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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Plymouth County (Massachusetts, USA)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
28
71
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
24
65
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
18
59
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
18
59
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
17
58
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
17
58
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
21
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Plymouth County (Massachusetts)
4 Families width 27 Species
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders15SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Plymouth County (Massachusetts)
21 Genera with 27 Species
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Agyneta Hull, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Aphileta Hull, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1847Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Ceraticelus Simon, 19452SpeciesTaxom
Ceratinopsis Emerton, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Erigone Audouin, 1882Black Dwarf Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Grammonota Emerton, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Hypselistes Simon, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1837Black widow spider1SpeciesTaxom
Lepthyphantes Menge, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Mermessus O. P.-Cambridge, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1847Spotted orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Neriene Blackwall, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Porrhomma Simon, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Robertus O. P.-Cambridge, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Scironis Bishop & Crosby, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1802False black widows2SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1889Four-jawed spider1SpeciesTaxom
Thymoites Keyserling, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Walckenaeria Blackwall, 19312SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Plymouth County (Massachusetts)
27 Species
Agyneta simplex Emerton, 1926
Aphileta misera Octavius Pic..., 1882Heterotardigrades
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus gadus Levi, 1973
Araneus trifolium Hentz, 1847Shamrock orbweaver
Ceraticelus atriceps Octavius Pic..., 1874
Ceraticelus bryantae Kaston, 1945Ferris' sandwort
Ceratinopsis nigriceps James Henry ..., 1882
Enoplognatha ovata (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Enoplognatha latimana Hippa & Oksala, 1982
Erigone autumnalis James Henry ..., 1882Dwarf weaver
Grammonota inornata James Henry ..., 1882
Hypselistes florens Octavius Pic..., 1875Peatland Sheetweb Weaver
Latrodectus variolus (Walckenaer, 1837)⇒ Latrodectus hesperus Chamberlin &..., 1935
Lepthyphantes alpinus James Henry ..., 1882
Mermessus brevidentatus James Henry ..., 1909
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Neoscona pratensis Hentz, 1847
Neriene clathrata Sundevall, 1830
Porrhomma terrestre James Henry ..., 1882
Robertus spinifer James Henry ..., 1909
Scironis tarsalis James Henry ..., 1911Tarsal Sheet-Web Weaver
Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch, 1838Brown house spider
Steatoda triangulosa Walckenaer, 1802Triangulate bud spider
Tetragnatha guatemalensis Octavius Pic..., 1889Ants
Thymoites unimaculatus James Henry ..., 1882
Walckenaeria castanea James Henry ..., 1882
Walckenaeria tumida Crosby & Bishop, 1931

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Plymouth County (Massachusetts)
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
2
5
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
13
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
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
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org