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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Guanacaste (Costa Rica)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
78
171
185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
66
151
165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
34
103
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
33
101
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
31
92
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
31
92
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
5
29
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
12
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Guanacaste
12 Genera with 13 Species
Acanthepeira Marx, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1859Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1889Three-lobed Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Metazygia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18891SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 20011SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Wagneriana F. O. P.-Cam..., 18891SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guanacaste
13 Species
Acanthepeira labidura Mello-Leitao, 1943
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Cyclosa monteverde Herbert Walt..., 1999Orb weavers
Cyclosa walckenaeri O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Eustala bifida Frederick Oc..., 1904Orb weavers
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Mangora craigae Levi, 2005
Mangora fascialata Franganillo, 1936Orb weavers
Metazygia incerta Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers
Metepeira pacifica Piel, 2001Orb weavers
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Wagneriana spicata Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Guanacaste
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
8
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicratheninae
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