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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
204
776
1878
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
173
674
1641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
64
434
1179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
61
426
1159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
52
387
1070
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
52
387
1070
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
10
133
428
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
40
166
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Costa Rica
40 Genera with 166 Species
#ABCEGHKLMNOPRSTVW
Acacesia Simon, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Acanthepeira Marx, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Aculepeira Chamberlin &..., 19483SpeciesTaxom
Allocyclosa Levi, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Alpaida O. P.-Cambridge, 18656SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1991Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers12SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers5SpeciesTaxom
Bertrana Keyserling, 18843SpeciesTaxom
Carepalxis L. Koch, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Chaetacis Simon, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1889Three-lobed Spiders7SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1995Tent spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Enacrosoma Mello-Leitao, 19963SpeciesTaxom
Epeiroides Keyserling, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18444SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 186512SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1873Spiny Backed Orb Weaver2SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Hypognatha Guérin, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Kaira O. P.-Cambridge, 1916Frilled Orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Kapogea Levi, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 200512SpeciesTaxom
Mastophora Holmberg, 1939Angling spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Mecynogea Simon, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Metazygia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18948SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 19034SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 198528SpeciesTaxom
Micrepeira Schenkel, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1864Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Ocrepeira Marx, 19936SpeciesTaxom
Parawixia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18926SpeciesTaxom
Pozonia Schenkel, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Pronous Keyserling, 19955SpeciesTaxom
Rubrepeira Levi, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Scoloderus Simon, 18893SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 17782SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 18894SpeciesTaxom
Wagneriana F. O. P.-Cam..., 18895SpeciesTaxom
Witica O. P.-Cambridge, 18652SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Costa Rica
166 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acacesia hamata Hentz, 1847Orb weavers
Acacesia tenella L. Koch, 1871Orb weavers
Acanthepeira labidura Mello-Leitao, 1943
Aculepeira escazu Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Aculepeira gravabilis O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Aculepeira travassosi Soares & Cam..., 1948Orb weavers
Allocyclosa bifurca McCook, 1887Orb weavers
Alpaida bicornuta Taczanowski, 1878Orb weavers
Alpaida championi O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Alpaida graphica O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Alpaida septemmammata O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Alpaida sulphurea Taczanowski, 1873
Alpaida truncata Keyserling, 1865Orb weavers
Araneus ana Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Araneus anguinifer F. O. P.-Cam..., 1904Orb weavers
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus bogotensis Keyserling, 1863
Araneus detrimentosus O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Araneus expletus O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Araneus guttatus Keyserling, 1865Orb weavers
