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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
24
44
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
23
43
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
13
31
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
13
31
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
13
31
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
13
31
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
5
19
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Washington County (Maryland)
5 Families width 19 Species
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders12SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae (Blackwall, 1859)Dwarf spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers2SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosomatidae Simon, 1881Ray orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Washington County (Maryland)
19 Genera with 19 Species
Araneus Clerck, 1884Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1772Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Frontinella Cambridge, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Glenognatha Simon, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1805
Black widow spider0SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Mastophora Holmberg, 1955Angling spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Mecynogea Simon, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1842Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Neriene Blackwall, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Porrhomma Simon, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1842Four-jawed spider1SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 1877Ray spiders1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Washington County (Maryland)
19 Species
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus pratensis (Emerton, 1884)⇒ Neoscona pratensis Hentz, 1847
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Eustala anastera (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Eustala conchlea Henry Christ..., 1888
Frontinella pyramitela (Walckenaer, 1841)⇒ Frontinella communis Hentz, 1850
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Gea heptagon Nicholas Mar..., 1850Heptagonal Orbweaver
Glenognatha foxi McCook, 1894Longjawed orb weavers
Mangora gibberosa (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Mangora fascialata Franganillo, 1936
Mastophora hutchinsoni Willis J. Ge..., 1955
Mecynogea lemniscata Charles Atha..., 1842Basilica orbweaver
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Neriene radiata Walckenaer, 1842Filmy dome spider
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Porrhomma convexum (Westring, 1851)⇒ Porrhomma microps Carl Friedri..., 1931
Tetragnatha versicolor Walckenaer, 1842
Theridiosoma gemmosum L. Koch, 1877Ray Spider

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Washington County (Maryland)
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
11
12
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
3
3
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
2
1
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