Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Virginia (USA)
List of families for Virginia
7 Families width 118 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Virginia
74 Genera with 118 Species #ABCDEFGHIKLMNOPRSTVWYZ
| Acacesia Simon, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acanthepeira Marx, 1805 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agyneta Hull, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anelosimus Simon, 1850 | Social cobweb spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthrobia Tellkampf, 2005 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Araneus Clerck, 1847 | Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1847 | Cucumber spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argiope Audouin, 1775 | Garden orbweavers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Argyrarachne Selden, 1999 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argyrodes Simon, 1906 | Dewdrop spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asagena Sundevall, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bathyphantes Menge, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceraticelus Simon, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratinopsis Emerton, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptachaea Archer, 1896 | cobweb spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclosa Menge, 1842 | Three-lobed Spiders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dipoena Thorell, 1953 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drapetisca Menge, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eidmannella Roewer, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Enoplognatha Pavesi, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Epiceraticelus Crosby & Bishop, 2019 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Episinus Walckenaer, 1809 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eustala Simon, 1842 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Faiditus Keyserling, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Floricomus Crosby & Bishop, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Florinda O. Pickard-C..., 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Frontinella Cambridge, 1841 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758 | Spiny Backed Orb Weaver | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gea C. L. Koch, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glenognatha Simon, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypsosinga Ausserer, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Islandiana Braendegaard, 1965 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kaira O. P.-Cambridge, 1850 | Frilled Orbweavers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Larinia Simon, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758 | Furrow spiders | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1837 | Black widow spider | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Leucauge White, 1841 | Orchard Spider And Allies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Linyphia Latreille, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 1847 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Maso Simon, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mastophora Holmberg, 1955 | Angling spiders | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Maymena Gertsch, 1940 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mecynogea Simon, 1842 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melychiopharis Simon, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Meta C. L. Koch, 1933 | Cave Orb Weavers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micrathena Sundevall, 1842 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Neoscona Simon, 1847 | Spotted orbweavers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Neospintharus Exline, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neriene Blackwall, 1842 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nesticus Thorell, 1925 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Ocrepeira Marx, 1976 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Origanates Crosby & Bishop, 1933 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Parasteatoda Archer, 1841 | Comb-Clawed Spider | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pelecopsidis Bishop & Crosby, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phylloneta Archer, 1884 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Porrhomma Simon, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhomphaea L. Koch, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Scylaceus Bishop & Crosby, 1938 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Spintharus Hentz, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Steatoda