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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
465
3498
16993
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
397
2624
13719
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
87
1327
10006
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
81
1299
9870
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
65
1135
8717
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
65
1135
8717
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
10
276
2760
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
73
1105
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Northern South America
73 Genera with 1105 Species
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Acacesia Simon, 18958SpeciesTaxom
Acanthepeira Marx, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Actinosoma Holmberg, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Aculepeira Chamberlin &..., 19426SpeciesTaxom
Afracantha Dahl, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Alpaida O. P.-Cambridge, 1889156SpeciesTaxom
Amazonepeira Levi, 19895SpeciesTaxom
Aranea Linnaeus, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1758Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers68SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1942Cucumber spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1826Garden orbweavers13SpeciesTaxom
Aspidolasius Simon, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Bertrana Keyserling, 188410SpeciesTaxom
Caerostris Thorell, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Carepalxis L. Koch, 18725SpeciesTaxom
Chaetacis Simon, 189510SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1866Three-lobed Spiders41SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtarachne Thorell, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1864Tent spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Dolophones Walckenaer, 18370SpeciesTaxom
Dubiepeira Levi, 19915SpeciesTaxom
Edricus O. P.-Cambridge, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Enacrosoma Mello-Leitao, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Encyosaccus Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Epeiroides Keyserling, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18646SpeciesTaxom
Eriovixia Archer, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Eustacesia Caporiacco, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 189566SpeciesTaxom
Galaporella Levi, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1833Spiny Backed Orb Weaver5SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Gibbaranea Archer, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Hingstepeira Levi, 19954SpeciesTaxom
Hypognatha Guérin, 183938SpeciesTaxom
Kaira O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Frilled Orbweavers13SpeciesTaxom
Kapogea Levi, 19975SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 187410SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1934Furrow spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Madrepeira Levi, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 1889145SpeciesTaxom
Manogea Levi, 19972SpeciesTaxom
Mastophora Holmberg, 1876Angling spiders28SpeciesTaxom
Mecynogea Simon, 19037SpeciesTaxom
Metazygia F. O. P.-Cam..., 190476SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 190315SpeciesTaxom
Micanthena1SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 1833102SpeciesTaxom
Micrepeira Schenkel, 19536SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1864Spotted orbweavers5SpeciesTaxom
Ocrepeira Marx, 188355SpeciesTaxom
Paraverrucosa Mello-Leitao, 19393SpeciesTaxom
Parawixia F. O. P.-Cam..., 190421SpeciesTaxom
Popperaneus Cabra-García..., 20202SpeciesTaxom
Pozonia Schenkel, 19532SpeciesTaxom
Pronous Keyserling, 18817SpeciesTaxom
Rubrepeira Levi, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Scoloderus Simon, 18875SpeciesTaxom
Singa C. L. Koch, 1836Striped orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Spilasma Simon, 18973SpeciesTaxom
Spinepeira Levi, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Spintharidius Simon, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Taczanowskia Keyserling, 18866SpeciesTaxom
Tatepeira Levi, 19953SpeciesTaxom
Testudinaria Taczanowski, 187911SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Ursa Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 188844SpeciesTaxom
Wagneriana F. O. P.-Cam..., 190439SpeciesTaxom
Witica O. P.-Cambridge, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Wixia O. P.-Cambridge, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Xylethrus Simon, 18955SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 19021SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Northern South America
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
47
890
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
3
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtarachninae
2
29
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
4
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicratheninae
3
117
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