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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region French Guiana (Northern South America)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
86
304
574
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
68
256
477
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
39
211
414
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
36
208
409
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
30
188
379
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
30
188
379
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
6
54
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
27
74
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for French Guiana
27 Genera with 74 Species
#ABDEGHMOPSTVW
Acacesia Simon, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Alpaida O. P.-Cambridge, 186515SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1842Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Bertrana Keyserling, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Dubiepeira Levi, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Enacrosoma Mello-Leitao, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Eustacesia Caporiacco, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 18385SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Hingstepeira Levi, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Hypognatha Guérin, 19962SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 20078SpeciesTaxom
Mecynogea Simon, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Metazygia F. O. P.-Cam..., 19955SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 19541SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 201111SpeciesTaxom
Micrepeira Schenkel, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Ocrepeira Marx, 20142SpeciesTaxom
Parawixia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18731SpeciesTaxom
Scoloderus Simon, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 17782SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Wagneriana F. O. P.-Cam..., 19911SpeciesTaxom
Witica O. P.-Cambridge, 18731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for French Guiana
74 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acacesia cornigera (Petrunkevitch, 1925)⇒ Acacesia tenella L. Koch, 1871
Acacesia hamata Hentz, 1847Orb weavers
Acacesia tenella L. Koch, 1871Orb weavers
Alpaida antonio Levi, 1988
Alpaida audiberti Dierkens, 2014
Alpaida banos Levi, 1988
Alpaida boa Levi, 1988
Alpaida deborae Levi, 1988
Alpaida delicata Keyserling, 1892
Alpaida erythrothorax Taczanowski, 1873
Alpaida iquitos Levi, 1988
Alpaida marmorata Taczanowski, 1873
Alpaida monzon Levi, 1988
Alpaida monzon audiberti Dierkens, 2014
Alpaida oyapockensis Dierkens, 2014
Alpaida sulphurea Taczanowski, 1873
Alpaida tayos Levi, 1988
Alpaida veniliae Keyserling, 1865Orb weavers
Araneus appendiculatus Taczanowski, 1873
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus pegnia Walckenaer, 1842Orb weavers
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Bertrana elinguis Keyserling, 1883
Dubiepeira neptunina Cândido Firm..., 1948
Enacrosoma anomalum Władysław ..., 1873
Eriophora nephiloides O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Eriophora tricentra (Zhu & Da-xia..., 1994)⇒ Plebs tricentrus Zhu & Song, 1994
Eustacesia albonotata Lodovico di ..., 1954
Eustala albicans Lodovico di ..., 1954
Eustala fuscovittata Eugen von Ke..., 1864Orb weavers
Eustala guianensis Władysław ..., 1873
Eustala lunulifera Cândido Firm..., 1939
Eustala tridentata Carl Ludwig ..., 1838
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Gea heptagon Nicholas Mar..., 1850Heptagonal Orbweaver
Hingstepeira folisecens Hingston, 1932
Hypognatha deplanata Władysław ..., 1873
Hypognatha saut Herbert Walt..., 1996
Mangora brokopondo Levi, 2007
Mangora chavantina Levi, 2007
Mangora corocito Levi, 2007
Mangora hirtipes Taczanowski, 1878
Mangora ikuruwa Levi, 2007
Mangora isabel Levi, 2007
Mangora saut Levi, 2007
Mangora uraricoera Levi, 2007
Mecynogea lemniscata Charles Atha..., 1842Basilica orbweaver
Metazygia goeldii Herbert Walt..., 1995
Metazygia manu Herbert Walt..., 1995
Metazygia tanica Herbert Walt..., 1995
Metazygia tapa Herbert Walt..., 1995
Metazygia yucumo Herbert Walt..., 1995
Metepeira brunneiceps Lodovico di ..., 1954
Micrathena beta Caporiacco, 1947
Micrathena clypeata Charles Atha..., 1805Orb weavers
Micrathena cyanospina Lucas, 1835
Micrathena evansi Arthur Merto..., 1960Orb weavers
Micrathena fissispina Carl Ludwig ..., 1836
Micrathena lata Arthur Merto..., 1960
Micrathena pungens Charles Atha..., 1842
Micrathena schreibersi Josef Anton ..., 1833Orb weavers
Micrathena sexspinosa Carl Wilhelm..., 1822Orb weavers
Micrathena spinosa Linnaeus, 1758
Micrathena yanomami Magalhaes & ..., 2011
Micrepeira hoeferi Herbert Walt..., 1995
Micrepeira tubulofaciens Hingston, 1932
Ocrepeira albopunctata Władysław ..., 1879
Ocrepeira maroni Dierkens, 2014
Parawixia kochi Taczanowski, 1873
Scoloderus tuberculifer Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers
Trichonephila clavipes Linnaeus, 1767Golden silk spider
Trichonephila clavipes fasciculata De Geer, 1778
Verrucosa septemmammata Lodovico di ..., 1954
Wagneriana tayos Herbert Walt..., 1991Digger Bee
Witica cayanus Władysław ..., 1873

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in French Guiana
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
18
53
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicratheninae
1
11
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