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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
97
345
608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
81
309
543
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
47
246
446
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
43
241
437
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
35
219
410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
35
219
410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
9
62
122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
27
69
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Guyana
27 Genera with 69 Species
#ACDEGHMOPRSTVW
Acacesia Simon, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Alpaida O. P.-Cambridge, 186510SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1842Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Aspidolasius Simon, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Chaetacis Simon, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1889Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Dubiepeira Levi, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 18989SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Hingstepeira Levi, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 20078SpeciesTaxom
Mecynogea Simon, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Metazygia F. O. P.-Cam..., 19955SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 20011SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 183310SpeciesTaxom
Micrepeira Schenkel, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Ocrepeira Marx, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Parawixia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18731SpeciesTaxom
Pronous Keyserling, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Rubrepeira Levi, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Scoloderus Simon, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 17782SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 20154SpeciesTaxom
Wagneriana F. O. P.-Cam..., 19911SpeciesTaxom
Wixia O. P.-Cambridge, 18821SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guyana
69 Species and 3 Subspecies
Acacesia hamata Hentz, 1847Orb weavers
Acacesia tenella L. Koch, 1871Orb weavers
Alpaida antonio Levi, 1988
Alpaida guimaraes Levi, 1988
Alpaida kartabo Levi, 1988
Alpaida pretiosa Baptista, Ca..., 2025
Alpaida tabula Simon, 1895
Alpaida tayos Levi, 1988
Alpaida truncata Keyserling, 1865Orb weavers
Alpaida truncata obscura Caporiacco, 1948
Alpaida truncata sexmaculata Caporiacco, 1948
Alpaida veniliae Keyserling, 1865Orb weavers
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus pegnia Walckenaer, 1842Orb weavers
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Aspidolasius branicki Taczanowski, 1879
Chaetacis abrahami (Cândido Firm..., 1948)⇒ Micrathena abrahami Mello-Leitao, 1948
Chaetacis picta (Carl Ludwig ..., 1836)⇒ Micrathena picta C. L. Koch, 1836
Cyclosa walckenaeri O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Dubiepeira neptunina Cândido Firm..., 1948
Eriophora nephiloides O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Eustala essequibensis Hingston, 1932
Eustala fragilis Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers
Eustala fuscovittata Eugen von Ke..., 1864Orb weavers
Eustala gonygaster Carl Ludwig ..., 1838
Eustala histrio Cândido Firm..., 1948Orb weavers
Eustala lunulifera Cândido Firm..., 1939
Eustala nasuta Cândido Firm..., 1939Orb weavers
Eustala richardsi (Cândido Firm..., 1939)⇒ Eustala fuscovittata Eugen von Ke..., 1864
Eustala scutigera Octavius Pic..., 1898Orb weavers
Gea heptagon Nicholas Mar..., 1850Heptagonal Orbweaver
Hingstepeira folisecens Hingston, 1932
Hingstepeira isherton Herbert Walt..., 1995
Mangora bovis Levi, 2007
Mangora brokopondo Levi, 2007
Mangora hirtipes Taczanowski, 1878
Mangora ikuruwa Levi, 2007
Mangora rupununi Levi, 2007
Mangora shudikar Levi, 2007
Mangora theridioides Mello-Leitao, 1948
Mangora uraricoera Levi, 2007
Mecynogea lemniscata Charles Atha..., 1842Basilica orbweaver
Metazygia chenevo Herbert Walt..., 1995
Metazygia ikuruwa Herbert Walt..., 1995
Metazygia tanica Herbert Walt..., 1995
Metazygia uraricoera Herbert Walt..., 1995
Metazygia yobena Herbert Walt..., 1995
Metepeira roraima Piel, 2001
Micrathena abrahami Mello-Leitao, 1948
Micrathena armigera Carl Ludwig ..., 1837
Micrathena beta Caporiacco, 1947
Micrathena clypeata Charles Atha..., 1805Orb weavers
Micrathena coca Herbert Walt..., 1985
Micrathena kirbyi Josef Anton ..., 1833
Micrathena miles Eugène Simon, 1895
Micrathena picta C. L. Koch, 1836
Micrathena pungens Charles Atha..., 1842
Micrathena schreibersi Josef Anton ..., 1833Orb weavers
Micrepeira tubulofaciens Hingston, 1932
Ocrepeira albopunctata Władysław ..., 1879
Parawixia kochi Taczanowski, 1873
Pronous nigripes Lodovico di ..., 1947
Rubrepeira rubronigra Cândido Firm..., 1939Orb weavers
Scoloderus tuberculifer Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers
Trichonephila clavipes Linnaeus, 1767Golden silk spider
Trichonephila clavipes fasciculata De Geer, 1778
Verrucosa bartica Lise, Kesste..., 2015
Verrucosa canje Lise, Kesste..., 2015
Verrucosa cuyuni Lise, Kesste..., 2015
Verrucosa latigastra Lise, Kesste..., 2015
Wagneriana hassleri Herbert Walt..., 1991Digger Bee
Wixia abdominalis O. P.-Cambridge, 1882

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Guyana
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
18
50
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicratheninae
2
12
Genera
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