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Checklist for Order Araneae Clerck, 1757 (Spider)
and region Port of Spain (Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
20
35
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
15
29
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
13
27
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
12
26
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Port of Spain
12 Families width 25 Species
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Philodromidae Thorell, 1870False crab spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Theraphosidae Thorell, 1870Bird-eating spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Salticidae Blackwall, 1842Jumping Spider5SpeciesTaxom
Ctenidae Keyserling, 1877Tropical wolf spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Thomisidae Sundevall, 1833Crab Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Mimetidae Simon, 1881Pirate spider1SpeciesTaxom
Sparassidae Bertkau, 1872Giant crab spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Corinnidae Karsch, 1880Ant-like Sac Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Pholcidae C. L. Koch, 1851Carpenter spider2SpeciesTaxom
Oxyopidae Thorell, 1870Lynx spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Synotaxidae Simon, 1894Synotaxid spiders1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Port of Spain
26 Genera with 25 Species
#ABCEGHLMNOPS
Alpaida O. P.-Cambridge, 19882SpeciesTaxom
Apollophanes O. P.-Cambridge, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Avicularia Lamarck, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Beata Peckham & Pe..., 18951SpeciesTaxom
Corythalia C. L. Koch, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Ctenus Walckenaer, 1941Tropical wolf spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Epicadus Simon, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Eustiromastix Simon, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Gelanor Thorell, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Holothele Karsch, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Hypaeus Simon, 1900
0SpeciesTaxom
Lyssomanes Hentz, 1845
Translucent green jumpers0SpeciesTaxom
Macrinus Simon, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Mazax O. P.-Cambridge, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Mesabolivar Gonzalez-Sponga, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Neoholothele Guadanucci &..., 18981SpeciesTaxom
Olios Walckenaer, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Oxyopes Latreille, 1845Lynx Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Physocyclus Simon, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Psecas C. L. Koch, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Scopocira Simon, 1900
0SpeciesTaxom
Sidusa Peckham & Pe..., 18961SpeciesTaxom
Synotaxus Simon, 19471SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Port of Spain
25 Species
Alpaida simla Levi, 1988
Alpaida thaxteri Levi, 1988
Apollophanes caribaeus Charles Dent..., 1975
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Avicularia avicularia Linnaeus, 1758Common pinktoe
Beata inconcinna Peckham & Pe..., 1895
Corythalia blanda Peckham & Pe..., 1901
Ctenus vespertilio Cândido Firm..., 1941
Epicadus trituberculatus Taczanowski, 1872
Eustiromastix falcatus María Elena ..., 1981
Gelanor zonatus C. L. Koch, 1845Pirate spiders
Holothele longipes Ludwig Carl ..., 1875Trinidad dwarf pink tarantula
Macrinus calypso Rheims, 2010
Mangora amchickeringi Levi, 2005Orb weavers
Mazax pax Reiskind, 1969Corinnid sac spiders
Mesabolivar aurantiacus Mello-Leitao, 1930
Micrathena evansi Arthur Merto..., 1960Orb weavers
Micrathena plana Carl Ludwig ..., 1836
Neoholothele incei F. O. Pickar..., 1898Trinidad golden olive tarantula
Olios antiguensis Eugen von Ke..., 1880
Oxyopes salticus Hentz, 1845Lynx spider
Physocyclus globosus Taczanowski, 1874Cellar spider
Psecas barbaricus Peckham & Pe..., 1894
Sidusa mandibularis G.W.Peckham ..., 1896Jumping spiders
Synotaxus monoceros Lodovico di ..., 1947

Subnodes of Araneae with occurrences in Port of Spain
SuborderAraneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
11
23
22
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderMygalomorphae
Pocock, 1892
Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders
1
3
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneae (Clerck 1757)
Araneae (Clerck 1757)


Links, sources and further information
Araneae at artfakta.se
Araneae at biodiversity.org.au
Araneae at dyntaxa.se
Araneae at gbif.org
Araneae at irmng.org
Araneae at itis.gov
Araneae at marinespecies.org