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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Placer County (Eastern California, California, USA)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
38
56
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
30
48
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
15
29
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
15
29
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
14
28
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
14
28
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
5
14
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Placer County
5 Families width 16 Species
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders8SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers1SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Anapidae Simon, 1895Anapid spiders1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Placer County
14 Genera with 16 Species
Araneus Clerck, 1935Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Frontinella Cambridge, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Glenognatha Simon, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Melychiopharis Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Metanapis Godman & Salvin, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 19411SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1842Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Neriene Blackwall, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Pityohyphantes Simon, 1850Hammock Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Poecilopachys Simon, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1838False black widows1SpeciesTaxom
Walckenaeria Blackwall, 18821SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Placer County
16 Species
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus gemmoides Chamberlin &..., 1935Cat-faced Spider
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Frontinella pyramitela (Walckenaer, 1841)⇒ Frontinella communis Hentz, 1850
Glenognatha foxi McCook, 1894Longjawed orb weavers
Mangora placida Hentz, 1847Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver
Melychiopharis cynips Eugène Simon, 1895
Metanapis plutella Raymond Robe..., 1974
Metepeira grandiosa Ralph Vary C..., 1941
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Neriene clathrata Sundevall, 1830
Pityohyphantes costatus Nicholas Mar..., 1850Hammock spider
Poecilopachys australasia Griffith & P..., 1833Two-spined Spider
Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch, 1838Brown house spider
Walckenaeria castanea James Henry ..., 1882

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Placer County
FamilyAnapidae
Simon, 1895
Anapid spiders, Tiny Orbweavers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

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
8
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
4
4
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
1
1
Genus
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
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org