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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
39
110
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
34
105
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
23
85
123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
23
85
123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
22
83
119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
22
83
119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
5
34
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Somerset County (Pennsylvania)
5 Families width 56 Species
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders23SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae (Blackwall, 1859)Dwarf spiders14SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders12SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers6SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosomatidae Simon, 1881Ray orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Somerset County (Pennsylvania)
34 Genera with 56 Species
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Araneus Clerck, 1847Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers7SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1847Cucumber spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Ceraticelus Simon, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1842Three-lobed Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Drapetisca Menge, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Frontinella Cambridge, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Hypselistes Simon, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Hypsosinga Ausserer, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1837Black widow spider2SpeciesTaxom
Lepthyphantes Menge, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1841Orchard Spider And Allies1SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Maso Simon, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 18471SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1842Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Neospintharus Exline, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Neriene Blackwall, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Pityohyphantes Simon, 1850Hammock Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Rhomphaea L. Koch, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Satilatlas Keyserling, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1802False black widows2SpeciesTaxom
Stemonyphantes Menge, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1842Four-jawed spider5SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1882Tangle-Web Spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 1877Ray spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Walckenaeria Blackwall, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Yunohamella Yoshida, 18421SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Somerset County (Pennsylvania)
56 Species
Araneus bicentenarius McCook, 1888Giant Lichen Orbweaver
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
Araneus nordmanni Thorell, 1870Nordmann'S Orbweaver
Araneus saevus L. Koch, 1872Fierce Orbweaver
Araneus thaddeus (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Araneus meropes Keyserling, 1865
Araneus trifolium Hentz, 1847Shamrock orbweaver
Araniella displicata Hentz, 1847Six-spotted orbweaver
Argiope aurantia Lucas, 1833American garden spider
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Ceraticelus fissiceps Octavius Pic..., 1874
Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Cyclosa turbinata Charles Atha..., 1842Orb weavers
Drapetisca alteranda Ralph Vary C..., 1909Northern Long-Toothed Sheetweaver
Enoplognatha ovata (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Enoplognatha latimana Hippa & Oksala, 1982
Eustala anastera (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Eustala conchlea Henry Christ..., 1888
Frontinella communis Hentz, 1850Bowl and doily spider
Frontinella pyramitela (Walckenaer, 1841)⇒ Frontinella communis Hentz, 1850
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Hypselistes florens Octavius Pic..., 1875Peatland Sheetweb Weaver
Hypsosinga pygmaea Sundevall, 1831
Hypsosinga rubens Nicholas Mar..., 1847
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Larinioides patagiatus Clerck, 1758Ornamental Orbweaver
Larinioides sclopetarius (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Larinioides sericatus Clerck, 1757
Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790
Latrodectus variolus (Walckenaer, 1837)⇒ Latrodectus hesperus Chamberlin &..., 1935
Lepthyphantes leprosus Ohlert, 1865Household Fine Sheetweaver
Leucauge venusta Walckenaer, 1841Longjawed Orb Weavers
Mangora placida Hentz, 1847Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver
Maso sundevalli (Johan Peter ..., 1851)⇒ Satilatlas marxi matanuskae Chamberlin, 1949
Metepeira labyrinthea (Nicholas Mar..., 1847)⇒ Metepeira triangularis Pelegrin Fra..., 1930
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850Horned Parasitic Cobweaver
Neriene clathrata Sundevall, 1830
Neriene radiata Walckenaer, 1842Filmy dome spider
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Pityohyphantes costatus Nicholas Mar..., 1850Hammock spider
Rhomphaea fictilium Hentz, 1850Lizard Spider
Satilatlas marxi Eugen von Ke..., 1886Thin-ribbed mountainsnail
Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch, 1838Brown house spider
Steatoda triangulosa Walckenaer, 1802Triangulate bud spider
Stemonyphantes lineatus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Stemonyphantes blauveltae Willis J. Ge..., 1951
Tetragnatha guatemalensis Octavius Pic..., 1889Ants
Tetragnatha laboriosa Hentz, 1850Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha straminea Emerton, 1884
Tetragnatha versicolor Walckenaer, 1842
Tetragnatha viridis Walckenaer, 1842Green Long-Jawed Spider
Theridion differens (James Henry ..., 1882)⇒ Theridion glaucescens Lawrence Becker, 1879
Theridion frondeum Nicholas Mar..., 1850Eastern Long-Legged Cobweaver
Theridion murarium James Henry ..., 1882
Theridiosoma gemmosum L. Koch, 1877Ray Spider
Walckenaeria pallida James Henry ..., 1882
Walckenaeria vigilax (John Blackwall, 1853)⇒ Walckenaeria spiralis James Henry ..., 1882
Yunohamella lyrica Walckenaer, 1842

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Somerset County (Pennsylvania)
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
12
23
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
11
14
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
2
6
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
8
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTheridiosomatidae
Simon, 1881
Ray orbweavers, ray spider, Ray spiders
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org