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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Colima (West Mexico, Mexico)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
41
67
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
36
60
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
13
31
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
10
28
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
9
26
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
9
26
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
3
14
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
9
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Colima
9 Genera with 13 Species
Araneus Clerck, 1991Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 20011SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1904Spotted orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 18421SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Colima
13 Species
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus colima Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Araneus mazamitla Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Argiope aurantia Lucas, 1833American garden spider
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Eriophora ravilla C. L. Koch, 1844Orb weavers
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Metepeira revillagigedo Piel, 2001
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Neoscona oaxacensis Keyserling, 1864Orb weavers
Neoscona orizabensis F. O. P.-Cam..., 1904
Verrucosa arenata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowhead Orb Weaver

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Colima
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
1
3
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