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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
52
92
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
44
81
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
24
57
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
24
57
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
22
55
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
22
55
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
3
16
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
7
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cameron County (Texas)
7 Genera with 9 Species
Araneus Clerck, 1870Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 18471SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18051SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cameron County (Texas)
9 Species
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus nordmanni Thorell, 1870Nordmann'S Orbweaver
Argiope blanda Octavius Pic..., 1898Orb weavers
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Eustala brevispina Willis J. Ge..., 1936
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Mangora calcarifera F. O. P.-Cam..., 1904Orb weavers
Metepeira labyrinthea (Nicholas Mar..., 1847)⇒ Metepeira triangularis Pelegrin Fra..., 1930
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Cameron County (Texas)
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
4
5
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