Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Worcester County (Massachusetts, USA)
List of families for Worcester County (Massachusetts)
5 Families width 47 Species
Genera for Worcester County (Massachusetts)
37 Genera with 47 Species #ABCDEFGHLMNOPSTZ
Achaearanea Strand, 1929 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Aphileta Hull, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Araneus Clerck, 1847 | Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers | 4 | Species | Taxom | Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1942 | Cucumber spiders | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Argiope Audouin, 1775 | Garden orbweavers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bathyphantes Menge, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Centromerus Dahl, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceraticelus Simon, 1882 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratinops Banks, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclosa Menge, 1772 | Three-lobed Spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drapetisca Menge, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Enoplognatha Pavesi, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eustala Simon, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Frontinella Cambridge, 1841 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glenognatha Simon, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grammonota Emerton, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Helophora Menge, 1841 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hentziectypus Archer, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypselistes Simon, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypsosinga Ausserer, 1831 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758 | Furrow spiders | 3 | Species | Taxom | Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1805 | Black widow spider | 0 | Species | Taxom | Leucauge White, 1841 | Orchard Spider And Allies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Mermessus O. P.-Cambridge, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micrathena Sundevall, 1805 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neospintharus Exline, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neriene Blackwall, 1842 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nesticus Thorell, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oedothorax Bertkau, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parasteatoda Archer, 1841 | Comb-Clawed Spider | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pityohyphantes Simon, 1943 | Hammock Spiders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Platnickina Kocak & Kemal, 1802 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Steatoda Sundevall, 1802 | False black widows | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tenuiphantes Saaristo & T..., 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetragnatha Latreille, 1842 | Four-jawed spider | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Theridion Walckenaer, 1882 | Tangle-Web Spiders | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 1757 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Worcester County (Massachusetts)
47 Species | Aphileta misera Octavius Pic..., 1882 | Heterotardigrades | | Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859 | | | Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758 | Cross orbweaver | | Araneus thaddeus (Hentz, 1847) | ⇒ Araneus meropes Keyserling, 1865 | | Araneus trifolium Hentz, 1847 | Shamrock orbweaver | | Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775 | Banded Argiope | | Bathyphantes pallidus (Banks, 1892) | ⇒ Agyneta angulata Emerton, 1882 | | Centromerus persolutus Octavius Pic..., 1875 | | | Ceraticelus alticeps Irving Fox, 1891 | | | Ceraticelus minutus James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Ceratinops latus James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772 | Conical Trashline Orbweaver | | Drapetisca alteranda Ralph Vary C..., 1909 | Northern Long-Toothed Sheetweaver | | Enoplognatha ovata (Clerck, 1758) | ⇒ Enoplognatha latimana Hippa & Oksala, 1982 | | Eustala emertoni Richard C. B..., 1904 | | | Frontinella pyramitela (Walckenaer, 1841) | ⇒ Frontinella communis Hentz, 1850 | | Glenognatha foxi McCook, 1894 | Longjawed orb weavers | | Grammonota pictilis Octavius Pic..., 1875 | | | Helophora insignis John Blackwall, 1841 | | | Hentziectypus globosus Hentz, 1850 | | | Hypselistes florens Octavius Pic..., 1875 | Peatland Sheetweb Weaver | | Hypsosinga pygmaea Sundevall, 1831 | | | Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758 | Furrow orb spider | | Larinioides patagiatus Clerck, 1758 | Ornamental Orbweaver | | Larinioides sclopetarius (Clerck, 1758) | ⇒ Larinioides sericatus Clerck, 1757 | | Mermessus maculatus Richard C. B..., 1892 | Sheet-web spiders | | Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805 | Orb Weavers | | Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850 | Horned Parasitic Cobweaver | | Neriene clathrata Sundevall, 1830 | | | Neriene radiata Walckenaer, 1842 | Filmy dome spider | | Nesticus cellulanus Clerck, 1758 | Comb-footed Cellar Spider | | Oedothorax montifer James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841 | American house false widow spider | | Pityohyphantes costatus Nicholas Mar..., 1850 | Hammock spider | | Pityohyphantes subarcticus Ralph Vary C..., 1943 | Maricopa harvester ant | | Platnickina tincta Walckenaer, 1802 | | | Steatoda albomaculata (De Geer, 1778) | ⇒ Chrysso albomaculata O. P.-Cambridge, 1882 | | Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch, 1838 | Brown house spider | | Steatoda triangulosa Walckenaer, 1802 | Triangulate bud spider | | Tenuiphantes zebra James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Tetragnatha elongata Walckenaer, 1842 | Elongate stilt spider | | Tetragnatha straminea Emerton, 1884 | | | Tetragnatha viridis Walckenaer, 1842 | Green Long-Jawed Spider | | Theridion frondeum Nicholas Mar..., 1850 | Eastern Long-Legged Cobweaver | | Theridion glaucescens Lawrence Becker, 1879 | | | Theridion murarium James Henry ..., 1882 | | | Zygiella x-notata (Clerck, 1757) | ⇒ Guizygiella nadleri Heimer, 1984 |
Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Worcester County (Massachusetts) | 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 | 9
13 | 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 | 15
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nesticidae
Simon, 1894
cave cobweb spider, Cave cobweb spiders, Comb-footed Cellar Spiders, Scaffold web spiders, Tangle web spiders | 1
1 | Genus
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 | 3
4 | 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 | 9
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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