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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Highlands County (Florida, USA)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
65
169
183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
56
156
168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
26
115
140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
26
115
140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
24
112
138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
24
112
138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
7
55
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
19
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Highlands County
19 Genera with 20 Species
Acacesia Simon, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Acanthepeira Marx, 1883
0SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1842Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1850Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Mecynogea Simon, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Metazygia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18941SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1847Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Scoloderus Simon, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Wagneriana F. O. P.-Cam..., 18891SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Highlands County
20 Species
Acacesia hamata Hentz, 1847Orb weavers
Araneus miniatus Walckenaer, 1842
Argiope aurantia Lucas, 1833American garden spider
Argiope florida Ralph Vary C..., 1944Florida Argiope
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Cyclosa caroli Hentz, 1850Orb weavers
Eriophora ravilla C. L. Koch, 1844Orb weavers
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Gea heptagon Nicholas Mar..., 1850Heptagonal Orbweaver
Larinia directa Hentz, 1847Orb weavers
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Mangora placida Hentz, 1847Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver
Mangora spiculata (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Mangora placida Hentz, 1847
Metazygia wittfeldae Henry Christ..., 1894Orb weavers
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Micrathena sagittata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowshaped micrathena
Neoscona domiciliorum Hentz, 1847Red-Femured Spotted Orbweaver
Scoloderus cordatus (WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw ..., 1879)⇒ Scoloderus nigriceps Octavius Pic..., 1895
Verrucosa arenata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowhead Orb Weaver
Wagneriana tauricornis Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Highlands County
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
14
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicratheninae
1
2
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