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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
145
382
609
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
116
323
538
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
46
184
317
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
42
180
310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
36
168
285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
36
168
285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
6
53
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
19
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Leeward Islands
19 Genera with 29 Species
Acanthepeira Marx, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Alpaida O. P.-Cambridge, 18653SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1831Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1758Cucumber spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Cercidia Thorell, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1889Three-lobed Spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Metazygia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18892SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 19161SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18222SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1875Spotted orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Zilla C. L. Koch, 18021SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Leeward Islands
29 Species
Acanthepeira labidura Mello-Leitao, 1943
Alpaida dominica Levi, 1988
Alpaida sulphurea Taczanowski, 1873
Alpaida veniliae Keyserling, 1865Orb weavers
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus bogotensis Keyserling, 1863
Araneus sturmi Hahn, 1831
Araniella cucurbitina (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Araniella proxima KulczyÅ„ski, 1885
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Cercidia prominens Johan Peter ..., 1851
Cyclosa caroli Hentz, 1850Orb weavers
Cyclosa oculata (Walckenaer, 1802)⇒ Cyclosa walckenaeri O. P.-Cambridge, 1889
Cyclosa walckenaeri O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Eriophora edax Blackwall, 1863Orb weavers
Eustala guttata Frederick Oc..., 1904Orb weavers
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Gea heptagon Nicholas Mar..., 1850Heptagonal Orbweaver
Larinia directa Hentz, 1847Orb weavers
Mangora acalypha Walckenaer, 1802Cricket-bat Orb Weaver
Metazygia crewi Richard C. B..., 1903
Metazygia laticeps Octavius Pic..., 1889
Metepeira compsa Ralph Vary C..., 1916Bicolor cactussnail
Micrathena plana Carl Ludwig ..., 1836
Micrathena sexspinosa Carl Wilhelm..., 1822Orb weavers
Neoscona adianta Walckenaer, 1802
Neoscona moreli Vinson, 1863
Neoscona nautica L. Koch, 1875Orb weavers
Zilla diodia Charles Atha..., 1802Zilla diodia

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Leeward Islands
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
14
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
2
3
Genera
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