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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Simcoe County (Central Ontario, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
54
99
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
50
92
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
16
56
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
16
56
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
15
54
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
15
54
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
23
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Simcoe County
4 Families width 29 Species
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders9SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders13SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Simcoe County
23 Genera with 29 Species
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Achaearanea Strand, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1758Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratinopsis Emerton, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Collinsia O. P.-Cambridge, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1887Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Diplocephalus Bertkau, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Drapetisca Menge, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Erigone Audouin, 1928Black Dwarf Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Metopobactrus Simon, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1842Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Neriene Blackwall, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Ostearius Hull, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Pityohyphantes Simon, 1942Hammock Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1758False black widows1SpeciesTaxom
Tennesseellum Petrunkevitch, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1842Four-jawed spider3SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1802Tangle-Web Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Wamba O. P.-Cambridge, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 19642SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Simcoe County
29 Species
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Ceratinopsis labradorensis James Henry ..., 1925
Ceratinopsis nigriceps James Henry ..., 1882
Collinsia plumosa James Henry ..., 1882
Cyclosa psylla Thorell, 1887
Diplocephalus cristatus Blackwall, 1833Common money spider
Drapetisca alteranda Ralph Vary C..., 1909Northern Long-Toothed Sheetweaver
Erigone autumnalis James Henry ..., 1882Dwarf weaver
Erigone blaesa Crosby & Bishop, 1928
Eustala anastera (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Eustala conchlea Henry Christ..., 1888
Larinioides patagiatus Clerck, 1758Ornamental Orbweaver
Metopobactrus prominulus (Octavius Pic..., 1872)⇒ Maso alticeps James Henry ..., 1909
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Neriene digna Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Ostearius melanopygius O. P.-Cambridge, 1879
Pityohyphantes costatus Nicholas Mar..., 1850Hammock spider
Pityohyphantes cristatus Ralph Vary C..., 1942
Steatoda bipunctata Linnaeus, 1758False widow
Tennesseellum formica James Henry ..., 1882
Tetragnatha laboriosa Hentz, 1850Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha versicolor Walckenaer, 1842
Tetragnatha viridis Walckenaer, 1842Green Long-Jawed Spider
Theridion murarium James Henry ..., 1882
Theridion pictum (Charles Atha..., 1802)⇒ Theridion hemerobium Eugène Simon, 1914
Wamba crispulus Eugène Simon, 1895
Zygiella dispar (Kulczynski, 1885)⇒ Zygiella nearctica Willis J. Ge..., 1964
Zygiella nearctica Willis J. Ge..., 1964

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Simcoe 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
9
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
10
13
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
3
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
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


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