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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Providence County (Rhode Island, USA)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
22
38
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
20
36
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
15
31
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
15
31
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
13
29
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
13
29
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
16
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Providence County
4 Families width 18 Species
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders8SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae (Blackwall, 1859)Dwarf spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Providence County
16 Genera with 18 Species
Acanthepeira Marx, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1847Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Ceratinopsis Emerton, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Frontinella Cambridge, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Mastophora Holmberg, 1955Angling spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Mermessus O. P.-Cambridge, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Neriene Blackwall, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Soulgas Crosby & Bishop, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1850False black widows1SpeciesTaxom
Stemonyphantes Menge, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1842Four-jawed spider1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Providence County
18 Species
Acanthepeira stellata Walckenaer, 1805Star-bellied orb-weaver
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus trifolium Hentz, 1847Shamrock orbweaver
Argiope aurantia Lucas, 1833American garden spider
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Ceratinopsis tarsalis Emerton, 1924
Enoplognatha ovata (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Enoplognatha latimana Hippa & Oksala, 1982
Frontinella pyramitela (Walckenaer, 1841)⇒ Frontinella communis Hentz, 1850
Mangora placida Hentz, 1847Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver
Mastophora hutchinsoni Willis J. Ge..., 1955
Mermessus tridentatus James Henry ..., 1882Spider
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Neriene radiata Walckenaer, 1842Filmy dome spider
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Soulgas corticarius (James Henry ..., 1909)⇒ Oedothorax seminolus Wilton Ivie ..., 1935
Steatoda borealis Nicholas Mar..., 1850Boreal Combfoot
Stemonyphantes lineatus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Stemonyphantes blauveltae Willis J. Ge..., 1951
Tetragnatha versicolor Walckenaer, 1842

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Providence 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
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
6
6
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
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org