis Walckenaer, 1842 | Green Long-Jawed Spider | | Theridion albidum (Richard C. B..., 1895) | ⇒ Theridion berlandi Carl Friedri..., 1942 | | Theridion differens (James Henry ..., 1882) | ⇒ Theridion glaucescens Lawrence Becker, 1879 | | Theridion dividuum (Willis J. Ge..., 1942) | ⇒ Thymoites expulsus Willis J. Ge..., 1936 | | Theridion dulcineum Willis J. Ge..., 1942 | | | Theridion frondeum Nicholas Mar..., 1850 | Eastern Long-Legged Cobweaver | | Theridion murarium James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Theridion pennsylvanicum James Henry ..., 1913 | | | Theridion rabuni Ralph Vary C..., 1944 | | | Theridula emertoni Herbert Walt..., 1954 | Emerton'S Bitubercled Cobweaver | | Thymoites marxi Crosby, 1906 | | | Thymoites unimaculatus James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Thyreosthenius parasiticus Johan Peter ..., 1851 | | | Verrucosa arenata Charles Atha..., 1842 | Arrowhead Orb Weaver | | Walckenaeria brevicornis James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Walckenaeria castanea James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Walckenaeria clavipalpis Millidge, 1983 | | | Walckenaeria communis James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Walckenaeria directa Octavius Pic..., 1874 | | | Walckenaeria pallida James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Walckenaeria spiralis James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Walckenaeria subdirecta Millidge, 1983 | | | Walckenaeria tumida Crosby & Bishop, 1931 | | | Yunohamella lyrica Walckenaer, 1842 | |
Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Northwestern Illinois | 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 | 15
40 | 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 | 38
88 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nesticidae
Simon, 1894
cave cobweb spider, Cave cobweb spiders, Comb-footed Cellar Spiders, Scaffold web spiders, Tangle web spiders | 1
1 | 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 | 5
17 | 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 | 18
40 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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