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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
122
285
394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
103
253
336
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
40
153
233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
40
153
233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
32
145
223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
31
144
221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
6
61
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tennessee
6 Families width 96 Species
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders36SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders23SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders21SpeciesTaxom
Nesticidae Simon, 1894Cave cobweb spider10SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers5SpeciesTaxom
Anapidae Simon, 1895Anapid spiders1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tennessee
61 Genera with 96 Species
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Acacesia Simon, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Acanthepeira Marx, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Anelosimus Simon, 1850Social cobweb spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Anthrobia Tellkampf, 1844
0SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1847Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers10SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1847Cucumber spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Artifex Kallal & Hor..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Asagena Sundevall, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Bathyphantes Menge, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Centromerus Dahl, 19402SpeciesTaxom
Ceraticelus Simon, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Ceratinopsis Emerton, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Cryptachaea Archer, 1882cobweb spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1842Three-lobed Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Eidmannella Roewer, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Epiceraticelus Crosby & Bishop, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Episinus Walckenaer, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Florinda O. Pickard-C..., 18501SpeciesTaxom
Frontinella Cambridge, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Glenognatha Simon, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1837Black widow spider3SpeciesTaxom
Lepthyphantes Menge, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1841Orchard Spider And Allies1SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18473SpeciesTaxom
Mastophora Holmberg, 1955Angling spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Mecynogea Simon, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Melychiopharis Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Mermessus O. P.-Cambridge, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Meta C. L. Koch, 1933Cave Orb Weavers1SpeciesTaxom
Metanapis Godman & Salvin, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 18471SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18423SpeciesTaxom
Microlinyphia Gerhardt, 1882Platform spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1847Spotted orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Neospintharus Exline, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Neriene Blackwall, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Nesticus Thorell, 19259SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Phylloneta Archer, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Platnickina Kocak & Kemal, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Porrhomma Simon, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Rugathodes Archer, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Satilatlas Keyserling, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Soulgas Crosby & Bishop, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Spintharus Hentz, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1802False black widows2SpeciesTaxom
Styloctetor Simon, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1842Four-jawed spider2SpeciesTaxom
Theonoe Simon, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1850Tangle-Web Spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Theridula Emerton, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Walckenaeria Blackwall, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Yunohamella Yoshida, 18421SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tennessee
96 Species
Acacesia hamata Hentz, 1847Orb weavers
Acanthepeira stellata Walckenaer, 1805Star-bellied orb-weaver
Anelosimus studiosus (Nicholas Mar..., 1850)⇒ Anelosimus fraternus Agnarsson, 2006
Araneus bicentenarius McCook, 1888Giant Lichen Orbweaver
Araneus cingulatus Walckenaer, 1842
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus guttulatus (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Araneus niveus Hentz, 1847
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
Araneus miniatus Walckenaer, 1842
Araneus nordmanni Thorell, 1870Nordmann'S Orbweaver
