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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Perth County (Southwestern Ontario, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
36
69
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
31
61
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
18
47
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
18
47
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
16
45
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
16
45
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
24
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Perth County
4 Families width 32 Species
Araneidae (Simon, 1895)Golden orb web spiders9SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders12SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders8SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Perth County
24 Genera with 32 Species
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Araneus Clerck, 1758Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1847Cucumber spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Bathyphantes Menge, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Centromerus Dahl, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Erigone Audouin, 1852Black Dwarf Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Hypsosinga Ausserer, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1837Black widow spider1SpeciesTaxom
Lepthyphantes Menge, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Microlinyphia Gerhardt, 1882Platform spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1838Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Neottiura Menge, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Neriene Blackwall, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Pachygnatha Sundevall, 1823Thickjawed Orb Weavers1SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Platnickina Kocak & Kemal, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Soulgas Crosby & Bishop, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1838False black widows3SpeciesTaxom
Tennesseellum Petrunkevitch, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Tenuiphantes Saaristo & T..., 18521SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1850Four-jawed spider2SpeciesTaxom
Walckenaeria Blackwall, 19313SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 18451SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Perth County
32 Species
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araniella displicata Hentz, 1847Six-spotted orbweaver
Bathyphantes gracilis Blackwall, 1841
Centromerus longibulbus James Henry ..., 1882
Enoplognatha ovata (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Enoplognatha latimana Hippa & Oksala, 1982
Erigone arctica (White, 1852)⇒ Erigone dentigera Octavius Pic..., 1874
Hypsosinga funebris Eugen von Ke..., 1892
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Larinioides patagiatus Clerck, 1758Ornamental Orbweaver
Larinioides sclopetarius (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Larinioides sericatus Clerck, 1757
Latrodectus variolus (Walckenaer, 1837)⇒ Latrodectus hesperus Chamberlin &..., 1935
Lepthyphantes leprosus Ohlert, 1865Household Fine Sheetweaver
Microlinyphia mandibulata James Henry ..., 1882
Neoscona crucifera Lucas, 1838Barn spider
Neottiura bimaculata Linnaeus, 1767
Neriene clathrata Sundevall, 1830
Pachygnatha clercki Sundevall, 1823
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Platnickina tincta Walckenaer, 1802
Soulgas corticarius (James Henry ..., 1909)⇒ Oedothorax seminolus Wilton Ivie ..., 1935
Steatoda bipunctata Linnaeus, 1758False widow
Steatoda borealis Nicholas Mar..., 1850Boreal Combfoot
Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch, 1838Brown house spider
Tennesseellum formica James Henry ..., 1882
Tenuiphantes tenuis Blackwall, 1852Dwarf weaver
Tetragnatha extensa (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetragnatha montana Simon, 1874
Tetragnatha laboriosa Hentz, 1850Longjawed orb weavers
Walckenaeria kochi Octavius Pic..., 1872
Walckenaeria pallida James Henry ..., 1882
Walckenaeria tumida Crosby & Bishop, 1931
Zygiella atrica (Koch, 1845)⇒ Zygiella calophylla Walckenaer, 1802

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Perth County
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
6
9
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
10
12
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
6
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


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Araneoidea at irmng.org