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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
145
414
648
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
122
359
575
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
46
228
433
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
45
227
432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
39
220
421
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
38
219
420
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
7
92
183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Washington
7 Families width 183 Species and 1 Subspecies
Araneidae (Simon, 1895)Golden orb web spiders41SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders95SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders34SpeciesTaxom
Nesticidae Simon, 1894Cave cobweb spider1SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers10SpeciesTaxom
Pimoidae Wunderlich, 1986Pimoid spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosomatidae Simon, 1881Ray orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Washington
91 Genera with 183 Species
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Aculepeira Chamberlin &..., 18751SpeciesTaxom
Agyneta Hull, 20134SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1847Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers11SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1847Cucumber spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Arcuphantes Chamberlin &..., 20182SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Argyrodes Simon, 1873Dewdrop spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Asagena Sundevall, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Bathyphantes Menge, 19693SpeciesTaxom
Centromerus Dahl, 18754SpeciesTaxom
Ceraticelus Simon, 18915SpeciesTaxom
Ceratinella Emerton, 01SpeciesTaxom
Ceratinops Banks, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Ceratinopsis Emerton, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Collinsia O. P.-Cambridge, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Coreorgonal Bishop & Crosby, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Crustulina Menge, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1842Three-lobed Spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Dipoena Thorell, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Eidmannella Roewer, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 18332SpeciesTaxom
Epiceraticelus Crosby & Bishop, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Erigone Audouin, 1894Black Dwarf Spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Euryopis Menge, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Frederickus Paquin et al., 20081SpeciesTaxom
Frontinella Cambridge, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Glenognatha Simon, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Grammonota Emerton, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Halorates Hull, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Hilaira Simon, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Hypsosinga Ausserer, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1837Black widow spider5SpeciesTaxom
Lepthyphantes Menge, 1866
0SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1841Orchard Spider And Allies1SpeciesTaxom
Linyphantes Chamberlin &..., 19425SpeciesTaxom
Macrargus Dahl, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Maso Simon, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Mastophora Holmberg, 1955Angling spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Mecynogea Simon, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Melychiopharis Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Mermessus O. P.-Cambridge, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Metellina Chamberlin &..., 17573SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 18471SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Microlinyphia Gerhardt, 1882Platform spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Mythoplastoides Crosby & Bishop, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1847Spotted orbweavers5SpeciesTaxom
Neospintharus Exline, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Neottiura Menge, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Neriene Blackwall, 18423SpeciesTaxom
