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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Smith County (Kansas, USA)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
29
48
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
25
44
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
13
31
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
13
31
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
12
30
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
12
30
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
14
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Smith County (Kansas)
4 Families width 19 Species
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders13SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Smith County (Kansas)
14 Genera with 19 Species
Araneus Clerck, 1847Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers5SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1833Garden orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Frontinella Cambridge, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1935Black widow spider1SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1841Orchard Spider And Allies1SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Melychiopharis Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1842Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Neriene Blackwall, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Smith County (Kansas)
19 Species
Araneus cingulatus Walckenaer, 1842
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
Araneus pratensis (Emerton, 1884)⇒ Neoscona pratensis Hentz, 1847
Araneus thaddeus (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Araneus meropes Keyserling, 1865
Argiope aurantia Lucas, 1833American garden spider
Eustala emertoni Richard C. B..., 1904
Frontinella pyramitela (Walckenaer, 1841)⇒ Frontinella communis Hentz, 1850
Gea heptagon Nicholas Mar..., 1850Heptagonal Orbweaver
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Larinioides patagiatus Clerck, 1758Ornamental Orbweaver
Latrodectus hesperus Chamberlin &..., 1935Western black widow
Leucauge venusta Walckenaer, 1841Longjawed Orb Weavers
Mangora placida Hentz, 1847Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver
Melychiopharis cynips Eugène Simon, 1895
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Neriene radiata Walckenaer, 1842Filmy dome spider
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Smith County (Kansas)
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
13
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
2
2
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
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org