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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
191
497
639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
166
433
553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
49
186
287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
44
180
274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
36
165
257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
36
165
257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
5
47
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
21
52
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for East Mexico
21 Genera with 52 Species
#ACEGHMNTVW
Acacesia Simon, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Allocyclosa Levi, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Amazonepeira Levi, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1847Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers8SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers4SpeciesTaxom
Carepalxis L. Koch, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1995Three-lobed Spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 18657SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Hypognatha Guérin, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18475SpeciesTaxom
Mastophora Holmberg, 2003Angling spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Mecynogea Simon, 19972SpeciesTaxom
Metazygia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18941SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 18471SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18227SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1904Spotted orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Wagneriana F. O. P.-Cam..., 18891SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Mexico
52 Species
Acacesia hamata Hentz, 1847Orb weavers
Allocyclosa bifurca McCook, 1887Orb weavers
Amazonepeira herrera Levi, 1989Red carpenter ant
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus detrimentosus O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Araneus dreisbachi Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Araneus guerrerensis Chamberlin &..., 1936
Araneus mendoza Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Araneus pegnia Walckenaer, 1842Orb weavers
Araneus quirapan Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Araneus thaddeus (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Araneus meropes Keyserling, 1865
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Argiope aurantia Lucas, 1833American garden spider
Argiope blanda Octavius Pic..., 1898Orb weavers
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Carepalxis salobrensis Eugène Simon, 1895
Cyclosa caroli Hentz, 1850Orb weavers
Cyclosa diversa Octavius Pic..., 1894Orb weavers
Cyclosa krusa Alberto Barr..., 1995Cuckoo wasps
Eriophora edax Blackwall, 1863Orb weavers
Eriophora ravilla C. L. Koch, 1844Orb weavers
Eustala bifida Frederick Oc..., 1904Orb weavers
Eustala californiensis Eugen von Ke..., 1885
Eustala clavispina Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers
Eustala devia Willis J. Ge..., 1936Orb weavers
Eustala illicita Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers
Eustala scutigera Octavius Pic..., 1898Orb weavers
Eustala vegeta Eugen von Ke..., 1865Orb weavers
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Hypognatha nasuta Octavius Pic..., 1896
Mangora amchickeringi Levi, 2005Orb weavers
Mangora mobilis (O. P.-Cambridge, 1889)⇒ Mangora amchickeringi Levi, 2005
Mangora nahuatl Levi, 2005
Mangora picta (O. P.-Cambridge, 1889)⇒ Mangora melanocephala Taczanowski, 1874
Mangora placida Hentz, 1847Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver
Mastophora alvareztoroi Ibarra & Mau..., 2003
Mecynogea lemniscata Charles Atha..., 1842Basilica orbweaver
Mecynogea ocosingo Herbert Walt..., 1997
Metazygia wittfeldae Henry Christ..., 1894Orb weavers
Metepeira labyrinthea (Nicholas Mar..., 1847)⇒ Metepeira triangularis Pelegrin Fra..., 1930
Micrathena funebris Marx, 1898Orb weavers
Micrathena glyptogonoides Herbert Walt..., 1985
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Micrathena horrida Władysław ..., 1873Orb weavers
Micrathena margerita Herbert Walt..., 1985
Micrathena sagittata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowshaped micrathena
Micrathena sexspinosa Carl Wilhelm..., 1822Orb weavers
Neoscona crucifera Lucas, 1838Barn spider
Neoscona oaxacensis Keyserling, 1864Orb weavers
Neoscona orizabensis F. O. P.-Cam..., 1904
Verrucosa arenata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowhead Orb Weaver
Wagneriana spicata Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in East Mexico
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
15
37
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtarachninae
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicratheninae
1
7
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