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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Florida (USA)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
209
660
1123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
180
589
1021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
55
307
620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
52
302
614
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
44
287
596
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
44
287
596
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
8
101
209
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
30
75
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Florida
30 Genera with 75 Species
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Acacesia Simon, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Acanthepeira Marx, 18964SpeciesTaxom
Allocyclosa Levi, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Alpaida O. P.-Cambridge, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1847Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers16SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers4SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1889Three-lobed Spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 0Tent spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Empeira1SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 19774SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Hypsosinga Ausserer, 18473SpeciesTaxom
Kaira O. P.-Cambridge, 1850Frilled Orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18474SpeciesTaxom
Mastophora Holmberg, 2003Angling spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Mecynogea Simon, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Metazygia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18982SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 18471SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18423SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1919Spotted orbweavers6SpeciesTaxom
Ocrepeira Marx, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Scoloderus Simon, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Wagneriana F. O. P.-Cam..., 18891SpeciesTaxom
Wixia O. P.-Cambridge, 1882
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Florida
75 Species
Acacesia hamata Hentz, 1847Orb weavers
Acanthepeira cherokee Levi, 1976
Acanthepeira marion Levi, 1976
Acanthepeira stellata Walckenaer, 1805Star-bellied orb-weaver
Acanthepeira venusta (Banks, 1896)⇒ Acanthepeira stellata Walckenaer, 1805
Allocyclosa bifurca McCook, 1887Orb weavers
Alpaida bicornuta Taczanowski, 1878Orb weavers
Alpaida quadrilorata Simon, 1897
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus bicentenarius McCook, 1888Giant Lichen Orbweaver
Araneus bonsallae McCook, 1894
Araneus calusa Levi, 1973
Araneus cingulatus Walckenaer, 1842
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus gemmoides Chamberlin &..., 1935Cat-faced Spider
Araneus juniperi Emerton, 1884Juniper Orbweaver
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
Araneus miami Levi, 1973
Araneus miniatus Walckenaer, 1842
Araneus niveus Hentz, 1847
Araneus pegnia Walckenaer, 1842Orb weavers
Araneus pratensis (Emerton, 1884)⇒ Neoscona pratensis Hentz, 1847
Araneus thaddeus (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Araneus meropes Keyserling, 1865
Araneus trifolium Hentz, 1847Shamrock orbweaver
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Argiope aurantia Lucas, 1833American garden spider
Argiope florida Ralph Vary C..., 1944Florida Argiope
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Cyclosa caroli Hentz, 1850Orb weavers
Cyclosa turbinata Charles Atha..., 1842Orb weavers
Cyclosa walckenaeri O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Cyrtophora citricola Forsskål, 1775Global tentweb weaver
Cyrtophora tuberculata
Empeira mayo
Eriophora ravilla C. L. Koch, 1844Orb weavers
Eustala anastera (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Eustala conchlea Henry Christ..., 1888
Eustala cazieri Herbert Walt..., 1977
Eustala cepina Charles Atha..., 1842
Eustala eleuthera Herbert Walt..., 1977
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Gea heptagon Nicholas Mar..., 1850Heptagonal Orbweaver
Hypsosinga funebris Eugen von Ke..., 1892
Hypsosinga pygmaea Sundevall, 1831
Hypsosinga rubens Nicholas Mar..., 1847
Kaira alba Nicholas Mar..., 1850Pale Frilled Orbweaver
Larinia directa Hentz, 1847Orb weavers
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Mangora gibberosa (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Mangora fascialata Franganillo, 1936
Mangora maculata Keyserling, 1865Greenlegged orbweaver
Mangora placida Hentz, 1847Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver
Mangora spiculata (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Mangora placida Hentz, 1847
Mastophora apalachicola Herbert Walt..., 2003
Mastophora archeri Willis J. Ge..., 1955
Mastophora bisaccata James Henry ..., 1884
Mastophora phrynosoma Willis J. Ge..., 1955
Mastophora stowei Herbert Walt..., 2003
Mastophora timuqua Herbert Walt..., 2003
Mecynogea lemniscata Charles Atha..., 1842Basilica orbweaver
Metazygia wittfeldae Henry Christ..., 1894Orb weavers
Metazygia zilloides Richard C. B..., 1898
Metepeira labyrinthea (Nicholas Mar..., 1847)⇒ Metepeira triangularis Pelegrin Fra..., 1930
Micrathena cucharas Levi, 1985
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Micrathena sagittata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowshaped micrathena
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Neoscona crucifera Lucas, 1838Barn spider
Neoscona domiciliorum Hentz, 1847Red-Femured Spotted Orbweaver
Neoscona hentzi (Lucas, 1839)⇒ Neoscona crucifera Lucas, 1838
Neoscona pratensis Hentz, 1847
Neoscona utahana Chamberlin, 1919
Ocrepeira georgia Herbert Walt..., 1976Purple sun star
Ocrepeira globosa Frederick Oc..., 1904
Scoloderus cordatus (WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw ..., 1879)⇒ Scoloderus nigriceps Octavius Pic..., 1895
Verrucosa arenata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowhead Orb Weaver
Wagneriana tauricornis Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Florida
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
21
56
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtarachninae
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicratheninae
1
3
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