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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Guadeloupe (Leeward Islands)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
63
146
236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
53
132
219
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
23
48
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
21
46
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
19
42
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
19
42
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
5
18
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
8
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Guadeloupe
8 Genera with 11 Species
Acanthepeira Marx, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Alpaida O. P.-Cambridge, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1859Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1889Three-lobed Spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 19161SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1875Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guadeloupe
11 Species
Acanthepeira labidura Mello-Leitao, 1943
Alpaida dominica Levi, 1988
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Cyclosa caroli Hentz, 1850Orb weavers
Cyclosa oculata (Walckenaer, 1802)⇒ Cyclosa walckenaeri O. P.-Cambridge, 1889
Cyclosa walckenaeri O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Metepeira compsa Ralph Vary C..., 1916Bicolor cactussnail
Neoscona nautica L. Koch, 1875Orb weavers

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Guadeloupe
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
6
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
1
1
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