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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Transylvania County (North Carolina, USA)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
26
38
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
22
34
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
16
28
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
16
28
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
16
28
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
15
27
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
9
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Transylvania County
4 Families width 9 Species
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Transylvania County
9 Genera with 9 Species
Acanthepeira Marx, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Achaearanea Strand, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1837Black widow spider1SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Neospintharus Exline, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Pityohyphantes Simon, 1850Hammock Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Platnickina Kocak & Kemal, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1850Four-jawed spider1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Transylvania County
9 Species
Acanthepeira stellata Walckenaer, 1805Star-bellied orb-weaver
Achaearanea tepidariorum (Koch, 1841)⇒ Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841
Latrodectus variolus (Walckenaer, 1837)⇒ Latrodectus hesperus Chamberlin &..., 1935
Mangora placida Hentz, 1847Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850Horned Parasitic Cobweaver
Pityohyphantes costatus Nicholas Mar..., 1850Hammock spider
Platnickina alabamensis Willis J. Ge..., 1942
Tetragnatha laboriosa Hentz, 1850Longjawed orb weavers

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Transylvania County
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
3
3
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
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
1
1
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
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org