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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Amazonas (North Brazil, Brazil)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
187
710
1151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
156
606
1005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
53
379
734
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
49
371
721
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
38
340
686
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
38
340
686
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
9
97
274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
40
183
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Amazonas
40 Genera with 183 Species
#ABCDEGHKMNOPRSTWX
Acacesia Simon, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Acanthepeira Marx, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Actinosoma Holmberg, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Aculepeira Chamberlin &..., 19481SpeciesTaxom
Alpaida O. P.-Cambridge, 198827SpeciesTaxom
Amazonepeira Levi, 19945SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1838Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers5SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Aspidolasius Simon, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Bertrana Keyserling, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Chaetacis Simon, 19852SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1999Three-lobed Spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Dubiepeira Levi, 19482SpeciesTaxom
Enacrosoma Mello-Leitao, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Encyosaccus Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 19249SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Hingstepeira Levi, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Hypognatha Guérin, 18797SpeciesTaxom
Kaira O. P.-Cambridge, 1916Frilled Orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Kapogea Levi, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 200720SpeciesTaxom
Manogea Levi, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Mastophora Holmberg, 1876
Angling spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Metazygia F. O. P.-Cam..., 199513SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 201130SpeciesTaxom
Micrepeira Schenkel, 19323SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1875Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Ocrepeira Marx, 19932SpeciesTaxom
Parawixia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18787SpeciesTaxom
Rubrepeira Levi, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Scoloderus Simon, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Spilasma Simon, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Spintharidius Simon, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Testudinaria Taczanowski, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Wagneriana F. O. P.-Cam..., 199114SpeciesTaxom
Xylethrus Simon, 18952SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Amazonas
183 Species
Acacesia benigna Glueck, 1994
Acacesia tenella L. Koch, 1871Orb weavers
Acanthepeira labidura Mello-Leitao, 1943
Actinosoma pentacanthum Walckenaer, 1842
Aculepeira travassosi Soares & Cam..., 1948Orb weavers
Alpaida acuta Keyserling, 1865Orb weavers
Alpaida albocincta Mello-Leitao, 1945
Alpaida almada Levi, 1988
Alpaida antonio Levi, 1988
Alpaida bicornuta Taczanowski, 1878Orb weavers
Alpaida carminea Taczanowski, 1878
Alpaida chickeringi Levi, 1988Orb weavers
Alpaida conica O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Alpaida cuiaba Levi, 1988
Alpaida delicata Keyserling, 1892
Alpaida erythrothorax Taczanowski, 1873
Alpaida guto Abrahim & Bo..., 2008
