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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Posey County (Indiana, USA)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
32
110
148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
27
105
141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
20
96
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
20
96
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
19
94
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
19
94
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
5
36
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Posey County
5 Families width 54 Species
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders18SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders14SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders12SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers9SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosomatidae Simon, 1881Ray orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Posey County
36 Genera with 54 Species
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Araneus Clerck, 1847Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers5SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1847Cucumber spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Ceratinops Banks, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Cryptachaea Archer, 1882cobweb spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1842Three-lobed Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Eridantes Crosby & Bishop, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Erigone Audouin, 1882Black Dwarf Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Frontinella Cambridge, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Glenognatha Simon, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Hypselistes Simon, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Hypsosinga Ausserer, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1775Black widow spider1SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1841Orchard Spider And Allies1SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Mermessus O. P.-Cambridge, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Meta C. L. Koch, 1933Cave Orb Weavers1SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Microneta Menge, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1842Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Neospintharus Exline, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Neriene Blackwall, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Phlattothrata Crosby & Bishop, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Pityohyphantes Simon, 1850Hammock Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Scotinotylus Simon, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1802False black widows2SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1842Four-jawed spider6SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1850Tangle-Web Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 1877Ray spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Thymoites Keyserling, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Walckenaeria Blackwall, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Wamba O. P.-Cambridge, 18951SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Posey County
54 Species
Araneus bicentenarius McCook, 1888Giant Lichen Orbweaver
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
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
Ceratinops latus James Henry ..., 1882
Cryptachaea rupicola Emerton, 1882
Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Cyclosa turbinata Charles Atha..., 1842Orb weavers
Enoplognatha ovata (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Enoplognatha latimana Hippa & Oksala, 1982
Eridantes erigonoides James Henry ..., 1882
Erigone autumnalis James Henry ..., 1882Dwarf weaver
Eustala anastera (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Eustala conchlea Henry Christ..., 1888
Eustala emertoni Richard C. B..., 1904
Frontinella communis Hentz, 1850Bowl and doily spider
Frontinella pyramitela (Walckenaer, 1841)⇒ Frontinella communis Hentz, 1850
Glenognatha foxi McCook, 1894Longjawed orb weavers
Hypselistes florens Octavius Pic..., 1875Peatland Sheetweb Weaver
Hypsosinga rubens Nicholas Mar..., 1847
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Larinioides patagiatus Clerck, 1758Ornamental Orbweaver
Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790
Leucauge venusta Walckenaer, 1841Longjawed Orb Weavers
Mangora placida Hentz, 1847Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver
Mermessus trilobatus James Henry ..., 1882
Meta ovalis Gertsch, 1933Eastern Cave Long-Jawed Spider
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Microneta viaria Blackwall, 1841
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Neospintharus furcatus O. P.-Cambridge, 1894Cobweb spiders
Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850Horned Parasitic Cobweaver
Neriene clathrata Sundevall, 1830
Neriene radiata Walckenaer, 1842Filmy dome spider
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Phlattothrata flagellata James Henry ..., 1911
Pityohyphantes costatus Nicholas Mar..., 1850Hammock spider
Scotinotylus vernalis James Henry ..., 1882
Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch, 1838Brown house spider
Steatoda triangulosa Walckenaer, 1802Triangulate bud spider
Tetragnatha elongata Walckenaer, 1842Elongate stilt spider
Tetragnatha extensa (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetragnatha montana Simon, 1874
Tetragnatha laboriosa Hentz, 1850Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha straminea Emerton, 1884
Tetragnatha versicolor Walckenaer, 1842
Tetragnatha viridis Walckenaer, 1842Green Long-Jawed Spider
Theridion differens (James Henry ..., 1882)⇒ Theridion glaucescens Lawrence Becker, 1879
Theridion frondeum Nicholas Mar..., 1850Eastern Long-Legged Cobweaver
Theridiosoma gemmosum L. Koch, 1877Ray Spider
Thymoites unimaculatus James Henry ..., 1882
Walckenaeria pallida James Henry ..., 1882
Wamba crispulus Eugène Simon, 1895

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Posey 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
10
18
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
14
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
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
9
12
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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