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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Santa Clara County (California, USA)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
63
112
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
47
92
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
26
66
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
26
66
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
24
64
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
24
64
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
20
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Santa Clara County
4 Families width 22 Species
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders8SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae (Simon, 1895)Golden orb web spiders8SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Santa Clara County
20 Genera with 22 Species
Anelosimus Simon, 1850Social cobweb spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1842Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Argyrodes Simon, 1842Dewdrop spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Entelecara Simon, 1884
0SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Glenognatha Simon, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Grammonota Emerton, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1775Black widow spider2SpeciesTaxom
Mastophora Holmberg, 1850Angling spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Mecynidis Simon, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Melychiopharis Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1864Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Poecilopachys Simon, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Spirembolus Chamberlin, 19253SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1778False black widows1SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1831Tangle-Web Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 17571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Santa Clara County
22 Species
Anelosimus studiosus (Nicholas Mar..., 1850)⇒ Anelosimus fraternus Agnarsson, 2006
Araneus gemmoides Chamberlin &..., 1935Cat-faced Spider
Araneus pegnia Walckenaer, 1842Orb weavers
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Argyrodes argyrodes (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Glenognatha foxi McCook, 1894Longjawed orb weavers
Grammonota inornata James Henry ..., 1882
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
Mecynidis ascia Scharff, 1990
Melychiopharis cynips Eugène Simon, 1895
Neoscona oaxacensis Keyserling, 1864Orb weavers
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Poecilopachys australasia Griffith & P..., 1833Two-spined Spider
Spirembolus phylax Ralph Vary C..., 1935
Spirembolus synopticus Crosby, 1925
Spirembolus tortuosus Crosby, 1925
Steatoda albomaculata (De Geer, 1778)⇒ Chrysso albomaculata O. P.-Cambridge, 1882
Theridion melanurum Carl Wilhelm..., 1831Balsam fir
Zygiella x-notata (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Guizygiella nadleri Heimer, 1984

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Santa Clara 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
8
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
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
7
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org