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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Quebec (East Canada, Canada)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
144
348
578
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
133
331
559
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
26
164
325
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
26
164
325
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
24
161
306
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
24
161
306
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
6
75
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Quebec
6 Families width 131 Species and 1 Subspecies
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders35SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders65SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders17SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers12SpeciesTaxom
Mysmenidae Petrunkevitch, 1928Dwarf cobweb spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosomatidae Simon, 1881Ray orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Quebec
75 Genera with 131 Species
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Acanthepeira Marx, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Aculepeira Chamberlin &..., 18921SpeciesTaxom
Agyneta Hull, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1847Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers13SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1885Cucumber spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Asagena Sundevall, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Baryphyma Simon, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Bathyphantes Menge, 18793SpeciesTaxom
Centromerus Dahl, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Ceraticelus Simon, 18823SpeciesTaxom
Ceratinella Emerton, 18913SpeciesTaxom
Ceratinops Banks, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Ceratinopsis Emerton, 18823SpeciesTaxom
Collinsia O. P.-Cambridge, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1772Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Diplocentria Hull, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Diplostyla Emerton, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Dismodicus Simon, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Drapetisca Menge, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Eridantes Crosby & Bishop, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Estrandia Blauvelt, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Floricomus Crosby & Bishop, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Frontinella Cambridge, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Gnathonaroides Bishop & Crosby, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Gonatium Menge, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Grammonota Emerton, 18753SpeciesTaxom
Helophora Menge, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Hypselistes Simon, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Hypsosinga Ausserer, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Incestophantes Tanasevitch, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Islandiana Braendegaard, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Lasaeola Simon, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Lepthyphantes Menge, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1841Orchard Spider And Allies1SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Mastophora Holmberg, 1955Angling spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Mermessus O. P.-Cambridge, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Meta C. L. Koch, 1933Cave Orb Weavers1SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Mughiphantes Saaristo & T..., 1999
0SpeciesTaxom
Mysmena Simon, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1842Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Neospintharus Exline, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Neriene Blackwall, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Oedothorax Bertkau, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Ohlertidion Wunderlich, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Pachygnatha Sundevall, 1845Thickjawed Orb Weavers4SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Phlattothrata Crosby & Bishop, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Pityohyphantes Simon, 1943Hammock Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Pocadicnemis Simon, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Poeciloneta Kulczynski, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Praestigia Millidge, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Sciastes Bishop & Crosby, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Scironis Bishop & Crosby, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Semljicola Strand, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Sisicottus Bishop & Crosby, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Soulgas Crosby & Bishop, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1802False black widows4SpeciesTaxom
Stemonyphantes Menge, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Tapinocyba Simon, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Tennesseellum Petrunkevitch, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Tenuiphantes Saaristo & T..., 18821SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1842Four-jawed spider6SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1882Tangle-Web Spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 1877Ray spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Theridula Emerton, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Thymoites Keyserling, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Walckenaeria Blackwall, 19317SpeciesTaxom
Yunohamella Yoshida, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 19642SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Quebec
131 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acanthepeira stellata Walckenaer, 1805Star-bellied orb-weaver
Aculepeira carbonarioides Keyserling, 1892
Agyneta fabra Keyserling, 1886
Agyneta simplex Emerton, 1926
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus bicentenarius McCook, 1888Giant Lichen Orbweaver
Araneus cavaticus Keyserling, 1882Barn orbweaver
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus gemmoides Chamberlin &..., 1935Cat-faced Spider
Araneus guttulatus (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Araneus niveus Hentz, 1847
Araneus iviei Archer, 1951
Araneus juniperi Emerton, 1884Juniper Orbweaver
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
