Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Nova Scotia (East Canada, Canada)
List of families for Nova Scotia
5 Families width 177 Species
Genera for Nova Scotia
93 Genera with 177 Species #ABCDEFGHILMNOPRSTVWYZ
| Agyneta Hull, 1926 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Aphileta Hull, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Araneus Clerck, 1847 | Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1847 | Cucumber spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argiope Audouin, 1775 | Garden orbweavers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bathyphantes Menge, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Canalidion Wunderlich, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Centromerita Dahl, 1833 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Centromerus Dahl, 1875 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ceraticelus Simon, 1882 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratinella Emerton, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratinops Banks, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratinopsis Emerton, 1882 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cercidia Thorell, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cnephalocotes Simon, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclosa Menge, 1887 | Three-lobed Spiders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Diplocephalus Bertkau, 1873 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Diplostyla Emerton, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dipoena Thorell, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Disembolus Chamberlin &..., 1944 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dismodicus Simon, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drapetisca Menge, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Enoplognatha Pavesi, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eridantes Crosby & Bishop, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erigone Audouin, 1834 | Black Dwarf Spiders | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Estrandia Blauvelt, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euryopis Menge, 1850 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eustala Simon, 1904 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Floricomus Crosby & Bishop, 1882 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Frontinella Cambridge, 1841 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonatium Menge, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grammonota Emerton, 1875 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Helophora Menge, 1886 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hentziectypus Archer, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypselistes Simon, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypsosinga Ausserer, 1847 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Incestophantes Tanasevitch, 1992 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758 | Furrow spiders | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1837 | Black widow spider | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lepthyphantes Menge, 1877 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leucauge White, 1841 | Orchard Spider And Allies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lophomma Menge, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macrargus Dahl, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 1847 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Maso Simon, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melychiopharis Simon, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mermessus O. P.-Cambridge, 1882 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Meta C. L. Koch, 1933 | Cave Orb Weavers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metopobactrus Simon, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microlinyphia Gerhardt, 1882 | Platform spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microneta Menge, 1841 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neoscona Simon, 1847 | Spotted orbweavers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neospintharus Exline, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neriene Blackwall, 1892 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Oreonetides Strand, 1913 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pachygnatha Sundevall, 1894 | Thickjawed Orb Weavers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parasteatoda Archer, 1841 | Comb-Clawed Spider | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phlattothrata Crosby & Bishop, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pityohyphantes Simon, 1943 | Hammock Spiders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Platnickina Kocak & Kemal, 1802 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pocadicnemis Simon, 1841 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Poeciloneta Kulczynski, 1909 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Porrhomma Simon, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhomphaea L. Koch, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Robertus O. P.