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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Southern Illinois (Illinois, USA)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
51
127
172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
41
112
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
26
96
143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
26
96
143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
24
93
137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
24
93
137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
42
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southern Illinois
4 Families width 62 Species and 1 Subspecies
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders30SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders13SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders9SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers10SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southern Illinois
42 Genera with 62 Species
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Agyneta Hull, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1847Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers4SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1847Cucumber spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Bathyphantes Menge, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Ceraticelus Simon, 18923SpeciesTaxom
Ceratinella Emerton, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Cnephalocotes Simon, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1772Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Diplocentria Hull, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Dipoena Thorell, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Erigone Audouin, 1884Black Dwarf Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Frontinella Cambridge, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Glenognatha Simon, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Grammonota Emerton, 18753SpeciesTaxom
Hypselistes Simon, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Hypsosinga Ausserer, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Islandiana Braendegaard, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1837Black widow spider1SpeciesTaxom
Melychiopharis Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Mermessus O. P.-Cambridge, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Meta C. L. Koch, 1804Cave Orb Weavers1SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1864
Spotted orbweavers0SpeciesTaxom
Pachygnatha Sundevall, 1845Thickjawed Orb Weavers1SpeciesTaxom
Pityohyphantes Simon, 1850Hammock Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Pocadicnemis Simon, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Rhomphaea L. Koch, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Satilatlas Keyserling, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Scirites Bishop & Crosby, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Singa C. L. Koch, 1972Striped orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Sisicottus Bishop & Crosby, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1850False black widows1SpeciesTaxom
Tapinocyba Simon, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Tennesseellum Petrunkevitch, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1842Four-jawed spider7SpeciesTaxom
Theonoe Simon, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1882Tangle-Web Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Theridula Emerton, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Tmeticus Menge, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Walckenaeria Blackwall, 19314SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Illinois
62 Species and 1 Subspecies
Agyneta fabra Keyserling, 1886
Agyneta olivacea James Henry ..., 1882
Araneus gemmoides Chamberlin &..., 1935Cat-faced Spider
Araneus iviei Archer, 1951
Araneus juniperi Emerton, 1884Juniper Orbweaver
Araneus trifolium Hentz, 1847Shamrock orbweaver
Araniella displicata Hentz, 1847Six-spotted orbweaver
Argiope aurantia Lucas, 1833American garden spider
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Bathyphantes pallidus (Banks, 1892)⇒ Agyneta angulata Emerton, 1882
Ceraticelus bulbosus James Henry ..., 1882
Ceraticelus fissiceps Octavius Pic..., 1874
Ceraticelus similis Richard C. B..., 1892
Ceratinella brunnea James Henry ..., 1882
Cnephalocotes obscurus John Blackwall, 1834
Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Diplocentria bidentata James Henry ..., 1882
Dipoena nigra (James Henry ..., 1882)⇒ Theridula nigerrima Alexander Pe..., 1911
Erigone blaesa Crosby & Bishop, 1928
Erigone cristatopalpus Eugène Simon, 1884White meadowbeauty
Frontinella pyramitela (Walckenaer, 1841)⇒ Frontinella communis Hentz, 1850
Glenognatha foxi McCook, 1894Longjawed orb weavers
Grammonota angusta Charles Dent..., 1959
Grammonota gentilis Richard C. B..., 1898
Grammonota pictilis Octavius Pic..., 1875
Hypselistes florens Octavius Pic..., 1875Peatland Sheetweb Weaver
Hypsosinga pygmaea Sundevall, 1831
Islandiana holmi Wilton Ivie, 1965
Larinioides patagiatus Clerck, 1758Ornamental Orbweaver
Larinioides sclopetarius (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Larinioides sericatus Clerck, 1757
Latrodectus variolus (Walckenaer, 1837)⇒ Latrodectus hesperus Chamberlin &..., 1935
Melychiopharis cynips Eugène Simon, 1895
Mermessus brevidentatus James Henry ..., 1909
Meta menardi Latreille, 1804Cave orbweaver
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Pachygnatha xanthostoma (C. L. Koch, 1845)⇒ Pachygnatha brevis Eugen von Ke..., 1884
Pityohyphantes costatus Nicholas Mar..., 1850Hammock spider
Pocadicnemis americana Alfred Frank..., 1976
Rhomphaea fictilium Hentz, 1850Lizard Spider
Satilatlas marxi Eugen von Ke..., 1886Thin-ribbed mountainsnail
Scirites pectinatus James Henry ..., 1911
Singa eugeni Herbert Walt..., 1972
Sisicottus montanus (James Henry ..., 1882)⇒ Sisicottus panopeus FrantiÅ¡ek M..., 1999
Steatoda borealis Nicholas Mar..., 1850Boreal Combfoot
Tapinocyba simplex James Henry ..., 1882
Tennesseellum formica James Henry ..., 1882
Tetragnatha extensa (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetragnatha montana Simon, 1874
Tetragnatha guatemalensis Octavius Pic..., 1889Ants
Tetragnatha laboriosa Hentz, 1850Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha shoshone Herbert W. Levi, 1981
Tetragnatha straminea Emerton, 1884
Tetragnatha trichodes trichodes Thorell, 1878
Tetragnatha versicolor Walckenaer, 1842
Theonoe stridula Crosby, 1906
Theridion albidum (Richard C. B..., 1895)⇒ Theridion berlandi Carl Friedri..., 1942
Theridion differens (James Henry ..., 1882)⇒ Theridion glaucescens Lawrence Becker, 1879
Theridula emertoni Herbert Walt..., 1954Emerton'S Bitubercled Cobweaver
Tmeticus ornatus James Henry ..., 1914
Walckenaeria atrotibialis Octavius Pic..., 1878
Walckenaeria communis James Henry ..., 1882
Walckenaeria directa Octavius Pic..., 1874
Walckenaeria tumida Crosby & Bishop, 1931

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Southern Illinois
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
9
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
21
30
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
4
10
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
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org