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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Somerset County (Maine, USA)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
27
81
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
25
79
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
19
72
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
19
72
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
18
70
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
18
70
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
29
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Somerset County (Maine)
4 Families width 40 Species
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders21SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders8SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Somerset County (Maine)
29 Genera with 40 Species
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Agyneta Hull, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Aphileta Hull, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1757Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Bathyphantes Menge, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Centromerus Dahl, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Ceraticelus Simon, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Dismodicus Simon, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Drapetisca Menge, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Frontinella Cambridge, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Grammonota Emerton, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Hypselistes Simon, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Incestophantes Tanasevitch, 1992
0SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1935Black widow spider1SpeciesTaxom
Mermessus O. P.-Cambridge, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1842Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Neriene Blackwall, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Pityohyphantes Simon, 1850Hammock Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Pocadicnemis Simon, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Robertus O. P.-Cambridge, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1850False black widows1SpeciesTaxom
Tapinopa Westring, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1842Four-jawed spider5SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1882Tangle-Web Spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Tunagyna Chamberlin &..., 18921SpeciesTaxom
Walckenaeria Blackwall, 19833SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 19641SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Somerset County (Maine)
40 Species
Agyneta allosubtilis Loksa, 1965
Aphileta misera Octavius Pic..., 1882Heterotardigrades
Araneus cavaticus Keyserling, 1882Barn orbweaver
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Bathyphantes pallidus (Banks, 1892)⇒ Agyneta angulata Emerton, 1882
Centromerus persolutus Octavius Pic..., 1875
Ceraticelus laetabilis Octavius Pic..., 1874
Ceraticelus minutus James Henry ..., 1882
Dismodicus decemoculatus James Henry ..., 1882
Drapetisca alteranda Ralph Vary C..., 1909Northern Long-Toothed Sheetweaver
Eustala cepina Charles Atha..., 1842
Frontinella pyramitela (Walckenaer, 1841)⇒ Frontinella communis Hentz, 1850
Grammonota gigas Richard C. B..., 1896
Grammonota inornata James Henry ..., 1882
Hypselistes florens Octavius Pic..., 1875Peatland Sheetweb Weaver
Larinioides patagiatus Clerck, 1758Ornamental Orbweaver
Larinioides sclopetarius (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Larinioides sericatus Clerck, 1757
Latrodectus hesperus Chamberlin &..., 1935Western black widow
Mermessus trilobatus James Henry ..., 1882
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Neriene radiata Walckenaer, 1842Filmy dome spider
Pityohyphantes costatus Nicholas Mar..., 1850Hammock spider
Pocadicnemis americana Alfred Frank..., 1976
Robertus riparius Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Steatoda borealis Nicholas Mar..., 1850Boreal Combfoot
Tapinopa bilineata Richard C. B..., 1893
Tetragnatha caudata Emerton, 1884Longjawed Orb Weavers
Tetragnatha elongata Walckenaer, 1842Elongate stilt spider
Tetragnatha guatemalensis Octavius Pic..., 1889Ants
Tetragnatha laboriosa Hentz, 1850Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha versicolor Walckenaer, 1842
Theridion differens (James Henry ..., 1882)⇒ Theridion glaucescens Lawrence Becker, 1879
Theridion frondeum Nicholas Mar..., 1850Eastern Long-Legged Cobweaver
Theridion murarium James Henry ..., 1882
Tunagyna debilis Richard C. B..., 1892
Walckenaeria brevicornis James Henry ..., 1882
Walckenaeria castanea James Henry ..., 1882
Walckenaeria subspiralis Millidge, 1983
Zygiella nearctica Willis J. Ge..., 1964

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Somerset County (Maine)
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
6
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
18
21
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
5
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
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


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Araneoidea at irmng.org