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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Tuscaloosa (Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
12
19
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
11
18
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
9
15
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
9
15
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
9
15
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
9
15
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
5
11
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tuscaloosa
5 Families width 11 Species
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers3SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae (Blackwall, 1859)Dwarf spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosomatidae Simon, 1881Ray orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tuscaloosa
11 Genera with 11 Species
Colphepeira Archer, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Dolichognatha O. P.-Cambridge, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Frontinella Cambridge, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Glenognatha Simon, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Metazygia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18421SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Phylloneta Archer, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1802False black widows1SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1842Four-jawed spider1SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 1944Ray spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Thymoites Keyserling, 19061SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tuscaloosa
11 Species
Colphepeira catawba Banks, 1911
Dolichognatha pentagona Hentz, 1850Longjawed orb weavers
Frontinella pyramitela (Walckenaer, 1841)⇒ Frontinella communis Hentz, 1850
Glenognatha foxi McCook, 1894Longjawed orb weavers
Metazygia calix Charles Atha..., 1842
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Phylloneta pictipes Keyserling, 1884
Steatoda triangulosa Walckenaer, 1802Triangulate bud spider
Tetragnatha elongata Walckenaer, 1842Elongate stilt spider
Theridiosoma savannum Chamberlin &..., 1944
Thymoites marxi Crosby, 1906

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Tuscaloosa
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
3
3
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
3
3
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