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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Somerset (Southwest England, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
69
194
253
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
53
162
216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
35
134
193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
34
133
192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
29
128
177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
29
128
177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
5
66
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Somerset
5 Families width 97 Species
Araneidae (Simon, 1895)Golden orb web spiders18SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders51SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders18SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers9SpeciesTaxom
Nesticidae Simon, 1894Cave cobweb spider1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Somerset
66 Genera with 97 Species
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Agalenatea Archer, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Agyneta Hull, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Anelosimus Simon, 1836Social cobweb spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Arachnura Vinson, 1863
Tailed spider0SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1847Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers4SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1905Cucumber spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Asagena Sundevall, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Bathyphantes Menge, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Centromerita Dahl, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Centromerus Dahl, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Ceratinella Emerton, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1772Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Diplocephalus Bertkau, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Diplostyla Emerton, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Dismodicus Simon, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Drapetisca Menge, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 18333SpeciesTaxom
Episinus Walckenaer, 18092SpeciesTaxom
Erigone Audouin, 1834Black Dwarf Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Gibbaranea Archer, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Gnathonarium Karsch, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Gonatium Menge, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Grammonota Emerton, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Hypsosinga Ausserer, 18312SpeciesTaxom
Labulla Simon, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Laetesia Simon, 1908
0SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1841Black widow spider1SpeciesTaxom
Lepthyphantes Menge, 18332SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1841
Orchard Spider And Allies0SpeciesTaxom
Linyphia Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Macrargus Dahl, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Maso Simon, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Meta C. L. Koch, 1804Cave Orb Weavers1SpeciesTaxom
Metellina Chamberlin &..., 17573SpeciesTaxom
Microlinyphia Gerhardt, 1830Platform spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Microneta Menge, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Monocephalus Smith, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1793Banana spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Nephilengys L. Koch, 1872
Hermit spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Neriene Blackwall, 18343SpeciesTaxom
Nesticus Thorell, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Nuctenea Simon, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Obscuriphantes Saaristo & T..., 18411SpeciesTaxom
Oedothorax Bertkau, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Pachygnatha Sundevall, 1830Thickjawed Orb Weavers1SpeciesTaxom
Paidiscura Archer, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Palliduphantes Saaristo & T..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Pelecopsis Simon, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Peponocranium Simon, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Phylloneta Archer, 17572SpeciesTaxom
Platnickina Kocak & Kemal, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Poeciloneta Kulczynski, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Robertus O. P.-Cambridge, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Saaristoa Millidge, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Savignia Blackwall, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1838False black widows2SpeciesTaxom
Stemonyphantes Menge, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tenuiphantes Saaristo & T..., 18904SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1837Four-jawed spider3SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1833Tangle-Web Spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Tiso Simon, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Troxochrus Simon, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Walckenaeria Blackwall, 18618SpeciesTaxom
Zilla C. L. Koch, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 17572SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Somerset
97 Species
Agalenatea redii Scopoli, 1763
Agyneta rurestris C. L. Koch, 1836
Anelosimus vittatus Koch, 1836
