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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Pulaski County (Kentucky, USA)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
16
24
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
13
20
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
10
17
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
10
17
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
10
17
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
10
17
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
3
8
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Pulaski County (Kentucky)
3 Families width 10 Species
Araneidae (Simon, 1895)Golden orb web spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Pulaski County (Kentucky)
8 Genera with 10 Species
Araneus Clerck, 1758Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1847Cucumber spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Melychiopharis Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1802False black widows2SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1850Four-jawed spider1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pulaski County (Kentucky)
10 Species
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araniella displicata Hentz, 1847Six-spotted orbweaver
Eustala anastera (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Eustala conchlea Henry Christ..., 1888
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Larinioides sclopetarius (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Larinioides sericatus Clerck, 1757
Melychiopharis cynips Eugène Simon, 1895
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch, 1838Brown house spider
Steatoda triangulosa Walckenaer, 1802Triangulate bud spider
Tetragnatha laboriosa Hentz, 1850Longjawed orb weavers

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Pulaski County (Kentucky)
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
4
5
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
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org