Araneus nordmanni Thorell, 1870Nordmann'S Orbweaver
Araneus saevus L. Koch, 1872Fierce Orbweaver
Araneus thaddeus (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Araneus meropes Keyserling, 1865
Araneus trifolium Hentz, 1847Shamrock orbweaver
Araniella displicata Hentz, 1847Six-spotted orbweaver
Araniella proxima Kulczyński, 1885
Argiope aurantia Lucas, 1833American garden spider
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Asagena americana James Henry ..., 1882Two-Spotted Cobweb Spider
Baryphyma trifrons Octavius Pic..., 1863
Bathyphantes brevipes James Henry ..., 1917
Bathyphantes canadensis (James Henry ..., 1882)⇒ Bathyphantes setiger Frederick Oc..., 1894
Bathyphantes eumenis Ludwig Carl ..., 1879
Centromerus sylvaticus Blackwall, 1841
Ceraticelus atriceps Octavius Pic..., 1874
Ceraticelus fissiceps Octavius Pic..., 1874
Ceraticelus minutus James Henry ..., 1882
Ceratinella brunnea James Henry ..., 1882
Ceratinella ornatula Crosby & Bishop, 1925
Ceratinella parvula Irving Fox, 1891
Ceratinops latus James Henry ..., 1882
Ceratinopsis labradorensis James Henry ..., 1925
Ceratinopsis nigriceps James Henry ..., 1882
Ceratinopsis nigripalpis James Henry ..., 1882
Collinsia plumosa James Henry ..., 1882
Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Diplocentria perplexa Ralph Vary C..., 1939
Diplostyla concolor Wider, 1834
Dismodicus alticeps Ralph Vary C..., 1947
Dismodicus decemoculatus James Henry ..., 1882
Drapetisca alteranda Ralph Vary C..., 1909Northern Long-Toothed Sheetweaver
Enoplognatha ovata (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Enoplognatha latimana Hippa & Oksala, 1982
Eridantes utibilis Crosby & Bishop, 1933
Estrandia grandaeva Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Eustala anastera (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Eustala conchlea Henry Christ..., 1888
Eustala cepina Charles Atha..., 1842
Eustala emertoni Richard C. B..., 1904
Floricomus rostratus James Henry ..., 1882
Frontinella pyramitela (Walckenaer, 1841)⇒ Frontinella communis Hentz, 1850
Gnathonaroides pedalis James Henry ..., 1923
Gonatium crassipalpum Elizabeth Ba..., 1933
Grammonota angusta Charles Dent..., 1959
Grammonota gigas Richard C. B..., 1896
Grammonota pictilis Octavius Pic..., 1875
Helophora insignis John Blackwall, 1841
Hypselistes florens Octavius Pic..., 1875Peatland Sheetweb Weaver
Hypselistes jacksoni Pickard-Camb..., 1902
Hypsosinga pygmaea Sundevall, 1831
Hypsosinga rubens Nicholas Mar..., 1847
Incestophantes duplicatus James Henry ..., 1913
Islandiana longisetosa James Henry ..., 1882
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Larinioides patagiatus Clerck, 1758Ornamental Orbweaver
Larinioides sclopetarius (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Larinioides sericatus Clerck, 1757
Lasaeola prona Menge, 1868
Lepthyphantes turbatrix Octavius Pic..., 1877
Leucauge venusta Walckenaer, 1841Longjawed Orb Weavers
Mangora gibberosa (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Mangora fascialata Franganillo, 1936
Mangora placida Hentz, 1847Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver
Mastophora hutchinsoni Willis J. Ge..., 1955
Mermessus trilobatus James Henry ..., 1882
Meta ovalis Gertsch, 1933Eastern Cave Long-Jawed Spider
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Mysmena quebecana Lopardo & Du..., 2008
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850Horned Parasitic Cobweaver
Neriene clathrata Sundevall, 1830
Neriene radiata Walckenaer, 1842Filmy dome spider
Oedothorax trilobatus (Richard C. B..., 1896)⇒ Mermessus trilobatus James Henry ..., 1882
Ohlertidion ohlerti Tord Tamerla..., 1870
Pachygnatha autumnalis Marx, 1884Big-Eyed Thick-Jawed Spider
Pachygnatha dorothea McCook, 1894
Pachygnatha tristriata C. L. Koch, 1845
Pachygnatha xanthostoma (C. L. Koch, 1845)⇒ Pachygnatha brevis Eugen von Ke..., 1884
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Phlattothrata flagellata James Henry ..., 1911
Pityohyphantes costatus Nicholas Mar..., 1850Hammock spider
Pityohyphantes subarcticus Ralph Vary C..., 1943Maricopa harvester ant
Pocadicnemis americana Alfred Frank..., 1976
Poeciloneta variegata Blackwall, 1841
Praestigia kulczynskii Eskov, 1979
Sciastes mentasta Ralph Vary C..., 1947
Sciastes truncatus James Henry ..., 1882
Scironis tarsalis James Henry ..., 1911Tarsal Sheet-Web Weaver
Semljicola obtusus James Henry ..., 1915
Sisicottus montanus (James Henry ..., 1882)⇒ Sisicottus panopeus FrantiÅ¡ek M..., 1999
Soulgas corticarius (James Henry ..., 1909)⇒ Oedothorax seminolus Wilton Ivie ..., 1935
Steatoda albomaculata (De Geer, 1778)⇒ Chrysso albomaculata O. P.-Cambridge, 1882
Steatoda bipunctata Linnaeus, 1758False widow
Steatoda borealis Nicholas Mar..., 1850Boreal Combfoot
Steatoda triangulosa Walckenaer, 1802Triangulate bud spider
Stemonyphantes blauveltae Willis J. Ge..., 1951
Tapinocyba simplex James Henry ..., 1882
Tennesseellum formica James Henry ..., 1882
Tenuiphantes zebra James Henry ..., 1882
Tetragnatha laboriosa Hentz, 1850Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha shoshone Herbert W. Levi, 1981
Tetragnatha straminea Emerton, 1884
Tetragnatha trichodes trichodes Thorell, 1878
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
Theridion glaucescens Lawrence Becker, 1879
Theridion murarium James Henry ..., 1882
Theridiosoma gemmosum L. Koch, 1877Ray Spider
Theridula emertoni Herbert Walt..., 1954Emerton'S Bitubercled Cobweaver
Thymoites unimaculatus James Henry ..., 1882
Walckenaeria atrotibialis Octavius Pic..., 1878
Walckenaeria directa Octavius Pic..., 1874
Walckenaeria kochi Octavius Pic..., 1872
Walckenaeria lepida Wladislaus K..., 1885
Walckenaeria redneri Millidge, 1983
Walckenaeria tricornis James Henry ..., 1882
Walckenaeria tumida Crosby & Bishop, 1931
Yunohamella lyrica Walckenaer, 1842
Zygiella atrica (Koch, 1845)⇒ Zygiella calophylla Walckenaer, 1802
Zygiella nearctica Willis J. Ge..., 1964

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Quebec
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
14
35
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
44
65
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMysmenidae
Petrunkevitch, 1928
Dwarf cobweb spiders, Dwarf cobweb weavers, Minute Litter Spiders, spurred orb-weaver, Spurred orb-weavers
1
1
Genus
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
12
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
11
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom



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Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


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