-Cambridge, 1886 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Rugathodes Archer, 1882 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Satilatlas Keyserling, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sciastes Bishop & Crosby, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scironis Bishop & Crosby, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scotinotylus Simon, 1981 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Silometopus Simon, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sisicottus Bishop & Crosby, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sisicus Bishop & Crosby, 1938 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sisyrbe Bishop & Crosby, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Soulgas Crosby & Bishop, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Steatoda Sundevall, 1802 | False black widows | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tapinocyba Simon, 1882 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tapinopa Westring, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tennesseellum Petrunkevitch, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tenuiphantes Saaristo & T..., 1890 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tetragnatha Latreille, 1842 | Four-jawed spider | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Theridion Walckenaer, 1882 | Tangle-Web Spiders | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Theridiosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 1877 | Ray spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theridula Emerton, 1954 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thymoites Keyserling, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thyreosthenius Simon, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tiso Simon, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tunagyna Chamberlin &..., 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Verrucosa McCook, 1842 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Walckenaeria Blackwall, 1983 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Wamba O. P.-Cambridge, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Yunohamella Yoshida, 1842 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 1757 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Nova Scotia
177 Species | Agyneta dynica Michael Ilma..., 1998 | | | Agyneta sheffordiana Dupérré & Pa..., 2007 | | | Agyneta simplex Emerton, 1926 | | | Aphileta misera Octavius Pic..., 1882 | Heterotardigrades | | Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859 | | | Araneus bicentenarius McCook, 1888 | Giant Lichen Orbweaver | | Araneus cavaticus Keyserling, 1882 | Barn orbweaver | | Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758 | Cross orbweaver | | Araneus guttulatus (Walckenaer, 1842) | ⇒ Araneus niveus Hentz, 1847 | | Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757 | Marbled Orb Weaver | | Araneus miniatus Walckenaer, 1842 | | | Araneus nordmanni Thorell, 1870 | Nordmann'S Orbweaver | | Araneus saevus L. Koch, 1872 | Fierce Orbweaver | | Araneus thaddeus (Hentz, 1847) | ⇒ Araneus meropes Keyserling, 1865 | | Araneus trifolium Hentz, 1847 | Shamrock orbweaver | | Araniella displicata Hentz, 1847 | Six-spotted orbweaver | | Argiope aurantia Lucas, 1833 | American garden spider | | Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775 | Banded Argiope | | Bathyphantes pallidus (Banks, 1892) | ⇒ Agyneta angulata Emerton, 1882 | | Canalidion montanum James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Centromerita bicolor Blackwall, 1833 | | | Centromerus cornupalpis Octavius Pic..., 1875 | | | Centromerus longibulbus James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Centromerus persolutus Octavius Pic..., 1875 | | | Ceraticelus atriceps Octavius Pic..., 1874 | | | Ceraticelus fissiceps Octavius Pic..., 1874 | | | Ceraticelus laetabilis Octavius Pic..., 1874 | | | Ceraticelus minutus James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Ceratinella brunnea James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Ceratinops annulipes Richard C. B..., 1892 | | | Ceratinopsis auriculata James Henry ..., 1909 | Largeleaf sphagnum | | Ceratinopsis labradorensis James Henry ..., 1925 | | | Ceratinopsis nigriceps James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Cercidia prominens Johan Peter ..., 1851 | | | Cnephalocotes obscurus John Blackwall, 1834 | | | Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772 | Conical Trashline Orbweaver | | Cyclosa psylla Thorell, 1887 | | | Diplocephalus latifrons Octavius Pic..., 1863 | | | Diplocephalus picinus John Blackwall, 1841 | | | Diplocephalus subrostratus Octavius Pic..., 1873 | | | Diplostyla concolor Wider, 1834 | | | Dipoena nigra (James Henry ..., 1882) | ⇒ Theridula nigerrima Alexander Pe..., 1911 | | Disembolus corneliae Ralph Vary C..., 1944 | | | Dismodicus decemoculatus James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Drapetisca alteranda Ralph Vary C..., 1909 | Northern Long-Toothed Sheetweaver | | Enoplognatha ovata (Clerck, 1758) | ⇒ Enoplognatha latimana Hippa & Oksala, 1982 | | Eridantes erigonoides James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Erigone aletris Crosby & Bishop, 1928 | | | Erigone autumnalis James Henry ..., 1882 | Dwarf weaver | | Erigone cristatopalpus Eugène Simon, 1884 | White meadowbeauty | | Erigone dentipalpis (Wider, 1834) | ⇒ | | Estrandia grandaeva Eugen von Ke..., 1886 | | | Euryopis argentea Emerton, 1882 | | | Euryopis funebris Hentz, 1850 | | | Eustala anastera (Walckenaer, 1842) | ⇒ Eustala conchlea Henry Christ..., 1888 | | Eustala emertoni Richard C. B..., 1904 | | | Floricomus plumalis Crosby, 1905 | | | Floricomus rostratus James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Frontinella pyramitela (Walckenaer, 1841) | ⇒ Frontinella communis Hentz, 1850 | | Gonatium crassipalpum Elizabeth Ba..., 1933 | | | Grammonota angusta Charles Dent..., 1959 | | | Grammonota gentilis Richard C. B..., 1898 | | | Grammonota maritima James Henry ..., 1925 | | | Grammonota ornata Octavius Pic..., 1875 | | | Grammonota pictilis Octavius Pic..., 1875 | | | Helophora insignis John Blackwall, 1841 | | | Helophora reducta Eugen von Ke..., 1886 | | | Hentziectypus globosus Hentz, 1850 | | | Hypselistes florens Octavius Pic..., 1875 | Peatland Sheetweb Weaver | | Hypsosinga pygmaea Sundevall, 1831 | | | Hypsosinga rubens Nicholas Mar..., 1847 | | | Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758 | Furrow orb spider | | Larinioides patagiatus Clerck, 1758 | Ornamental Orbweaver | | Larinioides sclopetarius (Clerck, 1758) | ⇒ Larinioides sericatus Clerck, 1757 | | Latrodectus hesperus Chamberlin &..., 1935 | Western black widow | | Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790 | | Latrodectus variolus (Walckenaer, 1837) | ⇒ Latrodectus hesperus Chamberlin &..., 1935 | | Lepthyphantes alpinus James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Lepthyphantes turbatrix Octavius