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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Ohio (USA)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
202
527
605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
185
501
573
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
38
149
240
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
35
144
231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
30
139
226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
30
139
226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
6
46
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ohio
6 Families width 77 Species and 1 Subspecies
Araneidae (Simon, 1895)Golden orb web spiders37SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae (Sundevall, 1833)Cobweb And Widow Spiders14SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders15SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers9SpeciesTaxom
Mysmenidae Petrunkevitch, 1928Dwarf cobweb spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosomatidae Simon, 1881Ray orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ohio
46 Genera with 77 Species
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Acacesia Simon, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Acanthepeira Marx, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Achaearanea Strand, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1847Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers13SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1847Cucumber spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Asagena Sundevall, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Bathyphantes Menge, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1842Three-lobed Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Dactylopisthes Simon, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Dipoena Thorell, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Epiceraticelus Crosby & Bishop, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Eridantes Crosby & Bishop, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Erigone Audouin, 1928Black Dwarf Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Frontinella Cambridge, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Grammonota Emerton, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Hypsosinga Ausserer, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1837Black widow spider2SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1841Orchard Spider And Allies2SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Melychiopharis Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Meta C. L. Koch, 1933Cave Orb Weavers1SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 18471SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18423SpeciesTaxom
Microdipoena Banks, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1847Spotted orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Neospintharus Exline, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Neriene Blackwall, 18923SpeciesTaxom
Pachygnatha Sundevall, 1884Thickjawed Orb Weavers1SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Pityohyphantes Simon, 1850Hammock Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Scyletria Bishop & Crosby, 1938
0SpeciesTaxom
Spintharus Hentz, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1802False black widows3SpeciesTaxom
Tapinopa Westring, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1842Four-jawed spider5SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 1877Ray spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Theridula Emerton, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Tybaertiella Jocqué, 1979
0SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 17571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ohio
77 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acacesia hamata Hentz, 1847Orb weavers
Acanthepeira stellata Walckenaer, 1805Star-bellied orb-weaver
Araneus alboventris Emerton, 1884
Araneus cingulatus Walckenaer, 1842
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus guttulatus (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Araneus niveus Hentz, 1847
Araneus iviei Archer, 1951
Araneus juniperi Emerton, 1884Juniper Orbweaver
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
Araneus niveus Hentz, 1847
Araneus pegnia Walckenaer, 1842Orb weavers
Araneus pratensis (Emerton, 1884)⇒ Neoscona pratensis Hentz, 1847
Araneus saevus L. Koch, 1872Fierce Orbweaver
Araneus thaddeus (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Araneus meropes Keyserling, 1865
Araneus trifolium Hentz, 1847Shamrock orbweaver
Araniella displicata Hentz, 1847Six-spotted orbweaver
Argiope aurantia Lucas, 1833American garden spider
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Asagena americana James Henry ..., 1882Two-Spotted Cobweb Spider
Bathyphantes alboventris Richard C. B..., 1892
Bathyphantes pallidus (Banks, 1892)⇒ Agyneta angulata Emerton, 1882
Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Cyclosa turbinata Charles Atha..., 1842Orb weavers
Dactylopisthes diphyus Heimer, 1987
Dipoena nigra (James Henry ..., 1882)⇒ Theridula nigerrima Alexander Pe..., 1911
Enoplognatha ovata (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Enoplognatha latimana Hippa & Oksala, 1982
Epiceraticelus fluvialis Crosby & Bishop, 1931
Eridantes erigonoides James Henry ..., 1882
Erigone autumnalis James Henry ..., 1882Dwarf weaver
Erigone blaesa Crosby & Bishop, 1928
Eustala anastera (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Eustala conchlea Henry Christ..., 1888
Frontinella communis Hentz, 1850Bowl and doily spider
Frontinella pyramitela (Walckenaer, 1841)⇒ Frontinella communis Hentz, 1850
Gea heptagon Nicholas Mar..., 1850Heptagonal Orbweaver
Grammonota vittata Barrows, 1919
Hypsosinga rubens Nicholas Mar..., 1847
Larinia directa Hentz, 1847Orb weavers
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Larinioides sclopetarius (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Larinioides sericatus Clerck, 1757
Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790
Latrodectus variolus (Walckenaer, 1837)⇒ Latrodectus hesperus Chamberlin &..., 1935
Leucauge argyrobapta (White, 1841)⇒ Leucauge venusta Walckenaer, 1841
Leucauge venusta Walckenaer, 1841Longjawed Orb Weavers
Mangora gibberosa (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Mangora fascialata Franganillo, 1936
Mangora placida Hentz, 1847Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver
Melychiopharis cynips Eugène Simon, 1895
Meta ovalis Gertsch, 1933Eastern Cave Long-Jawed Spider
Metepeira labyrinthea (Nicholas Mar..., 1847)⇒ Metepeira triangularis Pelegrin Fra..., 1930
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Micrathena mitrata Nicholas Mar..., 1850Orb Weavers
Micrathena sagittata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowshaped micrathena
Microdipoena guttata Banks, 1895
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Neoscona crucifera Lucas, 1838Barn spider
Neoscona domiciliorum Hentz, 1847Red-Femured Spotted Orbweaver
Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850Horned Parasitic Cobweaver
Neriene clathrata Sundevall, 1830
Neriene radiata Walckenaer, 1842Filmy dome spider
Neriene variabilis Richard C. B..., 1892
Pachygnatha autumnalis Marx, 1884Big-Eyed Thick-Jawed Spider
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Pityohyphantes costatus Nicholas Mar..., 1850Hammock spider
Spintharus flavidus Nicholas Mar..., 1850Cobweb spiders
Steatoda borealis Nicholas Mar..., 1850Boreal Combfoot
Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch, 1838Brown house spider
Steatoda triangulosa Walckenaer, 1802Triangulate bud spider
Tapinopa bilineata Richard C. B..., 1893
Tetragnatha elongata Walckenaer, 1842Elongate stilt spider
Tetragnatha laboriosa Hentz, 1850Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha trichodes trichodes Thorell, 1878
Tetragnatha versicolor Walckenaer, 1842
Tetragnatha viridis Walckenaer, 1842Green Long-Jawed Spider
Theridiosoma gemmosum L. Koch, 1877Ray Spider
Theridula emertoni Herbert Walt..., 1954Emerton'S Bitubercled Cobweaver
Theridula opulenta (Charles Atha..., 1842)⇒ Theridula gonygaster Eugène Simon, 1873
Verrucosa arenata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowhead Orb Weaver
Zygiella x-notata (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Guizygiella nadleri Heimer, 1984

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Ohio
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
17
37
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
12
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMysmenidae
Petrunkevitch, 1928
Dwarf cobweb spiders, Dwarf cobweb weavers, Minute Litter Spiders, spurred orb-weaver, Spurred orb-weavers
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
4
9
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

FamilyTheridiosomatidae
Simon, 1881
Ray orbweavers, ray spider, Ray spiders
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


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