Araneus microsoma Banks, 1909Orb weavers
Araneus nuboso Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Araneus pegnia Walckenaer, 1842Orb weavers
Araneus selva Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Araneus ubicki Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Argiope aurantia Lucas, 1833American garden spider
Argiope blanda Octavius Pic..., 1898Orb weavers
Argiope savignyi Levi, 1968
Argiope submaronica (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775
Bertrana arena Levi, 1989Orb weavers
Bertrana laselva Levi, 1989Orb weavers
Bertrana striolata Keyserling, 1884Guinea ant
Carepalxis salobrensis Eugène Simon, 1895
Chaetacis osa (Herbert Walt..., 1985)⇒ Micrathena osa Levi, 1985
Cyclosa bifurcata (Charles Atha..., 1842)⇒ Gasteracantha falcicornis Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Cyclosa caroli Hentz, 1850Orb weavers
Cyclosa jose Herbert Walt..., 1999Orb weavers
Cyclosa monteverde Herbert Walt..., 1999Orb weavers
Cyclosa nodosa Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers
Cyclosa rubronigra Lodovico di ..., 1947Orb weavers
Cyclosa walckenaeri O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Cyrtophora citricola Forsskål, 1775Global tentweb weaver
Cyrtophora parangexanthematica Alberto Barr..., 1995Cuckoo wasps
Enacrosoma frenca Herbert Walt..., 1996Orb weavers
Enacrosoma javium Herbert Walt..., 1996Orb weavers
Enacrosoma quizarra Herbert Walt..., 1996Orb weavers
Epeiroides bahiensis Eugen von Ke..., 1885Orb weavers
Eriophora edax Blackwall, 1863Orb weavers
Eriophora fuliginea C. L. Koch, 1838Orb weavers
Eriophora nephiloides O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Eriophora ravilla C. L. Koch, 1844Orb weavers
Eustala banksi Arthur Merto..., 1955Orb weavers
Eustala bifida Frederick Oc..., 1904Orb weavers
Eustala devia Willis J. Ge..., 1936Orb weavers
Eustala fuscovittata Eugen von Ke..., 1864Orb weavers
Eustala guttata Frederick Oc..., 1904Orb weavers
Eustala illicita Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers
Eustala ingenua Arthur Merto..., 1955Orb weavers
Eustala latebricola Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers
Eustala longembola (Arthur Merto..., 1955)⇒ Eustala ingenua Arthur Merto..., 1955
Eustala scitula Arthur Merto..., 1955Orb weavers
Eustala scutigera Octavius Pic..., 1898Orb weavers
Eustala vegeta Eugen von Ke..., 1865Orb weavers
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Gasteracantha falcicornis Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Gea heptagon Nicholas Mar..., 1850Heptagonal Orbweaver
Hypognatha elaborata Arthur Merto..., 1953Orb weavers
Kaira altiventer Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers
Kaira gibberosa Octavius Pic..., 1890Orb weavers
Kaira sexta Ralph Vary C..., 1916Bicolor cactussnail
Kapogea cyrtophoroides Frederick Oc..., 1904Orb weavers
Kapogea sellata Eugène Simon, 1895Orb weavers
Larinia directa Hentz, 1847Orb weavers
Mangora bimaculata O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Mangora calcarifera F. O. P.-Cam..., 1904Orb weavers
Mangora corcovado Levi, 2005Orb weavers
Mangora craigae Levi, 2005
Mangora distincta Chickering, 1963Orb weavers
Mangora fascialata Franganillo, 1936Orb weavers
Mangora fortuna Levi, 2005Orb weavers
Mangora melanocephala Taczanowski, 1874Orb weavers
Mangora mobilis (O. P.-Cambridge, 1889)⇒ Mangora amchickeringi Levi, 2005
Mangora montana Chickering, 1954
Mangora schneirlai Chickering, 1954Orb weavers
Mangora vito Levi, 2005Orb weavers
Mastophora caesariata Eberhard & H..., 2006Orb weavers
Mastophora fasciata Eduard Reimoser, 1939Orb weavers
Mecynogea lemniscata Charles Atha..., 1842Basilica orbweaver
Metazygia dubia Eugen von Ke..., 1864Orb weavers
Metazygia incerta Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers
Metazygia keyserlingi Richard C. B..., 1929Orb weavers
Metazygia laticeps Octavius Pic..., 1889
Metazygia nigrocincta Frederick Oc..., 1904Orb weavers
Metazygia pallidula Eugen von Ke..., 1864Orb weavers
Metazygia serian Herbert Walt..., 1995Orb weavers
Metazygia wittfeldae Henry Christ..., 1894Orb weavers