Pic..., 1877 | | | Leucauge venusta Walckenaer, 1841 | Longjawed Orb Weavers | | Lophomma depressum James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Macrargus multesimus (Octavius Pic..., 1875) | ⇒ Porrhomma macrochelis James Henry ..., 1917 | | Mangora gibberosa (Hentz, 1847) | ⇒ Mangora fascialata Franganillo, 1936 | | Mangora placida Hentz, 1847 | Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver | | Maso sundevalli (Johan Peter ..., 1851) | ⇒ Satilatlas marxi matanuskae Chamberlin, 1949 | | Melychiopharis cynips Eugène Simon, 1895 | | | Mermessus brevidentatus James Henry ..., 1909 | | | Mermessus entomologicus James Henry ..., 1911 | | | Mermessus maculatus Richard C. B..., 1892 | Sheet-web spiders | | Mermessus trilobatus James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Meta ovalis Gertsch, 1933 | Eastern Cave Long-Jawed Spider | | Metopobactrus prominulus (Octavius Pic..., 1872) | ⇒ Maso alticeps James Henry ..., 1909 | | Microlinyphia mandibulata James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Microneta viaria Blackwall, 1841 | | | Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842 | Arabesque orbweaver | | Neoscona pratensis Hentz, 1847 | | | Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850 | Horned Parasitic Cobweaver | | Neriene clathrata Sundevall, 1830 | | | Neriene radiata Walckenaer, 1842 | Filmy dome spider | | Neriene variabilis Richard C. B..., 1892 | | | Oreonetides flavescens Crosby, 1937 | | | Oreonetides rotundus James Henry ..., 1913 | | | Pachygnatha degeeri Sundevall, 1830 | | | Pachygnatha dorothea McCook, 1894 | | | Parasteatoda tabulata Levi, 1980 | Comb-footed spider | | Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841 | American house false widow spider | | Phlattothrata flagellata James Henry ..., 1911 | | | Pityohyphantes costatus Nicholas Mar..., 1850 | Hammock spider | | Pityohyphantes subarcticus Ralph Vary C..., 1943 | Maricopa harvester ant | | Platnickina tincta Walckenaer, 1802 | | | Pocadicnemis americana Alfred Frank..., 1976 | | | Pocadicnemis occidentalis Alfred Frank..., 1976 | | | Pocadicnemis pumila (John Blackwall, 1841) | ⇒ Pocadicnemis juncea George Hazel..., 1953 | | Poeciloneta bihamata James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Poeciloneta calcaratus Emerton, 1909 | | | Porrhomma terrestre James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Rhomphaea fictilium Hentz, 1850 | Lizard Spider | | Robertus banksi Kaston, 1946 | | | Robertus fuscus James Henry ..., 1894 | | | Robertus riparius Eugen von Ke..., 1886 | | | Rugathodes aurantius James Henry ..., 1915 | | | Rugathodes sexpunctatus James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Satilatlas arenarius James Henry ..., 1911 | | | Sciastes truncatus James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Scironis tarsalis James Henry ..., 1911 | Tarsal Sheet-Web Weaver | | Scotinotylus bicavatus Millidge, 1981 | | | Silometopus reussi Tord Tamerla..., 1871 | | | Sisicottus montanus (James Henry ..., 1882) | ⇒ Sisicottus panopeus FrantiÅ¡ek M..., 1999 | | Sisicus penifusifer Bishop & Crosby, 1938 | | | Sisyrbe rustica Richard C. B..., 1892 | | | Soulgas corticarius (James Henry ..., 1909) | ⇒ Oedothorax seminolus Wilton Ivie ..., 1935 | | Steatoda bipunctata Linnaeus, 1758 | False widow | | Steatoda borealis Nicholas Mar..., 1850 | Boreal Combfoot | | Steatoda triangulosa Walckenaer, 1802 | Triangulate bud spider | | Tapinocyba bicarinata James Henry ..., 1913 | | | Tapinocyba prima Dupérré & Pa..., 2005 | | | Tapinocyba simplex James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Tapinopa bilineata Richard C. B..., 1893 | | | Tennesseellum formica James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Tenuiphantes tenuis Blackwall, 1852 | Dwarf weaver | | Tenuiphantes zebra James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Tenuiphantes zimmermanni Bertkau, 1890 | | | 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 montana Simon, 1874 | Shadow Stretch-spider | | Tetragnatha shoshone Herbert W. Levi, 1981 | | | Tetragnatha straminea Emerton, 1884 | | | 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 frondeum Nicholas Mar..., 1850 | Eastern Long-Legged Cobweaver | | Theridion glaucescens Lawrence Becker, 1879 | | | Theridion murarium James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Theridiosoma gemmosum L. Koch, 1877 | Ray Spider | | Theridula emertoni Herbert Walt..., 1954 | Emerton'S Bitubercled Cobweaver | | Thymoites unimaculatus James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Thyreosthenius parasiticus Johan Peter ..., 1851 | | | Tiso vagans John Blackwall, 1834 | | | Tunagyna debilis Richard C. B..., 1892 | | | Verrucosa arenata Charles Atha..., 1842 | Arrowhead Orb Weaver | | Walckenaeria atrotibialis Octavius Pic..., 1878 | | | Walckenaeria castanea James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Walckenaeria communis James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Walckenaeria digitata James Henry ..., 1913 | | | Walckenaeria directa Octavius Pic..., 1874 | | | Walckenaeria exigua Millidge, 1983 | | | Walckenaeria lepida Wladislaus K..., 1885 | | | Walckenaeria pallida James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Walckenaeria prominens Millidge, 1983 | | | Wamba crispulus Eugène Simon, 1895 | | | Yunohamella lyrica Walckenaer, 1842 | | | Zygiella atrica (Koch, 1845) | ⇒ Zygiella calophylla Walckenaer, 1802 | | Zygiella nearctica Willis J. Ge..., 1964 | | | Zygiella x-notata (Clerck, 1757) | ⇒ Guizygiella nadleri Heimer, 1984 |
Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Nova Scotia | 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 | 12
32 | 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 | 57
99 | Genera
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 | 4
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 | 19
32 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Theridiosomatidae
Simon, 1881
Ray orbweavers, ray spider, Ray spiders | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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