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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Northwestern Ontario (Northern Ontario, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
38
82
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
37
79
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
18
59
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
18
59
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
17
58
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
17
58
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
30
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northwestern Ontario
4 Families width 37 Species
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders15SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders10SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders9SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northwestern Ontario
30 Genera with 37 Species
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Agyneta Hull, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1847Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Ceraticelus Simon, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Cnephalocotes Simon, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Crustulina Menge, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1772Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Dismodicus Simon, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Frontinella Cambridge, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Grammonota Emerton, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Hypsosinga Ausserer, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1841Orchard Spider And Allies1SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Neospintharus Exline, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Neriene Blackwall, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Ostearius Hull, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider2SpeciesTaxom
Pelecopsis Simon, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Rugathodes Archer, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Sciastes Bishop & Crosby, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Singa C. L. Koch, 1893Striped orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Sisicottus Bishop & Crosby, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1838False black widows1SpeciesTaxom
Styloctetor Simon, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1842Four-jawed spider2SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1833Tangle-Web Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Tmeticus Menge, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Tunagyna Chamberlin &..., 18921SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 19641SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northwestern Ontario
37 Species
Agyneta unimaculata Banks, 1892
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus thaddeus (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Araneus meropes Keyserling, 1865
Ceraticelus atriceps Octavius Pic..., 1874
Cnephalocotes obscurus John Blackwall, 1834
Crustulina guttata Wider, 1834
Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Dismodicus alticeps Ralph Vary C..., 1947
Dismodicus decemoculatus James Henry ..., 1882
Enoplognatha caricis Fickert, 1876
Enoplognatha ovata (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Enoplognatha latimana Hippa & Oksala, 1982
Frontinella pyramitela (Walckenaer, 1841)⇒ Frontinella communis Hentz, 1850
Grammonota pictilis Octavius Pic..., 1875
Hypsosinga rubens Nicholas Mar..., 1847
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Larinioides patagiatus Clerck, 1758Ornamental Orbweaver
Leucauge venusta Walckenaer, 1841Longjawed Orb Weavers
Mangora placida Hentz, 1847Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver
Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850Horned Parasitic Cobweaver
Neriene radiata Walckenaer, 1842Filmy dome spider
Ostearius melanopygius O. P.-Cambridge, 1879
Parasteatoda tabulata Levi, 1980Comb-footed spider
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Pelecopsis mengei Eugène Simon, 1884
Rugathodes sexpunctatus James Henry ..., 1882
Sciastes truncatus James Henry ..., 1882
Singa keyserlingi McCook, 1893
Sisicottus montanus (James Henry ..., 1882)⇒ Sisicottus panopeus FrantiÅ¡ek M..., 1999
Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch, 1838Brown house spider
Styloctetor compar Westring, 1861
Tetragnatha straminea Emerton, 1884
Tetragnatha versicolor Walckenaer, 1842
Theridion varians Carl Wilhelm..., 1833Red spruce
Tmeticus affinis Blackwall, 1855Lobate brittle star
Tunagyna debilis Richard C. B..., 1892
Zygiella nearctica Willis J. Ge..., 1964

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Northwestern Ontario
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
7
10
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
14
15
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
3
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
7
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org