AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Heredia (Costa Rica)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
92
215
262
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
82
200
246
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
45
151
212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
43
146
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
39
135
193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
39
135
193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
9
61
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
19
36
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Heredia
19 Genera with 36 Species
Araneus Clerck, 1991Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Bertrana Keyserling, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1999Three-lobed Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Enacrosoma Mello-Leitao, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18444SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Metazygia F. O. P.-Cam..., 19952SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 183611SpeciesTaxom
Micrepeira Schenkel, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Ocrepeira Marx, 19932SpeciesTaxom
Parawixia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18891SpeciesTaxom
Pronous Keyserling, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Wagneriana F. O. P.-Cam..., 19352SpeciesTaxom
Witica O. P.-Cambridge, 18651SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Heredia
36 Species
Araneus selva Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Argiope submaronica (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775
Bertrana laselva Levi, 1989Orb weavers
Cyclosa caroli Hentz, 1850Orb weavers
Cyclosa jose Herbert Walt..., 1999Orb weavers
Enacrosoma javium Herbert Walt..., 1996Orb weavers
Eriophora edax Blackwall, 1863Orb weavers
Eriophora fuliginea C. L. Koch, 1838Orb weavers
Eriophora nephiloides O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Eriophora ravilla C. L. Koch, 1844Orb weavers
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Mangora fortuna Levi, 2005Orb weavers
Mangora melanocephala Taczanowski, 1874Orb weavers
Metazygia pallidula Eugen von Ke..., 1864Orb weavers
Metazygia serian Herbert Walt..., 1995Orb weavers
Micrathena bimucronata Octavius Pic..., 1899Orb weavers
Micrathena brevipes Octavius Pic..., 1890Orb weavers
Micrathena flaveola Josef Anton ..., 1839Orb weavers
Micrathena funebris Marx, 1898Orb weavers
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Micrathena horrida Władysław ..., 1873Orb weavers
Micrathena lucasi Eugen von Ke..., 1864Orb weavers
Micrathena molesta Arthur Merto..., 1961Orb weavers
Micrathena schreibersi Josef Anton ..., 1833Orb weavers
Micrathena sexspinosa Carl Wilhelm..., 1822Orb weavers
Micrathena triangularis Carl Ludwig ..., 1836
Micrepeira velso Herbert Walt..., 1995Orb weavers
Ocrepeira covillei Herbert Walt..., 1993Orb weavers
Ocrepeira viejo Herbert Walt..., 1993Orb weavers
Parawixia rigida O.P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Pronous peje Herbert Walt..., 1995Orb weavers
Verrucosa arenata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowhead Orb Weaver
Wagneriana atuna Herbert Walt..., 1991Digger Bee
Wagneriana grandicornis Cândido Firm..., 1935Orb weavers
Witica crassicauda Keyserling, 1865Orb weavers

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Heredia
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
11
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
2
3
Genera
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