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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Cuba (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
194
630
1337
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
161
532
1131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
61
331
755
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
56
313
674
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
49
292
605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
49
292
605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
8
89
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
35
62
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cuba
35 Genera with 62 Species
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Acacesia Simon, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Acanthepeira Marx, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Acrosoma Perty, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Aculepeira Chamberlin &..., 19481SpeciesTaxom
Allocyclosa Levi, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Alpaida O. P.-Cambridge, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1931Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers8SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1847Cucumber spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1999Three-lobed Spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1775Tent spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 19307SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Hypognatha Guérin, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Hypsosinga Ausserer, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Kaira O. P.-Cambridge, 1993Frilled Orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Mastophora Holmberg, 1955Angling spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Mecynogea Simon, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Metazygia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18984SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 19301SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 19306SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1863Spotted orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Ocrepeira Marx, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Parawixia F. O. P.-Cam..., 19041SpeciesTaxom
Pozonia Schenkel, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Scoloderus Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Singa C. L. Koch, 1928Striped orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Spilasma Simon, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Spintharidius Simon, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Wagneriana F. O. P.-Cam..., 19914SpeciesTaxom
Witica O. P.-Cambridge, 19311SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cuba
62 Species and 3 Subspecies
Acacesia hamata Hentz, 1847Orb weavers
Acanthepeira labidura Mello-Leitao, 1943
Acanthepeira venusta (Banks, 1896)⇒ Acanthepeira stellata Walckenaer, 1805
Acrosoma armatum C. L. Koch, 1845
Aculepeira travassosi Soares & Cam..., 1948Orb weavers
Allocyclosa bifurca McCook, 1887Orb weavers
Alpaida sulphurea Taczanowski, 1873
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus bipunctatus Thorell, 1898
Araneus excavatus Franganillo, 1930
Araneus faxoni Bryant, 1940
Araneus fistulosus Franganillo, 1930
Araneus gundlachi Banks, 1914
Araneus lathyrinus Holmberg, 1875
Araneus lineatus (Franganillo, 1931)⇒ Larinia lineata Lucas, 1846
Araniella displicata Hentz, 1847Six-spotted orbweaver
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Argiope butchko LeQuier & Ag..., 2016
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Cyclosa alayoni Herbert Walt..., 1999Scoliid wasps
Cyclosa diversa Octavius Pic..., 1894Orb weavers
Cyclosa imias Herbert Walt..., 1999Scoliid wasps
Cyrtophora citricola Forsskål, 1775Global tentweb weaver
Eriophora ravilla C. L. Koch, 1844Orb weavers
Eustala anastera vermiformis (Franganillo, 1931)⇒ Eustala fuscovittata Eugen von Ke..., 1864
Eustala bisetosa Elizabeth Ba..., 1945
Eustala fuscovittata Eugen von Ke..., 1864Orb weavers
Eustala occidentalis Baert, 2014
Eustala procurva (Pelegrin Fra..., 1936)⇒ Eustala fuscovittata Eugen von Ke..., 1864
Eustala uncicurva Pelegrin Fra..., 1936
Eustala unimaculata Pelegrin Fra..., 1930
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Hypognatha putumayo Herbert Walt..., 1996
Hypsosinga pygmaea Sundevall, 1831
Kaira levii Alayón, 1993
Larinia lineata Lucas, 1846
Mangora fascialata Franganillo, 1936Orb weavers
Mastophora vaquera Willis J. Ge..., 1955
Mecynogea martiana Archer, 1958
Metazygia dubia Eugen von Ke..., 1864Orb weavers
Metazygia gregalis Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers
Metazygia matanzas Herbert Walt..., 1995
Metazygia zilloides Richard C. B..., 1898
Metepeira triangularis Pelegrin Fra..., 1930
Micrathena banksi Herbert Walt..., 1985
Micrathena cubana Richard C. B..., 1909
Micrathena forcipata (Tord Tamerla..., 1859)⇒ Micrathena cubana Richard C. B..., 1909
Micrathena forcipata argentata Franganillo, 1930
Micrathena horrida Władysław ..., 1873Orb weavers
Micrathena horrida tuberculata Franganillo, 1930
Neoscona marcanoi Levi, 1993
Neoscona moreli Vinson, 1863
Ocrepeira incerta Elizabeth Ba..., 1936
Parawixia tredecimnotata F.P.-Cambridge, 1904Orb weavers
Pozonia nigroventris Elizabeth Ba..., 1936Orb weavers
Scoloderus nigriceps Octavius Pic..., 1895
Singa cyanea Worley, 1928
Spilasma utaca Herbert Walt..., 1995
Spintharidius viridis Pelegrin Fra..., 1926
Wagneriana atuna Herbert Walt..., 1991Digger Bee
Wagneriana fina Alayón, 2011
Wagneriana tayos Herbert Walt..., 1991Digger Bee
Wagneriana vegas Herbert Walt..., 1991Digger Bee
Witica alobatus Pelegrin Fra..., 1931

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Cuba
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
26
49
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtarachninae
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicratheninae
1
4
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