Alpaida hoffmanni (Levi, 1988)⇒ Alpaida arvoredo Buckup & Rod..., 2011
Alpaida iquitos Levi, 1988
Alpaida itapua Levi, 1988
Alpaida leucogramma White, 1841Orb weavers
Alpaida negro Levi, 1988
Alpaida septemmammata O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Alpaida sevilla Levi, 1988
Alpaida simla Levi, 1988
Alpaida tabula Simon, 1895
Alpaida tayos Levi, 1988
Alpaida trispinosa Keyserling, 1892Orb weavers
Alpaida truncata Keyserling, 1865Orb weavers
Alpaida vanzolinii Levi, 1988
Alpaida veniliae Keyserling, 1865Orb weavers
Alpaida weyrauchi Levi, 1988
Amazonepeira beno Levi, 1994
Amazonepeira callaria Levi, 1991
Amazonepeira herrera Levi, 1989Red carpenter ant
Amazonepeira manaus Levi, 1994
Amazonepeira masaka Levi, 1994
Araneus guttatus Keyserling, 1865Orb weavers
Araneus horizonte Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Araneus mammatus Archer, 1951
Araneus taperae Mello-Leitao, 1937
Araneus venatrix C. L. Koch, 1838Orb weavers
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Argiope submaronica (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775
Aspidolasius branicki Taczanowski, 1879
Bertrana elinguis Keyserling, 1883
Bertrana striolata Keyserling, 1884Guinea ant
Chaetacis necopinata (Arthur Merto..., 1960)⇒ Micrathena necopinata Chickering, 1960
Chaetacis woytkowskii (Herbert Walt..., 1985)⇒ Micrathena woytkowskii Levi, 1985
Cyclosa bifurcata (Charles Atha..., 1842)⇒ Gasteracantha falcicornis Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Cyclosa fililineata Hingston, 1932Orb weavers
Cyclosa inca Herbert Walt..., 1999Scoliid wasps
Cyclosa mavaca Herbert Walt..., 1999Scoliid wasps
Cyclosa tapetifaciens Hingston, 1932Orb weavers
Cyclosa vieirae Herbert Walt..., 1999Scoliid wasps
Dubiepeira amacayacu Herbert Walt..., 1991Digger Bee
Dubiepeira dubitata Soares & Cam..., 1948
Enacrosoma anomalum Władysław ..., 1873
Encyosaccus sexmaculatus Eugène Simon, 1895
Eriophora fuliginea C. L. Koch, 1838Orb weavers
Eriophora nephiloides O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Eustala bifida Frederick Oc..., 1904Orb weavers
Eustala guarani Poeta, 2014
Eustala ingenua Arthur Merto..., 1955Orb weavers
Eustala lisei Poeta, 2014
Eustala mimica Arthur Merto..., 1955
Eustala nasuta Cândido Firm..., 1939Orb weavers
Eustala occidentalis Baert, 2014
Eustala scutigera Octavius Pic..., 1898Orb weavers
Eustala vellardi Cândido Firm..., 1924
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Hingstepeira dimona Herbert Walt..., 1995
Hingstepeira folisecens Hingston, 1932
Hypognatha belem Herbert Walt..., 1996
Hypognatha colosso Herbert Walt..., 1996
Hypognatha ica Herbert Walt..., 1996
Hypognatha mozamba Herbert Walt..., 1996
Hypognatha nasuta Octavius Pic..., 1896
Hypognatha putumayo Herbert Walt..., 1996
Hypognatha testudinaria Władysław ..., 1879
Kaira sexta Ralph Vary C..., 1916Bicolor cactussnail
Kapogea alayoi (Archer, 1958)⇒ Kapogea isosceles Mello-Leitao, 1939
Kapogea sellata Eugène Simon, 1895Orb weavers
Kapogea sexnotata Eugène Simon, 1895
Mangora amacayacu Levi, 2007
Mangora apaporis Levi, 2007
Mangora ayo Levi, 2007
Mangora balbina Levi, 2007
Mangora bovis Levi, 2007
Mangora caparu Levi, 2007
Mangora dianasilvae Levi, 2007
Mangora keduc Levi, 2007
Mangora kuntur Levi, 2007
Mangora leticia Levi, 2007
Mangora matamata Levi, 2007
Mangora mathani Simon, 1895
Mangora melanocephala Taczanowski, 1874Orb weavers
Mangora novempupillata Mello-Leitao, 1940
Mangora pedrera
Mangora pira Levi, 2007
Mangora sturmi Levi, 2007
Mangora sumauma Levi, 2007
Mangora tefe Levi, 2007
Mangora uraricoera Levi, 2007
Manogea porracea Carl Ludwig ..., 1838Orb weavers
Metazygia castaneoscutata Eugène Simon, 1895
Metazygia curari Herbert Walt..., 1995
