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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
23
80
125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
22
79
124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
21
78
123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
21
78
123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
19
76
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
19
76
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
5
30
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Prairie (LaPorte County)
5 Families width 40 Species
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders9SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders20SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers5SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosomatidae Simon, 1881Ray orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Prairie (LaPorte County)
30 Genera with 40 Species
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Acanthepeira Marx, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Agyneta Hull, 18923SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1847Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Asagena Sundevall, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Bathyphantes Menge, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Centromerus Dahl, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Ceraticelus Simon, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Ceratinops Banks, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Collinsia O. P.-Cambridge, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1842Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Eridantes Crosby & Bishop, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Erigone Audouin, 1882Black Dwarf Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Euryopis Menge, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Glenognatha Simon, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Idionella Banks, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Islandiana Braendegaard, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Mermessus O. P.-Cambridge, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 18471SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1842Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Neriene Blackwall, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Pachygnatha Sundevall, 1845Thickjawed Orb Weavers2SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1850Four-jawed spider2SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1913Tangle-Web Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 1877Ray spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Walckenaeria Blackwall, 18823SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Prairie (LaPorte County)
40 Species
Acanthepeira stellata Walckenaer, 1805Star-bellied orb-weaver
Agyneta fabra Keyserling, 1886
Agyneta micaria Emerton, 1882
Agyneta unimaculata Banks, 1892
Araneus trifolium Hentz, 1847Shamrock orbweaver
Asagena americana James Henry ..., 1882Two-Spotted Cobweb Spider
Bathyphantes alboventris Richard C. B..., 1892
Bathyphantes pallidus (Banks, 1892)⇒ Agyneta angulata Emerton, 1882
Centromerus cornupalpis Octavius Pic..., 1875
Centromerus sylvaticus Blackwall, 1841
Ceraticelus emertoni Octavius Pic..., 1874
Ceraticelus limnologicus Crosby & Bishop, 1925
Ceratinops latus James Henry ..., 1882
Collinsia plumosa James Henry ..., 1882
Cyclosa turbinata Charles Atha..., 1842Orb weavers
Enoplognatha caricis Fickert, 1876
Eridantes erigonoides James Henry ..., 1882
Erigone autumnalis James Henry ..., 1882Dwarf weaver
Euryopis funebris Hentz, 1850
Gea heptagon Nicholas Mar..., 1850Heptagonal Orbweaver
Glenognatha foxi McCook, 1894Longjawed orb weavers
Idionella rugosa Crosby, 1905
Islandiana flaveola Richard C. B..., 1892
Mangora gibberosa (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Mangora fascialata Franganillo, 1936
Mangora placida Hentz, 1847Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver
Mermessus trilobatus James Henry ..., 1882
Metepeira labyrinthea (Nicholas Mar..., 1847)⇒ Metepeira triangularis Pelegrin Fra..., 1930
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Neriene clathrata Sundevall, 1830
Pachygnatha autumnalis Marx, 1884Big-Eyed Thick-Jawed Spider
Pachygnatha tristriata C. L. Koch, 1845
Tetragnatha extensa (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetragnatha montana Simon, 1874
Tetragnatha laboriosa Hentz, 1850Longjawed orb weavers
Theridion differens (James Henry ..., 1882)⇒ Theridion glaucescens Lawrence Becker, 1879
Theridion pennsylvanicum James Henry ..., 1913
Theridiosoma gemmosum L. Koch, 1877Ray Spider
Verrucosa arenata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowhead Orb Weaver
Walckenaeria digitata James Henry ..., 1913
Walckenaeria pallida James Henry ..., 1882
Walckenaeria spiralis James Henry ..., 1882

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Prairie (LaPorte 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
9
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
13
20
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
3
5
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
4
5
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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