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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Osa Peninsula (Brunca Region, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
67
120
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
55
103
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
40
88
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
38
86
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
35
79
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
35
79
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
7
28
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
9
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Osa Peninsula
9 Genera with 14 Species
Araneus Clerck, 1991Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1898Garden orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 19542SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18224SpeciesTaxom
Parawixia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18891SpeciesTaxom
Wagneriana F. O. P.-Cam..., 18891SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Osa Peninsula
14 Species
Araneus selva Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Argiope blanda Octavius Pic..., 1898Orb weavers
Eriophora ravilla C. L. Koch, 1844Orb weavers
Eustala illicita Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Mangora montana Chickering, 1954
Mangora schneirlai Chickering, 1954Orb weavers
Micrathena brevipes Octavius Pic..., 1890Orb weavers
Micrathena furcula Octavius Pic..., 1890Orb weavers
Micrathena mitrata Nicholas Mar..., 1850Orb Weavers
Micrathena sexspinosa Carl Wilhelm..., 1822Orb weavers
Parawixia rigida O.P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Wagneriana tauricornis Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Osa Peninsula
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
6
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicratheninae
1
4
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