Metazygia dubia Eugen von Ke..., 1864Orb weavers
Metazygia ducke Herbert Walt..., 1995
Metazygia gregalis Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers
Metazygia laticeps Octavius Pic..., 1889
Metazygia lopez Herbert Walt..., 1995
Metazygia mariahelenae Herbert Walt..., 1995
Metazygia rogenhoferi Eugen von Ke..., 1878
Metazygia sendero Herbert Walt..., 1995
Metazygia voluptifica Eugen von Ke..., 1892
Metazygia yobena Herbert Walt..., 1995
Metazygia yucumo Herbert Walt..., 1995
Micrathena abrahami Mello-Leitao, 1948
Micrathena acuta Charles Atha..., 1842
Micrathena annulata Eduard Reimoser, 1917
Micrathena armigera Carl Ludwig ..., 1837
Micrathena aureola C.L.Koch, 1836
Micrathena clypeata Charles Atha..., 1805Orb weavers
Micrathena coca Herbert Walt..., 1985
Micrathena cornuta Taczanowski, 1873
Micrathena cyanospina Lucas, 1835
Micrathena embira Herbert Walt..., 1985
Micrathena evansi Arthur Merto..., 1960Orb weavers
Micrathena excavata Carl Ludwig ..., 1836Orb weavers
Micrathena exlinae Herbert Walt..., 1985
Micrathena flaveola Josef Anton ..., 1839Orb weavers
Micrathena horrida Władysław ..., 1873Orb weavers
Micrathena huanuco Herbert Walt..., 1985
Micrathena kirbyi Josef Anton ..., 1833
Micrathena miles Eugène Simon, 1895
Micrathena necopinata Chickering, 1960
Micrathena plana Carl Ludwig ..., 1836
Micrathena pungens Charles Atha..., 1842
Micrathena saccata Carl Ludwig ..., 1836Orb weavers
Micrathena schreibersi Josef Anton ..., 1833Orb weavers
Micrathena spinosa Linnaeus, 1758
Micrathena triangularis Carl Ludwig ..., 1836
Micrathena triangularispinosa Charles De Geer, 1778
Micrathena ucayali Herbert Walt..., 1985
Micrathena vigorsi Josef Anton ..., 1833
Micrathena woytkowskii Levi, 1985
Micrathena yanomami Magalhaes & ..., 2011
Micrepeira fowleri Herbert Walt..., 1995
Micrepeira hoeferi Herbert Walt..., 1995
Micrepeira tubulofaciens Hingston, 1932
Neoscona nautica L. Koch, 1875Orb weavers
Ocrepeira albopunctata Władysław ..., 1879
Ocrepeira covillei Herbert Walt..., 1993Orb weavers
Parawixia divisoria Levi, 1992
Parawixia guatemalensis O.P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Parawixia kochi Taczanowski, 1873
Parawixia ouro Levi, 1992
Parawixia tarapoa Levi, 1992
Parawixia tomba Levi, 1992
Parawixia velutina Taczanowski, 1878
Rubrepeira rubronigra Cândido Firm..., 1939Orb weavers
Scoloderus tuberculifer Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers
Spilasma duodecimguttata Eugen von Ke..., 1879Orb weavers
Spilasma utaca Herbert Walt..., 1995
Spintharidius rhomboidalis Eugène Simon, 1893
Testudinaria quadripunctata Władysław ..., 1879Delicate giant-turris
Wagneriana atuna Herbert Walt..., 1991Digger Bee
Wagneriana hassleri Herbert Walt..., 1991Digger Bee
Wagneriana jacaza Herbert Walt..., 1991Digger Bee
Wagneriana jelskii Władysław ..., 1873
Wagneriana lechuza Herbert Walt..., 1991Digger Bee
Wagneriana maseta Herbert Walt..., 1991Digger Bee
Wagneriana neblina Herbert Walt..., 1991Digger Bee
Wagneriana roraima Herbert Walt..., 1991Digger Bee
Wagneriana silvae Herbert Walt..., 1991Digger Bee
Wagneriana taim Herbert Walt..., 1991Digger Bee
Wagneriana tayos Herbert Walt..., 1991Digger Bee
Wagneriana transitoria Carl Ludwig ..., 1839
Wagneriana undecimtuberculata Eugen von Ke..., 1865Orb weavers
Wagneriana vegas Herbert Walt..., 1991Digger Bee
Xylethrus scrupeus Eugène Simon, 1895Orb weavers
Xylethrus superbus Eugène Simon, 1895

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Amazonas
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
27
136
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtarachninae
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicratheninae
3
34
Genera
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