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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Distrito Federal (West Central Brazil, Brazil)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
95
211
220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
77
171
174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
33
111
138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
32
109
135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
29
99
124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
29
99
124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
28
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
16
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Distrito Federal
16 Genera with 27 Species
Acanthepeira Marx, 1883
0SpeciesTaxom
Alpaida O. P.-Cambridge, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1847Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers7SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1999Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1775Tent spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Mecynogea Simon, 19973SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 18471SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1904Spotted orbweavers4SpeciesTaxom
Parawixia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18361SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Distrito Federal
27 Species
Alpaida veniliae Keyserling, 1865Orb weavers
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus dreisbachi Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Araneus horizonte Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Araneus leones Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Araneus pegnia Walckenaer, 1842Orb weavers
Araneus tellezi Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Araneus thaddeus (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Araneus meropes Keyserling, 1865
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Argiope legionis Motta & Herb..., 2009
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Cyclosa berlandi Herbert Walt..., 1999Orb weavers
Cyrtophora citricola Forsskål, 1775Global tentweb weaver
Eriophora edax Blackwall, 1863Orb weavers
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Mangora passiva O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Mecynogea infelix Soares & Cam..., 1948
Mecynogea lemniscata Charles Atha..., 1842Basilica orbweaver
Mecynogea sucre Herbert Walt..., 1997
Metepeira labyrinthea (Nicholas Mar..., 1847)⇒ Metepeira triangularis Pelegrin Fra..., 1930
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Micrathena plana Carl Ludwig ..., 1836
Neoscona crucifera Lucas, 1838Barn spider
Neoscona domiciliorum Hentz, 1847Red-Femured Spotted Orbweaver
Neoscona oaxacensis Keyserling, 1864Orb weavers
Neoscona orizabensis F. O. P.-Cam..., 1904
Parawixia bistriata Rengger, 1836

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Distrito Federal
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
10
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicratheninae
1
2
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