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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Nicaragua (Central America)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
117
406
677
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
105
373
650
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
51
289
538
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
49
286
532
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
43
268
508
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
43
268
508
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
8
101
244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
36
108
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nicaragua
36 Genera with 108 Species
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Acacesia Simon, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Aculepeira Chamberlin &..., 19482SpeciesTaxom
Allocyclosa Levi, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Alpaida O. P.-Cambridge, 18655SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1991Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers7SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers4SpeciesTaxom
Carepalxis L. Koch, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1889Three-lobed Spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1775Tent spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Enacrosoma Mello-Leitao, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18444SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 186512SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Hypognatha Guérin, 1839
0SpeciesTaxom
Kaira O. P.-Cambridge, 1916Frilled Orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Kapogea Levi, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18895SpeciesTaxom
Mastophora Holmberg, 1955Angling spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Mecynogea Simon, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Metazygia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18645SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 19034SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 182216SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1864Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Ocrepeira Marx, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Parawixia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18894SpeciesTaxom
Pozonia Schenkel, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Pronous Keyserling, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Rubrepeira Levi, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Scoloderus Simon, 18893SpeciesTaxom
Spilasma Simon, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 17782SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Wagneriana F. O. P.-Cam..., 18892SpeciesTaxom
Witica O. P.-Cambridge, 18652SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nicaragua
108 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acacesia hamata Hentz, 1847Orb weavers
Acacesia tenella L. Koch, 1871Orb weavers
Aculepeira gravabilis O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Aculepeira travassosi Soares & Cam..., 1948Orb weavers
Allocyclosa bifurca McCook, 1887Orb weavers
Alpaida championi O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Alpaida graphica O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Alpaida queremal Levi, 1988
Alpaida septemmammata O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Alpaida truncata Keyserling, 1865Orb weavers
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus detrimentosus O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Araneus expletus O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Araneus flavus O. P.-Cambridge, 1894Orb weavers
Araneus musawas Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Araneus pegnia Walckenaer, 1842Orb weavers
Araneus selva Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Argiope blanda Octavius Pic..., 1898Orb weavers
Argiope savignyi Levi, 1968
Argiope submaronica (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775
Carepalxis salobrensis Eugène Simon, 1895
Cyclosa nodosa Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers
Cyclosa turbinata Charles Atha..., 1842Orb weavers
Cyclosa walckenaeri O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Cyrtophora citricola Forsskål, 1775Global tentweb weaver
Enacrosoma frenca 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
Eustala anastera (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Eustala conchlea Henry Christ..., 1888
Eustala bifida Frederick Oc..., 1904Orb weavers
Eustala devia Willis J. Ge..., 1936Orb weavers
Eustala fuscovittata Eugen von Ke..., 1864Orb weavers
Eustala guttata Frederick Oc..., 1904Orb weavers
Eustala illicita Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers
Eustala ingenua Arthur Merto..., 1955Orb weavers
Eustala latebricola Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers
Eustala longembola (Arthur Merto..., 1955)⇒ Eustala ingenua Arthur Merto..., 1955
Eustala scitula Arthur Merto..., 1955Orb weavers
Eustala scutigera Octavius Pic..., 1898Orb weavers
Eustala vegeta Eugen von Ke..., 1865Orb weavers
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Gea heptagon Nicholas Mar..., 1850Heptagonal Orbweaver
Kaira altiventer Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers
Kaira gibberosa Octavius Pic..., 1890Orb weavers
Kaira sexta Ralph Vary C..., 1916Bicolor cactussnail
Kapogea cyrtophoroides Frederick Oc..., 1904Orb weavers
Larinia directa Hentz, 1847Orb weavers
Mangora bimaculata O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Mangora dagua Levi, 2007
Mangora distincta Chickering, 1963Orb weavers
Mangora melanocephala Taczanowski, 1874Orb weavers
Mangora passiva O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Mastophora cornigera (Nicholas Mar..., 1850)⇒ Mastophora hutchinsoni Willis J. Ge..., 1955
Mastophora corpulenta Richard C. B..., 1898Orb weavers
Mastophora hutchinsoni Willis J. Ge..., 1955
Mecynogea lemniscata Charles Atha..., 1842Basilica orbweaver
Metazygia gregalis Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers
Metazygia incerta Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers
Metazygia laticeps Octavius Pic..., 1889
Metazygia nigrocincta Frederick Oc..., 1904Orb weavers
Metazygia pallidula Eugen von Ke..., 1864Orb weavers
Metepeira maya Piel, 2001Orb weavers
Metepeira olmec Piel, 2001Orb weavers
Metepeira pacifica Piel, 2001Orb weavers
Metepeira uncata Frederick Oc..., 1903Orb weavers
Micrathena bimucronata Octavius Pic..., 1899Orb weavers
Micrathena brevipes Octavius Pic..., 1890Orb weavers
Micrathena duodecimspinosa Octavius Pic..., 1890Orb weavers
Micrathena flaveola Josef Anton ..., 1839Orb weavers
Micrathena funebris Marx, 1898Orb weavers
Micrathena furcula Octavius Pic..., 1890Orb weavers
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Micrathena horrida Władysław ..., 1873Orb weavers
Micrathena lucasi Eugen von Ke..., 1864Orb weavers
Micrathena mitrata Nicholas Mar..., 1850Orb Weavers
Micrathena molesta Arthur Merto..., 1961Orb weavers
Micrathena quadriserrata Frederick Oc..., 1904Orb weavers
Micrathena saccata Carl Ludwig ..., 1836Orb weavers
Micrathena sagittata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowshaped micrathena
Micrathena schreibersi Josef Anton ..., 1833Orb weavers
Micrathena sexspinosa Carl Wilhelm..., 1822Orb weavers
Neoscona oaxacensis Keyserling, 1864Orb weavers
Ocrepeira pedregal Herbert Walt..., 1993Orb weavers
Ocrepeira rufa Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers
Ocrepeira subrufa Frederick Oc..., 1904Orb weavers
Parawixia destricta O.P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Parawixia hoxaea O.P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Parawixia hypocrita O.P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Parawixia rigida O.P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Pozonia dromedaria Octavius Pic..., 1893Orb weavers
Pozonia nigroventris Elizabeth Ba..., 1936Orb weavers
Pronous beatus Octavius Pic..., 1893Orb weavers
Pronous golfito Herbert Walt..., 1995Orb weavers
Rubrepeira rubronigra Cândido Firm..., 1939Orb weavers
Scoloderus cordatus (WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw ..., 1879)⇒ Scoloderus nigriceps Octavius Pic..., 1895
Scoloderus gibber Octavius Pic..., 1898Orb weavers
Scoloderus tuberculifer Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers
Spilasma duodecimguttata Eugen von Ke..., 1879Orb weavers
Trichonephila clavipes Linnaeus, 1767Golden silk spider
Trichonephila clavipes fasciculata De Geer, 1778
Verrucosa arenata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowhead Orb Weaver
Verrucosa undecimvariolata Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers
Wagneriana spicata Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers
Wagneriana tauricornis Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers
Witica crassicauda Keyserling, 1865Orb weavers
Witica crassicaudus Eugen von Ke..., 1865

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Nicaragua
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
24
74
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtarachninae
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicratheninae
1
16
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