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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Baja California Sur (Northwest Mexico, Mexico)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
69
148
203
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
54
116
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
33
93
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
32
92
135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
29
89
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
28
88
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
17
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
9
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Baja California Sur
9 Genera with 12 Species
Acacesia Simon, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1859Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1842Three-lobed Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Parawixia F. O. P.-Cam..., 19921SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Baja California Sur
12 Species
Acacesia hamata Hentz, 1847Orb weavers
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Cyclosa pichilinque Herbert Walt..., 1999Scoliid wasps
Cyclosa turbinata Charles Atha..., 1842Orb weavers
Eustala anastera (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Eustala conchlea Henry Christ..., 1888
Eustala conchlea Henry Christ..., 1888
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Mangora fascialata Franganillo, 1936Orb weavers
Micrathena funebris Marx, 1898Orb weavers
Parawixia acapulco Levi, 1992

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Baja California Sur
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
6
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicratheninae
1
1
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