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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region San Diego County (California, USA)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
74
160
224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
61
131
174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
31
89
138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
30
88
137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
24
80
130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
24
80
130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
29
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for San Diego County
4 Families width 44 Species
Araneidae (Simon, 1895)Golden orb web spiders25SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders9SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders7SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for San Diego County
29 Genera with 44 Species
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Aculepeira Chamberlin &..., 18751SpeciesTaxom
Agyneta Hull, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Anelosimus Simon, 1850Social cobweb spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1847Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers8SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1847Cucumber spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1772Garden orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Ceraticelus Simon, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1887Three-lobed Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Erigone Audouin, 1882Black Dwarf Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Frontinella Cambridge, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Glenognatha Simon, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Horcotes Crosby & Bishop, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1775Black widow spider3SpeciesTaxom
Mastophora Holmberg, 1850Angling spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 18472SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1842Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Neottiura Menge, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Pityohyphantes Simon, 1943Hammock Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Poecilopachys Simon, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Sisicottus Bishop & Crosby, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Spirembolus Chamberlin, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1838False black widows1SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1842Four-jawed spider2SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1870Tangle-Web Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Walckenaeria Blackwall, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 17571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for San Diego County
44 Species
Aculepeira packardi Thorell, 1875
Agyneta fillmorana Chamberlin, 1919
Anelosimus studiosus (Nicholas Mar..., 1850)⇒ Anelosimus fraternus Agnarsson, 2006
Araneus andrewsi Archer, 1951
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus detrimentosus O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus gemma McCook, 1888Cat-faced Spider
Araneus nordmanni Thorell, 1870Nordmann'S Orbweaver
Araneus saevus L. Koch, 1872Fierce Orbweaver
Araneus trifolium Hentz, 1847Shamrock orbweaver
Araniella displicata Hentz, 1847Six-spotted orbweaver
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Argiope aurantia Lucas, 1833American garden spider
Argiope bruennichi Scopoli, 1772Orb-weaving Spider
Ceraticelus artemisiae Prentice & R..., 2009
Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Cyclosa psylla Thorell, 1887
Erigone autumnalis James Henry ..., 1882Dwarf weaver
Eustala californiensis Eugen von Ke..., 1885
Frontinella pyramitela (Walckenaer, 1841)⇒ Frontinella communis Hentz, 1850
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Glenognatha foxi McCook, 1894Longjawed orb weavers
Horcotes uncinatus Barrows, 1945
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Larinioides patagiatus Clerck, 1758Ornamental Orbweaver
Latrodectus geometricus C. L. Koch, 1841Brown black widow
Latrodectus hesperus Chamberlin &..., 1935Western black widow
Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790
Mastophora cornigera (Nicholas Mar..., 1850)⇒ Mastophora hutchinsoni Willis J. Ge..., 1955
Metepeira crassipes Ralph Vary C..., 1942
Metepeira labyrinthea (Nicholas Mar..., 1847)⇒ Metepeira triangularis Pelegrin Fra..., 1930
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Neottiura bimaculata Linnaeus, 1767
Pityohyphantes subarcticus Ralph Vary C..., 1943Maricopa harvester ant
Poecilopachys australasia Griffith & P..., 1833Two-spined Spider
Sisicottus panopeus František M..., 1999
Spirembolus redondo Ralph Vary C..., 1945
Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch, 1838Brown house spider
Tetragnatha laboriosa Hentz, 1850Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha versicolor Walckenaer, 1842
Theridion mystaceum Koch, 1870
Walckenaeria castanea James Henry ..., 1882
Zygiella x-notata (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Guizygiella nadleri Heimer, 1984

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in San Diego 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
13
25
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
9
9
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
2
3
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
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org