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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Antilles (Caribbean islands)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
288
1246
3646
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
239
1043
3109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
73
624
2281
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
68
599
2139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
57
555
1975
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
56
553
1973
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
10
173
601
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
52
175
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Antilles
52 Genera with 175 Species
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Acacesia Simon, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Acanthepeira Marx, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Acrosoma Perty, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Aculepeira Chamberlin &..., 19913SpeciesTaxom
Allocyclosa Levi, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Alpaida O. P.-Cambridge, 18976SpeciesTaxom
Araneometa Wunderlich, 19883SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1838Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers21SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1847Cucumber spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers4SpeciesTaxom
Carepalxis L. Koch, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Cercidia Thorell, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1889Three-lobed Spiders12SpeciesTaxom
Cylosa1SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1995Tent spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Enacrosoma Mello-Leitao, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18653SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 192415SpeciesTaxom
Fossilaraneus Wunderlich, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver3SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Hypognatha Guérin, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Hypsosinga Ausserer, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Kaira O. P.-Cambridge, 1993Frilled Orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Kapogea Levi, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 19453SpeciesTaxom
Lewisepeira Levi, 19932SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 19363SpeciesTaxom
Mastophora Holmberg, 1955Angling spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Mecynogea Simon, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Metazygia F. O. P.-Cam..., 189811SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 18938SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 198520SpeciesTaxom
Molinaranea Mello-Leitao, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1864Spotted orbweavers6SpeciesTaxom
Nuctenea Simon, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ocrepeira Marx, 19476SpeciesTaxom
Parawixia F. O. P.-Cam..., 19042SpeciesTaxom
Pozonia Schenkel, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Pulchellaranea Poinar, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Pycnosinga Wunderlich, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Scoloderus Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Singa C. L. Koch, 1928Striped orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Spilasma Simon, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Spintharidius Simon, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Wagneriana F. O. P.-Cam..., 19917SpeciesTaxom
Witica O. P.-Cambridge, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Wixia O. P.-Cambridge, 1882
0SpeciesTaxom
Xylethrus Simon, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Zilla C. L. Koch, 18021SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Antilles
175 Species and 3 Subspecies
Acacesia hamata Hentz, 1847Orb weavers
Acanthepeira labidura Mello-Leitao, 1943
Acanthepeira stellata Walckenaer, 1805Star-bellied orb-weaver
Acanthepeira venusta (Banks, 1896)⇒ Acanthepeira stellata Walckenaer, 1805
Acrosoma armatum C. L. Koch, 1845
