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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
42
113
183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
37
107
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
26
96
165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
26
96
165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
23
93
163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
23
93
163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
33
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Union County (Illinois)
4 Families width 45 Species
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders27SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders11SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Union County (Illinois)
33 Genera with 45 Species
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Agyneta Hull, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1847Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Bathyphantes Menge, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Centromerus Dahl, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Ceraticelus Simon, 18824SpeciesTaxom
Ceratinella Emerton, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Crustulina Menge, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Eridantes Crosby & Bishop, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Erigone Audouin, 1882Black Dwarf Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Euryopis Menge, 19512SpeciesTaxom
Floricomus Crosby & Bishop, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Frontinella Cambridge, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Grammonota Emerton, 19253SpeciesTaxom
Islandiana Braendegaard, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Melychiopharis Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Mermessus O. P.-Cambridge, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Microlinyphia Gerhardt, 1882Platform spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1838Spotted orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Neospintharus Exline, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Neriene Blackwall, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Pachygnatha Sundevall, 1845Thickjawed Orb Weavers1SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Pelecopsis Simon, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Robertus O. P.-Cambridge, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Scotinotylus Simon, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Tapinocyba Simon, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1842Four-jawed spider1SpeciesTaxom
Theonoe Simon, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1876Tangle-Web Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Walckenaeria Blackwall, 18822SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Union County (Illinois)
45 Species
Agyneta fabra Keyserling, 1886
Araneus thaddeus (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Araneus meropes Keyserling, 1865
Bathyphantes pallidus (Banks, 1892)⇒ Agyneta angulata Emerton, 1882
Centromerus cornupalpis Octavius Pic..., 1875
Centromerus latidens James Henry ..., 1882
Ceraticelus atriceps Octavius Pic..., 1874
Ceraticelus emertoni Octavius Pic..., 1874
Ceraticelus fissiceps Octavius Pic..., 1874
Ceraticelus minutus James Henry ..., 1882
Ceratinella brunnea James Henry ..., 1882
Crustulina altera Willis J. Ge..., 1942
Enoplognatha marmorata (Nicholas Mar..., 1850)⇒ Enoplognatha caricis Fickert, 1876
Eridantes erigonoides James Henry ..., 1882
Erigone autumnalis James Henry ..., 1882Dwarf weaver
Euryopis argentea Emerton, 1882
Euryopis gertschi Levi, 1951Jost Van Dyke's Indian mallow
Floricomus rostratus James Henry ..., 1882
Frontinella pyramitela (Walckenaer, 1841)⇒ Frontinella communis Hentz, 1850
Grammonota angusta Charles Dent..., 1959
Grammonota capitata James Henry ..., 1924
Grammonota maritima James Henry ..., 1925
Islandiana flaveola Richard C. B..., 1892
Islandiana longisetosa James Henry ..., 1882
Melychiopharis cynips Eugène Simon, 1895
Mermessus maculatus Richard C. B..., 1892Sheet-web spiders
Mermessus trilobatus James Henry ..., 1882
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Microlinyphia mandibulata James Henry ..., 1882
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Neoscona crucifera Lucas, 1838Barn spider
Neospintharus furcatus O. P.-Cambridge, 1894Cobweb spiders
Neriene clathrata Sundevall, 1830
Pachygnatha tristriata C. L. Koch, 1845
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Pelecopsis bishopi Kaston, 1945Ferris' sandwort
Robertus spinifer James Henry ..., 1909
Scotinotylus exsectoides Millidge, 1981
Tapinocyba simplex James Henry ..., 1882
Tetragnatha versicolor Walckenaer, 1842
Theonoe stridula Crosby, 1906
Theridion dividuum (Willis J. Ge..., 1942)⇒ Thymoites expulsus Willis J. Ge..., 1936
Theridion melanostictum Octavius Pic..., 1876Cobweb weaver
Verrucosa arenata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowhead Orb Weaver
Walckenaeria digitata James Henry ..., 1913
Walckenaeria pallida James Henry ..., 1882

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Union County (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
4
5
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
18
27
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
2
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
9
11
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


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