Metepeira maya Piel, 2001Orb weavers
Metepeira olmec Piel, 2001Orb weavers
Metepeira pacifica Piel, 2001Orb weavers
Metepeira uncata Frederick Oc..., 1903Orb weavers
Micrathena agriliformis Władysław ..., 1879Orb weavers
Micrathena bimucronata Octavius Pic..., 1899Orb weavers
Micrathena brevipes Octavius Pic..., 1890Orb weavers
Micrathena crassa Eugen von Ke..., 1864Orb weavers
Micrathena donaldi Arthur Merto..., 1961Orb weavers
Micrathena duodecimspinosa Octavius Pic..., 1890Orb weavers
Micrathena fidelis Richard C. B..., 1909Orb weavers
Micrathena flaveola Josef Anton ..., 1839Orb weavers
Micrathena funebris Marx, 1898Orb weavers
Micrathena furcula Octavius Pic..., 1890Orb weavers
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Micrathena hamifera Eugène Simon, 1897
Micrathena horrida Władysław ..., 1873Orb weavers
Micrathena lepidoptera Cândido Firm..., 1941Orb weavers
Micrathena lucasi Eugen von Ke..., 1864Orb weavers
Micrathena mitrata Nicholas Mar..., 1850Orb Weavers
Micrathena molesta Arthur Merto..., 1961Orb weavers
Micrathena osa Levi, 1985
Micrathena parallela (Octavius Pic..., 1890)⇒ Micrathena sanctispiritus Brignoli, 1983
Micrathena quadriserrata Frederick Oc..., 1904Orb weavers
Micrathena saccata Carl Ludwig ..., 1836Orb weavers
Micrathena sagittata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowshaped micrathena
Micrathena sanctispiritus Brignoli, 1983
Micrathena schreibersi Josef Anton ..., 1833Orb weavers
Micrathena sexspinosa Carl Wilhelm..., 1822Orb weavers
Micrathena spinosa Linnaeus, 1758
Micrathena triangularis Carl Ludwig ..., 1836
Micrathena ucayali Herbert Walt..., 1985
Micrepeira velso Herbert Walt..., 1995Orb weavers
Neoscona oaxacensis Keyserling, 1864Orb weavers
Ocrepeira covillei Herbert Walt..., 1993Orb weavers
Ocrepeira heredia Herbert Walt..., 1993Orb weavers
Ocrepeira hondura Herbert Walt..., 1993Orb weavers
Ocrepeira rufa Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers
Ocrepeira subrufa Frederick Oc..., 1904Orb weavers
Ocrepeira viejo Herbert Walt..., 1993Orb weavers
Parawixia destricta O.P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Parawixia hoxaea O.P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Parawixia hypocrita O.P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Parawixia nesophila Chamberlin &..., 1936Orb weavers
Parawixia rigida O.P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Parawixia rimosa Keyserling, 1892Orb weavers
Pozonia dromedaria Octavius Pic..., 1893Orb weavers
Pozonia nigroventris Elizabeth Ba..., 1936Orb weavers
Pronous beatus Octavius Pic..., 1893Orb weavers
Pronous colon Herbert Walt..., 1995Orb weavers
Pronous golfito Herbert Walt..., 1995Orb weavers
Pronous intus Herbert Walt..., 1995Orb weavers
Pronous peje Herbert Walt..., 1995Orb weavers
Rubrepeira rubronigra Cândido Firm..., 1939Orb weavers
Scoloderus cordatus (WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw ..., 1879)⇒ Scoloderus nigriceps Octavius Pic..., 1895
Scoloderus gibber Octavius Pic..., 1898Orb weavers
Scoloderus tuberculifer Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers
Trichonephila clavipes Linnaeus, 1767Golden silk spider
Trichonephila clavipes fasciculata De Geer, 1778
Verrucosa arenata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowhead Orb Weaver
Verrucosa carara Lise, Kesste..., 2015Orb weavers
Verrucosa tuberculata Lise, Kesste..., 2015Orb weavers
Verrucosa undecimvariolata Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers
Wagneriana atuna Herbert Walt..., 1991Digger Bee
Wagneriana grandicornis Cândido Firm..., 1935Orb weavers
Wagneriana jelskii Władysław ..., 1873
Wagneriana spicata Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers
Wagneriana tauricornis Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers
Witica crassicauda Keyserling, 1865Orb weavers
Witica crassicaudus Eugen von Ke..., 1865

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Costa Rica
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
26
110
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtarachninae
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicratheninae
2
29
Genera
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