Oreonetides Strand, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Pelecopsis Simon, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Pimoa Chamberlin &..., 18861SpeciesTaxom
Pityohyphantes Simon, 1942Hammock Spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Platnickina Kocak & Kemal, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Pocadicnemis Simon, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Poeciloneta Kulczynski, 19372SpeciesTaxom
Porrhomma Simon, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Rhomphaea L. Koch, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Robertus O. P.-Cambridge, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Rugathodes Archer, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Satilatlas Keyserling, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Scironis Bishop & Crosby, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Scotinotylus Simon, 19173SpeciesTaxom
Simitidion Wunderlich, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Sisicottus Bishop & Crosby, 19992SpeciesTaxom
Sisicus Bishop & Crosby, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Souessoula Crosby & Bishop, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Souidas Crosby & Bishop, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Spirembolus Chamberlin, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1802False black widows5SpeciesTaxom
Tachygyna Chamberlin &..., 19381SpeciesTaxom
Tapinocyba Simon, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Tapinopa Westring, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Tenuiphantes Saaristo & T..., 19374SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1842Four-jawed spider4SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1833Tangle-Web Spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 1877Ray spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Theridula Emerton, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Tunagyna Chamberlin &..., 18921SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Walckenaeria Blackwall, 18828SpeciesTaxom
Wubana Chamberlin, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Yunohamella Yoshida, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 17573SpeciesTaxom
Zygottus Chamberlin, 19491SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Washington
183 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aculepeira packardi Thorell, 1875
Agyneta brevipes Keyserling, 1886
Agyneta fillmorana Chamberlin, 1919
Agyneta parva Banks, 1896
Agyneta pistrix Duperre, 2013
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus gemma McCook, 1888Cat-faced Spider
Araneus gemmoides Chamberlin &..., 1935Cat-faced Spider
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
Araneus miniatus Walckenaer, 1842
Araneus nordmanni Thorell, 1870Nordmann'S Orbweaver
Araneus pratensis (Emerton, 1884)⇒ Neoscona pratensis Hentz, 1847
Araneus saevus L. Koch, 1872Fierce Orbweaver
Araneus thaddeus (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Araneus meropes Keyserling, 1865
Araneus trifolium Hentz, 1847Shamrock orbweaver
Araniella displicata Hentz, 1847Six-spotted orbweaver
Arcuphantes arcuatulus Carl Friedri..., 1942
Arcuphantes denticulatus Jin, Ma & Tu, 2018
Argiope aurantia Lucas, 1833American garden spider
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Argyrodes elevatus (WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw ..., 1873)⇒ Chrysso pulcherrima Mello-Leitao, 1917
Asagena americana James Henry ..., 1882Two-Spotted Cobweb Spider
Bathyphantes brevipes James Henry ..., 1917
Bathyphantes keeni James Henry ..., 1917
Bathyphantes orica Wilton Ivie, 1969
Centromerus cornupalpis Octavius Pic..., 1875
Centromerus furcatus James Henry ..., 1882
Centromerus longibulbus James Henry ..., 1882
Centromerus persolutus Octavius Pic..., 1875
Ceraticelus alticeps Irving Fox, 1891
Ceraticelus fissiceps Octavius Pic..., 1874
Ceraticelus laetabilis Octavius Pic..., 1874
Ceraticelus minutus James Henry ..., 1882
Ceraticelus tibialis Irving Fox, 1891
Ceratinella melanocnemis
Ceratinops inflatus James Henry ..., 1923
Ceratinopsis nigriceps James Henry ..., 1882
Collinsia ksenia Crosby & Bishop, 1928