Aculepeira busu Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Aculepeira travassosi Soares & Cam..., 1948Orb weavers
Aculepeira visite Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Allocyclosa bifurca McCook, 1887Orb weavers
Alpaida bicornuta Taczanowski, 1878Orb weavers
Alpaida dominica Levi, 1988
Alpaida elegantula Archer, 1965
Alpaida sulphurea Taczanowski, 1873
Alpaida veniliae Keyserling, 1865Orb weavers
Alpaida wenzeli Simon, 1897
Araneometa excelsa J. Wunderlich, 1988
Araneometa herrlingi J. Wunderlich, 1988
Araneometa spirembolus J. Wunderlich, 1988
Araneus adjuntaensis Petrunkevitch, 1930
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus bipunctatus Thorell, 1898
Araneus bogotensis Keyserling, 1863
Araneus bryantae Brignoli, 1983
Araneus elizabethae Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Araneus excavatus Franganillo, 1930
Araneus faxoni Bryant, 1940
Araneus fistulosus Franganillo, 1930
Araneus gundlachi Banks, 1914
Araneus guttatus Keyserling, 1865Orb weavers
Araneus hispaniola Bryant, 1945
Araneus hotteiensis Bryant, 1945
Araneus lathyrinus Holmberg, 1875
Araneus lineatus (Franganillo, 1931)⇒ Larinia lineata Lucas, 1846
Araneus nanus J. Wunderlich, 1988
Araneus pegnia Walckenaer, 1842Orb weavers
Araneus quadratus (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Araneus pinguis Karsch, 1879
Araneus stella Karsch, 1879
Araneus sturmi Hahn, 1831
Araneus venatrix C. L. Koch, 1838Orb weavers
Araniella cucurbitina (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Araniella proxima KulczyÅ„ski, 1885
Araniella displicata Hentz, 1847Six-spotted orbweaver
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Argiope butchko LeQuier & Ag..., 2016
Argiope submaronica (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Carepalxis salobrensis Eugène Simon, 1895
Cercidia prominens Johan Peter ..., 1851
Cyclosa alayoni Herbert Walt..., 1999Scoliid wasps
Cyclosa berlandi Herbert Walt..., 1999Orb weavers
Cyclosa bifurcata (Charles Atha..., 1842)⇒ Gasteracantha falcicornis Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Cyclosa caroli Hentz, 1850Orb weavers
Cyclosa diversa Octavius Pic..., 1894Orb weavers
Cyclosa haiti Herbert Walt..., 1999Scoliid wasps
Cyclosa imias Herbert Walt..., 1999Scoliid wasps
Cyclosa oculata (Walckenaer, 1802)⇒ Cyclosa walckenaeri O. P.-Cambridge, 1889
Cyclosa triquetra Eugène Simon, 1895Orb weavers
Cyclosa turbinata Charles Atha..., 1842Orb weavers
Cyclosa verrucosa Wunderlich, 1988
Cyclosa walckenaeri O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Cylosa verrucosa Wunderlich, 1988
Cyrtophora citricola Forsskål, 1775Global tentweb weaver
Cyrtophora parangexanthematica Alberto Barr..., 1995Cuckoo wasps
Enacrosoma verrucosa J. Wunderlich, 1988
Eriophora edax Blackwall, 1863Orb weavers
Eriophora ravilla C. L. Koch, 1844Orb weavers
Eriophora transmarina Keyserling, 1865Australian garden orb weaver spider
Eustala anastera vermiformis (Franganillo, 1931)⇒ Eustala fuscovittata Eugen von Ke..., 1864
Eustala bisetosa Elizabeth Ba..., 1945
Eustala delasmata Elizabeth Ba..., 1945
Eustala devia Willis J. Ge..., 1936Orb weavers
Eustala eleuthera Herbert Walt..., 1977
Eustala fuscovittata Eugen von Ke..., 1864Orb weavers
Eustala guttata Frederick Oc..., 1904Orb weavers
Eustala occidentalis Baert, 2014
Eustala perdita Elizabeth Ba..., 1945
Eustala procurva (Pelegrin Fra..., 1936)⇒ Eustala fuscovittata Eugen von Ke..., 1864
Eustala scutigera Octavius Pic..., 1898Orb weavers
Eustala uncicurva Pelegrin Fra..., 1936
Eustala unimaculata Pelegrin Fra..., 1930
Eustala vegeta Eugen von Ke..., 1865Orb weavers
Eustala vellardi Cândido Firm..., 1924
Fossilaraneus incertus J. Wunderlich, 1988
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Gasteracantha falcicornis Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Gasteracantha rubiginosa (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758
Gea heptagon Nicholas Mar..., 1850Heptagonal Orbweaver
Hypognatha putumayo Herbert Walt..., 1996
Hypsosinga pygmaea Sundevall, 1831
Kaira levii Alayón, 1993
Kapogea alayoi (Archer, 1958)⇒ Kapogea isosceles Mello-Leitao, 1939
Kapogea isosceles Mello-Leitao, 1939
Kapogea sellata Eugène Simon, 1895Orb weavers
Larinia directa Hentz, 1847Orb weavers
