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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
31
50
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
31
50
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
19
37
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
19
37
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
19
37
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
19
37
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
14
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sierra County (California)
4 Families width 15 Species
Araneidae (Simon, 1895)Golden orb web spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers3SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sierra County (California)
14 Genera with 15 Species
Araneus Clerck, 1870Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1772Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Erigone Audouin, 1882Black Dwarf Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Linyphantes Chamberlin &..., 19171SpeciesTaxom
Metellina Chamberlin &..., 18941SpeciesTaxom
Metleucauge Levi, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1842Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Neriene Blackwall, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Pityohyphantes Simon, 1943Hammock Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1933False black widows1SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1842Four-jawed spider1SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 19511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sierra County (California)
15 Species
Araneus gemmoides Chamberlin &..., 1935Cat-faced Spider
Araneus nordmanni Thorell, 1870Nordmann'S Orbweaver
Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Erigone autumnalis James Henry ..., 1882Dwarf weaver
Eustala anastera (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Eustala conchlea Henry Christ..., 1888
Linyphantes orcinus James Henry ..., 1917
Metellina curtisi McCook, 1894
Metleucauge eldorado Levi, 1980
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Neriene clathrata Sundevall, 1830
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Pityohyphantes subarcticus Ralph Vary C..., 1943Maricopa harvester ant
Steatoda hespera Ralph Vary C..., 1933Florida carpenter ant
Tetragnatha versicolor Walckenaer, 1842
Zygiella carpenteri (Archer, 1951)⇒ Parazygiella carpenteri Archer, 1951

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Sierra County (California)
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
5
6
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
4
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
3
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
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org