Collinsia perplexa Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Coreorgonal monoceros Eugen von Ke..., 1884
Crustulina sticta (O. P.-Cambridge, 1861)⇒ Crustulina guttata Wider, 1834
Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Cyclosa psylla Thorell, 1887
Cyclosa turbinata Charles Atha..., 1842Orb weavers
Dipoena nigra (James Henry ..., 1882)⇒ Theridula nigerrima Alexander Pe..., 1911
Eidmannella pallida James Henry ..., 1875Cave cobweb spider
Enoplognatha ovata (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Enoplognatha latimana Hippa & Oksala, 1982
Enoplognatha thoracica (Carl Wilhelm..., 1833)⇒ Enoplognatha oelandica Tord Tamerla..., 1875
Epiceraticelus fluvialis Crosby & Bishop, 1931
Erigone albescens Richard C. B..., 1898
Erigone aletris Crosby & Bishop, 1928
Erigone coloradensis Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Erigone cristatopalpus Eugène Simon, 1884White meadowbeauty
Erigone dentigera Octavius Pic..., 1874
Erigone dentosa Octavius Pic..., 1894Dwarf weaver
Euryopis quinquemaculata Banks, 1900
Eustala anastera (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Eustala conchlea Henry Christ..., 1888
Frederickus coylei Paquin & al., 2008Pauropodans
Frontinella communis Hentz, 1850Bowl and doily spider
Frontinella pyramitela (Walckenaer, 1841)⇒ Frontinella communis Hentz, 1850
Gea heptagon Nicholas Mar..., 1850Heptagonal Orbweaver
Glenognatha foxi McCook, 1894Longjawed orb weavers
Grammonota kincaidi Richard C. B..., 1906Southern flatcoil
Grammonota pallipes Richard C. B..., 1895
Hilaira canaliculata James Henry ..., 1915
Hypsosinga pygmaea Sundevall, 1831
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Larinioides patagiatus Clerck, 1758Ornamental Orbweaver
Larinioides sclopetarius (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Larinioides sericatus Clerck, 1757
Latrodectus bishopi Kaston, 1938Red widow
Latrodectus curacaviensis (Müller, 1776)⇒ Latrodectus variegatus Hercule Nicolet, 1849
Latrodectus hesperus Chamberlin &..., 1935Western black widow
Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790
Latrodectus variolus (Walckenaer, 1837)⇒ Latrodectus hesperus Chamberlin &..., 1935
Leucauge venusta Walckenaer, 1841Longjawed Orb Weavers
Linyphantes anacortes Ralph Vary C..., 1942
Linyphantes nehalem Ralph Vary C..., 1942
Linyphantes pacificus Banks, 1906Southern flatcoil
Linyphantes pualla Ralph Vary C..., 1942
Linyphantes victoria Ralph Vary C..., 1942
Macrargus multesimus (Octavius Pic..., 1875)⇒ Porrhomma macrochelis James Henry ..., 1917
Mangora maculata Keyserling, 1865Greenlegged orbweaver
Mangora placida Hentz, 1847Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver
Maso politus Richard C. B..., 1896
Mastophora hutchinsoni Willis J. Ge..., 1955
Mastophora phrynosoma Willis J. Ge..., 1955
Mecynogea lemniscata Charles Atha..., 1842Basilica orbweaver
Melychiopharis cynips Eugène Simon, 1895
Mermessus trilobatus James Henry ..., 1882
Metellina curtisi McCook, 1894
Metellina mimetoides Chamberlin &..., 1941
Metellina segmentata Clerck, 1757Autumn spider
Metepeira labyrinthea (Nicholas Mar..., 1847)⇒ Metepeira triangularis Pelegrin Fra..., 1930
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Micrathena sagittata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowshaped micrathena
Microlinyphia dana Ralph Vary C..., 1943
Microlinyphia mandibulata James Henry ..., 1882
Mythoplastoides erectus James Henry ..., 1915
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Neoscona crucifera Lucas, 1838Barn spider
Neoscona domiciliorum Hentz, 1847Red-Femured Spotted Orbweaver
Neoscona oaxacensis Keyserling, 1864Orb weavers
Neoscona pratensis Hentz, 1847
Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850Horned Parasitic Cobweaver
Neottiura bimaculata Linnaeus, 1767
Neriene digna Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Neriene litigiosa Eugen von Ke..., 1886Sierra Dome Spider
Neriene radiata Walckenaer, 1842Filmy dome spider
Oreonetides filicatus Crosby, 1937
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Pelecopsis sculpta James Henry ..., 1917
Pimoa altioculata Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Pityohyphantes minidoka Ralph Vary C..., 1943Maricopa harvester ant
Pityohyphantes phrygianus (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Pityohyphantes costatus Nicholas Mar..., 1850