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
Araneus quadratus (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Araneus pinguis Karsch, 1879
Araneus thaddeus (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Araneus meropes Keyserling, 1865
Araniella cucurbitina (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Araniella proxima KulczyÅ„ski, 1885
Araniella inconspicua Simon, 1874
Araniella opisthographa Kulczyn´ski, 1905
Asagena phalerata Panzer, 1801
Bathyphantes gracilis Blackwall, 1841
Bathyphantes nigrinus Johan Peter ..., 1851
Centromerita bicolor Blackwall, 1833
Centromerus cavernarum Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Centromerus dilutus Octavius Pic..., 1875
Ceratinella brevipes Johan Peter ..., 1851
Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Diplocephalus cristatus Blackwall, 1833Common money spider
Diplocephalus picinus John Blackwall, 1841
Diplostyla concolor Wider, 1834
Dismodicus bifrons John Blackwall, 1841
Drapetisca socialis (Sundevall, 1833)⇒ Drapetisca bicruris Tu & Li, 2006
Enoplognatha latimana Hippa & Oksala, 1982
Enoplognatha ovata (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Enoplognatha latimana Hippa & Oksala, 1982
Enoplognatha thoracica (Carl Wilhelm..., 1833)⇒ Enoplognatha oelandica Tord Tamerla..., 1875
Episinus angulatus John Blackwall, 1836
Episinus truncatus (Latreille, 1809)⇒ Episinus angulatus John Blackwall, 1836
Erigone dentipalpis (Wider, 1834)⇒ 
Gibbaranea gibbosa Walckenaer, 1802
Gnathonarium dentatum Wider, 1834
Gonatium rubens (Blackwall, 1833)⇒ Gonatium crassipalpum Elizabeth Ba..., 1933
Grammonota pictilis Octavius Pic..., 1875
Hypsosinga albovittata Johan Peter ..., 1851
Hypsosinga pygmaea Sundevall, 1831
Labulla thoracica Wider, 1834
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Larinioides sclopetarius (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Larinioides sericatus Clerck, 1757
Latrodectus geometricus C. L. Koch, 1841Brown black widow
Lepthyphantes leprosus Ohlert, 1865Household Fine Sheetweaver
Lepthyphantes minutus Blackwall, 1833
Linyphia triangularis Clerck, 1758Dwarf Weaver
Macrargus rufus Wider, 1834
Maso sundevalli (Johan Peter ..., 1851)⇒ Satilatlas marxi matanuskae Chamberlin, 1949
Meta menardi Latreille, 1804Cave orbweaver
Metellina mengei Blackwall, 1870
Metellina merianae Scopoli, 1763
Metellina segmentata Clerck, 1757Autumn spider
Microlinyphia pusilla Sundevall, 1830
Microneta viaria Blackwall, 1841
Monocephalus fuscipes John Blackwall, 1836
Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793Giant golden orb weaver
Neriene clathrata Sundevall, 1830
Neriene fusca (Oi, 1960)⇒ Oedothorax fuscus John Blackwall, 1834
Neriene peltata Wider, 1834Platform hammock-spider
Nesticus cellulanus Clerck, 1758Comb-footed Cellar Spider
Nuctenea umbratica Clerck, 1758Toad Spider
Obscuriphantes obscurus John Blackwall, 1841
Oedothorax retusus Johan Peter ..., 1851
Pachygnatha degeeri Sundevall, 1830
Paidiscura pallens John Blackwall, 1834
Palliduphantes ericaeus John Blackwall, 1853
Pelecopsis parallela Wider, 1834
Peponocranium ludicrum (Octavius Pic..., 1861)⇒ Peponocranium orbiculatum Octavius Pic..., 1882
Phylloneta impressa Ludwig Carl ..., 1881
Phylloneta sisyphia Clerck, 1757Mothercare spider
Platnickina tincta Walckenaer, 1802
Poeciloneta variegata Blackwall, 1841
Robertus lividus John Blackwall, 1836
Saaristoa firma Octavius Pic..., 1905Triangle Hammock-spider
Savignia frontata Blackwall, 1833
Steatoda bipunctata Linnaeus, 1758False widow
Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch, 1838Brown house spider
Stemonyphantes lineatus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Stemonyphantes blauveltae Willis J. Ge..., 1951
Tenuiphantes flavipes John Blackwall, 1854Echinoderms
Tenuiphantes mengei (Wladislaus K..., 1887)⇒ Tenuiphantes perseus van Helsdingen, 1977
Tenuiphantes tenuis Blackwall, 1852Dwarf weaver
Tenuiphantes zimmermanni Bertkau, 1890
Tetragnatha extensa (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetragnatha montana Simon, 1874
Tetragnatha montana Simon, 1874Shadow Stretch-spider
Tetragnatha obtusa C. L. Koch, 1837Blunt Stretch-spider
Theridion mystaceum Koch, 1870
Theridion pictum (Charles Atha..., 1802)⇒ Theridion hemerobium Eugène Simon, 1914
Theridion varians Carl Wilhelm..., 1833Red spruce
Tiso vagans John Blackwall, 1834
Troxochrus scabriculus Johan Peter ..., 1851
Walckenaeria acuminata Blackwall, 1833
Walckenaeria antica Blackwall, 1833
Walckenaeria atrotibialis Octavius Pic..., 1878
Walckenaeria cuspidata John Blackwall, 1833Sea egg
Walckenaeria dysderoides Wider, 1834
Walckenaeria monoceros Wider, 1834
Walckenaeria nudipalpis Johan Peter ..., 1851
Walckenaeria unicornis Octavius Pic..., 1861
Zilla diodia Charles Atha..., 1802Zilla diodia
Zygiella atrica (Koch, 1845)⇒ Zygiella calophylla Walckenaer, 1802
Zygiella x-notata (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Guizygiella nadleri Heimer, 1984

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Somerset
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
11
18
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
36
51
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyNesticidae
Simon, 1894
cave cobweb spider, Cave cobweb spiders, Comb-footed Cellar Spiders, Scaffold web spiders, Tangle web spiders
1
1
Genus
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
7
9
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
11
18
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


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