Larinia lineata Lucas, 1846
Larinia minor Bryant, 1945
Lewisepeira farri Archer, 1958
Lewisepeira maricao Herbert Walt..., 1993
Mangora acalypha Walckenaer, 1802Cricket-bat Orb Weaver
Mangora antillana Dierkens, 2012
Mangora fascialata Franganillo, 1936Orb weavers
Mastophora vaquera Willis J. Ge..., 1955
Mecynogea martiana Archer, 1958
Metazygia chicanna Herbert Walt..., 1995Orb weavers
Metazygia cienaga Herbert Walt..., 1995
Metazygia crewi Richard C. B..., 1903
Metazygia dubia Eugen von Ke..., 1864Orb weavers
Metazygia genialis Eugen von Ke..., 1892
Metazygia gregalis Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers
Metazygia laticeps Octavius Pic..., 1889
Metazygia limonal Herbert Walt..., 1995
Metazygia matanzas Herbert Walt..., 1995
Metazygia silvestris Elizabeth Ba..., 1942
Metazygia zilloides Richard C. B..., 1898
Metepeira bengryi Archer, 1958
Metepeira compsa Ralph Vary C..., 1916Bicolor cactussnail
Metepeira datona Ralph Vary C..., 1942
Metepeira jamaicensis Archer, 1958
Metepeira labyrinthea (Nicholas Mar..., 1847)⇒ Metepeira triangularis Pelegrin Fra..., 1930
Metepeira minima Willis J. Ge..., 1936Orb weavers
Metepeira triangularis Pelegrin Fra..., 1930
Metepeira vigilax Eugen von Ke..., 1893
Micrathena banksi Herbert Walt..., 1985
Micrathena brevispina Eugen von Ke..., 1864Orb weavers
Micrathena cubana Richard C. B..., 1909
Micrathena duodecimspinosa Octavius Pic..., 1890Orb weavers
Micrathena flaveola Josef Anton ..., 1839Orb weavers
Micrathena forcipata (Tord Tamerla..., 1859)⇒ Micrathena cubana Richard C. B..., 1909
Micrathena forcipata argentata Franganillo, 1930
Micrathena horrida Władysław ..., 1873Orb weavers
Micrathena horrida tuberculata Franganillo, 1930
Micrathena militaris (Johan Christ..., 1775)⇒ Micrathena banksi Herbert Walt..., 1985
Micrathena plana Carl Ludwig ..., 1836
Micrathena rufopunctata Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Micrathena sagittata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowshaped micrathena
Micrathena schreibersi Josef Anton ..., 1833Orb weavers
Micrathena sexspinosa Carl Wilhelm..., 1822Orb weavers
Micrathena similis Elizabeth Ba..., 1945
Micrathena spitzi Cândido Firm..., 1932
Micrathena swainsoni Josef Anton ..., 1833
Micrathena triangularis Carl Ludwig ..., 1836
Micrathena ucayali Herbert Walt..., 1985
Molinaranea mitnickii E. E. Saupe, 2010
Neoscona adianta Walckenaer, 1802
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Neoscona marcanoi Levi, 1993
Neoscona moreli Vinson, 1863
Neoscona nautica L. Koch, 1875Orb weavers
Neoscona oaxacensis Keyserling, 1864Orb weavers
Nuctenea umbratica Clerck, 1758Toad Spider
Ocrepeira branta Herbert Walt..., 1993
Ocrepeira darlingtoni Elizabeth Ba..., 1945
Ocrepeira gibbosa O. Pickard-C..., 1889
Ocrepeira incerta Elizabeth Ba..., 1936
Ocrepeira rufa Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers
Ocrepeira serrallesi Elizabeth Ba..., 1947
Parawixia audax Blackwall, 1863
Parawixia tredecimnotata F.P.-Cambridge, 1904Orb weavers
Pozonia andujari Alayón, 2007
Pozonia nigroventris Elizabeth Ba..., 1936Orb weavers
Pulchellaranea pedunculata G. Poinar, 2015
Pycnosinga fossilis J. Wunderlich, 1988
Scoloderus nigriceps Octavius Pic..., 1895
Singa cyanea Worley, 1928
Spilasma utaca Herbert Walt..., 1995
Spintharidius viridis Pelegrin Fra..., 1926
Verrucosa arenata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowhead Orb Weaver
Wagneriana atuna Herbert Walt..., 1991Digger Bee
Wagneriana fina Alayón, 2011
Wagneriana jelskii Władysław ..., 1873
Wagneriana tayos Herbert Walt..., 1991Digger Bee
Wagneriana undecimtuberculata Eugen von Ke..., 1865Orb weavers
Wagneriana vallenuevo Alayón, 2011
Wagneriana vegas Herbert Walt..., 1991Digger Bee
Witica alobatus Pelegrin Fra..., 1931
Witica crassicauda Keyserling, 1865Orb weavers
Xylethrus arawak Archer, 1965
Zilla diodia Charles Atha..., 1802Zilla diodia

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Antilles
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
34
130
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtarachninae
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicratheninae
2
19
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