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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
82
198
261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
73
182
240
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
40
140
200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
39
138
196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
33
126
180
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
33
126
180
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
6
40
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
16
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Bahamas
16 Genera with 29 Species
Acacesia Simon, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Acanthepeira Marx, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Alpaida O. P.-Cambridge, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1847Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers4SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1889Three-lobed Spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Edricus O. P.-Cambridge, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 18644SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1842Spiny Backed Orb Weaver2SpeciesTaxom
Metazygia F. O. P.-Cam..., 19951SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18224SpeciesTaxom
Scoloderus Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Wagneriana F. O. P.-Cam..., 18892SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Bahamas
29 Species
Acacesia hamata Hentz, 1847Orb weavers
Acanthepeira stellata Walckenaer, 1805Star-bellied orb-weaver
Alpaida sulphurea Taczanowski, 1873
Araneus bimini Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Araneus circe Audouin, 1826
Araneus lineatipes O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Araneus thaddeus (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Araneus meropes Keyserling, 1865
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Cyclosa diversa Octavius Pic..., 1894Orb weavers
Cyclosa turbinata Charles Atha..., 1842Orb weavers
Cyclosa walckenaeri O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Edricus productus Octavius Pic..., 1896
Eriophora edax Blackwall, 1863Orb weavers
Eustala cazieri Herbert Walt..., 1977
Eustala clavispina Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers
Eustala eleuthera Herbert Walt..., 1977
Eustala fuscovittata Eugen von Ke..., 1864Orb weavers
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Gasteracantha irradiata Charles Atha..., 1842
Metazygia bahama Herbert Walt..., 1995
Micrathena duodecimspinosa Octavius Pic..., 1890Orb weavers
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Micrathena saccata Carl Ludwig ..., 1836Orb weavers
Micrathena sexspinosa Carl Wilhelm..., 1822Orb weavers
Scoloderus nigriceps Octavius Pic..., 1895
Verrucosa arenata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowhead Orb Weaver
Verrucosa undecimvariolata Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers
Wagneriana spicata Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers
Wagneriana tauricornis Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Bahamas
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
12
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicratheninae
1
4
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