Sundevall, 1802 | False black widows | 4 | Species | Taxom | Stemonyphantes Menge, 1866 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Tapinopa Westring, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Taranucnus Simon, 1940 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetragnatha Latreille, 1842 | Four-jawed spider | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Theridion Walckenaer, 1850 | Tangle-Web Spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theridiosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 1877 | Ray spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theridula Emerton, 1842 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thymoites Keyserling, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tidarren Chamberlin &..., 1842 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Verrucosa McCook, 1842 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Walckenaeria Blackwall, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Yunohamella Yoshida, 1842 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 1964 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Virginia
118 Species and 1 Subspecies | Acacesia hamata Hentz, 1847 | Orb weavers | | Acanthepeira stellata Walckenaer, 1805 | Star-bellied orb-weaver | | Agyneta serrata Emerton, 1909 | | | Anelosimus studiosus (Nicholas Mar..., 1850) | ⇒ Anelosimus fraternus Agnarsson, 2006 | | Anthrobia coylei FrantiÅ¡ek M..., 2005 | | | Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859 | | | Araneus bicentenarius McCook, 1888 | Giant Lichen Orbweaver | | Araneus bonsallae McCook, 1894 | | | Araneus cingulatus Walckenaer, 1842 | | | Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758 | Cross orbweaver | | Araneus gadus Levi, 1973 | | | Araneus guttulatus (Walckenaer, 1842) | ⇒ Araneus niveus Hentz, 1847 | | Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757 | Marbled Orb Weaver | | Araneus miniatus Walckenaer, 1842 | | | Araneus niveus Hentz, 1847 | | | Araneus nordmanni Thorell, 1870 | Nordmann'S Orbweaver | | Araneus pegnia Walckenaer, 1842 | Orb weavers | | Araneus pratensis (Emerton, 1884) | ⇒ Neoscona pratensis Hentz, 1847 | | Araneus thaddeus (Hentz, 1847) | ⇒ Araneus meropes Keyserling, 1865 | | Araneus trifolium Hentz, 1847 | Shamrock orbweaver | | Araniella displicata Hentz, 1847 | Six-spotted orbweaver | | Argiope aurantia Lucas, 1833 | American garden spider | | Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775 | Banded Argiope | | Argyrarachne solitus ♰ P. A. Selden, 1999 | | | Argyrodes pluto Richard C. B..., 1906 | | | Asagena americana James Henry ..., 1882 | Two-Spotted Cobweb Spider | | Bathyphantes weyeri James Henry ..., 1875 | | | Ceraticelus furculifer | | | Ceratinopsis nigriceps James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Cryptachaea porteri Banks, 1896 | Cobweb spiders | | Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772 | Conical Trashline Orbweaver | | Cyclosa turbinata Charles Atha..., 1842 | Orb weavers | | Dipoena appalachia Herbert Walt..., 1953 | | | Drapetisca alteranda Ralph Vary C..., 1909 | Northern Long-Toothed Sheetweaver | | Eidmannella pallida James Henry ..., 1875 | Cave cobweb spider | | Enoplognatha marmorata (Nicholas Mar..., 1850) | ⇒ Enoplognatha caricis Fickert, 1876 | | Enoplognatha ovata (Clerck, 1758) | ⇒ Enoplognatha latimana Hippa & Oksala, 1982 | | Epiceraticelus fluvialis Crosby & Bishop, 1931 | | | Epiceraticelus mandyae Draney, Miln..., 2019 | | | Episinus amoenus Richard C. B..., 1911 | | | Episinus truncatus (Latreille, 1809) | ⇒ Episinus angulatus John Blackwall, 1836 | | Eustala anastera (Walckenaer, 1842) | ⇒ Eustala conchlea Henry Christ..., 1888 | | Faiditus cancellatus Nicholas Mar..., 1850 | | | Floricomus rostratus James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Florinda coccinea Nicholas Mar..., 1850 | Black-tailed red sheetweaver | | Frontinella communis Hentz, 1850 | Bowl and doily spider | | Frontinella pyramitela (Walckenaer, 1841) | ⇒ Frontinella communis Hentz, 1850 | | Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758 | Crab spider | | Gea heptagon Nicholas Mar..., 1850 | Heptagonal Orbweaver | | Glenognatha foxi McCook, 1894 | Longjawed orb weavers | | Hypsosinga rubens Nicholas Mar..., 1847 | | | Islandiana muma Wilton Ivie, 1965 | | | Kaira alba Nicholas Mar..., 1850 | Pale Frilled Orbweaver | | Larinia directa Hentz, 1847 | Orb weavers | | Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758 | Furrow orb spider | | Larinioides patagiatus Clerck, 1758 | Ornamental Orbweaver | | Larinioides sclopetarius (Clerck, 1758) | ⇒ Larinioides sericatus Clerck, 1757 | | Latrodectus bishopi Kaston, 1938 | Red widow | | Latrodectus hasselti (Thorell, 1870) | ⇒ Latrodectus hasseltii Thorell, 1870 | | Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790 | | Latrodectus variolus (Walckenaer, 1837) | ⇒ Latrodectus hesperus Chamberlin &..., 1935 | | Leucauge argyrobapta (White, 1841) | ⇒ Leucauge venusta Walckenaer, 1841 | | Leucauge venusta Walckenaer, 1841 | Longjawed Orb Weavers | | Linyphia incerta Emerton, 1875 | | | Mangora gibberosa (Hentz, 1847) | ⇒ Mangora fascialata Franganillo, 1936 | | Mangora maculata Keyserling, 1865 | Greenlegged orbweaver | | Mangora placida Hentz, 1847 | Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver | | Mangora spiculata (Hentz, 1847) | ⇒ Mangora placida Hentz, 1847 | | Maso politus Richard C. B..., 1896 | | | Maso sundevalli (Johan Peter ..., 1851) | ⇒ Satilatlas marxi matanuskae Chamberlin, 1949 | | Mastophora bisaccata James Henry ..., 1884 | | | Mastophora hutchinsoni Willis J. Ge..., 1955 | | | Mastophora phrynosoma Willis J. Ge..., 1955 | | | Maymena ambita Barrows, 1940 | | | Mecynogea lemniscata Charles Atha..., 1842 | Basilica orbweaver | | Melychiopharis cynips Eugène Simon, 1895 | | | Meta ovalis Gertsch, 1933 | Eastern Cave Long-Jawed Spider | | Metepeira labyrinthea (Nicholas Mar..., 1847) | ⇒ Metepeira triangularis Pelegrin Fra..., 1930 | | Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805 | Orb Weavers | | Micrathena mitrata Nicholas Mar..., 1850 | Orb Weavers | | Micrathena sagittata Charles Atha..., 1842 | Arrowshaped micrathena | | Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842 | Arabesque orbweaver | | Neoscona crucifera Lucas, 1838 | Barn spider | | Neoscona domiciliorum Hentz, 1847 | Red-Femured Spotted Orbweaver | | Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850 | Horned Parasitic Cobweaver | | Neriene radiata Walckenaer, 1842 | Filmy dome spider | | Nesticus holsingeri Willis J. Ge..., 1984 | | | Nesticus mimus Willis J. Ge..., 1984 | | | Nesticus paynei Willis J. Ge..., 1984 | | | Nesticus tennesseensis Alexander Pe..., 1925 | | | Ocrepeira georgia Herbert Walt..., 1976 | Purple sun star | | Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841 | American house false widow spider | | Pelecopsidis frontalis Richard C. B..., 1904 | | | Phylloneta pictipes Keyserling, 1884 | | | Porrhomma cavernicola (Eugen von Ke..., 1886) | ⇒ Porrhomma profundum Maria Dahl, 1939 | | Rhomphaea fictilium Hentz, 1850 | Lizard Spider | | Spintharus flavidus Nicholas Mar..., 1850 | Cobweb spiders | | Steatoda albomaculata (De Geer, 1778) | ⇒ Chrysso albomaculata O. P.-Cambridge, 1882 | | Steatoda borealis Nicholas Mar..., 1850 | Boreal Combfoot | | Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch, 1838 | Brown house spider | | Steatoda triangulosa Walckenaer, 1802 | Triangulate bud spider | | Tapinopa bilineata Richard C. B..., 1893 | | | Taranucnus ornithes Barrows, 1940 | | | Tetragnatha elongata Walckenaer, 1842 | Elongate stilt spider | | Tetragnatha striata L. Koch, 1862 | Striped Stretch-spider | | Tetragnatha trichodes trichodes Thorell, 1878 | | | Tetragnatha versicolor Walckenaer, 1842 | | | Tetragnatha viridis Walckenaer, 1842 | Green Long-Jawed Spider | | Theridion frondeum Nicholas Mar..., 1850 | Eastern Long-Legged Cobweaver | | Theridiosoma gemmosum L. Koch, 1877 | Ray Spider | | Theridula emertoni Herbert Walt..., 1954 | Emerton'S Bitubercled Cobweaver | | Theridula opulenta (Charles Atha..., 1842) | ⇒ Theridula gonygaster Eugène Simon, 1873 | | Thymoites unimaculatus James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Tidarren sisyphoides Charles Atha..., 1842 | Cobweb spiders | | Verrucosa arenata Charles Atha..., 1842 | Arrowhead Orb Weaver | | Walckenaeria pallida James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Yunohamella lyrica Walckenaer, 1842 | | | Zygiella nearctica Willis J. Ge..., 1964 | |
Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Virginia | Family | Araneidae
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 | 23
50 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Linyphiidae
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 | 22
22 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Mysmenidae
Petrunkevitch, 1928
Dwarf cobweb spiders, Dwarf cobweb weavers, Minute Litter Spiders, spurred orb-weaver, Spurred orb-weavers | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nesticidae
Simon, 1894
cave cobweb spider, Cave cobweb spiders, Comb-footed Cellar Spiders, Scaffold web spiders, Tangle web spiders | 2
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Tetragnathidae
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
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Theridiidae
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 | 21
30 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Theridiosomatidae
Simon, 1881
Ray orbweavers, ray spider, Ray spiders | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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