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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Cartago (Costa Rica)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
60
141
153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
45
113
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
27
90
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
26
88
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
23
80
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
23
80
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
7
30
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
8
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cartago
8 Genera with 12 Species
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18225SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Witica O. P.-Cambridge, 18651SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cartago
12 Species
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Eriophora fuliginea C. L. Koch, 1838Orb weavers
Eriophora ravilla C. L. Koch, 1844Orb weavers
Eustala banksi Arthur Merto..., 1955Orb weavers
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Larinia directa Hentz, 1847Orb weavers
Micrathena bimucronata Octavius Pic..., 1899Orb weavers
Micrathena brevipes Octavius Pic..., 1890Orb weavers
Micrathena horrida Władysław ..., 1873Orb weavers
Micrathena molesta Arthur Merto..., 1961Orb weavers
Micrathena sexspinosa Carl Wilhelm..., 1822Orb weavers
Witica crassicauda Keyserling, 1865Orb weavers

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Cartago
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicratheninae
1
5
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