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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Alachua County (Florida, USA)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
55
118
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
49
111
124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
23
77
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
23
77
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
20
74
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
20
74
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
5
29
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
11
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Alachua County
11 Genera with 18 Species
Araneus Clerck, 1847Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Hypsosinga Ausserer, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Kaira O. P.-Cambridge, 1850Frilled Orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Mastophora Holmberg, 2003Angling spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Metazygia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18941SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Wagneriana F. O. P.-Cam..., 18891SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alachua County
18 Species
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
Araneus miniatus Walckenaer, 1842
Araneus trifolium Hentz, 1847Shamrock orbweaver
Eustala anastera (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Eustala conchlea Henry Christ..., 1888
Hypsosinga pygmaea Sundevall, 1831
Hypsosinga rubens Nicholas Mar..., 1847
Kaira alba Nicholas Mar..., 1850Pale Frilled Orbweaver
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Mangora gibberosa (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Mangora fascialata Franganillo, 1936
Mangora placida Hentz, 1847Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver
Mastophora bisaccata James Henry ..., 1884
Mastophora phrynosoma Willis J. Ge..., 1955
Mastophora stowei Herbert Walt..., 2003
Metazygia wittfeldae Henry Christ..., 1894Orb weavers
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Micrathena sagittata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowshaped micrathena
Verrucosa arenata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowhead Orb Weaver
Wagneriana tauricornis Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Alachua County
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
9
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtarachninae
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicratheninae
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



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