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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Chile (Southern South America)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
190
734
2021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
164
615
1712
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
65
369
1071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
63
367
1068
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
54
335
950
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
54
335
950
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
9
122
338
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
33
74
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Chile
33 Genera with 74 Species
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Acacesia Simon, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Aculepeira Chamberlin &..., 19482SpeciesTaxom
Alpaida O. P.-Cambridge, 18653SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1991Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers10SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Bertrana Keyserling, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1999Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 19554SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1849Spiny Backed Orb Weaver2SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Heterognatha Nicolet, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Hypognatha Guérin, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Kapogea Levi, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Mastophora Holmberg, 1849Angling spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Mecynogea Simon, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Metazygia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18641SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 19306SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 19616SpeciesTaxom
Molinaranea Mello-Leitao, 20017SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1875Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Nicolepeira Levi, 18493SpeciesTaxom
Ocrepeira Marx, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Parawixia F. O. P.-Cam..., 20011SpeciesTaxom
Pronous Keyserling, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Scoloderus Simon, 18893SpeciesTaxom
Testudinaria Taczanowski, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 17782SpeciesTaxom
Ursa Simon, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Wagneriana F. O. P.-Cam..., 19911SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 17571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Chile
74 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acacesia hamata Hentz, 1847Orb weavers
Aculepeira aculifera O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Aculepeira travassosi Soares & Cam..., 1948Orb weavers
Alpaida bicornuta Taczanowski, 1878Orb weavers
Alpaida septemmammata O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Alpaida truncata Keyserling, 1865Orb weavers
Araneus alhue Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus concepcion Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Araneus guttatus Keyserling, 1865Orb weavers
Araneus huahun Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Araneus koepckeorum Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Araneus pegnia Walckenaer, 1842Orb weavers
Araneus talca Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Araneus titirus Simon, 1896
Araneus zapallar Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Bertrana striolata Keyserling, 1884Guinea ant
Cyclosa serena Herbert Walt..., 1999Scoliid wasps
Eustala bucolica Arthur Merto..., 1955Orb weavers
Eustala lata Arthur Merto..., 1955Orb weavers
Eustala panamana (Arthur Merto..., 1955)⇒ Eustala bucolica Arthur Merto..., 1955
Eustala sedula Arthur Merto..., 1955Orb weavers
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Gasteracantha flava Hercule Nicolet, 1849Lance-leaf stonecrop
Gea heptagon Nicholas Mar..., 1850Heptagonal Orbweaver
Heterognatha chilensis Hercule Nicolet, 1849Lance-leaf stonecrop
Hypognatha elaborata Arthur Merto..., 1953Orb weavers
Kapogea sellata Eugène Simon, 1895Orb weavers
Larinia bivittata Keyserling, 1885
Mangora melanocephala Taczanowski, 1874Orb weavers
Mangora pia Chamberlin &..., 1936Orb weavers
Mastophora diablo Herbert Walt..., 2003
Mastophora gasteracanthoides (Hercule Nicolet, 1849)⇒ Mastophora diablo Herbert Walt..., 2003
Mecynogea erythromela Holmberg, 1876
Mecynogea lemniscata Charles Atha..., 1842Basilica orbweaver
Metazygia dubia Eugen von Ke..., 1864Orb weavers
Metepeira galatheae Tord Tamerla..., 1891
Metepeira karkii Albert Tullgren, 1901
Metepeira labyrinthea (Nicholas Mar..., 1847)⇒ Metepeira triangularis Pelegrin Fra..., 1930
Metepeira rectangula Hercule Nicolet, 1849
Metepeira tarapaca Piel, 2001
Metepeira triangularis Pelegrin Fra..., 1930
Micrathena crassa Eugen von Ke..., 1864Orb weavers
Micrathena fidelis Richard C. B..., 1909Orb weavers
Micrathena flaveola Josef Anton ..., 1839Orb weavers
Micrathena horrida Władysław ..., 1873Orb weavers
Micrathena lucasi Eugen von Ke..., 1864Orb weavers
Micrathena molesta Arthur Merto..., 1961Orb weavers
Molinaranea clymene Hercule Nicolet, 1849
Molinaranea fernandez Herbert Walt..., 2001
Molinaranea magellanica Charles Atha..., 1847
Molinaranea mammifera Albert Tullgren, 1902Sand star
Molinaranea phaethontis Eugène Simon, 1896
Molinaranea surculorum Eugène Simon, 1896
Molinaranea vildav Herbert Walt..., 2001
Neoscona nautica L. Koch, 1875Orb weavers
Nicolepeira bicaudata Hercule Nicolet, 1849
Nicolepeira flavifrons Hercule Nicolet, 1849
Nicolepeira transversalis Hercule Nicolet, 1849
Ocrepeira venustula Eugen von Ke..., 1879
Parawixia chubut Levi, 2001
Pronous intus Herbert Walt..., 1995Orb weavers
Pronous peje Herbert Walt..., 1995Orb weavers
Scoloderus cordatus (WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw ..., 1879)⇒ Scoloderus nigriceps Octavius Pic..., 1895
Scoloderus gibber Octavius Pic..., 1898Orb weavers
Scoloderus tuberculifer Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers
Testudinaria geometrica Władysław ..., 1879Delicate giant-turris
Trichonephila clavipes Linnaeus, 1767Golden silk spider
Trichonephila clavipes fasciculata De Geer, 1778
Ursa lunula Hercule Nicolet, 1849
Verrucosa undecimvariolata Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers
Wagneriana neblina Herbert Walt..., 1991Digger Bee
Zygiella x-notata (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Guizygiella nadleri Heimer, 1984

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Chile
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
24
55
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtarachninae
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicratheninae
1
6
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