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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Prairie (Delaware County, Iowa, USA)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
14
35
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
13
34
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
11
32
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
11
32
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
11
32
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
11
32
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
10
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Prairie (Delaware County Iowa)
4 Families width 12 Species
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders8SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosomatidae Simon, 1881Ray orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Prairie (Delaware County Iowa)
10 Genera with 12 Species
Acanthepeira Marx, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1847Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Asagena Sundevall, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1842Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1842Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Neriene Blackwall, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 1877Ray spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Yunohamella Yoshida, 18421SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Prairie (Delaware County Iowa)
12 Species
Acanthepeira stellata Walckenaer, 1805Star-bellied orb-weaver
Araneus pratensis (Emerton, 1884)⇒ Neoscona pratensis Hentz, 1847
Araneus trifolium Hentz, 1847Shamrock orbweaver
Asagena americana James Henry ..., 1882Two-Spotted Cobweb Spider
Cyclosa turbinata Charles Atha..., 1842Orb weavers
Mangora gibberosa (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Mangora fascialata Franganillo, 1936
Mangora placida Hentz, 1847Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Neriene variabilis Richard C. B..., 1892
Theridiosoma gemmosum L. Koch, 1877Ray Spider
Verrucosa arenata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowhead Orb Weaver
Yunohamella lyrica Walckenaer, 1842

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Prairie (Delaware County Iowa)
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
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

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

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org