Araneus pegnia Walckenaer, 1842Orb weavers
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
Artifex melanopyga L.Koch, 1871
Asagena americana James Henry ..., 1882Two-Spotted Cobweb Spider
Bathyphantes nigrinus Johan Peter ..., 1851
Centromerus sylvaticus Blackwall, 1841
Centromerus tennapex Barrows, 1940
Ceraticelus creolus Ralph Vary C..., 1925
Ceratinopsis atolma Ralph Vary C..., 1925
Cryptachaea rupicola Emerton, 1882
Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Cyclosa turbinata Charles Atha..., 1842Orb weavers
Eidmannella pallida James Henry ..., 1875Cave cobweb spider
Epiceraticelus fluvialis Crosby & Bishop, 1931
Episinus amoenus Richard C. B..., 1911
Eustala anastera (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Eustala conchlea Henry Christ..., 1888
Florinda coccinea Nicholas Mar..., 1850Black-tailed red sheetweaver
Frontinella communis Hentz, 1850Bowl and doily spider
Frontinella pyramitela (Walckenaer, 1841)⇒ Frontinella communis Hentz, 1850
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Gea heptagon Nicholas Mar..., 1850Heptagonal Orbweaver
Glenognatha foxi McCook, 1894Longjawed orb weavers
Larinia directa Hentz, 1847Orb weavers
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Latrodectus geometricus C. L. Koch, 1841Brown black widow
Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790
Latrodectus variolus (Walckenaer, 1837)⇒ Latrodectus hesperus Chamberlin &..., 1935
Lepthyphantes minutus Blackwall, 1833
Leucauge venusta Walckenaer, 1841Longjawed Orb Weavers
Mangora gibberosa (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Mangora fascialata Franganillo, 1936
Mangora maculata Keyserling, 1865Greenlegged orbweaver
Mangora placida Hentz, 1847Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver
Mastophora phrynosoma Willis J. Ge..., 1955
Mecynogea lemniscata Charles Atha..., 1842Basilica orbweaver
Melychiopharis cynips Eugène Simon, 1895
Mermessus maculatus Richard C. B..., 1892Sheet-web spiders
Meta ovalis Gertsch, 1933Eastern Cave Long-Jawed Spider
Metanapis plutella Raymond Robe..., 1974
Metepeira labyrinthea (Nicholas Mar..., 1847)⇒ Metepeira triangularis Pelegrin Fra..., 1930
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Micrathena mitrata Nicholas Mar..., 1850Orb Weavers
Micrathena sagittata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowshaped micrathena
Microlinyphia mandibulata James Henry ..., 1882
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Neoscona crucifera Lucas, 1838Barn spider
Neoscona domiciliorum Hentz, 1847Red-Femured Spotted Orbweaver
Neospintharus furcatus O. P.-Cambridge, 1894Cobweb spiders
Neriene radiata Walckenaer, 1842Filmy dome spider
Neriene variabilis Richard C. B..., 1892
Nesticus barri Willis J. Ge..., 1984
Nesticus barrowsi Willis J. Ge..., 1984
Nesticus dilutus Willis J. Ge..., 1984
Nesticus furtivus Willis J. Ge..., 1984
Nesticus mimus Willis J. Ge..., 1984
Nesticus paynei Willis J. Ge..., 1984
Nesticus pecki Hedin & Dell..., 2005
Nesticus stygius Willis J. Ge..., 1984
Nesticus tennesseensis Alexander Pe..., 1925
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Phylloneta pictipes Keyserling, 1884
Platnickina punctosparsa James Henry ..., 1882
Porrhomma cavernicola (Eugen von Ke..., 1886)⇒ Porrhomma profundum Maria Dahl, 1939
Porrhomma convexum (Westring, 1851)⇒ Porrhomma microps Carl Friedri..., 1931
Rugathodes aurantius James Henry ..., 1915
Rugathodes sexpunctatus James Henry ..., 1882
Satilatlas marxi Eugen von Ke..., 1886Thin-ribbed mountainsnail
Soulgas corticarius (James Henry ..., 1909)⇒ Oedothorax seminolus Wilton Ivie ..., 1935
Spintharus flavidus Nicholas Mar..., 1850Cobweb spiders
Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch, 1838Brown house spider
Steatoda triangulosa Walckenaer, 1802Triangulate bud spider
Styloctetor purpurescens Keyserling, 1886
Tetragnatha guatemalensis Octavius Pic..., 1889Ants
Tetragnatha versicolor Walckenaer, 1842
Theonoe stridula Crosby, 1906
Theridion differens (James Henry ..., 1882)⇒ Theridion glaucescens Lawrence Becker, 1879
Theridion flavonotatum Lawrence Becker, 1879
Theridion frondeum Nicholas Mar..., 1850Eastern Long-Legged Cobweaver
Theridula opulenta (Charles Atha..., 1842)⇒ Theridula gonygaster Eugène Simon, 1873
Verrucosa arenata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowhead Orb Weaver
Walckenaeria dixiana Ralph Vary C..., 1944
Walckenaeria pallida James Henry ..., 1882
Yunohamella lyrica Walckenaer, 1842

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Tennessee
FamilyAnapidae
Simon, 1895
Anapid spiders, Tiny Orbweavers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

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
20
36
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
17
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyNesticidae
Simon, 1894
cave cobweb spider, Cave cobweb spiders, Comb-footed Cellar Spiders, Scaffold web spiders, Tangle web spiders
2
10
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
5
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
17
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTheridiosomatidae
Simon, 1881
Ray orbweavers, ray spider, Ray spiders
0
0
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org