Pityohyphantes rubrofasciatus Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Pityohyphantes tacoma Ralph Vary C..., 1942
Platnickina tincta Walckenaer, 1802
Pocadicnemis occidentalis Alfred Frank..., 1976
Pocadicnemis pumila (John Blackwall, 1841)⇒ Pocadicnemis juncea George Hazel..., 1953
Poeciloneta fructuosa Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Poeciloneta lyrica Zorsch, 1937
Porrhomma convexum (Westring, 1851)⇒ Porrhomma microps Carl Friedri..., 1931
Porrhomma pallidum Jackson, 1913
Rhomphaea fictilium Hentz, 1850Lizard Spider
Robertus riparius Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Robertus vigerens Ralph Vary C..., 1933
Rugathodes sexpunctatus James Henry ..., 1882
Satilatlas marxi Eugen von Ke..., 1886Thin-ribbed mountainsnail
Scironis sima Ralph Vary C..., 1949
Scironis tarsalis James Henry ..., 1911Tarsal Sheet-Web Weaver
Scotinotylus columbia Ralph Vary C..., 1949Thin-ribbed mountainsnail
Scotinotylus formicarius Charles Dent..., 1972
Scotinotylus patellatus James Henry ..., 1917
Simitidion simile Carl Ludwig ..., 1836
Sisicottus nesides Ralph Vary C..., 1921
Sisicottus panopeus František M..., 1999
Sisicus penifusifer Bishop & Crosby, 1938
Souessoula parva Richard C. B..., 1899
Souidas tibialis James Henry ..., 1882
Spirembolus mundus Ralph Vary C..., 1933Florida carpenter ant
Spirembolus spirotubus Richard C. B..., 1895
Steatoda albomaculata (De Geer, 1778)⇒ Chrysso albomaculata O. P.-Cambridge, 1882
Steatoda americana (Emerton, 1882)⇒ Steatoda mexicana Herbert Walt..., 1957
Steatoda borealis Nicholas Mar..., 1850Boreal Combfoot
Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch, 1838Brown house spider
Steatoda triangulosa Walckenaer, 1802Triangulate bud spider
Tachygyna ursina Bishop & Crosby, 1938
Tapinocyba dietrichi Crosby & Bishop, 1933
Tapinocyba simplex James Henry ..., 1882
Tapinopa bilineata Richard C. B..., 1893
Tenuiphantes tenuis Blackwall, 1852Dwarf weaver
Tenuiphantes zebra James Henry ..., 1882
Tenuiphantes zelatus Zorsch, 1937
Tenuiphantes zibus Zorsch, 1937
Tetragnatha laboriosa Hentz, 1850Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha shoshone Herbert W. Levi, 1981
Tetragnatha trichodes trichodes Thorell, 1878
Tetragnatha versicolor Walckenaer, 1842
Theridion lawrencei Willis J. Ge..., 1942
Theridion liliputanum
Theridion melanurum Carl Wilhelm..., 1831Balsam fir
Theridion neomexicanum Richard C. B..., 1901
Theridion varians Carl Wilhelm..., 1833Red spruce
Theridiosoma gemmosum L. Koch, 1877Ray Spider
Theridula opulenta (Charles Atha..., 1842)⇒ Theridula gonygaster Eugène Simon, 1873
Tunagyna debilis Richard C. B..., 1892
Verrucosa arenata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowhead Orb Weaver
Walckenaeria auranticeps James Henry ..., 1882
Walckenaeria columbia Millidge, 1983
Walckenaeria communis James Henry ..., 1882
Walckenaeria cornuella Ralph Vary C..., 1939
Walckenaeria directa Octavius Pic..., 1874
Walckenaeria exigua Millidge, 1983
Walckenaeria helenae Millidge, 1983
Walckenaeria pallida James Henry ..., 1882
Wubana pacifica Richard C. B..., 1896
Yunohamella lyrica Walckenaer, 1842
Zygiella atrica (Koch, 1845)⇒ Zygiella calophylla Walckenaer, 1802
Zygiella dispar (Kulczynski, 1885)⇒ Zygiella nearctica Willis J. Ge..., 1964
Zygiella x-notata (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Guizygiella nadleri Heimer, 1984
Zygottus corvallis Ralph Vary C..., 1949

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Washington
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
17
41
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
47
95
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyNesticidae
Simon, 1894
cave cobweb spider, Cave cobweb spiders, Comb-footed Cellar Spiders, Scaffold web spiders, Tangle web spiders
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPimoidae
Wunderlich, 1986
Pimoid spiders
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
5
10
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
20
34
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTheridiosomatidae
Simon, 1881
Ray orbweavers, ray spider, Ray spiders
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


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